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W. Dan Turner, Ph.D.

	W. Dan Turner, Ph.D.
Industry	Education
Title	Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
Expertise	Building and industrial energy efficiency, cogeneration, energy conservation, electric utility deregulation, building continuous commissioning®
Current Organization	Texas A&M University
Type of Organization	University
University/Degree	B.S.M.E., 1961; M.S.M.E., 1962, University of Texas; Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 1969, University of Oklahoma
Honors & Awards	Numerous teaching awards from Texas A&I University, University of Arkansas and Texas A&M University; Outstanding Service Award from College of Engineering, Texas A&M University; W. Dan Turner Endowed Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership, Texas A&M College of Engineering; Honorary Organizations-Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi
Published Works	Over 150 publications, including papers, reports, books
Affiliations	Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE); Senior Member, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE); Fundamentals of Engineering Committee, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); Steering Committee and Conference Chair 2001, Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC); ASME Solar Energy Division, former Conference Chair and Member, Executive Committee; former Vice-President and member, Executive Committee, ASEE
Hobbies & Sports	Traveling, Duplicate Bridge, spending time with grandchildren (John Jr., Michael, Jessica, Kenna, Chase and Kaylor)
Work History	Aircraft/aerospace industry, 1962-66; Texas A&I University, 1969-76; University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, 1976-81; Texas A&M University, 1981-present. Served as Mechanical Engineering Dept. Head, 1985-87; Undergraduate Dean of Engineering, 1989-96
Children	Laura, 1962; John, 1967; Donald, 1967; Kristen, 1978
Spouse	Jane Van Fleet
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