ROBERT HART

robert.hart@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4225
Mail Box: ECW 31
Office: ECSW 2.150A
800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: ECW 31
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2012.

MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 1997.

BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 1993 .

Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design of experimental facilities, microfluidics, microfabrication techniques, engineering education

Hart, R. A. and da Silva, A. K., 2013, “Self-Optimizing, Thermally-Adaptive Microfluidic Flow Structures,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 14(1), 121-132.
Byrne, M. D., Hart, R. A., and da Silva, A. K., 2012, “Experimental Thermal-Hydraulic Evaluation of CuO Nanofluids in Microchannels at Various Concentrations with and without Suspension Enhancers,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 55(9-10), 2684-2691.
Hart, R. A., Ponkala, M. J. V., and da Silva, A. K., 2011, “Development and Testing of a Constructal Microchannel Flow System with Dynamically Controlled Complexity,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54(25-26), 5470-5480.
Hart, R. A. and da Silva, A. K., 2011, “Experimental Thermal-Hydraulic Evaluation of Constructal Microfluidic Structures under Fully Constrained Conditions,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54(15-16), 3661-3671.
Shi, J., Hart, R. A., Kleis, S. J., & Bannerot, R. B.,1997, “Gradient-zone erosion in seawater solar ponds,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 119, 2-7.

Registered Professional Engineer, State of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust 2000-Archie W. Straiton Doctoral Fellowship, 2008-2012
Amoco Master’s Fellowship, 1994
Outstanding Engineering Student Award, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, 1993
Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis Award, University of Houston Honors College, 1993
Hugh Scott Cameron Award (outstanding graduating senior in mechanical engineering), South Texas section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1993
Memberships: ASME, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma