Adrian Bejan, PhD, Duke University
J.A. Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering
“Life and Evolution as Physics”
Sep. 21, 2017; 2:30 PM; Bryan Research Bld. Auditorium
Reception and townhall discussion will follow
Professor Bejan’s research covers engineering science and applied physics: thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, convection, porous media. More recently, he developed the constructal law of organization and evolution in nature.
Professor Bejan was ranked in 2001 among the 100 most highly cited authors worldwide in engineering (all fields, all countries), the Institute for Scientific Information. Professor Bejan has received 18 honorary doctorates from universities in 11 countries.
Adrian Bejan is the author of 30 books and over 600 peer-referred articles. In August 2017, his h-index is 87 on Google Scholar and 60 on the Web of Science.
