Overview
Professor Bejan was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal 2018 and the Humboldt Research Award 2019. His research covers engineering science and applied physics: thermodynamics, heat transfer, convection, design, and evolution in nature.
He is ranked among the top 0.01% of the most cited and impactful world scientists (and top 10 in Engineering world wide) in the 2019 citations impact database created by Stanford University’s John Ioannidis, in PLoS Biology. He is the author of 30 books and 700 peer-referred articles. His h-index is 109 with 91,000 citations on Google Scholar. He received 18 honorary doctorates from universities in 11 countries.
He is ranked among the top 0.01% of the most cited and impactful world scientists (and top 10 in Engineering world wide) in the 2019 citations impact database created by Stanford University’s John Ioannidis, in PLoS Biology. He is the author of 30 books and 700 peer-referred articles. His h-index is 109 with 91,000 citations on Google Scholar. He received 18 honorary doctorates from universities in 11 countries.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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1989 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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1984 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Education, Training & Certifications
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
1975
Sc.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
1972
S.B.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
1972
Sc.M.