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Prof. Mun Y. Choi, Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University , will become Dean of Engineering at UCONN
University of Connecticut will announce that Prof. Mun Y. Choi, Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University , will become Dean of Engineering at UCONN, effective January 2008. Dr. Choi, MAE class of 1992, was a member of the Fuels and Combustion Research Laboratory, headed by Prof Frederick Dryer, while obtaining his degree, performing both experiments and numerical calculations related to isolated droplet combustion under microgravity conditions. His work was critical to developing the glove box (Fiber Supported Droplet Combustion, FSDC) and full facility (Droplet Combustion Experiment, DCE) experiments flown on STS-73, STS 83, and STS 94 shuttle missions in years following his departure from Princeton . Dr. Choi and Prof. Dryer have students whom have co-authored several archival papers and a book chapter on droplet combustion and sooting effects on isolate droplet burning over the past ten years. Currently, Dr. Choi and Prof. Dryer are collaborating as members of a team of University and NASA scientists involved in an experiment scheduled for operation on the International Space Station, addressing fire safety criteria for low gravity habitats and manned spacecraft missions.
January 01, 2008