Curriculum Vitae
Fredericka D. Brown
email address: fbrown@uttyler.edu
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Research Interests Thermal Phenomena related to Biomedical Engineering, Heat Transfer in Physiological Systems, Fluid Flow in Biological Systems
Teaching Interests Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluids, Physics
Education University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Ph. D. (with distinction) Department of Mechanical Engineering, August 2003
Dissertation: Thermal Method for Measuring Perfusion in Transplanted Organs.
Areas of concentration are thermosciences, fluids, and aerospace.
University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
M.S.E. Department of Mechanical Engineering, August 1998
Thesis: Thermal Processes of A Pultrusion Process Simulator.
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
B.S. Department of Physics, May 1996.
Participated in studies on rectilinear flow of granular materials.
Honors/Awards UNLV Presidential Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2003
NIH Predoctoral Fellowship, 2001 - 04
Bridges Scholar, 2001 - 04
MGE @ MSA Scholarship, 2001 - 04
GREAT Research Scholarship, 2001
Gates Millennium Scholarship, 2000 - 04
NSF EPSCoR Research Assistantship, 1997 - 98
NASA Aerospace Fellowship, 1996 - 97
Roosevelt Fitzgerald Outstanding Student Award, 1996 - 97, 2001 - 02
Graduate Academic Heritage Achievement Award, 1996 - 2003
Research University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Experience Department of Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Robert F. Boehm
Performed research on thermal phenomena related to biomedical engineering, heat transfer in physiological systems and fluid flow in biological systems.
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
Department of Physics/Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Rudra
Performed research on physics of rectilinear flow research.
Teaching University of Texas at Tyler, 2004 - present Tyler, TX
Experience Department of Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics I (MENG 3301), Assistant Professor
University of Nevada Las Vegas, 1996 - 2003
Department of Mechanical Engineering Las Vegas, NV
Introduction to Design Lab (EGG 102L), Instructor
Thermal Engineering Lab (MEG 315), Instructor
Heat Transfer I (MEG 315), Teaching Assistant
Engineering Thermodynamics (MEG 311), Teaching Assistant
Advanced Thermodynamics (MEG 711), Teaching Assistant
Advanced Fluids (MEG 700), Teaching Assistant
Xavier University of Louisiana, 1993 - 96 New Orleans, LA
Department of Physics/Engineering
General Physics Lab (PHYS 2010L, 2020L), Teaching Assistant
Corporate University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2002 Las Vegas, NV
Experience College of Engineering
NSF Summer Research Mentor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Supervised undergraduate research in bioengineering topics.
University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2001 - 02 Las Vegas, NV
College of Engineering
Graduate Assistant, MEP (Minority Engineering Program) Department
Involved in recruitment, retention, personal and professional development, and pre-college outreach programs.
Framatome Cogema Fuels, 2000 Las Vegas, NV
Engineer/Scientist (Internship), Waste Package Department
Evaluated structural, thermal, criticality, material, geochemical, risk-informed, shielding, source term, and manufacturability of engineered barrier and container designs to ensure compliance with specified criteria.
CDB Constructors, 1999 - 2000 Las Vegas, NV
Operations and Maintenance Engineer (Internship)
Supervised operation of and performed preventive maintenance on Mandalay Bay corporation tram.
TRW, 1999 Las Vegas, NV
Systems Analyst (Internship), Systems Engineering and Analysis Department
Involved in systems engineering evaluations, analyses, trade-off studies, and criteria development.
US Department of Interior, 1998 - 99 Boulder City , NV
Engineering Technician (Co-Op)
Performed waste water and water management SCADA development.
Presentations F. Brown, "Ultrasonic Heating in Tissue," Nevada Biomedical Research and Education Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2000.
F. Brown, "Short -Term Monitoring of Perfusion in Transplanted Organs," Nevada Biomedical Research and Education Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2001.
F. Brown, "2-D Axisymmetric Finite Difference Model," UNLV Graduate Student Association Research Forum, Las Vegas, NV, 2002.
F. Brown, "Modeling Thermistor Probe Heating on the Kidney," New Mexico-AGEP Conference, Albuqurque, NM, 2002.
F. Brown, "Determination of Kidney Perfusion: The Affect of Step-Heating Increments on the Self-Heating Thermistor Probe Method," EMERGE Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 2003.
Publications F. Brown, R. Kozak, B. O'Toole, and R. Boehm, "Replicating the Thermal Environment in a Simulated Thermoplastic Pultrusion Process," SAMPE 2001 Symposium and Exposition, 2001.
F. Brown, R.Boehm, and G. Shen, "2-D Axisymmetric Finite Difference Modeling of Thermistor Probe Heating on the Kidney," Proceedings of SHTC '03 - 2003 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2003.
Skills Assembly, AutoCAD, BASIC, FORTRAN, LabVIEW, Ladder Logic, Mathematica, MatLab, MathCAD, MSWord, MSAccess, MSExcel, MSPowerPoint, Pascal, RSLogix 500, RSView32, SCADA, UNIX, Visual Basic, WordPerfect
Activities ASEE, 2004 - present
ASME, 1997 - present
Silver State ASME Newsletter Editor, 2000 - 02
ASHRAE, 1996 - present
NSBE, 1991 - present
Graduate Advisor, 2001 - 03
EMERGE Workshop, 2003
COMPACT for Faculty Diversity, 2000 - 03
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 2000 - present
Assistant Recording Secretary, 2002 - 03