Dr. Parviz Payvar
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Building - Room 102
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115, U.S.A.
Phone: (815) 753-3346, Fax: (815) 753-0416
E-mail: payvar@ceet.niu.edu
B.S. in General Engineering, Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran, 1962
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1964
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1967
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1988-2000
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2000-present
Staff Scientist, Borg-Warner Automotive Research Center, Des Plaines, Illinois, in charge of Laser Doppler Velocimetry, Clutch Development, and Torque Converter Development projects, Apr. 1987-June 1988
Manager, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Section, Borg-Warner Research Center,Des Plaines, Illinois Jan. 1984-Apr. 1987
Scientist, Borg-Warner Research Center, Des Plaines, Illinois May 1980-Jan. 1984
Lecturer and Research Fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and Consultant, Borg-Warner Research Center, Des Plaines, Illinois Aug. 1979-May 1980
Associate Professor and Head of Energy Engineering Department, Arya-Mehr University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran Sept. 1974-June 1979
Associate Professor and Head of Engineering Department, Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran Apr. 1971-Sept. 1974
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran Sept. 1967-Apr.1971
Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley, California Sept. 1963-Sept. 1967
Engineer Trainee, Abadan Refinery Power Station, Abadan, Iran June 1962-Dec. 1962
Four three-month practical training periods in the Iranian oil Industry, Summer Work
Department of Mechanical Engineering 2002-2003 Teaching Award
Department of Mechanical Engineering 2002-2003 Service Award
Department of Mechanical Engineering 2001-2002 Teaching Award
College Faculty of the Year Award for Services to the Students, 2001
Elected as Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1993
Senior Member of Graduate Faculty, Northern Illinois University
ASME Certificate of Award as a Faculty Adviser, April 1991
ASME Certificate of Award as a Faculty Adviser, April 1992
Top ranking graduate in class of 1962, Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran
Recipient of full scholarship from National Iranian Oil Company throughout undergraduate and graduate studies, 1956-1962 and 1963-1967
Recipient of First Class Medal of Culture from Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Iran,1962
Professional Registered Engineer in Illinois since 1988
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member, American Society of Engineering Education
Member, ASHRAE Technical Committee on Refrigerant Heat Exchangers
Refrigerant heat transfer, Compact torque converters, High thermal capacity wet clutches
European Patent No. 0260828, Groove Pattern for High Thermal Capacity Wet Clutch,awarded August 8, 1990
U.S. Patent No. 4,995,500, Groove Pattern for High Thermal Capacity Wet Clutch,awarded February 26, 1991
U.S. Patent No. 5,101,953, High Capacity Viscous Pumping Groove Pattern for a Wet Clutch, awarded April 7, 1992