Born: Lumberton, North Carolina, June 9, 1934
Education:
PhD in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1966)
MS in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1961)
BME, North Carolina State University, with Honors (1956)
Career:
Emeritus Professor, The University of Mississippi (2008-Present)
Emeritus Dean, The University of Mississippi (2000-Present)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Mississippi (1979-2008)
Dean, School of Engineering, The University of Mississippi (1979-2000)
Adjunct Professor, The University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN (1967-1979)
Research Supervisor, Sverdrup/ARO, Inc., Arnold Air Force Base, TN (1966-1979)
Research Project Engineer, RTI International, Durham, NC (1962-1966)
Member of Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Burlington, NC (1960-1962)
Instructor then Assistant Professor Extension, NC State University (1958-1962)
Development Engineer, Western Electric Company (1957-1960)
Associate Engineer, Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, MD (1956-1957)
Career Related:
Member, Operations Committee, Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM (1990-1999); Member, Policy Committee, Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM (1990-1999); Keynote Lecturer, Third International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Berlin, Germany (1998); Chair of Plenary Session, Third International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Berlin, Germany (1998); Chair of Plenary Session, Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision (1997); Presiding Officer of Plenary Session, International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (1995); Session Chair, Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM (1994); Presiding Officer of Plenary Session, International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (1993); Member, Board of Directors, Scholarship Board, Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute, University of Mississippi; Executive Chairman, 14th Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM; Member, Executive Committee, 13th to 16th Conferences on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, SECTAM; Member, Organizing Committee, International Scientific Advisory Board; Member, Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision
Creative Works:
Associate Editor, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (1986-2007); Editor, “Radiative Heat Transfer” (1997); Editor, “Solution Methods for Radiative Heat Transfer in Participating Media” (1996); Editor, “Radiative Heat Transfer: Theory and Applications” (1993); Editor, “Fundamentals of Radiation Heat Transfer” (1991); Editor, “Radiation Heat Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications” (1990); Editor, “Developments in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Volume XIV” (1988); Editor, “Fundamentals and Applications of Radiation Heat Transfer” (1987);Associate Editor, Journal of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1975-1977); Editor, “Thermophysics of Spacecraft and Outer Planet Entry Probes” (1977); Editor, “Radiative Transfer and Thermal Control” (1976); Author, “Fundamentals of Silicon Integrated Device Technology, Volume I: Oxidation, Diffusion and Epitaxy” (1967); Contributing Author, Articles and Reviews to Professional Journals
Achievements:
Discovery of the anomalous refraction maxima phenomenon
Awards:
Inductee, Hall of Fame for Mechanical and Aerospace Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2018); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); Honoree, Distinguished Humanitarian (2017); Recipient, Hermann Oberth Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1984-1985); Recipient, Space Shuttle Flag Challenger Plaque, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1984); Recipient, Thermophysics Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1978); Scholar, Sigma Pi Fraternity International
Memberships:
Member, Aerospace Heat Transfer Committee, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1975-2007); Chairman, Radiation Heat Transfer II Session, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Saint Louis, MO (2002); Chairman, Radiative Heat Transfer I and II Sessions, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA (2000); Supernumerary Director, Alabama-Mississippi Section, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1994-2000); Member, Rotary International (1980-2000); General Chairman, Engineering Deans Institute, American Society for Engineering Education (1991); Host, Engineering Deans Institute, American Society for Engineering Education (1991); President, Northeast Mississippi Chapter, National Society of Professional Engineers (1990-1991); Member, National Publication Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1979-1983); Chairman, Terrestrial Energy Systems Technical Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (1979-1981); General Chairman, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA (1979); Chairman, Thermophysics Technical Committee, AIAA (1975-1977); Chairman, Thermophysics Conference, AIAA (1975); Fellow, AIAA; Fellow, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Member, American Association of University Professors; Member, The New York Academy of Sciences; Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; Member, The Tau Beta Pi Association, Inc.; Member, Pi Tau Sigma; Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon; Member, Sigma Pi Fraternity International; Notable Member, Order of the Engineer; Fellow, ASMC
Family:
Son of Allie McCoy Smith and Emma Hattie (Wright) Smith
Married: Sarah Louise Whitlock (6/16/1957)
Children: Sara Leianne; Hollis Duval; Meredith Lorren
Grandchildren: Jonathan; Lauren; David; Robert; Christopher; Chase; Matthew; Adeline
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