I am an professor in the Engineering Department at 青涩直播, with additional affiliations at The and .
My research question is 鈥渨hat are the relationships among energy, materials, and the economy when viewed through the lens of sustainability?鈥
Biography
After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Heun worked at NASA鈥檚 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA, where he led studies and experiments related to planetary exploration with balloon systems. After working at JPL, Dr. Heun joined Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC), a start-up aerospace R&D company, as its first full-time employee. In 2002, Dr. Heun joined 青涩直播 where he teaches courses in the Mechanical concentration and the Energy, Environment, and Sustainability concentration of the Engineering department. Dr. Heun collaborates regularly with other researchers in Africa and Europe on macro questions relating to energy, materials, the economy, and the environment.
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Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1995
Dr. Heun graduated from Calvin with a BSE in 1989. He completed his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1990 and finished his Ph.D. in 1995, both at the University of Illinois. During that time, he worked as a research assistant in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC) at the University of Illinois. His work at the ACRC focused on the optimization of heat exchangers using ozone-friendly refrigerants.
Academic Interests
- Societal Exergy Analysis
- Energy System Economics
- Energy Return on Investment (EROI)
- Lithium-Ion Battery Modeling
- Heat Transfer
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Conventional Energy Systems
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Alternative Energy Systems
- Thermal Systems
- Lighter-Than-Air Systems
- Balloons
- Control of Multi-Vehicle Systems
Publications
