SUMMARY

Dr. Manvi has over 36 years of responsible experience, here and abroad (India, France, United Kingdom, and Iran) in engineering education, academic administration, research, and professional practice. His extensive background includes:

1. Teaching both graduate and undergraduate level mechanical engineering courses in the areas of fluid mechanics, energy systems, heat transfer, materials, and manufacturing processes;
   
2. Consulting for industry (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, General Dynamics, Science Applications, Smith Engineering, and Steelcase) on topics such as spacecraft thermal control, innovative space missions, advanced energy conversion, and energy storage and utilization;
   
3. Serving as Department Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering and School Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA);
   
4. Serving on the Executive Board of the ASME Los Angeles Section in various leadership capacities.
   
5. Management of grants and contracts, funded by Federal, State, and Private Industry.

EDUCATION

• BSME, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (1958)
  
• Postgraduate training in Nuclear Engineering in India & France (1960 & 1961).
  
• Ph.D. Washington State University (1968).
  
• Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, CA (1973)

1. Academic

   California State University, Los Angeles, CA (1971 to present)

   Teaching of (both graduate & undergraduate level courses in mechanical engineering), and doing Research in Heat Transfer, Advanced Energy Conversion, Applied Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Thermal Systems Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Material Science, Manufacturing and Computer Applications.

2. Administration

   California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

   • 1979-81: Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department, managed 15 full-time and part-time faculty members, and 350 students. Responsible for staffing, planning of laboratory equipment, and curricular developments.

   • 1981-85:Dean of the School of Engineering & Technology, managed 90 full-time and part- time faculty members, 22 staff members, and 2450 students. Responsible for budgets, resources allocations, planning of facilities, fund raising, obtaining industry support, public relations, and academic planning. Preparation of annual reports, accreditation reports, and newsletters. Accomplishments included establishment of Computer Laboratory, Minority Engineering Program, and Recruitment of expert faculty members.

   • 1990-91: Director of the Southern California Energy Extension Center. Established a comprehensive energy conservation activity to help 40 school districts in Southern California, supervised energy audits, made design change recommendations, and arranged educational programs.

   • 1990 - Present: Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator Principal Investigator (NSF Project on Adhesion Research, Fluor Daniel Project on Hydraulic Transients), and Co-Principal Investigator on the Southern California Coalition for Education in Manufacturing Engineering (SCCEME) funded by NSF/TRP to enhance manufacturing engineering programs.

   Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
   • 1974 - Present: Managed the following tasks related to Advanced Energy Conversion, Small Spacecraft, and Thermal Modeling of Spacecraft. Experience includes engineering, budgets, scheduling, procurements, and preparation of management reviews, progress reports, presentations, and final reports.
     • Hydrogen Energy (Electrochemical and Thermochemical production, storage, and utilization).
       
     • Solar Energy (Thermal and Photovoltaic, Thermo-chemicals, Dynamic power conversion, and Thermal Storage).
       
     • Cogeneration, Coal, and Geothermal (Energy conversion, fuels production, and energy utilization).
       
     • Space Nuclear Power Systems (Thermoelectric power conversion, Liquid Metal Heat Transfer & Phase Change, Heat Pipe Radiators, Meteoroid and Debri protection, Radiation Damage to Materials, and Electronics, Failure Mechanisms, Electric Propulsion, and Space Missions).
       
     • Spacecraft Thermal Control (Galileo Scan platform, LPX, EPOCH, & MSTI, and CASSINI Reentry).
       
     • Other (Skills Retention, Computer Aided Engineering, Thermal Control and High Vacuum hardware design for the ARST Waveguide, and Penetrator Probes).
       
     • Mars Exploration Technology, Thermal Control of Landers and Rovers.

   ASME Los Angeles Section
   • 1986 - 1991: Served in various leadership capacities on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2250 members) - News Letter Editor, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice Chairman, and Chairman. Responsible for managing budgets, programs, industry and university ties, and Planning of technical activities.

   Atomic Energy Commission, India.
   • From 1960 - 1964: Managed a team of 15 engineers, and 52 supporting technical staff to design, fabricate, and install facilities for the production and industrial use of radioisotopes at the Indian Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay, India. Responsible for design engineering, budget, procurement control, scheduling, and recruitment of personnel.

3. Industry

   1974- Present: Science Applications, General Dynamics, Smith Engineering, Fluor Daniel, and Steelcase Consulted on Heat Exchangers, Aerodynamic Heating, Steam Distribution, Hydraulic Transients, and Computer Methods.

• U.S. Citizen with Security Clearance.
  
• International work experience in India, France, and Iran.
  
• Member of ASEE, ASME, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi.
  
• Significant experience in successful proposal writing, obtaining funded research, and external support (Federal, State, and Private Industry).
  
• Outstanding professor Award-Mechanical Engineering, and many Commendations.
  
• Extensive publications, Presentations, and Reports (>65 to date).

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