Philip M. Gerhart

Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Ph.D, University of Illinois, Mechanical Engineering
Koch Center Room 250A
812-488-2651
pg3@evansville.edu

Dr. Gerhart is Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the University of Evansville. He has been teaching at UE for 22 years.

Office Hours: Vary

Spring 2008 Courses:

• ME463: Principles of Turbomachinery

Education:

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• BSME, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Akron
• Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering (later, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering), the University of Evansville
• Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, the University of Evansville

Specialty Areas:

• Fluid Mechanics and Compressible Flow
• Thermal Sciences
• Power Plant Engineering
• Performance Testing

Professional Engineer Registration:

• Indiana
• Ohio

Professional Memberships:

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Society for Engineering Education
• Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society
• Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
• Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

Major Honors and Awards:

• Heminway Medal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Fellow Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Performance Test Codes Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Faculty Senate of the United Methodist Church Outstanding Teacher Award
• Silver Beaver, Boy Scouts of America