Dr. Herek Clack

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Dr. Herek Clack
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Department of civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Herek Clack joined the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering faculty in 2012 as a research associate professor.  His research specializes in thermofluid systems as related to combustion processes and air pollution.

Education

  • Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1998
  • M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1997
  • B.S. (Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering), MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1987

Honors and Awards

  • Harry J. White Award, International Society for Electrostatic Precipitation (2013)
  • Best Paper Award, “Computational Modeling of Electrohydrodynamically-Influenced Mercury Adsorption within ESPs”, 13th International Conference on Electrostatic Precipitation, 17-20 September 2013, Bangalore, India
  • National Academies, National Research Council, Board on Army Science and Technology
    • Member, Committee on Disposal of Legacy Nerve Agent GA and Lewisite Stocks at Deseret Chemical Depot (2009)
    • Member, Committee to Examine the Disposal of Activated Carbon from the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities (2008-2009)
  • National Academies, National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
    • Member, Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollutants (2004-2006)
  • National Academies (U.S.)/Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
    • Invited topical review, German-American Frontiers in Engineering Symposium (2005)
  • National Science Foundation
    • Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Award (2004-2009)
  • MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    • Sixteen Distinguished Young Alumni/ae (2000)
  • National Academies, National Research Council
    • Postdoctoral Fellow (1998-1999)