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)