- Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
- Email: sclau@tamu.edu
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota — 1980
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering,University of Minnesota — 1978
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University — 1975
Awards & Honors
- Associate Technical Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer (2006 - 2009)
- Fellow, ASME International
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (2005)
- Journal of Heat Transfer Best Reviewer Award, ASME International (2003)
- 3-M Fellow, Texas A&M University College of Engineering, Texas A&M University (2003)
Selected Publications
- Sathyamurthi, V., Ahn, H.S., Banerjee, D., and Lau, S.C., “Subcooled Pool Boiling Experiments on Horizontal Heaters Coated with Carbon Nanotubes,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 131:071501.1-10, 2009.
- Mhetras, S., Ahn, H.S., and Lau, S.C., “Effect of Jet Impingement on Heat Transfer in Annular Channels with Parallel and Counter Flows,” Journal of Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer, 30:229-250, 2008.
- Lau, S.C., Cervantes, J., Han, J.C., and Rudolph, R.J., “Internal Cooling near Trailing Edge of a Gas Turbine Airfoil with Cooling Airflow through Blockages with Holes,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 130:031004.1-9, 2008.
- Choi, J.-H., Mhetras, S., Han, J.C., Lau, S.C., and Rudolph, R.J., “Film Cooling and Heat Transfer on Two Cutback Trailing Edge Models through Slots with Upstream Perforated Blockages,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 130:012201.1-13, 2008.
- Ahn, H.S., Lee, S.W., Lau, S.C., and Banerjee, D., “Heat (Mass) Transfer Downstream of Blockages with Round and Elongated Holes in a Rectangular Channel,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 129:1676-1685, 2007.