Luis San Andrés

Educational Background

Dr. San Andres' research focuses on analysis, design and testing of fluid film bearings, and gas bearings and seals for oil-free turbomachinery as well as rotordynamics of turbomachinery, structural vibrations, and computational mechanics.

2014-2024 Mast-Childs Chair Professor
2020, Fellow GPPS, Global Power and Propulsion Society (Zurich)
2019 Joint Faculty Appointment with Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology Propulsion Directorate.
2005-2014, Mast-Childs Professorship
018-2021, 2009-2012 Adjunct Professor, Jiaotong University, Xi’an, PR China
2005, Fellow ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2005, Fellow STLE, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
2005, Ruth and William Neele’52 Faculty Fellow - Dwight Look College of Engineering
2004, E.D. Brocket Professorship
1999, Dresser Industries Professorship
1998, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University
1997, The Plank Co. Faculty Fellow
1996, TEES Senior Research Fellow Award
1995, Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from SAE (Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility Land Sea Air and Space).
1995, TEES Research Fellow Award
1993, TEES Research Fellow Award
1989, Latin-American Applied Science Award, (OAS) Organization of American States.

2019 Best Paper Award, Structures & Dynamics Committee, ASME IGTI (June 2019) Experimental Force Coefficients for Two Sealed Ends Squeeze Film Dampers (Piston Rings and O-rings): An Assessment of Their Similarities and Differences, ASME GT2018-76224.
2018 Best Paper Award, Structures & Dynamics Committee, ASME IGTI (June 2018) San Andrés, L., and Lu, X., 2017, “Leakage. Drag Power and Rotordynamics Force Coefficients of an Air in Oil (Wet) Annular Seal, ASME GT2017-63254
2017 Best Paper Award, Structures & Dynamics Committee, ASME IGTI (June 2017) San Andrés, L., Childs, D., and Phillips, S., 2016, “A Water Lubricated Hybrid Thrust Bearing: Measurements and Predictions of Static Load Performance,” ASME GT2016-56349
2014 Outstanding Paper 9th IFToMM International Conference on Rotordynamics, Milan, Italy (1/198 papers) San Andrés, L., Jeung, S.-H, and Bradley, G., 2014, “Dynamic Forced Performance of Short Length Open-Ends Squeeze Film Damper with End Grooves.”
2012 Best Paper Award, Structures & Dynamics Committee, ASME IGTI (June 2013) Ryu, K., and San Andrés, L., 2012, ”Effect of Cooling Flow on The Operation of a Hot Rotor-Gas Foil Bearing System,” ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, vol. 134 (October), 102511 [ASME paper GT2012-68074]