- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs, Mechanical Engineering
- Leland T. Jordan Professor II
- Director, Distance Learning M.ENG Program, Mechanical Engineering
- Phone: 979-862-2776
- FAX: 979-845-3081
- Email: brasmussen@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 304
- Website: Research Webpage
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – 2005
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – 2002
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University – 2000
Research Interests
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Dr. Rasmussen's research focuses on dynamic modeling and control of thermo-fluid energy systems, building HVAC control, and industrial energy efficiency.
Awards & Honors
- 2019 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2019 Charles Crawford Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University
- 2016-2019 Holder, Leland T. Jordan Career Development Professorship
- 2017 Center of Excellence Award, US Department of Energy
- 2016 James J. Cain Graduate Teaching Award
- 2012 & 2014 Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research, US Department of Energy
- 2013 Inaugural Best Paper Award, HVAC&R Research Journal, ASHRAE
- 2010 Charles L. and Peggy L. Brittan Undergraduate Teaching Award
- 2008 John Weese Teaching Excellence Award
- 2007-2012 NSF CAREER Award
- 2012 ASHRAE New Investigator
Selected Publications
- Rogers, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Opportunities for Consumer-Driven Load Shifting in Commercial and Industrial Buildings”, Sustainable Energy, Grids, and Networks, vol. 16, pp. 243-258, Dec. 2018.
- Price, C., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Optimal Tuning of Cascaded Control Architectures for Nonlinear HVAC Systems,” Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 2017.
- Jalal, R.E., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Limited-Communication Distributed Model Predictive Control for Coupled and Constrained Linear Systems,” IEEE Transactions Control Systems Technology, 2017.
- Elliott, M.S., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Decentralized Model Predictive Control of a Multi-Evaporator Air Conditioning System,” Control Engineering Practice, 21.12 (2013): 1665–1677.
- Rasmussen, B.P., “Review Article: Dynamic Modeling of Vapor Compression Systems – Part I: Literature Review,” HVAC&R Research, 18.5 (2012): 934-955.
- Rasmussen, B.P., and Shenoy, B., “Review Article: Dynamic Modeling of Vapor Compression Systems – Part II: Simulation Tutorial,” HVAC&R Research, 18.5 (2012): 956-973.