MICHAEL A. BOLES
Associate Professor

Education
Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1972
M.S. , Mechanical Engineering,North Carolina State University, 1967
B.S. , Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1965

Research Interests
Energy Conversion; Heat Transfer; Fluid Mechanics

Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1982 to present, tenured 1987

Visiting Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1980 -- 1982

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Head, Division of Engineering, Indiana Institute of Technology (12 month appointment), 1977 -- 1980

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Indiana Institute of Technology, 1974 -- 1977

Research Engineer, E. I. DuPont DeNemours and Company, 1972 -- 1974

Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University, 1965 -- 1972

NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Summer, 1975, 1976

Aerospace Engineer, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio Summer 1977

Honors
American Society for Engineering Education Merriam-Wiley Distinguished Author Award -- 1992

North Carolina State University Alumni Distinguished Professor Award for Under- graduates 1987-1990

North Carolina State University Outstanding Teacher -- 1983, 1993

Pi Tau Sigma, Pi Alpha Chapter Outstanding Professor -- 1988

ASME Carnot Award as the outstanding teacher in mechanical engineering, North Carolina State University -- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998

ASME Impact Award as the faculty having the most impact on the education of mechanical engineering students, North Carolina State University -- 1994, 1997, 1998

Teacher of the Year, Indiana Institute of Technology -- 1980

Society of Automotive Engineers' Ralph R. Teetor Award -- 1977

NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow -- 1975, 1976

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University -- 1970

Ford Foundation Fellowship -- 1967-1969

NSF Summer Traineeship -- 1967

Professional Societies
American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Member; Director, Central Virginia Section; Membership Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Fort Wayne Section

American Society for Engineering Education: Member

Sigma Xi: National Research Honor Society

Pi Tau Sigma: National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

Tau Beta Pi: National Engineering Honor Society, Faculty Advisor: 1984-1993

Academy of Outstanding Teachers: NCSU Honor Society

Selected Publications
"Simultaneous Ablation and Radiation in an Absorbing, Emitting, and Isotropically Scattering Medium," with M. N. Ozisik. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, No. 12, 5, pp 839-847, 1972.

"The effects of Scattering of Radiation Upon Compressible Boundary Layer Flow Over an Adiabatic Flat Plate," with M. N. Ozisik. Journal of Heat Transfer, 97, Series C, No. 2, 1975.

"Theoretical Flow Characteristics of Inlets for Tilting-Nacelle VTOL Aircraft," with R. W. Luidens and N. O. Stockman. NASA Technical Paper 1205, April, 1978.

"Use of Experimental Separation Limits in the Theoretical Design of V/STOL Inlets," with N. O. Stockman. Journal of Aircraft, 16, No. 1, pp 29-34, 1979.

"Exact Solution for Freezing in Cylindrically Symmetric, Porous, Moist Media," with M. N. Ozisik. Journal of Heat Transfer, 105, 1983.

"Analytical Study of Suction Boundary Layer Control for Subsonic V/STOL Inlets," with K. Ramesh and D. P. Hwang. AIAA Paper No. 84-1399, 1984.

"Eigenvalues Basic to Diffusion in the Part of a Sphere Cut Out by a Cone," with M. N. Ozisik and R. M. Cotta. Journal of Heat Transfer, 106, 1984.

"Effects of Isotropic Scattering on Melting and Solidification of a Semi-Infinite, Semi- Transparent Medium," with F. O. Oruma and M. N. Ozisik. ASME Paper No. HT- 84-18, 1984.

"Effects of Anisotropic Scattering on Melting and Solidification of a Semi-Infinite, Semi-Transparent Medium," with F. O. Oruma and M. N. Ozisik. Int. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 28, No. 2, pp. 441-449, 1985.

"Effects of Non-Grayness on Melting and Solidification of a Semi-Infinite, Semi- Transparent Medium," with F. O. Oruma and M. N. Ozisik. Journal of Franklin Institute, 319, pp. 459-471, 1985.

"An Analytical Study of the Effect of Convection Heat Transfer on the Sublimation of a Frozen Semi-Infinite Porous Medium," with Y. C. Fey. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 30, No. 4, pp. 771-779, 1987.

"An Analytical Study of the Effect of Darcy's and Fick's Laws on the Sublimation of a Frozen Semi-infinite porous Medium," with Y. C. Fey. Journal of Heat Transfer, 109, No. 4, pp. 1045-1048, 1987.

"The parametric Analysis of Self-freezing in an Initially Wet Porous Medium," with Y. C. Fey. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 9, No. 2, June 1988.

"A Friendly Approach to Textbook Writing in Science and Engineering," with Yunus A. Cengel. 1988 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 19-23, 1988.

"Effect of Mass Convection on Vacuum-sublimation in an Initially Partially Filled Frozen Porous Medium," with Y. C. Fey. Drying Technology, 6, No. 1, pp 69-94, 1988.

"Analytical Study of Vacuum-sublimation in an Initially Partially Filled Frozen Porous Medium with Recondensation," with Y. C. Fey. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 1989.

"Software for the Evaluation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Steam, Refrigerant- 12, and some Gases," with Y. A. Cengel. ISMM International Conference. Reno, NV, I February 22-24, 1989.

"The Mushy Zone in a Phase Change Model of a Semitransparent Finite Medium with a Reflective Back Face," with F. O. Oruma, Heat and Mass Transfer: An Era of Change. Edited by T. N. Verziroglu, 1992.

Engineering Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach, with Y. A. Cengel. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 1989.

"Self-Freezing in an Initially Wet Porous Medium," with R. Basu, International Jour- nal of Energy Research, Vol. 18, 449-467, 1994.

Engineering Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach with Y. A. Cengel. 2nd. Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 1994.

Engineering Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach with Y. A. Cengel. 3rd. Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 1998.

Instructor CD for Engineering Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach with Y. A. Cengel. 3rd. Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 1998.

"Finite Time Thermodynamics Applied to the Combined Brayton and Rankine Cycles," With J. Leuhers. In preparation.

"Finite Time Thermodynamics Applied to the Combined Otto and Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycles," With J. Williamson. In preparation.