Calvin Mackie | |
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 Mackie in 2022 | |
| Born | 1967or1968(age 56–57) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Tracy Mackie |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Anthony Mackie (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Convective instability of a solidification interface in a porous layer (1996) |
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Calvin Mackie (born 1967or1968 [1] ) is an American motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He is the older brother of actor Anthony Mackie.
Mackie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated in 1985 from McDonogh 35 High School, the first high school for African Americans in New Orleans. [2] In 1990, Mackie earned a B.S. in mathematics from Morehouse College and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech through a dual-degree program. He also completed a M.S. in 1992 and a Ph.D. in 1996, both in mechanical engineering and from Georgia Tech. [3]
Following graduation Mackie joined the faculty at Tulane University where he continued to pursue research related to heat transfer, fluid dynamics, energy efficiency and renewable energy until the Engineering Program was discontinued in 2006. [4] In 2002, Mackie was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and successfully competed for federal, state and private funding.
In 2004–2005, Mackie was a visiting professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi National Honor Societies, and a Lifetime Member of the National Society of Black Engineers.
Mackie has also worked as a professional speaker. In 1992, he co-founded Channel ZerO, an educational and motivational consulting company; he has presented to civic and educational institutions, and Fortune 500 corporations.
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco appointed Mackie to the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), [5] the guiding agency to lead the state's rebuilding efforts following the catastrophic 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As an ambassador of the LRA and a guest of the U.S. Embassy, he traveled to the country of Kuwait and appeared on Good Morning Kuwait and in international Arab newspapers. [6] As a resident of pre- and post-Katrina New Orleans, Mackie has also been featured on HBO as a commentator on Spike Lee's documentary on the Katrina disaster When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts. He has also appeared on national and local news shows talking about Katrina, including the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, [7] and the Tom Joyner Morning Show .
In November 1999, Mackie and Benjamin Hall Thomas received a patent (#US5988565A) on a device to retrofit luggage stow bins on 737 and 757 Boeing commercial airliners. [8] [9]
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