Sylvie Lorente

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Sylvie Lorente is a French mechanical engineer known for her research on the thermodynamics and fluid mechanics of porous media, and in particular for her work on the constructal theory of flows and their dynamic evolution. She is theWilliam M. Brown Endowed Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, and professor (exceptional class) at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse. [1] [2]

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Education and career

Lorente studied civil engineering at INSA Toulouse (the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse), earning bachelor's and master's degrees in 1992 and a Ph.D. in 1996. [2] [3]

She became a faculty member at INSA Toulouse, working as an assistant professor from 1995 to 1997, an associate professor from 1997 to 2006, a full professor from 2006 to 2015, and professor (exceptional class) in 2015. [1] [3] She added her affiliations as adjunct professor at Duke University in 2006, as extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria in 2011, and as College of Engineering Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 2019. [1]

Books

Lorente has authored books including:

Her edited volumes include:

Recognition

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers gave Lorente their Edward F. Obert Award, jointly with Adrian Bejan, in 2004, [5] and gave her their Bergles–Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer in 2005. [6] The International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer gave her their inaugural Hartnett–Irvine Award in 2007, with Bejan, for their work on constructal theory. [7]

Lorente was named to the Ordre des Palmes académiques in 2008, and in 2015 she was named a knight (chevalier) in the Ordre national du Mérite. She was elected to the Academia Europaea in 2019. [1] She joined the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council, in 2022.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sylvie Lorente", Members, Academia Europaea, retrieved 2021-02-14
  2. 1 2 "Sylvie Lorente", Mechanical Engineering Faculty and Staff Directory, Villanova University, retrieved 2021-02-14
  3. 1 2 Curriculum vitae (PDF), University of Pretoria, September 2010, retrieved 2021-02-14
  4. Wang, Liqiu (June 2010), "Review of Design with Constructal Theory", International Journal of Energy Research, 34 (8): 743–744, doi: 10.1002/er.1587
  5. "Edward F. Obert Award", Literature Awards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2021-02-14
  6. "Bergles–Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer", Achievement Awards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2021-02-14
  7. "Hartnett–Irvine Award", Honors & Awards of ICHMT, International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, retrieved 2021-02-14