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Faculty - Richard J. Jendrucko

Richard J. Jendrucko

Richard J. "Rich" Jendrucko
Professor and Associate Head, Biomedical Engineering

301 Perkins Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2030
Office: (865)974-7682
Fax: (865)974-7663
Email: jendrucko@utk.edu

Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

Teaching

• Industrial Pollution Prevention
• Statics, Dynamics, Fluids
• Design of Artificial Organs
• Clinical Engr. and Instrumentation

Education

• Ph.D. 1972, The University of Virginia
• M.Ch.E. 1968, The University of Virginia
• B.Ch.E. 1966, Manhattan College

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Industrial technologies for energy conservation and waste minimization: motor-drive and compressed air system efficiency enhancement. Industrial wastewater recycling and reuse; Biophysics of human circulatory system, microcirculation mechanics.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995 - Present Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science, The University of Tennessee.
1985 - 1995 Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics, The University of Tennessee.
1983 - Present Director, The University of Tennessee Industrial Assessment Center; assessments for energy conservation, waste minimization and productivity enhancement in regional industrial plants.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Association of Energy Engineers Regular presentations at annual meetings.
American Society for Education Chairman, Energy Conversion and Conservation Engineering Division, (1990-1991)
Chairman, Biomedical Engineering Division, (1981-1982)
Regular presentations at annual conferences.
International Programs:
Co-Program Director, Technical Training and Municipal Non-Governmental Organization and University Networking for Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic, 1996-1997.
Member of DOE Industrial Energy Conservation Advisory Team, visit to Poland, 1990
Lecturer, Seminar on Industrial Energy Conservation, The Republic of China, Taiwan, 1980

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Peretz, J. H., T. M. Thomas and R. J. Jendrucko, "Industrial Energy Use and Environmental degradation," Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 16 (1): 39-47, 1996.

Jendrucko, R. J., "The Implementation of a Training Program for the Incorporation of Energy Efficiency into the Engineering Curricula of Czech Republic Technical Universities," accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Milwaukee, June 17, 1997.

Thomas, T., R. Jendrucko and J. Peretz, "The Distribution of Industrial Waste Generation and Energy Use Characteristics in Available Federal and State Databases," Chapter 3 in Competitive Energy Management and Environmental Strategies, Association of Energy Engineers Books, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995.

Jendrucko, R. J., T. N. Coleman and T. M. Thomas, "Waste Reduction Manual for Lithographic and Screen Printers," published by the Tennessee Valley Authority for the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services, August 1995 (78 pages).

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