Vincent Manno

Associate Provost, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

As Associate Provost, Professor Manno focuses on issues related to graduate education across all schools of the university. He works closely with the University Council on Graduate Education, the academic leadership of the schools, and the faculty to identify and to nurture programs of distinction that best utilize the university's unique set of disciplinary strengths. Examples of current initiatives include the Provost's Fellowships and the Water: Systems, Science and Society (WSSS) program. In collaboration with Vice Provost Newell, Professor Manno provides oversight of the university's interdisciplinary activities such as the WSSS program, the Tufts Institute for the Environment (TIE) and the Institute for Global Leadership.

Professor Manno received a Doctor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds Engineer's and MS degrees from MIT and a BS from Columbia University. His field of expertise is computational thermal-fluid dynamics, especially applications in electronics cooling, thermal manufacturing and power production. In addition to his academic appointments, he has worked as a practicing engineer in the power industry.

Associate Provost-at-a-Glance

Vincent P. Manno

Title:

Associate Provost, Tufts University; Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Academic Credentials:

Sc.D. (Nuclear Reactor Engineering), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1983); Nuclear Engineer and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979 & 1978); B.S. (Nuclear Engineering Science), Columbia University (1976)

Tufts Affiliations

Associate Provost (2004-present); Associate Dean of Engineering (2002-2004), Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1999-present)

Courses Taught at Tufts

Advanced Heat Transfer, Applied Fluid Mechanics, Applied Thermodynamics, Computational Heat Transfer, Computational Methods in Thermal Manufacturing (course originator), Computational Thermal-Fluid Dynamics (course originator), Electronic System Thermal Analysis (course originator), Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Seminar, Heat Transfer, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Numerical Methods, Power Plant Engineering and Design Analysis (course originator), Power Production (course originator), Project Laboratory, Senior Design Projects

Former Positions & Professorships

Interim Dean of Engineering (2003), Chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering (1993-2001), Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering (1991-1998); Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1984-1990), Visiting Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering (1984), MIT.

Research Interests

Computational thermal-fluid dynamics, electronics thermal management, thermal manufacturing, and power plant engineering.

Publications & Grants

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (1975), American Nuclear Society Award for Outstanding Senior (1976), Alpha Nu Sigma Nuclear Engineering Honor Society (1978), U.S. Department of Energy Fellowship (1982), Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (1986), Guest Editor, Transactions on Components and Packaging Technology; Tufts ASME Student Section Award of Excellence (2001), Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence in the Physical Design of Electronics (2002), ASME Curriculum Innovation Award (2002), Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2004); Listed in American Men and Women of Science, Men of Achievement, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America

Notable Professional Affiliations

American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Association of University Professors; American Society of Engineering Education; American Society of Mechanical Engineers - conference session chair, Executive Committee, Boston Section (1987-1991), Region I Operating Board - Secretary (1992-93), Region I ME Department Heads - Member (1993-2002), Secretary (1995-97, 2000-01), Fellow (elected 2004);Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers / Components and Packaging; Technology Society - Annual IEEE Semiconductor Temperature and Thermal Management Symposium - SEMITHERM - Program Committee, Session Chair, Program Chair, General Chair, Permanent Steering Committee; Review Committee for the Nuclear Engineering Division of Argonne National Laboratory (1998-present)

Related Web Sites

Vincent Manno's Personal Page

University Council on Graduate Education

E-Mail

vincent.manno@tufts.edu