Charles A. Garris, Jr.

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Charles A. Garris, Jr.

Professor, P.E.


Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Contact:

Office Phone: (202) 994-3646
SEH 5570 | Office hours: Thursday: 1:30 - 3:30 pm; Webex by appointment

Professor Charles Garris is currently interested in sustainable energy technologies utilizing advanced pressure-exchange phenomena. These technologies include carbon sequestration, air conditioning and refrigeration, fuel cells, turbocharging, and water desalinization. Research is focused on fundamental behavior of pressure-exchange, which generally involves non-steady compressible fluid mechanics including the effects of energy dissipation in mixing layers, turbulence, and shock-wave structure. The research involves both computational and experimental investigations.


  • Ph.D., SUNY-Stony Brook
  • Aerospace engineering
  • Design and manufacturing of mechanical and aerospace systems
  • Fluid mechanics, thermal science and energy
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Propulsion

Professional Societies

  • American Society of Engineering Education
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow
  • American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow
  • Sigma Xi, Member
  • Tau Beta Pi, Member

Awards

  • Thomas Edison Patent Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006
  • Trachtenberg Prize for University Service from The George Washington University, 2011