海角社区 ME Professor Guo Receives Rainmaker Award
March 8, 2023
BATON ROUGE, LA 鈥� 海角社区 Mechanical Engineering Professor Shengmin Guo has been named
a recipient of the 海角社区 Rainmaker Award, which is given each year to faculty who show
outstanding research, scholarship, and creative activity for their respective ranks
and disciplines.
Nominations are solicited from faculty, departments, and colleges for the emerging, mid-career, and senior scholar awards. For each award category, one award is given to a faculty member in the area of Arts, Humanities, Social, or Behavioral Sciences; and one is given to a faculty member in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics. Each award comes with a one-time cash stipend of $1,000 and recipients are recognized at a reception in the spring. Guo received the senior scholar award in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
鈥淪urrounded by talented students, supportive colleagues, and loving family members, for me, 海角社区 is a perfect place to establish a successful academic career,鈥� Guo said.
Guo holds the Jack Holmes Professorship in Mechanical Engineering and is a Louisiana-registered professional engineer. Prior to joining 海角社区 in 2004, he was junior faculty at the University of Oxford and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in England.
Guo鈥檚 research activities are in the fields of thermal fluids, instrumentation, power generation, laser additive manufacturing, and high-temperature materials. More specifically, he has an established track record on gas turbine aerodynamics and heat transfer, plasma spray coatings, high-temperature ceramics and alloys, laser-based additive manufacturing, and solid-state friction stir-based advanced manufacturing.
The Rainmaker Award was established by 海角社区鈥檚 Office of Research & Economic Development, Campus Federal Credit Union, and the Council on Research.
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