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M. Kevin Drost

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Associate Professor
Director of MECS Initiative

Thermal Sciences


Office: Dearborn 216
Tel: 541-737-2575
Fax: 541-737-2600
kevin.drost@orst.edu

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University , 1985
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University , 1973
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University , 1972

At OSU since 2000.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1977–2000
Instructor, Washington State University, 1986–1994
Instructor, Oregon State University, 1984–1985
Pacific Power & Light, 1973–1976


Research Interests

Dr. Drost's fields of specialization include thermodynamics, radiation heat transfer, and energy conversion, particularly as applied to miniature and micro scale energy and chemical systems. He is the Director of the MECS (Microtechnology-based Energy and Chemical Systems) Initiative at OSU.

Working through the Energy and Chemical Systems Miniaturization Initiative at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Dr. Drost was one of the early pioneers in the area of energy and chemical systems miniaturization.