Matthew Mench
Dean, Tickle College of Engineering, Condra Chair, and Chancellor’s Professor
Biography
July 2021–present
Dean
Tickle College of Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
March 2021–June 2021
Interim Dean
Tickle College of Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2019-2020
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Aug 2013–March 2021
Condra Chair Professor
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2010–2013
Professor
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Joint Faculty
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Energy and Transportation Science Division
2007–2010
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
2002–2007
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
2000–2002
Assistant Professor/Research Associate
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Education
- MBA, 2022, University of Tennessee, Martin
- PhD, 2000, The Pennsylvania State University
- MSME, 1996, The Pennsylvania State University
- BSME, 1994, The Pennsylvania State University
Research
- Electrochemical power conversion and storage including polymer electrolyte fuel cells, flow battery systems, and biological energy systems.
- Multi-phase transport visualization and characterization.
- Computational simulation of electrochemical power conversion and storage systems.
- Electrochemical methods of hazardous waste conversion.
- Simulation of the influence of rapidly evolving socio-cultural factors on decision making and group opinion dynamics.
Professional Service
- ASME Fellow
- ASME Department Head Executive Committee
- Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology
- Former Executive Vice President, International Associate for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE)
- Associate Editor (Emeritus), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- Invited speaker to over 60 Universities, Research Laboratories, and Conferences
- Reviewer for Numerous Journals
- Conference Chair, 2008 Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells
- Advisory Board Member, Session Chair, or Organizer for Numerous Technical Conferences
- NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Awardee 2007
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member, Electrochemical Society
- NASA Graduate Research Fellowship (GSRP) 2000
Awards and Recognitions
- 2020 Chancellor’s Professor
- 2016 List of The 150 Most Cited Scholars in Energy Research by Elsevier Scopus Data
- UT College of Engineering Translational Research Award, 2016
- UT Research Foundation Start Up Award, 2016
- The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014
- 2013 UT College of Engineering Research Fellow Award
- Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers (top 1% cited authors in engineering category for 2002-2012)
- Outstanding and Premier Teaching Awards, Penn State Engineering Society 2006 and 2009.
