
David Claridge
Director & Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
Ph.D., P.E., PCC®, FASHRAE, FASME
B.S. (cum laude), 1964, Engineering Physics, Walla Walla College
M.S., 1966, Physics, Stanford University Ph.D., 1976, Physics, Stanford University979.862.8471
dclaridge@tamu.edu
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Experience
- Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas. Sep 2007 – Present
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Sep 1995 – Present
- Holder of Leland Jordan Endowed Professorship, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Jan 2005 – May 2018
- Deputy Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas. Mar 2007 – Aug 2007
- Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas. Sep 1990 – Mar 2007
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Sep 1986 – Aug 1995
- Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder. Jan 1982 – Aug 1986
- Manager, Analysis Group (10/80-1/82) and Senior Program Planner/Senior Research Analyst (1/80-1/82), Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado. Jan 1980 – Jan 1982
- Project Director (7/79-1/80), Professional Staff Member/Analyst (1/77- 7/79) and Congressional Science Fellow (1/76-1/77), Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), U. S. Congress. Jan 1976 – Jan 1980
Honors And Awards
- Honorary International Member, Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan. 2011
- Faculty Distinguished Achievement in Research Award, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students. Six awarded among approximately 2500 faculty each year. 2003
- ASHRAE Fellow. 2008
- ASME Fellow. 2001
- TEES Senior Fellow, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Sep 1999
- E.K. Campbell Award of Merit from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers for outstanding service and achievement in teaching. Jan 1998
- TEES Fellow, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Sep 1997, Sep 1998
- Graduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M Mechanical Engineering Department. Oct 1997
- Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Jun 1997
- Dresser Industries Professorship, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. Sep 1996
- Best Paper on Conservation and Solar Buildings, ASME Solar Energy Division. 1988-89, 1991-92 and 1993-94
- Congressional Science Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1976