The University of St. Thomas

John P. Abraham, Ph.D.

John P. Abraham, Ph.D.
John P. Abraham

Associate Professor

Email: jpabraham@stthomas.edu

Phone: 651-962-5766
Toll Free: (800) 328-6819, Ext. 651-962-5766

Mail # OSS101
2115 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105  

Office Location: OSS 107


Faculty Website

Career

John's primary focus is the education of undergraduates in mechanical engineering courses with a goal of preparing them for substantial careers in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and computational methods. John's career to date has involved incorporating experimental work in heat transfer and fluid mechanics with computational studies. He has worked on a wide variety of both academic and industrial projects. Included here are positions with the Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory and as a researcher on a National Science Foundation grant. John's industrial activities have involved experimental and computational work for companies such as Donaldson Co., Augustine Medical, Remmele Engineering, Urologix, and Caterpillar.

His current interests include microscale heat transfer, finite element/finite volume computational methods, experimental investigations of porous media, and experimental/computational studies of three-dimensional vented enclosures. John continues to strive to introduce undergraduates to high quality academic/industrial research jobs.

Courses

  • Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 150)
  • Case Studies (ENGR 219)
  • Statics/Dynamics (ENGR 220)
  • Mechanics of Materials (ENGR221)
  • Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (ENGR 382)
  • Senior Design (ENGR 480 and 481)
  • Finite Element Analysis (ETLS 777)

Education

B.S. 1997, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
M.S. 1999, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. 2002, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota

See John's Faculty Website for Publications, Presentations and Patents