Professor Mertens joined the Department of Engineering in the Fall of 1990 following the completion of a Ph.D. from the Thermal Sciences Division of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. He has continued his research in the areas of air pollution, combustion, chemical kinetics, non-equilibrium processes, and optical diagnostics, primarily using shock tube experiments. He teaches a wide variety of mechanical engineering courses, including Heat Transfer, Mechanics of Materials, Thermodynamics, and Design. He also teaches a number of courses for non-science majors, and has contributed to courses in Public Policy and Environmental Science.

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