Sandra Coutin, Ph.D

Sandra Coutin, Ph.D

Professor

Office: L-208
sandra.coutin@upr.edu
T: 787-832-4040 x2575
http://www.me.uprm.edu/scoutin

Education

  • Ph.D.
 Kansas State University, USA, 1996
  • M.S.
 Kansas State University, USA, 1992
  • B.S.
 Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, 1990

Background

  • 2008-present
 Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2002-2008
 Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2005-2009
 ABET Accreditation Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Department
  • 1997-2002
 Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • 1992-1996
 Kansas State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • 1993
 Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, Dipartimento di Energetica (Department of Energy), Mechanical Engineering Department, L’Aquila, Italy. Visiting Research Assistant.
  • 1992
 Georgia Institute of Technology, Graduate Research Assistant (Spring Quarter)
  • 1990-1992
 Kansas State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • 1990
 AT&T Bell Laboratories, Atlanta, Ga., Mechanical Engineer, Lightguide Cable Department
  • 1989
 AT&T Bell Laboratories, Atlanta, Ga., Research Assistant in the Military Cable Department

Courses Taught

  • Thermodynamics I (INME4001)
  • Thermodynamics II (INME4002)
  • Design of Thermal and Fluid Systems (INME4003)
  • General Thermodynamics (INME4045)
  • Heat Transfer (INME4015)
  • Solar Energy (INME5007)
  • Special Projects (INME4995)
  • Undergraduate Research (INME4998)
  • Radiation and Conduction Heat Transfer (INME6055)
  • Advanced Thermodynamics I (INME6001)

Publications

  • S. Coutin-Rodicio and K.S. Chapman, A Steady State Three Dimensional Thermo-Fluid Mathematical Model of A Continuous Glass Furnace, HTD-Vol. 353, proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division Volume 3, ASME 1997
  • S. Coutin-Rodicio and K.S. Chapman, Parametric Studies of A Steady-State Continuous Glass Furnace, Journal of Glass Technology, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2000
  • S. Coutin-Rodicio and K.S. Chapman, Application of the Discrete Ordinates Method to Continuous Glass Furnaces, Conference Proceedings of the ASME Congress ’99, Nashville, HTD-Vol. 364-3, pp. 315-322
  • S. Coutin-Rodicio, D. L. Fenton and F. Feuerborn, Ammonia and Ammonia-Hydrogen Mixtures As An Alternative Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engine Fuel, Sixth International Conference in Technologies and Combustion for A Clean Air, Oporto (Portugal), 2001; pp. 875-881
  • S. Coutin-Rodicio and B. Restrepo, Considerations of The Scattering Effects in The Glass As A Participating Medium Using The Discrete Ordinates Method, Proceeding of 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York (NY), HTD-TOC, IMECE 2001/HTD-24267.
  • S. Coutin-Rodicio, J. Bailón-Cuba and A.Y. Khan, Analytical study of the transient response of a hydronic ceiling radiant panel, 9th. Latin American Conference of Heat and Mass Transfer, October 2002, San Juan (PR).
  • V. Marrero, S. Coutin, J.Panek, Thermal model and experimental validation of the re-design of high temperature superconducting leads for x-ray spectrometer applications, Intl. Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, (2004), IMECE-59361
  • S. Coutin-Rodicio, A. Chaves-Guerrero, F. Just; Simulación matemática y estudio paramétrico del método térmico empleado en la detección de daňos en materiales compuestos tipo carbono-carbono, Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidente e Infraestructura Civil, (2005), pp. 32-38.
  • S. Coutin, A. Chaves, F. Just, A thermal analysis approach for the detection of damage in carbon-carbon type composite, J. of Composite Materials, 2006 (in press)

Awards

  • NASA Space Consortium Fellowship, 1991
  • Patricia Robert Harris Fellowship, 1992
  • Engineering Excellence Awards for Low-Income Minority Students, NSF; R. Zapata, S. Coutin, G. Colón, G. Beauchamp, N. Artiles; $275,000, (2000-2002)
  • Engineering Excellence Awards for Low-Income Minority Students, NSF; R. Zapata, S. Coutin, G. Colón, G. Beauchamp, N. Artiles; $275,000, (2002-2004)
  • Affordable processing and dynamic characterization of sandwich composite materials used in stealth application, DoD-ONR; F. Just, S. Coutin, B. Shafiq, N. Mehta, D. Serrano; $463,000; (2001-2004)