Biography

Gary L. Solbrekken is the director of undergraduate studies and an associate professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Missouri. He is also part of the Nuclear Engineering Program. He previously managed a thermal laboratory for Intel Corp. and holds four U.S. patents in the area of thermal management. His projects have been funded by Intel, W.L. Gore and Associates, Argonne National Lab, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Y-12 National Security Complex and MU. He is collaborating with the Veterinary School on tissue cryopreservation and with the University of Missouri Research Reactor on target design.