John K. Whalen is an independent consultant based in Houston, and a member of the Turbomachinery Advisory Committee. He worked for Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, NY where he was involved in Large Turbine Engineering and Rotordynamics. John joined Centritech Corporation in 1988 and helped form Turbo Components & Engineering in 1991. John sold TCE to John […]
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Longtime TPS short course instructor inching toward retirement
Mike Volk will teach his last short course at the 2018 symposium After 20 years of teaching the same short course at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia, Mike Volk has decided it’s time to retire.In 1998, Volk was invited by former Turbo Lab director Dr. Dara Childs to develop a short course for the Pump […]
Registration open for Turbo Lab’s 47th Turbomachinery & 34th Pump Symposia
The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce registration is open for its 47th Turbomachinery and 34th International Pump Users Symposia (TPS 2018), the premiere conference for industry professionals. TPS 2018 will feature a technical program selected by an advisory committee of industry leaders, combined with an international exhibition. The event will […]
Q&A with Dr. John A. Kocur, Jr.
Dr. John A. Kocur, Jr. is a machinery engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering in Houston, and a member of the Turbo Lab’s Turbomachinery Advisory Committee (TAC) since 2017. The TAC is a group of dedicated industry experts who volunteer their time to oversee the success of the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia. Advisors are respected […]
Q&A with Mark J. Kuzdzal
Mark J. Kuzdzal is head of advanced components and methods at Dresser-Rand – A Siemens Business. He has been a member of the Turbo Lab’s Turbomachinery Advisory Committee for 16 years. The TAC is a group of dedicated industry experts who volunteer their time to oversee the success of the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia. Advisers […]
Q&A with Ken Atkins
What do perfect 1980s hair, carne guisada, carousel slide projectors and the Masters Tournament have in common? Ken Atkins. It’s the fall of 2017 and Turbo Lab staff are about to go live with a new and improved Turbo Lab website. Several members of the staff hastily download all Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia proceedings for […]