FRANCISCO RUIZ,   P.E., Ph.D.

                                        

Associate Professor, Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering,

Director, IIT Invention Center

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616.

Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

Phone:            +1(312) 567-3212                                          FAX: +1(312) 567-7230

Email:             ruiz@iit.edu

 

Education

Ph.D. 1987, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh

M.E. 1985, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University.

Dipl. Ing. 1983, Aerospace Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

 

Professional Experience and Development

1992-present Associate Professor (tenured), Illinois Institute of Technology

                      -director of the IIT Invention Center

2006-present Coleman Faculty Fellow, Illinois Institute of Technology

                      -entrepreneurship

                      -innovation and design

1998-1999          Visiting Associate Professor (sabbatical leave), Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

-product design

                      -invention and innovation

Fall 1993:       sabbatical leave at Ricardo North America (Chicago)

                      -computer modeling of internal combustion engines

1987-1992      Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology

1988-1991      Consultant to the IIT Technology Commercialization Center (Chicago)

                      -evaluation of energy-related inventions

                      -inventor counseling

 

Honors and Awards

Tanasawa Award, International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ICLASS). Japan, 1988.

Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). 1990.

Science and Engineering All-Professor Team 1992. Chicago Tribune.

Faculty Advisor of the Year, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1992.

University Excellence in Teaching Award, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1995.

BF.Goodrich Invention Award, National Inventors’ Hall of Fame, for coaching student invention to reduce auto emissions, 1996.

MMAE Excellence in Teaching Award, 2006.

Listed: "Who's Who in American Education," "Who's Who in Hispanic Professionals," "Who's Who in Science and Engineering."

Grand Winner: IIT’s Alma Mater Contest. 1999.

Elected as one of forty-five past and present IIT Persons of the Millenium, IIT student body, 1999.

 

Professional Affiliations and Service

S.A.E.(local advisor), Tau-Beta-Pi (chief advisor), Sigma-Xi.

 

Special skills

Native Spanish speaker. Fluent in French and Italian.

Personal interests: History, Philosophy, Theology, Music, Speculative Fiction.

 

Some Selected Technical Publications (partial list)

Refereed

F. Ruiz, "Generation of Flat Liquid Sheet And Sprays by Means of Simple Cylindrical Orifices". U.S. Patent No. 4,893,754. Jan. 16, 1990.

F. Ruiz, "Thermodynamic Modeling of The Two-Cylinder Regenerative Internal Combustion Engine". SAE paper No. 910346. SAE International Congress and Exposition. Detroit, 1991 . Re-published in 1992 SAE Transactions.

L. He and F. Ruiz, "Effect of Cavitation on Flow and Turbulence in Plain Orifices for High-Speed Atomization." Atomization and Sprays, vol 5., No. 6, pp. 569-584. Begell House, NY. 1996.

S. Sepka and F. Ruiz, "Combustion Initiated by a Porous Ceramic Regenerator in a Reciprocating Engine Environment." AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 213-217, 1997.

F. Ruiz and L. He, "Turbulence Under Quasi-Cavitating Conditions: A New Species?" Atomization and Sprays, vol. 9. pp. 419-429, Begell House, 2000.

F. Ruiz, “Interaction of a Spray with a Compressible Flow: Basic Mechanics.” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 415-416, 2000.

F. Ruiz “Small Waves on the Jet ‘Intact Length:’ Results Using a New Experimental Technique,” Atomization and Sprays, vol. 12, No. 5-6, pp. 709-720. 2002.

W. De Ojeda and F. Ruiz, “Hydraulic Flow Compensator for fast Switch Device” ASME Journal of Dynamics, Systems, Measurements and Controls, vol. 125, pp. 509-514. 2003.

F. Ruiz, “Learning Engineering as Art: an Invention Center,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 809-819. 2004.

 

Non-refereed

F. Ruiz and S. Sepka "New Experiments and Computations on the Regenerative Engine." SAE Paper No 930063. SAE International Congress and Exposition. Detroit, 1993.

W. Ryan and F. Ruiz, "Model Development and Verification of Spray Absorption for Gas Driven Cooling Systems."International Gas Research Conference. Cannes, France. 1995.

F. Ruiz and L. He, "Turbulence Inside a Cavitating Injector Orifice: a Different Kind." ILASS-Americas 1998 annual meeting.

T. M. Jacobius, F. Ruiz, G. S. and Voland, “Strengthening undergraduate curricula via interprofessional learning experiences,” National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Annual Conf., Washington, DC, March 2000.

F. Ruiz “Invention Studios at IIT: Lessons Learned in the First Five Years” (draft title) Invited paper for the NCIIA Annual Conference, Washington DC, 2001.

F. Ruiz “Invention Project: An Art Studio For Engineers (Invited)”. FEDSM2001-18232. Proceedings of FEDSM2001: 2001 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting

New Orleans, Louisiana May 29-June 1, 2001.

F. Ruiz “The Regenerative Engine, a Thermodynamic Analysis,” AIAA Paper 2002-4055. 38th AIAA/ASME Joint Propulsion Conference. Indianapolis, IN, 2002.

 

Regular reviewer for:

Atomization and Sprays, Begell House

Journal of Propulsion and Power, AIAA

Experiments in Fluids, Springer-Verlag

National Science Foundation (several directorates)

 

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