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November 2011
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Engineering honour for Prof Kochhar
A member of the ASME since 1973, Professor Kochhar is the immediate past Deputy Principal of The UWI St. Augustine Campus, having served in the role for six years, from 2002-2008. He also served as Dean and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for four and six years respectively, during which time, he was instrumental in the formation of the Engineering Institute within the Faculty, and the enhancement of linkages between The UWI and several international universities. Prof Kochhar has done extensive research in the thermal properties of local building materials which has led to the utilization of a more efficient air conditioning system and ultimate energy conservation. He has also done significant research in the field of Solar Engineering. Some of Professor Kochhar’s research work include: Energy Conservation – Environmental Control Systems; Determination of Comfort Zones for Local Climates, and Solar Operation of Absorption Refrigeration Systems, to name a few. Professor Kochhar’s work in the field of engineering earned him the Career of Excellence in Engineering award from the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT) in 2003. He was the youngest engineer to receive this award. He was also awarded by the ASME Trinidad and Tobago Group for the advancement of the engineering profession in 2006. ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, toward a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods. Founded in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 120,000 members in over 150 countries worldwide. |
Professor Gurmohan Kochhar, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has recently been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He is one of only 3,187 Fellows, out of 199,209 ASME Members, selected for this honour.