(48a) Dr. Ken Bell - the Person, the Expert, the Educator and the Mentor. How His Ideas Are Pertinent in Today's Challenges and New Frontiers

This presentation in the Dr. Ken Bell memorial session will begin and focus on author’s interaction with him through years at Oklahoma State university in the graduate programs. Several specific instances highlighting Dr. Bell’s passion for his expertise, and desire to pass on the knowledge will be presented. There will be examples of his far-reaching thinking about AI and alternate energy sources that are applicable even today, several decades later.

It will touch on some of the unique heat transfer challenges faced by the new technologies such as RAPID manufacturing, the energy transition initiatives and decarbonization efforts - covering conduction, convection and radiation.