Gregory Hardy, a MechSE graduate student in thermo fluids and heat transfer, won the General Electric African American Forum (GE AAF) Steve Thorne Leadership Award at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Annual Convention in Anaheim, California, earlier this year.
The award recognizes outstanding contributions in t
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Gregory Hardy, a MechSE graduate student in thermo fluids and heat transfer, won the General Electric African American Forum (GE AAF) Steve Thorne Leadership Award at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Annual Convention in Anaheim, California, earlier this year.
The award recognizes outstanding contributions in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math and demonstrated leadership to NSBE. It is awarded annually to one NSBE National Executive Board member and includes a renewable scholarship. NSBE leadership selects the recipient and the award is funded personally by AAF officers and senior executives.
Award criteria include excellence in teamwork, inclusivity, helping NSBE members achieve their goals, resourcefulness, setting an example of organizational excellence, good communication skills, and positively impacting NSBE culture.
Hardy will also be featured in NSBE’s fall 2015 magazine.
Additionally, Hardy is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, and conducts research in Professor Anthony Jacobi’s group, which proposes using an array of vortex generators to improve heat transfer. Efficient vortex generators could sustain thermoelectric power plants. These generators serve as an alternative to running plants with current processes which evaporate large amounts of already fresh water to generate electricity.
NSBE is a nonprofit organization with more than 30,000 members around the world and is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”
NSBE is a nonprofit organization with more than 30,000 members around the world and is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”