Jorge H Kurita

Graduate Research Assistant at Michigan Technological University

Greater Chicago Area

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Michigan Technological University since Aug 2004
Graduate Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Science and Engineering Instructor
Michigan Technological University Center for Pre-College Outreach Jun 2009 - Jul 2009
Mechanical Engineering Career Exploration Instructor
Michigan Technological University Jan 2008 - May 2009
Instructor Energy Lab
Michigan Technological University Mechanical Engineering Department Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
Graduate Teaching Assistant Fluid Mechanics

Michigan Technological University 2007 - 2011
PhD, Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological University 2004 - 2006
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Universidad Nacional de Asuncion 1992 - 2000
BS, Electromechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer, Multiphase Phenomena, Engineering Education, Flow Loop, Data Acquisition Systems, User Interface, Active Control, Fuzzy Logic, and Test Engineering.

Recipient of the following scholarship/fellowships: FULBRIGHT Scholarship, World Energy Congress Fellowship, Deutsch Akademischer Austausch Dienst Scholarship, VIII Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics Fellowship. Excellent student evaluation result for Fall 2008. Top 10% for the student response to “Taking everything into account, I consider this instructor to be an excellent teacher” at Michigan Technological University. Overall quality 4.9 out of 5 at www.ratemyprofessors.com. Established the first Renewable Energy Laboratory at the Universidad Nacional de Itapúa (UNI).