David J. Gee

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA
• M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA
• B.S. Mechanical Eng. & Aeronautical Sciences Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)

• Rogillio, C., Schneider, N., Lander, E., Brady, J., Michael, R., Horne, D., and Gee, D. (2025), “Design of an Outdoor Solar Eclipse Viewing Structure,” accepted for publication, J. Undergrad. Research Phys. Astronomy
• Horne, D., Rogillio, C., Brady, J., Lander, E., Schneider, N., Gee, D., and Devine, N. (2025), “Development and Deployment of Large Solar Viewing Structures for Safe Public Solar Eclipse Observation,” Bulletin of the AAS, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.a6f9dcd5
• Michael, R., Kurchena, M., Popovits, M., Gee, D., “Next Generation Elastomeric Column Guard for Storage Rack Protection,” Poster presented at Manufacturing PA Innovation Program Expo, Harrisburg, PA, April 5, 2024
• Michael, R., Gee, D., Kurchena, M., “Development of Next Generation Column Guard for Storage Rack Protection,” Proc. 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conf., Morgantown, WV, March 24-26, 2023. Best Faculty Paper Award
• R. Michael, D. Gee, P. Caulfield, and P. Benny. Design and Build of a Multi-Stage Gearbox for Undergraduate Machine Design. Proc. 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conf., Pittsburgh, PA, March 18-19, 2022
• R. Michael, D. Menon, and D. Gee. Compressive Stress Relaxation (CSR) Testing of Elastomers. Proc. Intl. Mech. Eng. Conf. Exp. (IMECE 2021), Virtual conf., Nov. 2021
• Malecki, A. Littman, E. McAllister, E. Regal, M. Collins, R. Michael, and D. Gee. A First-Year Engineering Service-Learning Project that Impacts Global Food Security. Proc. 13th Annual ASEE First-Year Eng. Exp. Conf., Virtual conf., Aug 2021, Paper ID #35378
• A. Littman, A. Malecki, E. McAllister, M. Collins, R. Michael, and D. Gee. Addressing Global Food Security through First-Year Engineering Service-Learning Projects. Proc. 12th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conf. (FYEE2020), East Lansing, MI, July 2020
• Bower D, Bielski M, Mangan E, Schell D, Ghahremani K, Gee D, 'Achieving climate control with renewable energy,' 2019 Intl. Mech. Engineering Conf. & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 2019
• Subramaniam D, Gee D, (2018), ‘The influence of adherent cell morphology on hydrodynamic recruitment of leukocytes,’ Microvas. Res. 115:68-74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2017.09.002

Several research projects are active. One area of interest is in the computational modeling of lake circulation in order to study the flow of water-borne plant nutrients including phosphorus and nitrogen. Our research interest is to determine whether or to what extent lake circulation controls the concentration of these nutrients, and whether or not there is a correlation with the appearance of lake algal blooms. We use computational methods based on first principles, accounting for effects including turbulence, wind-shear, and bathymetry.

A second area of interest is in the temperature control of a thermal environment using a cooling system powered by a renewable energy source. In this project, we are interested in using electricity from solar panels to supply power to the cooling system. Our longer-term interest is to utilize 2d and 3rd generation solar panel technology in a body-integrated fashion.

Additional research projects are potentially available in the area of the computational modeling of blood flow.

• Chair, Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
• Faculty Advisor, ASME Student Chapter
• Chair, ME ABET Committee
• Member, University Strategic Action Committee 2024-25
• Member, Faculty Senate Rank & Tenure Advisory Committee 2024-25
• Member, University Academic Affairs Committee, 2023-26
• Member, University Rank, Tenure, & Acad. Freedom Committee, 2020-24
• Co-Chair, University Rank, Tenure, & Acad. Freedom Committee, 2021-22
• Member, McNair Scholar Faculty Leadership Team, 2018-23