Education
- The Rockefeller University, Ph.D. 1974 (theoretical physics)
- Reed College, 1965-69, B.A. 1969 (physics)
Professional Experience
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University,
9/86 - present
- Thermophysics Division, National Bureau of Standards, 7/79 - 8/86
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Statistical Physics, Los Alamos National
Laboratory, 7/77 - 6/79
- Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate, SUNY at Stony Brook,
9/74 - 6/77
Research Interests and History
Professor Kincaid's research activities have been in the area of theoretical
statistical mechanics, primarily studies of the thermophysical properties
of fluids and solids. At The Rockefeller University his work focussed
on the equilibrium properties of fluid mixtures and the similarity of
the phase behavior of these mixtures with those of solid metamagnetic
materials. Subsequently, his research expanded into the areas of critical
phenomena (at Los Alamos National Laboratories) and the phase equilibrium
and transport properties of polydisperse fluids and fluid mixtures with
application to petroleum engineering (at the National Bureau of Standards).
Since he arrived at Stony Brook in 1986, his research has focused on
the calculation of refrigerant mixture properties and the use of molecular
dynamics to develop descriptions of nano-scale heat and mass transport.
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