Engineering

Russell Reid

Russell Reid

Russell Reid is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Utah Tech University. He enjoys working closely with students to help them grow through engineering analysis and design, and he believes education is one of the most powerful ways to improve lives—not only for students but also for the communities they will serve as engineers. Outside of the classroom, Reid is devoted to his family and to community service.

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

  • University of Utah

M.S., Systems Engineering

  • University of Virginia

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

  • Brigham Young University

Courses

  • MECH 1000 - Introduction to Design and Rapid Prototyping
  • MECH 1005 - Introduction to Design and Rapid Prototyping Lab
  • MECH 3600 - Thermodynamics
  • MECH 3605 - Thermodynamics Lab
  • MECH 3650 - Heat Transfer
  • MECH 3655 - Heat Transfer Lab
  • MECH 4250 - Optimization
  • MECH 4690 - Thermal System Design

PREVIOUS TEACHING

  • Reid served as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Texas from 2017–2019.

EXPERIENCE

  • Eight years as a tenured or tenure-track faculty member.

RESEARCH & INTERESTS

  • Reid’s research focuses on applied heat transfer and thermodynamics, including atmospheric water harvesting, energy harvesting, and electrowetting.

PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS

  • “High power density and bias-free reverse electrowetting energy harvesting using surface area enhanced porous electrodes,” Journal of Power Sources, 2022.
  • “Stick–slip behavior during electrowetting-on-dielectric: polarization and substrate effects,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2020.
  • “Wearable self-powered biosensors,” Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2020.
  • “Modeling Carbon Nanotube Connectivity and Surface Activity in a Contact Lens Biofuel Cell,” Electrochimica Acta, 2016.
  • “Contact lens biofuel cell tested in a synthetic tear solution,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014.

AWARDS & HONORS

  • U.S. Patent 12,160,185: High surface area reverse electrowetting for a self-powered wireless wearable motion sensor
  • ASEE Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2016
  • NSF IGERT Fellowship, 2011