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In Memory of Professor John Rose
John Rose, Professor at Queen Mary, University of London, passed away in July 2026.
Professor John Rose served as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering 1991-1995. He was a Fellow of the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was an active member of the UK National Heat Transfer Committee and of the UK Heat Transfer Society, of which he was president for 2007/08. He held sabbatical appointments at MIT, US Naval Postgraduate School and the Universities of Tokyo and Kyushu. His research interests focused mainly in the field of condensation heat transfer in which he has published some 300 theoretical and experimental papers. He was UK editor of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 1998 – 2019. He was the recipient of the 2018 ASME/AIChE Max Jakob Memorial Award for eminent achievements in the field of Heat Transfer.
John has supported and inspired, through his work and direct communication, many early career academics.
Professor John Rose will be missed by all that knew him personally and those that read his work.
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19th UK Heat Transfer Conference
6-9 September 2026
The 19th edition of the UK Heat Transfer Conference will be hosted by the Newcastle University on the 6th until 9th of September 2026. The conference will be chaired by Dr Richard Law.
The Call for Abstracts is now open - see conference website for more details.
Geoffrey Hewitt Prize for Best PhD Thesis
21st January 2019
The UK National Committee for Heat Transfer recognizes excellence in Heat Transfer Research offering to students and researchers active in UK Universities in the field of heat transfer a series of prizes.
Read the announcement of the second ‘Geoffrey F. Hewitt Prize for best PhD thesis in Heat Transfer’, to be awarded at the UK National Heat Transfer Conference in September 2021
The 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference - Report
8-1 September 2019
The 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference was held at the University of Nottingham on 8th-10th September 2019, Chaired by Professor Yuying Yan.
The scientific programme consisted of more than 160 oral presentations and 30 posters dealing with various aspects of Heat Transfer, from fundamentals to applications.
Workshop - Heat Transfer in the UK
21st January 2019
The UK National Heat Transfer Committee has hosted a one-day workshop on: “Heat Transfer Research, Education and Practice in the UK” on 25th April 2019 at the Roundhouse in Derby.
The workshop was attended by over 100 participants from both Industry and Academia and provided a unique opportunity for the UK Heat Transfer Community to discuss the present and the future of research, industry and education.
John Rose awarded the Max Jakob Award by ASME
21st January 2019
Professor John Rose, a UKNHTC Member, has been selected to receive the 2018 Max Jakob Memorial Award, bestowed jointly by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recognition eminent and distinguished service and contributions in the area of heat and mass transfer.