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CHARLES B. WATKINS
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Steinman Hall 237
Tel: (212)650-5439
Fax: (212)650-8013
email: watkins@ccny.cuny.edu
 
Education:
Howard University, B.S.M.E., 1964
Univ. of New Mexico, M.S., 1966 (Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D. 1970, University of New Mexico.
 
Professional Experience:
2000-Present Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CUNY - City College; Director, CREST Center for Mesoscopic Modeling and Simulation
1986-2000 Dean, School of Engineering, CUNY City College
1971-1986 Howard University Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Asst. Prof.(1971-73), Assoc. Prof. and Chmn.(1973-78), Prof. and Chmn.(1978-84; 1985-86).
1984-85 National Governors' Association, Senior Fellow (ASME).
1970-71 / 1964-67 Sandia National Laboratories, Member of Technical Staff.
   
Recent and frequently cited publications:
  • Zoghi-Moghadam, M., Sadegh, A., Watkins, C., and Dunlap, D.,"Biodynamics of Stand-up Rider Lift Truck Accidents," IMECE2002-32641, Vol. 1, Proceedings of the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 17-22, 2002.
  • Zoghi-Moghadam, M., Watkins, C. B., Sadegh, A., and Dunlap, D., "Simulation of Stand-up Lift Truck Accidents to Evaluate their Design and Operator Training Implications," IMECE2002-32463, Vol. 3,Proceedings of the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 17-22, 2002.
  • Zoghi-Moghadam, M., Sadegh, A., and Watkins, C.B., "Arachnoid Trabeculae and CSF Roles in Blunt Head Impacts," IMECE2003, Proceedings ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Washington, DC, November 2003.
  • Brown, A.R., Morning, C. and Watkins, C.B., ¤†"Implications of African American Engineering Student Perceptions of Campus Climate Factors,"Proceedings of ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Savannah Georgia, October 2004.
  • Brown, A.R., Morning, C. and Watkins, C.B., ¤†"Influence of African American Engineering Student Perceptions of Campus Climate on Graduation Rates,"to appear in Journal of Engineering Education, April 2005.
  • Kossi, K., Watkins, C. B. and Andreopoulos, Y., "Shock-Vortex Interaction Using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo,?presented at The 13th International Conference on the Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 2004.
  • Kossi, K., Watkins, C. B. and Andreopoulos, Y., "Microscale Shock Interaction with Shock-Thickness Scale Vortex using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo,"To be presented at the 35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2005.
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