Department
Office of Academic Affairs
Phone
+1 (210) 9997514
Email Address
wterrell@trinity.edu
Room
410G
Website
Wilson Terrell's Digital Commons Page

Wilson Terrell Jr., Ph.D., supports the Provost in carrying out the University’s teaching and learning mission by:

Shepherding shared governance structures and processes, including the Academic Faculty Assembly, the University Curriculum Council, the Graduate Commission, the Faculty Development Committee, and the Commission on Tenure and Promotion.

Coordinating faculty recruitment and hiring in collaboration with deans and department chairs.

Collaborating with Human Resources for faculty hiring, appointments, and record-keeping.

Supporting academic deans, department chairs, and individual faculty members in all matters related to development, evaluation, and promotion and tenure.

Organizing New Faculty Orientation, working alongside the Collaborative for Learning and Teaching.

Supervising the selection process for the Z. T. Scott Faculty Fellowship, Murchison term professorships, the Piper Professor nomination, and other faculty awards.

Providing strategic leadership for the Collaborative for Learning and Teaching and the Center for International Engagement. 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Selected Publications

  • Wang, Y., Alvarado, J.L., Terrell, W., Nov. 2018 “Thermal and flow characteristics of helical coils with reversed loops” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 126, pp. 670–680.
  • Kong, M., Alvarado, J.L., Terrell, W., Thies, C., Oct. 2016 “Performance Characteristics of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry in a Helically Coiled Tube” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 101, pp. 901–914.
  • Kong, M., Alvarado, J.L., Terrell, W., May 2016 “Thermal Performance of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurries in Heated Helical Coils” 11th IIR Conference on Phase Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Karlsruhe.
  • Kong, M., Yu, K., Alvarado, J.L., Terrell, W., July 2015 “Thermal Performance of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry in a Coil Heat Exchanger,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 137(7), 071801-071801-8.

Subjects Taught

  • Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering Design

Teaching and Expertise

  • Heat and mass transfer in open cavities and objects
  • Thermal performance of slurries and secondary heat transfer fluids
  • Heat exchanger design