VMI Department of Mechanical Engineering

Here are some things I am working on: VMI Classes Flash-Heating of Nuclear Fuel Rods Detecting Heat Shield Surface Temperature Aircraft Structures for Hypersonic Vehicles Mars Atmospheric Entry Thermal Defect Detection Thermal Testing of Small Samples Exact Solutions Combustion Gas From Waste Plastic Engine Research Cogeneration Powerplant Cost Estimation Pneumatic Chair for Controls F/A-18 Environmental Issues The Fish Project Personal Background

Robert L. McMasters, Ph.D., P.E. This statue honors former VMI Professor Matthew Fontaine Maury, "Pathfinder of the Seas," for whom Maury-Brooke Hall at VMI is named as well as Maury Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy.   Ph.D. - Michigan State University   B.S. - U.S. Naval Academy   705 Nichols Engineering Building   Virginia Military Institute   Lexington, VA  24450   Phone: (540) 464-7308   Fax: (540) 464-7663   Email: mcmastersrl@vmi.edu