William Asher Email & Phone Number

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

Oak Ridge, TN

• Worked collaboratively with Pocobor and two other consultants to produce report for venturecapitalist Vinod Khosla about air conditioning.
• Report detailed the current state, where improvements could be made, technologies to avoid, andnew technologies that hold promise.

• Designed and built equipment to test novel two-phase supersonic refrigeration cycle.
• Installed and calibrated instruments to measure pressure, temperature, flow, and heat transfer.
• Designed LabVIEW programs to sample instrumentation and control heaters and pumps.
• Devised & ran experiments to test various aspects of the refrigeration system.
• Supervised three technicians in running of experiments.
• Analyzed, organized, and archived data from experiments.

• Constructed and operated experimental refrigeration test system for an independent company
• Analyzed data obtained through use of test system.
• Operated test facility for enhanced-surface heat exchanger tubes.
• Assisted in construction of larger heat exchanger test facility.

• Designed HASS chamber test fixture for autopilot servos.
• Designed sheetmetal fences and covers for circuit boards.
• Evaluated CFDesign, an upfront CFD package, in analysis of antenna design.
• Created, updated, and edited multiple SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings.
• Designed latch mechanism for use in panel mount avionics.
• Evaluated & selected epoxy for use in encapsulating circuit boards in production.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Steve Eckels

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering