Bryan Rasmussen
Assistant Professor
Office: 126 Engineering/Physics Building Office Wing
Phone: 979-862-2776 Fax: 979-845-3081
Email: brasmussen@tamu.edu
Research Web Page
Interest Areas
Dynamic modeling and control of thermo-fluid energy systems. Model reduction, model validation, automated modeling, nonlinear control, robust control, alternative energy systems.
Education
Ph.D. in Mech. Eng., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
M.S. in Mech. Eng., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
B.S. in Mech. Eng., Utah State University, 2000, magna cum laude
Experience
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006-Present
ASME Graduate Teaching Fellow, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004-2005
Graduate Researcher, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2005
Mechanical Engineer, Casper’s Ice Cream Inc., Richmond, Utah, 1999-2000
NanoSat Mechanisms Team, Space Dynamics Lab, Utah State University, 1999-2000
Distinctions
NSF CAREER Award, 2007-2012
ASHRAE New Investigator, 2007
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, UIUC, 2004, 2005
Predoctoral Research Fellow, UIUC, 2000-2002
Best Paper in Session, American Controls Conference, 2002, 2006
Scholarships include ASHRAE, Robert C. Byrd, Frederick P. Champ (Boy Scouts of America), Engineering Honors at Entrance, and USU Superior Student
Member of Tau Beta Pi, ASME, and IEEE
Voluntary ecclesiastical service in Brazil (1996-1998); Fluency in Portuguese
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Selected Publications
Rasmussen, B.P., A. Alleyne, and A. Musser, "Model-Driven System Identification of Transcritical Vapor Compression Systems," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 444-451, May 2005.
Rasmussen, B.P. and A. Alleyne, "Control-Oriented Modeling of Transcritical Vapor Compression Systems," ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 54-64, Mar, 2004.
Alleyne, A., S. Brennan, B. Rasmussen, R. Zhang, and Y. Zhang, "Controls and Experiments: Lessons Learned," IEEE Control Systems Magazine, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 20-34, 2003.
Software
Principal developer of the Thermosys Toolbox for MATLAB, a software suite for dynamic modeling of vapor compressions systems sponsored by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Texas A&M University.
