Daniel J. Preston
2012 Catherine J. Randall Premier Award Recipient
Former Chair of the Randall Premier Award Board of Directors
Location
Houston, TX, USA
djp@rice.edu
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Rice University
Degrees at UA
Major: BS in Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Computer Based Honors Program
Involvement at UA
Alabama Industrial Assessment Center
Computer Based Honors Program (now Randall Research Scholars Program)
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Other Prestigious Awards
ASME Old Guard Early Career Award
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Tau Beta Pi Fellowship
Tau Beta Pi-Stabile Scholarship
Degrees After UA
SM in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2014
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2017
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, Harvard, 2017-2019
Websites
Rice University Faculty Profile
MIT Lab Energy Assessment Center
Other Hobbies/Interests/Service/Skills
-Won MIT Battle of the Bands in 2017 and 2018 as guitarist in Veisty
-Big Brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay from 2013 to 2017
-Jane Nix Outstanding Service Award in Computer Based Honors Program, 2010 and 2011