Dr. Ballard began at UVU in August 2020 as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Prior to coming to UVU, he held the same position at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington. He has also gained experience through working as a mechanical engineer and flight test engineer at NAVAIR's Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, California, through two graduate internships at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, and through teaching Mechanical Engineering courses at Georgia Tech Lorraine in Metz, France. Dr. Ballard earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2017 and 2014, respectively, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 2009. Dr. Ballard teaches primarily in the areas of fluid and thermal sciences, and his research focuses on biofluid mechanics and on design of microfluidic devices.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Current Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2023
Fluid Mechanics, Spring 2023
Heat Transfer, Spring 2023
