Dr. Roger Kempers

Associate Professor

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Biography

Roger Kempers earned a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Applied Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from McMaster University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Before joining the Lassonde School of Engineering, he served as a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Nokia (formerly Alcatel-Lucent), where he led research and development for advanced thermal management technologies in telecommunications hardware. Previously, he worked as a Research Engineer at Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Ireland, where his activities spanned fundamental research, technology development, and product integration. His research is primarily focused on thermal-fluid sciences, particularly in advancing heat transport, exchange, and conversion technologies to tackle global energy challenges. Kempers is also a thermofluids and heat transfer consultant and is the founding director of the Advanced Thermofluids & Heat Transfer Research Lab (TF-LAB) at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University.

Research Interests

Requirements for York University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
4-year Honours Bachelor degree in a related discipline
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Specialization Notes

Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.