International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 112 (2017) 169–170

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In Celebration

Professor John W. Rose BScEng PhD DScEng(Lond) CEng FIMechE FASME on his 80thbirthdayJohn Rose joined Queen Mary, a constituent College of theUniversity of London, as an undergraduate student in MechanicalEngineering in 1955. Following graduation, he stayed on to undertake research for a PhD on Dropwise Condensation with advisor
Edwin J. Le Fevre. He then remained at the College as Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, and Reader. He has been Professor of MechanicalEngineering in the School of Engineering and Materials Science
there since 1985, serving as Head of the Department of MechanicalEngineering 1991–1995. He is a Fellow of the UK Institution ofMechanical Engineers and of the American Society of MechanicalEngineers. He is a member of the UK Heat Transfer Committee
and of the UK Heat Transfer Society of which he was president
for 2007/08. His teaching interests are in the fields of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He has held sabbatical
appointments at MIT, US Naval Postgraduate School and theUniversities of Tokyo and Kyushu. His research interests are mainlyin the field of condensation heat transfer, in which he has published some 300 theoretical and experimental papers. Since 1996,
he has been UK editor of International Journal of Heat and MassTransfer, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,
Experimental Heat Transfer, and serves on the advisory boards ofseveral other journals.

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Over a long and distinguished career, Prof. Rose has been theworld’s acknowledged pioneer in a wide range of topics relatedto phase-change heat transfer, and in particular, condensation,e.g., dropwise condensation, condensation of metals, condensationof mixtures, Marangoni condensation, kinetic theory of phasechange, molecular dynamic simulation of phase change, condensation on microfinned tubes and in microchannels. Well before theresearch community focused its attention on the topic, Prof. Roseset the stage for accurate experiments and a mechanistic understanding of dropwise condensation, with measurements and a theoretical framework that has stood the test of time. With the recent
resurgence of interest in this topic, researchers continue to use hisfoundational work as the basis from which to build their models.
His contributions to the field of microscale condensation, in collaboration with colleagues at Queen Mary, are equally transformative. He was the first to systematically elucidate the role ofgravitational, inertial and surface tension forces in the condensation process in microchannels. The ability of his analytical technique to ‘‘switch on and off” the various mechanisms makes it aninvaluable tool to understand these phenomena, as well as to usethem to advantage in condenser designs. Furthermore, the elegance of his technique is evident in the way he extracts essential
insights and develops simple closed-form equations with excellent
predictive capability. Such features make this research particularly
amenable to implementation in real-world condenser designs,
rather than being relegated only to scholarly publications. The
breadth of fluids covered by his research on condensation is truly
staggering, and includes synthetic and natural refrigerants, ammonia, steam, glycols, hydrocarbons, and even liquid metals.
Prof. Rose’s research finds application in a variety of industries,e.g., nuclear, process plant, refrigeration/air conditioning. Hispapers on condensation heat transfer are widely quoted inadvanced textbooks and reference handbooks. His model forcondensation on low-finned tubes is recommended by ESDU(Engineering Sciences Data Unit) International plc, HTFS, HTRIand GRETh. One of his most cited papers, "Dropwise Condensation
Theory and Experiment: A Review," published in 2002, provides a
critical survey of pioneering work starting with Schmidt (1930)
in Germany, his own contributions since 1964, and those of otherresearchers that followed. His work has been supported by andbenefits industry (British Gas Co., AEA Harwell, National Nuclear
Corp., Cal Gavin Ltd., Ford Motor Co., Modine Co., Compagnie
Industrielle d’Applications Thermiques), and government andother funding bodies (EPSRC, Royal Society, Leverhulme Trust,
National Science Foundation, and Office of Naval Research (USA)).
He has supervised 28 PhD students.

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Prof. Rose is one of the most sought after speakers for invitedlectures and presentations throughout the world at conferences,in universities and companies, notably in the USA, Japan, Korea,Russia, Brazil, India, as well as EU countries and the UK. Besides
being a worldwide renowned expert in heat transfer, Prof. Rose isa science diplomat, who has played a major role throughout hiscareer in fostering east-west and north-south interactions, andgives guidance freely to all, ranging from a young undergraduate
to a colleague anywhere in the world. He is deeply admired byhis co-workers and collaborators, and by the several generationsof students at undergraduate and graduate levels, who have been
fortunate to benefit from his solid fundamental knowledge offeredthrough carefully prepared courses, lectures, and informal interactions. On behalf of the Heat Transfer community, we wish Prof.
John Rose many more years of active research and intellectual
enjoyment in this field he pioneered.

Antonio Barletta
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Briggs
Alberto Cavallini
Renato Cotta
Srinivas Garimella
Leon Glicksman
Geoffrey Hewitt
Tassos Karayiannis
Raj Manglik
W.J. Minkowycz
Khellil Sefiane
Yas Takata
John ThomeYoshio Utaka
Huasheng Wang
Hideo Yoshida