Munonyedi (Kelvin) Egbo, Ph.D.

Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Shiley School of Engineering 

Kelvin Egbo received his bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from the University of Nigeria, master of science in sustainable energy from the University of Glasgow and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Wichita State University. Prior to joining UP Kelvin held teaching fellow and research assistant positions at Wichita State University where he taught undergraduate fluid mechanics while conducting NASA-funded research on phase-change cooling systems for electronics and spacecrafts. Before joining Wichita State, he was a mechanical engineering lecturer at his alma mater, the University of Nigeria, where he taught undergraduate thermodynamics while supervising senior capstone design projects. With his wealth of academia and life knowledge and experience and his love for teaching and research, Kelvin aims to prepare students to be career- and society-ready.