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Calvin Mackie
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Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Spouse:Tracy Mackie
Children:2
Relatives:Anthony Mackie (brother)
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Thesis Title:Convective instability of a solidification interface in a porous layer
Thesis Url:https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/15902
Thesis Year:1996
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Calvin Mackie (born [1]) is an American motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He is the older brother of actor Anthony Mackie.

Education

Mackie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated in 1985 from McDonogh 35 High School, the first high school for African Americans in New Orleans.[2] In 1990, Mackie earned a B.S. in mathematics from Morehouse College and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech through a dual-degree program. He also completed a M.S. in 1992 and a Ph.D. in 1996, both in mechanical engineering.

Career

Academia

Following graduation Mackie joined the faculty at Tulane University where he continued to pursue research related to heat transfer, fluid dynamics, energy efficiency and renewable energy until the Engineering Program was discontinued in 2006.[3] In 2002, Mackie was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and successfully competed for federal, state and private funding.

In 2004–2005, Mackie was a visiting professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi National Honor Societies, and a Lifetime Member of the National Society of Black Engineers.

Mackie has also worked as a professional speaker. In 1992, he co-founded Channel ZerO, an educational and motivational consulting company; he has presented to civic and educational institutions, and Fortune 500 corporations.

Louisiana Recovery Authority

Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco appointed Mackie to the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA),[4] the guiding agency to lead the state's rebuilding efforts following the catastrophic 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As an ambassador of the LRA and a guest of the U.S. Embassy, he traveled to the country of Kuwait and appeared on Good Morning Kuwait and in international Arab newspapers.[5] As a resident of pre- and post-Katrina New Orleans, Mackie has also been featured on HBO as a commentator on Spike Lee's documentary on the Katrina disaster When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts. He has also appeared on national and local news shows talking about Katrina, including the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer,[6] and the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Patents and publications

In November 1999, Mackie and Benjamin Hall Thomas received a patent (#US5988565A) on a device to retrofit luggage stow bins on 737 and 757 Boeing commercial airliners.[7] [8]

Partial bibliography

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agony of New Orleans, Through Spike Lee's Eyes . Felicia R. . Lee . August 3, 2006 . . August 27, 2017 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828104949/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/arts/television/03leve.html . August 28, 2017 . dead . Mr. Mackie, 38, a professor of engineering at Tulane, ....
  2. Book: Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865-2000 . Woyshner . Christine . Bohan . Chara Haeussler . September 6, 2012 . Palgrave Macmillan . 978-1-137-00754-4 . 11.
  3. Web site: Tulane University Department of Mechanical Engineering . Tulane University . https://web.archive.org/web/20060219012652/http://www.me.tulane.edu/visitors/faculty/Mackie/mackie.htm . February 19, 2006 . February 26, 2018.
  4. Web site: Louisiana Recovery Authority . State of Louisiana. https://web.archive.org/web/20051028132458/http://lra.louisiana.gov/board.html. October 28, 2005. dead. January 30, 2007.
  5. News: Sharooq . Sadeqi . New Orleans visitor expresses gratitude to Kuwait . April 18, 2006 . Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) . January 30, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210032320/http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=852350 . December 10, 2006 . dead.
  6. Web site: President Bush Visits Gulf Coast for Katrina Anniversary . August 28, 2006 . PBS.org . January 30, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109161146/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/july-dec06/katrina_08-28.html . January 9, 2014.
  7. patents.google.com . February 25, 1998 . Benjamin Hall . Thomas . Calvin . Mackie . Kingdom Builders R and D LLC . Overhead aircraft luggage bin with safety mechanism .
  8. Web site: Calvin . Mackie . Overhead aircraft luggage bin with safety mechanism . . February 25, 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828020043/http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN%2F5988565. dead. August 28, 2017.
  9. News: President Bush Honors Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring . May 6, 2004 . National Science Foundation . February 3, 2007.
  10. 2002 Black Engineer of the Year Awards . Garland L. . Thompson . March 30, 2002 . US Black Engineer and Information Technology . Career Communications, Inc. . February 2, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312113928/http://www.blackengineer.com/artman/publish/article_252.shtml . March 12, 2016.

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