MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering

Education

  • PhD Civil Engineering, INSA Toulouse France, 1996
  • MS Civil Engineering, INSA Toulouse France, 1992
  • BS Civil Engineering, INSA Toulouse France, 1992
Sylvie R Lorente
  • Office Location: 144 Hudson Hall
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-5314
  • Email Address: sylvie.lorente@duke.edu

    • Lorente's research interests encompass vascularized materials, constructal theory, porous media, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer.

    Specialties
    Thermodynamics
    Constructal Theory
    Fluid Mechanics
    Materials

    Recent Publications More Publications

    1. Nguyen, T.S. and Lorente, S. and Carcasses, M., The influence of temperature levels on chloride diffusion through mortar, Advances in Cement Research, vol. 19 no. 1 (2007), ppt. 17 - 24 , [17] [abs]
    2. Bejan, A. and Lorente, S., Constructal tree-shaped flow structures, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 27 no. 4 (2007), ppt. 755 - 761 , [008] [abs]
    3. Lorente, S. and Voinitchi, D. and Begue-Escaffit, P. and Bourbon, X., The single-valued diffusion coefficient for ionic diffusion through porous media, J. Appl. Phys. (USA), vol. 101 no. 2 (2007), ppt. 24907 - 1 , [1.2426375] [abs]
    4. Nguyen, T.S. and Lorente, S. and Carcasses, M., The influence of temperature levels on chloride diffusion through mortar, Adv. Cem. Res. (UK), vol. 19 no. 1 (2007), ppt. 17 - 24 , [17] [abs]
    5. Lorente, S. and Bejan, A., Heterogeneous porous media as multiscale structures for maximum flow access, J. Appl. Phys. (USA), vol. 100 no. 11 (2006), ppt. 114909 - 1 , [1.2396842] [abs]

    The mission of Duke's Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science educational programs is to provide the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to be successful in the practice of engineering; the preparation necessary to undertake professional registration; an educational preparation for graduate or professional study; and an education background that is the basis for professional growth and leadership throughout a career that may encompass a broad range of endeavors, both technical and non-technical.