Ronald Saporita
Title: Adjunct Professor
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Campus: Long Island
Area(s) of Expertise: Mechanical Heat/Power Systems
Education Credentials: B.E., M.E.
Industry Credentials: PE
Joined New York Tech: 2001
Ronald Saporita has previous teaching experience at both CUNY and Polytechnic Institute of NY. His professional experience includes over 45 years of design engineering of heat transfer equipment, fluid flow sizing (which required fluid mechanics and thermodynamics) of piping, pump, compressors, and noise abatement equipment, and computer control systems as well as project management (cost, schedule, quality and safety) and start-up. Applications have included transportation, infrastructure, energy, environmental, and facility projects. He has also managed research and development operations of a semi-commercial chemical plant in England.
Recent Projects/Research
- Managed structural design of pressure vessels and all mechanical/hydraulic systems for a $125 million (1978 dollars) petrochemical plant.
- Managed start-up, troubleshooting, and performance guarantee "run" for a $500 million (1980 dollars) chemical plant.
- Directed site selection, land acquisition and negotiated incentives for a phased twenty five year site development of up to 100 acres in Asia. Directed and oversaw the $100 million first phase of design and construction.
- Provided independent oversight for an engineering/construction firm across the U.S., Africa and China.
- Analyzed project performance (design and construction) for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's $26 billion Capital Plan.
Publications
- Authored a text for young engineers "Managing Risks in Design and Construction Projects," ASME Press, 2005
- Co-authored papers on hydraulic systems design, noise reduction, and computer control of combustion equipment, Oil and Gas Journal (Industry Publication)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME
- Member Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)
- Member Pi Tau Sigma (National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society)
- Distinguished Service Award, ASME
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- AENG 360: Aerodynamics
- AENG 463: Propulsion
- IENG 240: Engineering Economics
- IENG 245: Statistical Design I
- IENG 251: Project Engineering
- IENG 400/ICSS 309: Technology and Global Issues
- MENG 105: Engineering Graphics
- MENG 211: Engineering Mechanics–Statics
- MENG 212: Engineering Mechanics–Dynamics
- MENG 340: Fluid Mechanics
- MENG 349: Heat Transfer