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Walter Neal Simmons

Simmons

Gendell Family Professor of the Practice

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Gendell Family Professor of the Practice
  • Professor of the Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 309 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-5297
  • Email Address: wns@duke.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Duke University, 2001
  • B.S.E. Bucknell University, 1998

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2012

Courses Taught

  • ENRGYEGR 490: Special Topics in Energy Engineering
  • ENRGYEGR 590: Special Topics in Energy Engineering
  • ME 391: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 421L: Mechanical Design
  • ME 424L: Mechanical Systems Design
  • ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Representative Publications

  • Tran, S; Chen, J; Kozel, G; Chang, ET; Phung, T; Peng, Y; Dionise, Z; Wu, Y; Simmons, WN; Lipkin, ME; Preminger, GM; Zhong, P, Development of an optically transparent kidney model for laser lithotripsy research., Bju Int, vol 132 no. 1 (2023), pp. 36-39 [10.1111/bju.16015] [abs].
  • Economopoulos, KP; Fearis, P; Simmons, WN; Richardson, ES; Montgomery, SP, A Portable Negative Pressure Isolation System as a Solution to Minimize Exposure of Health Care Providers to Infectious Pathogens., Am Surg, vol 88 no. 8 (2022), pp. 1901-1903 [10.1177/00031348221086783] [abs].
  • Dale, J; Kaplan, AG; Radvak, D; Shin, R; Ackerman, A; Chen, T; Scales, CD; Ferrandino, MN; Simmons, WN; Preminger, GM; Lipkin, ME, Evaluation of a Novel Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope., J Endourol, vol 35 no. 6 (2021), pp. 903-907 [10.1089/end.2016.0237] [abs].
  • Wollin, DA; Tom, WR; Jiang, R; Simmons, WN; Preminger, GM; Lipkin, ME, An in vitro evaluation of laser settings and location in the efficiency of the popcorn effect., Urolithiasis, vol 47 no. 4 (2019), pp. 377-382 [10.1007/s00240-018-1066-6] [abs].
  • Carlos, EC; Li, J; Young, BJ; Radvak, D; Wollin, DA; Winship, BB; Simmons, WN; Preminger, GM; Lipkin, ME, Let's Get to the Point: Comparing Insertion Characteristics and Scope Damage of Flat-Tip and Ball-Tip Holmium Laser Fibers., J Endourol, vol 33 no. 1 (2019), pp. 22-26 [10.1089/end.2018.0229] [abs].