Dr. Alex Pavlak

Adjunct Faculty

B.E., Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology                

M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ph.D., Fluid Mechanics, Stevens Institute of Technology.

Post graduate courses, University of Pennsylvania.  

 Dr. Alex Pavlak has a strong interest and commitment to clean energy systems and simplifying the global transition to a post fossil fuel economy.

Dr. Pavlak has been a leader in the development of advanced systems since 1968, where he managed R&D programs ranging from hypersonic boundary layer transition to lake ice physics and liquid acoustic lenses for General Electric.  From 1976 to 1983 he was President and co-founder of ConSuntrator Inc, where he invented and directed development of a static solar concentrator.  From 1984 to 1992 he was Program Director of ASW development programs at Martin Marietta, where he orchestrated development of TAVA, a new tactical anti-submarine warfare sensor system.  Since 1993 he has been President of Thales Research, Inc. where he presents workshops, facilitates expert problem solving and serves as co-coordinator of a Strategic Leadership Seminar Series.

Dr. Pavlak is a Licensed professional Engineer, State of Pennsylvania, a Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional, and a member of INCOSE, International Council for Systems Engineering.  He holds 4 U.S. patents and has two more pending in the field of alternate energy sources.