Rate My Professor Sid Becker

Professor Sid Becker is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Canterbury, where he has held his position since 2010. He currently serves as Associate Dean of Postgraduate Research. His academic work centers on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and transport phenomena in biological media, with particular interests in biofluidics, flow in porous media, convection heat transfer, drug delivery, mathematical simulation, and compressible flow. He is registered to supervise master’s and doctoral students.

Prior to joining the University of Canterbury, Professor Becker was affiliated with North Carolina State University. He earned his PhD and has been recognized as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, including a German Post Doctoral Fellowship period associated with Hamburg University of Technology. He has contributed to the field through editorial work, serving as lead editor of the Elsevier volume Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Biological Processes. Professor Becker has received Faculty of Engineering teaching and research awards, including recognition at the College of Engineering level. His verified professional email address is publicly listed on university and academic platforms.