Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor, motivational speaker, and successful entrepreneur. He is the older brother of actor Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie is an American actor. He has been featured in feature films, television series and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Drowning Crow, McReele, A Soldier's Play, and Talk, by Carl Hancock Rux, for which he won an Obie Award in 2002.In 2002 he featured...

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Education

Mackie graduated from McDonogh #35 Senior High School in 1985; McDonogh #35 was the first high school for African Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mackie approached recruiters for the Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...

 while attending a college recruitment fair in New Orleans, LA. After inquiry regarding his preference for engineering, he was then directed to the recruiters for Morehouse College. Granted conditional admission to Morehouse, Calvin began a remedial reading course during his first semester at the college. Graduating on time, Calvin concurrently earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Morehouse College

Morehouse College

Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's colleges in the United States....

 and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1990 through a dual-degree program offered between the institutions. Mackie matriculated at Georgia Tech, completing a Master of Science in 1992 and a Ph.D. in 1996, both in Mechanical Engineering.

Academia

Following graduation Dr. Mackie joined the faculty at Tulane University where he continued to pursue research related to heat transfer, fluid dynamics, energy efficiency and renewable energy until the Engineering Program was discontinued in 2006.

In 2002, he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. His research and education efforts have resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and external federal, state and private funding. A professional speaker, in 1992 he co-founded Channel ZerO, an educational and motivational consulting company and has presented to numerous civic, educational institutions and Fortune 500 corporations.

In 2004–2005, he was a visiting professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Mackie is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa Society

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society. Its mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Founded at The College of William and...

, Pi Tau Sigma

Pi Tau Sigma

Pi Tau Sigma is an International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society. Pi Tau Sigma's core values are:*Integrity ,*Service , and...

 and Tau Beta Pi

Tau Beta Pi

The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity...

 National Honor Societies.

He is currently a Lifetime Member of the National Society of Black Engineers

National Society of Black Engineers

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Louisiana Recovery Authority

Most recently, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco

Kathleen Blanco

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco was the 54th Governor of Louisiana, having served from January 2004 until January 2008. She was the first woman to be elected to the office of governor of Louisiana....

 appointed Dr. Mackie to the Louisiana Recovery Authority

Louisiana Recovery Authority

The Louisiana Recovery Authority is the governmental body created in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita by Governor Kathleen Blanco to plan for the recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana...

 (LRA), the guiding agency to lead the state's rebuilding efforts following the catastrophic Hurricanes Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

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 and Rita. As an ambassador of the LRA and a guest of the U.S. Embassy, he traveled to the country of Kuwait and appeared on Good Morning Kuwait and in numerous international Arab newspapers. As a resident of pre and post-Katrina New Orleans, Dr. Mackie has also been featured prominently on HBO as a commentator on Spike Lee’s

Spike Lee

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....

 documentary on the Katrina disaster entitled “When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts

When the Levees Broke

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts is a 2006 documentary film directed by Spike Lee about the devastation of New Orleans, Louisiana due to the failure of the levees during Hurricane Katrina. It was filmed in late August and early September 2005, and premiered at the New Orleans Arena on...

”; and has appeared on other national and local news shows talking about Katrina, including the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

James Charles "Jim" Lehrer is an American journalist and the executive editor and former news anchor for PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a frequent debate moderator during elections...

, and the Tom Joyner

Tom Joyner

Thomas "Tom" Joyner is an American radio host, host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and also founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.-Early life:...

Morning Show.

Patents and Publications

In November 1999, Benjamin Hall Thomas and Dr. Mackie received a patent on a device to retrofit luggage stowbins on 737 and 757 Boeing commercial airliners. (see patent summary)
. Dr. Mackie also authored the following scholarly journals:

• Semi-analytic Solutions for Freezing Induced by Evaporative Cooling
• Effect of Environmental Phase Characteristics on the Discharge of a Thermal Storage System
• Semi-analytic Solutions for Freezing Induced by Evaporative Cooling
• Convective Stability of a Particle-laden Fluid System in the Presence of Solidification

Dr. Mackie is the author of the motivational book: "A View from the Roof: Lessons for Life and Business."

Awards

Mackie has won numerous awards including:

• The 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
• The 2003 National Title - "One Distinguished Graduate for Louisiana"
• The 2002 Black Engineer of the Year Award for College Level Educator
• The 2002 New Orleans Data News Weekly Trailblazer Award
• The Pi Tau Sigma/ASME Excellence in Teaching Award in Mechanical Engineering for 2000 and 2002