People
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Dr. Amit Kumar, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2022-Present)
Research Area: Multiphysics interactions between fibers and droplet aerosols |
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Dr. Sashank Gautam, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)
Research Area: Design and Optimization of Multilayer Aerosol Filtration Media |
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Mashfiq Rahman, PhD program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)
PhD Research: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Characterization of Nanofibrous Materials |
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Nishant Bhaatta, PhD program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)
PhD Research: Flow-less Coalescence Filtration |
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Shyam Atri, PhD Program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)
PhD Research: Numerical Simulation of Electrically Charged Particles |
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Shajid Rahman, PhD Program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2023-Present)
PhD Research: Discrete Element Modeling of Compression-Recovery in Fibrous Materials |
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Lab Alumni
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Henry J. Holweger, REU Student, VCU (2018–2020)
Research Area: Centrifugal Detachment of Droplets from A Fiber Current Position: Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Student at VCU |
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Mohammad Jamali, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2016–2020)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2020-2021) PhD Dissertation: Understanding Droplet Mobility and Penetration in Nonwovens Current Position: SimoTech, Seattle, Washington |
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Ali Moghadam, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2016–2019)
PhD Dissertation: Capillary Forces in Partially Saturated Thin Fibrous Media Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia |
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Sina H. Yousefi, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2016–2019)
PhD Dissertation: Modeling Thickness and Porosity of Nanofiber Media Current Position: American Air Filter, Tennessee |
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Hossain Aziz, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2015–2019)
PhD Dissertation: Computational and Experimental Investigation on the Wetting Behavior of Droplet-Fiber Systems Current Position: National Energy Technology Laboratory, West Virginia |
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Noor M. Farhan, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2015–2019)
PhD Dissertation: Multiphase Droplet Interactions with a Single Fiber Current Position: Faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department, Kut University, Iraq |
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D. Ganesh Venkateshan, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2014–2018)
PhD Dissertation: Modeling Fluid Motion Over Fibrous Surfaces Current Position: Cummins Filtration, Stoughton, WI |
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Ahmed A. Hemeda, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2013–2016)
PhD Dissertation: Modeling Time-Dependent Performance of Submerged Superhydrophobic Surfaces Current Position: EY, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Mana M. Amrei, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2013–2016)
PhD Dissertation: Modeling Fluid Interactions with Granular and Fibrous Surfaces Current Position: Instron, Boston, MA |
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Ahmed Saleh, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2011–2015)
PhD Dissertation: Micro- and Macro-Scale Modeling of Filter Aging Current Position: Faculty at Southern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA |
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Thomas M. Bucher, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2010–2014)
PhD Dissertation: Capillarity and Fluid Transport in Fibrous Media with Heterogeneous Wettability Current Position: Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Raghu Arambakam, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2010–2013)
PhD Dissertation: Modeling Effect of Microstructure on Performance of Fibrous Heat Insulations Current Position: Global Patent Solutions, Phoenix, Arizona |
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Dr. Babak Emami, Post-Doctoral Research Associate (2010-2012)
Research Area: Modeling Air-Water Interface on Superhydrophobic Surfaces Current Position: Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Deloitte Digital, San Francisco, CA |
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Shah Fotovati, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2009–2012)
PhD Dissertation: Modeling Multi-Component Composite Aerosol Filters with Non-Circular Fibers Current Position: Bell Helicopter, Houston, Texas |
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Samuel A. Hosseini, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2009–2011)
PhD Dissertation: Unsteady-State Modeling of Particle-Loaded Aerosol Fibrous Filters Current Position: Engineering Manager at Woodward Inc., Santa Clarita, California |
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Alireza Ashari, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2007–2010)
PhD Dissertation: Dual-Scale Modeling of Two-Phase Fluid Transport in Fibrous Porous Media Current Position: Apple Inc., Cupertino, California |
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Imad Qashou, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2005–2008)
PhD Dissertation: An Investigation of the Radiative Heat Transfer through Thin Sheets Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi Current Position: Methanol at Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc. Texas |
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Sudhakar Jaganathan, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2005–2008)
PhD Dissertation: An Investigation on Fluid Flow in Fibrous Materials via Image-based Fluid Dynamics Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi Current Position: Global Technology Manager at Hollingsworth & Vose, Boston, MA |
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Qiqi Wang, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2004–2007)
PhD Dissertation: An Investigation of Aerosol Filtration via Fibrous Filters Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi Current Position: 4C Air, Inc., Sunnyvale, California |
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Nagendra Anantharamaiah, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2004–2006)
PhD Dissertation: An Investigation of the Influence of Nozzle Geometry in the Hydroentangling Process Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi Current Position: Hollingsworth & Vose Company, Floyd, Virginia |
