John Garman, Staff Scientist — jgarman@uci.edu – ME188 Engineering Design in Industry Instructor, Lab Operations, Engineer at Large
Debareix Benjamin, M.S. — benjamin.debareix@gmail.com
(Alice) Yu-Chien Chien, Ph.D. — zealalice@gmail.com – Tomographic Reconstructions for Combustion Using Quantum Cascade Lasers
Jin Dang, M.S. — dangj1@uci.edu – Time Variant Fuel Injection Technology
Ferran Marti Duran, M.S — martiduran.17@gmail.com - Droplet Evaporation in Turbulent Flows
Claudio Giani, M.S. — cgiani@uci.edu – Miniature Liquid Fuel Film Combustion
Julien Glorian, M.S. — jglorian@uci.edu – Parametric Studies of Electrical Fields on Flames
Descours Jeremie, M.S. — jerem.descours@gmail.com – Computational Fluid Dynamics of Coal Combustion
Feng Jiang, Ph.D. — fjiang2@uci.edu – Mercury Removal from Flue Gas Using the Calera Process
Sunny Karnani, Ph.D. — skarnani@uci.edu – Effects of electric fields on flames.
Mohammad Kebria, Ph.D. — mmk@uci.edu – Coal combustion and char burnout modeling on an entrained flow reactor
Alireza Mirsepassi, Ph.D. — amirsepa@uci.edu – Optical Diagnostics and Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Rosa Padilla, Ph.D. — padilla.re@gmail.com – Non-Premixed Counterflow Flame Burner Study of Water-Laden Flames
Melika Roshandelli, M.S. — mroshand@uci.edu – Combustion of Methane Hydrates
Scott Toma, M.S. — stoma@uci.edu – Measurement of Dynamic Response of Teeth to Dental Lasers
Hui-ju Tsai, M.S. — huijut@uci.edu – Numerical simulations of electrical properties of small diffusion flames
PAST MEMBERS — Ph.D.
Chris Buchanan, 1997 — CFD Characterization of a Mechanically Ventilated Office Room: The Effects of Room Design on Ventilation Performance
I-Ping Chung, 1992 — A Study of Aerosol Inhalability into Blunt Samplers and the Human Head
Corinne Connon, 1997 — Significance of Droplet-Droplet Interactions in Droplet Streams: Atmospheric to Supercritical Conditions (now Corinne Lengsfeld)
Ramon Dimalanta, 1998 — Experimental Investigation of Reduced Vaporization in a Droplet Stream Flame
John Garman, 1996 — Issues in Laser Diagnostics for Combustion Thermometry: Low Pressure Flames and Spatial Averaging
Neha Gowadia, 2007 — Size-segregated Chemistry in Mainstream Tobacco Smoke (in Environmental Toxicology)
Kyung Man Kim, 2010 — kimkm@uci.edu – Heterogeneous mercury chemistry in post-combustion region of a coal furnace
Trinh Pham, 2006 — Fuel Film Combustion in a Miniature Combustor
Mike Papac, 2005 — Electrical Aspects of Gaseous Fuel Flames for Microgravity Combustion and Combustion Control
Jonathan Posner, 2001 — Resonant and Non-Resonant Holographic Interferometry in Axisymmetric Flames
Sri Puranam, 2010 — vpuranam@uci.edu – Turbine Burner: Turbulent combustion in a turning and accelerating flow
Matthew Rickard, 2005 — Ion-Driven Wind: Aerodynamics, Performance Limits, and Optimization
Mina Rohani, 2011 — Controlling the Breakup of Capillary Liquid Jets
Ben Strayer, 2001 — The Importance of Actuation Mechanisms in Control of Non-premixed Combustion
Peter Therkelsen, 2010 — ptherkel@uci.edu – Small scale homogeneous charge compression ignition IC engines
Nivedan Tiwari, 2011 — Non-Linear Endoscopic Microscopy System for Potential Use in Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Soulak Tsolag, 2011 — Analysis and study of the formation and flow of unstable water-and-fuel emulsions and multiphase flows, and developing novel diagnostic techniques for characterizing high-concentration, high-speed emulsion flows
Junyong Zhu, 1991 — Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS) Gas Temperature Measurements in a Monodisperse Combusting Droplet Stream
PAST MEMBERS — M.S.
Soulak Abbilian, 2008 — An Investigation of Self-Induced Combustion Instabilities in a Low-Swirl Burner
Jim Burkle, 1991 — Surface Defect Detection by Laser Light Scattering
Edie Chang, 1993 — Measurement of Sidestream Tobacco Smoke Particle Size Distribution
Carlson Choi, 1996 — Laser Induced Fluorescence in an Acetone Droplet Stream Flame
Tom Co, 2002 — Emission from a Rikje-tube Combustor (project)
Corinne Connon, 1993 — Instabilities of Monodisperse Droplet Streams under High Ambient Pressure (now Corinne Lengsfeld)
Brain Davies, 1992 — Computer Control of an IC Engine
Ramon Dimalanta, 1994 — Vaporization of Waste Oil Sludge (project)
John Garman, 1993 — The Dependence of NO2 Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing Signals on Buffer Gas Pressure
Marcos Gonzalez, 2000 — Prospects for an Electrohydrodynamic Spray Burner
Andrew Gray, 1992 — Optical Sizing of Tobacco Smoke by Laser Light Scattering and Extinction
Markus Grueneis, 2002 — Cryogenic Heat Transfer Correlation for an Isogrid Panel
Hsieh Huang, 1990 — Numerical Solutions for Steady Flow Past Two-Dimensional Blunt Body Samplers
Ling Huang, 1991 — Focusing of Gaussian Laser Beams through a Gradient Index Lens (project)
Deanna Iobbi, 2004 — Controlling Piezoelectric Generated Droplets
Adam Jepsen, 2009 — Characterization of dynamic, surfactant-free emulsions
Armin Karimi, 2010 — Thermal Analysis of Modular Mirrors of James Webb Space Telescope
Sam Kwa, 2005 — ADVISOR and the RC Car (project)
Jae Lim, 2010 — jaehl@uci.edu – Small Scale Spark Assisted HCCI Engines
Jason Luzar, 1992 — Vaporization in a Linear Droplet Stream Flame
De Ly, 2009 — Analysis of Potential for Quantum Cascade Laser Measurements of Carbon Monoxide under Realistic Combustion Conditions
Shawn Maghzi, 2009 — Design, Construction, and Testing of an Entrained Flow Reactor for Coal
Davyda McKinney, 1999 — A Droplet Stream Flame in an Acoustic Field
Jennifer Menasha, 2010 — jmenasha@uci.edu – Design and fabrication of a single channel air preheater for studying ammonium bisulfate formation in coal-fired power plants
Alireza Mirsepassi, 2009 — CFD Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer in Air Preheater Channel
Mako Miyasato, 1996 — Fluid Dynamics near a Self-Cleaning Sensor (project)
Court Moorefield, 1998 — Lean Engine Combustion Using Hydrogen Enhanced Gasoline Fuel (project)
Quang-Viet Nguyen, 1990 — Measurements of Droplet-Droplet Interaction and Aerodynamics
Michael Papac, 2002 — CARS and LIF Measurements of Gaseous Diffusion Flames under Electric Field Control
Joe Papac, 2004 — Combustion in a Miniature Combustion Engine
Trinh Pham, 2003 — Study of a Miniature Liquid Fuel Film Combustor
Mercedes Palencia, 2010 — mpalenica@uci.edu – Coal Combustion and Char Burnout Kinetics in an Entrained Flow Reactor
Jesse Pompa, 2006 — Performance of Miniature IC Engines
Jonathan Posner, 1998 — LDV and PIV Measurements of Indoor Air Flows in a Model Room
Matthew Rickard, 2002 — The Study of an Electrified Air-Assisted Liquid Atomizer
Nicola Sarzi-Amade, 2007 — Mixing Flows in a Converging Curved Duct
Mark Silverman, 1993 -- Experimental Investigation of a Droplet Stream Flame
Ben Strayer, 1997 — Active Control Methodology Applied to a Laminar Non-Premixed Flame
Michael Tran, 2010 — mktran@uci.edu – Alternative fuel technologies for aircraft and spacecraft, Biomass combustion technologies
Kimlien Vu, 1998 — Biomedical Microbeam Characterization using Photochromic Film
Julianna Yun Wei, 2007 — Formation Temperature of Ammonium Bisulfate at Simulated Air Preheater Conditions
Fong Yang, 1998 — Acoustic Control of a Rijke Tube Burner
Yufei Zhang, 1992 — Study of Gas Phase Chemistry in CVD Diamond Deposition
PAST MEMBERS — B.S.
Matthew Bennett, 2008
Michael Tran, 2008
Peter Chueh, 2006
Adrian Mulroney, 2006
Jerry Rodriguez, 2004
Nick Welche, 2003
Jonathan Regele, 2001
Ryan Kelly, 2000
Tuan Trinh, 1993
PAST MEMBERS — VISITING RESEARCHERS
Luca Castronuovo, 2010 — Aluminum Nanoparticle Combustion in Air
Simone Stanchi, Polytechnic Milano – Engineering Degree student, 2002 – Pressurized miniature film combustor (with Prof. W.A. Sirignano)
Andrea Favalessa, University of Padua – Engineering Degree student, 2004 – Heat recirculating burner
Nicola Amade Sarzi, Polytechnic Milano – Engineering Degree student, 2005 – Annular film combustor (with Prof. W.A. Sirignano)
Elisangela Leal – Post Doctoral Researcher, 2003-2005 – Portable power; fuel cells (with Prof. F. Jabbari and Dr. J. Brouwer)
Amauri Leal – visiting M.S. student, Brazil, 2003-2005 – On board methanol reformer for miniature IC engines
Yeuh-Heng (Zic) Li – visiting Ph.D. student from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (2005-2006) – Combustion of liquid films on flat plates
Francesco Borgatelli, Polytechnic Milano – Engineering Degree student, 2006 – Feedback control of flames with electric fields.
Roberto Mattioli, Polytechnic Milano – Engineering Degree student 2006/2007 – Miniature Liquid Film Combustors with Secondary Air Injection
John Garman – Post Doctoral Scientist, 2006-2008 – Laser Diagnostics in Combustion; Miniature Engine Combustion
Jonathan Arici, Polytechnic Milano – Engineering Degree student, 2007/2008 – Experiments in a Model Turbine Burner
Kiyotaka Yamashita, Post Doctoral Scientist, University of Tokyo, 2008 – Numerical Simulation
