John Garman, postdoc — jgarman@uci.edu – ME188 Engineering Design in Industry Instructor, Coal/Biomass entrained flow reactor build and operation
Mina Rohani, Ph.D. — mrohani@uci.edu -- Atomization and Sprays: Controlling the breakup of a fluid jet through the disturbance applied on the jet stream by the piezoelectric device
Sri Puranam, Ph.D. — vpuranam@uci.edu -- Turbine Burner: Turbulent combustion in a turning and accelerating flow
Soulak Abbilian, Ph.D. — sabbilia@uci.edu -- 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
Kyung Man Kim, Ph.D. — kimkm@uci.edu -- Heterogeneous mercury chemistry in post-combustion region of a coal furnace
Mohammad Kebria, Ph.D. — mmk@uci.edu – Coal combustion and char burnout modeling on an entrained flow reactor
Peter Therkelsen, Ph.D. — ptherkel@uci.edu – Small scale homogeneous charge compression ignition IC engines
Sunny Karnani, Ph.D. — skarnani@uci.edu – Effects of electric fields on flames.
Nivedan Tiwari, Ph.D. — ntiwari@uci.edu -- Nonlinear microscopy and spectroscopy for biological applications: fiber optic in-situ imaging of knee tissues for quantifying changes due to the disease process.
Jennifer Menasha, M.S. — jmenasha@uci.edu -- Design and fabrication of a single channel air preheater for studying ammonium bisulfate formation in coal-fired power plants
Adam Jepsen, M.S. — ajepsen@uci.edu -- Characterization of dynamic, surfactant-free emulsions
Alireza Mirsepassi, M.S. — amirsepa@uci.edu -- CFD Modeling of ABS formation along an air pre-heater channel, Exploring self-assembly and chaining of particles in viscoelastic liquids
Shawn Maghzi, M.S. — smaghzi@uci.edu -- Coal and biomass combustion, design and build the entrained flow reactor along with diagnostics tools
Michael Tran, M.S. - mktran@uci.edu -- Alternative fuel technologies for aircraft and spacecraft, Biomass combustion technologies
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)
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
Matthew Rickard, 2005 — Ion-Driven Wind: Aerodynamics, Performance Limits, and Optimization
Ben Strayer, 2001 -- The Importance of Actuation Mechanisms in Control of Non-premixed Combustion
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 Buerkle, 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
Sam Kwa, 2005 — ADVISOR and the RC Car (project)
Jason Luzar, 1992 -- Vaporization in a Linear Droplet Stream Flame
Davyda McKinney, 1999 — A Droplet Stream Flame in an Acoustic Field
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
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
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
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
