Biography and Expertise

Special Fields of Knowledge:

  • Combustion
  • Laser Diagnostics
  • Combustion Instability
  • Drop Combustion
  • Biomass Gasification
  • Advanced Imaging

Present Research Interests:

  • Performance of Complex Fuel Additives
  • Rare Earth Metal Recovery
  • Gasification and Combustion of Bio-Derived and MSW Fuels
  • Combustion Instability
  • Medical Devices

Keywords: Combustion Instability; Biomass Gasification and Combustion; Droplet Behavior in Alternative Liquid Fuels

Research:

  • Droplet Combustion Research
  • Combustion Instability Research
  • Biomass Combustion Research
  • Medical Device Research

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Honors

Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (United States, New York) - ASME, August 2019
EPSCoR Mentoring Award
University of Iowa (United States, Iowa City) - UI, August 2013

Associations

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Combustion Institute

Organizational Affiliations

Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Iowa

Education

Aerospace Engineering
2000, PhD, University of Michigan
Mathematics
1999, MS, University of Michigan
Aerospace Engineering
1996, MS, University of Michigan
Engineering and Applied Science
1995, BS, California Institute of Technology