Title: Professor
Degree(s):
– Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California
– M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
– B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lab/Center Affiliation(s):
– Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER)
– Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE)
Research interests:
– Advanced energy conversion
– Fuel cells
– Batteries
– Electrochemistry
– Combustion
– Thermal management
– PowerMEMS
Current Research:
– Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs): Fuel cell materials synthesis and fabrication, catalyst development of electrodes, system integration and the fuel cell characterization
– Membranes for carbon dioxide recovery from combustion processes
– Co-generation system of electricity and syngas
– Development of all-solid-state lithium ion batteries
– Bio/electro-corrosion of implants
– Bio-based materials for energy applications
– Gas-phase and catalytic combustion in counterflow, heat-recirculating combustors/exchangers
– Development of meso- and micro-combustors/heat exchangers
– Catalyst development for ultra low-temperature reaction
– Thermal transpiration based propulsion, pumping, and power generation
– Development of an integrated power generation system
Teaching Interests:
– Fuel cells
– Heat and mass transfer
– Fluid mechanics
– Thermodynamics
– Combustion
– HVAC
Honors and Awards:
– 1st place of the Energy, Environment, and Smart Materials in the Presentation Awards, 2023
– 1st place of Graduate Non-Design Category Poster Competition at the NYS Green Building Conference, 2023
– 3rd place of the Poster Competition at Research Day, 2022
– 1st place of the Health and Well-being and 2nd place of the Energy, Environment, and Smart Materials in the Presentation Awards, 2021
– 2nd, and 3rd place of the Student Pitch Competition at Research Day, 2020
– People’s Choice Award for Best Paper at the ASME 2020 Power Conference & Nuclear Engineering Conference, 2020
– Best Paper Winner of the Student Paper Competition at the ASME 2018 Power and Energy Conference & Exhibition, 2018
– 2nd place of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Poster Contest, 2018
– Recipient of Advisory Board Award, 1st place of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Poster Contest, 2018
– 1st place of the SyracuseCoE Symposium Poster Competition, 2017
– Recipient of Advisory Board Award, 1st place of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Poster Contest, 2017
– 2nd place of the Student Pitch Competition at Research Day, 2017
– 1st, and 2nd place of the SyracuseCoE Symposium Poster Competition, 2016
– Best Prototype Winner of the Research Summit at the General Electric (GE) Global Research, 2016
– 2nd place of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Poster Contest, 2016
– Practical Application Winner of the Nunan Lecture and Research Day Poster Competition, 2016
– Recipient of ASME Fellowship, 2016
– Recipient of the Sustainable Aviation Research Society Science Award, 2016
– 1st, and 2nd place in the graduate student category at the CNY ASHRAE Poster Competition, 2016
– Recipient of SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellowship, 2015
– 1st place of the SyracuseCoE Symposium Poster Competition, 2015
– Best Poster Winner of the Research Summit at the General Electric (GE) Global Research, 2015
– 1st, 2nd and 3rd place of the SyracuseCoE INSPIRE Competition, 2015
– 2nd place of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Poster Contest, 2015
– High Impact Idea Award of the Earth Week Sustainability Research Poster Competition, 2015
– 2nd place of the SyracuseCoE Symposium Poster Competition, 2014
– Best Poster Winner of the Nunan Lecture and Research Day Poster Competition, 2014
– ASEE Best Paper Award of the ASEE St. Lawrence Section, 2013
– Recipient of the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, 2013
– Named AIAA’s Spotlight Member of the Month for December, 2012
– Recipient of AIAA Associate Fellowship, 2012
– Recipient of Faculty Excellence Award, 2012
– Grand Prize Winner of the Nunan Lecture and Research Day Poster Competition, 2011
– Nominated for the CEA Reid Miller Excellence Award, 2009
– Recipient of WSU MME Excellence in Teaching Award, 2008 – 2009
– Awarded in WSU Faculty Excellence Recognition Program, 2008
– Selected one of 8 finalists in The 2007 ASME Innovation Showcase (I-Show) Competition, 2007
– Who’s Who, 2007 –
– Recipient of Faculty Travel Grant from Office of Grant and Research Development (OGRD) at WSU, 2007
– Recipient of The Young Researchers Travel Grant from National Science Foundation (NSF), 2007