Faculty

William L. Roberts, Ph.D.

Director of Clean Combustion Research Center | Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: Experimental Combustion, Propulsion, and Laser-Based Optical Diagnostics for Reacting Flows

Mani Sarathy, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Clean Combustion Research Center | Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests: ​Comprehensive chemical kinetics, combustion cyberinfrastructure, reaction mechanism reduction, chemistry of multi-scale reacting flows

Hong G. Im, Ph.D.

​​​​​Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: Combustion Modelling, High Fidelity Simulations, Internal Combustion Engines, Spray modelling

Bassam Dally, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer Optimization, Applied Optics, computational fluid dynamics, Renewable Energy

James Turner, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: Spark-ignition Engines, Pressure Charging, e-Fuels, Powertrain Concepts, Fuel Cells

Aamir Farooq, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: Fuels and combustion, Sensors

Min Suk Cha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: ​Plasma assisted combustion, Fuel reforming, Plasma sources, Flame dynamics

Deanna Lacoste, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: High pressure combustion, Thermo acoustic instabilities, Optical diagnostics

Gaetano Magnotti, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: ​Combustion, Laser Diagnostics, Turbulence, Gas Turbines, Internal Combustion Engines

Xu Lu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: electrochemistry, CO2 Conversion, Water Electrolysis, Reactor, In-situ characterization

Thibault Guiberti, Ph.D. - HDR

Assistant Research Professor

Research Interests: Reactive Flows, Turbulence, Hydrogen, ammonia, Optical diagnostics, Chemiluminescence

Mohammed A. Al-Juaied, Ph.D.

Courtesy Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests: CCE, CCUS, Carbon capture, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Hydrogen, Life Cycle Analysis, Technology Policy, Techno-economic Assessment

Hasan Koten, Ph.D.

Visiting Faculty

Research Interests: ​Combustion, CFD, Internal Combustion Engines, Automotive

Suk Ho Chung, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Robert W. Dibble, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Staff

Andrew R. Maloney

Center Operations Manager

Amani M. Basagur

Executive Secretary

Adrian Ichim

Laboratory Supervisor - Building 7

Research Interests: Advanced Engine Combustion, Future Fuels

Catherine Owen

Communications Specialist

David White

Laboratory Supervisor - Building 5

Aliya Nadinova

Web and Communication Coordinator

Et-touhami Es-sebbar, Ph.D.

Research Infrastructure Manager

Jessica G. Chavez

Event Coordinator

Christopher Motter

Safety Officer

Yunhui Lyu

Admin Assistant

Earnesto Thachil

Laser Safety and Operation Technician

Amelia Puchades Maravilla

Admin. Assistant

Martina Nagl

Laboratory Design & Management Engineer

Riyad H. Jambi

Engine Lab Technician

Abdullah S. Almusabah

Operations Support Technician

Estefany H. Sarabia

Research Laboratory Assistant

Umit Gorcum

Research Assistant

Swetha Hariharan

Laboratory Technician

Vitor Borges

Research Engineer

Kevin Nall

Strategic Business Development Officer

Leiliang Kobayashi, Ph.D.

Techno-Economic Analyst

Research Interests: TEA, LCA, Low-Carbon, Clean Combustion, Energy Transition, Climate change

Sreenivasa Rao Gubba, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Computational Combustion, Emission reduction​, Alternative Energy, Inverse Diffusion Flames

Aiping Chen, Ph.D.

Research Technician

Research Interests: Catalysis, Analysis, Hydrogen

Arjun B. Narayanamurthy

Research Specialist

Khalid Alkhayat

Engineering Technician

Research Scientists

Ayman Elbaz, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Non-premixed flames, Swirling flames, Laminar and Turbulent flame speed, Jet flames in a heated co-flow, Elevated pressure combustion

Binod Raj Giri, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Research Interests: Gas Phase Kinetics, Laser Flash Photolysis, Shock Tube Studies, Statistical Rate Theory Calculations, Computational Chemistry, Laser Diagnostic in Combustion, Thermo-Physical Properties Measurements, Fluid Phase Equilibria

Deoras Prabhudharwadkar, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Carbon capture, Thermal Storage, Advanced Power Cycles, Multi-phase Flows

Francisco Hernández Pérez, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Combustion science and technology, computational science and engineering, computational fluid dynamics, high-performance scientific computing, laminar, turbulent and multiphase flow modelling

Giovanni Vorraro, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Internal Combustion Engines, e-Fuels, Fuel Cells, Numerical Modelling, Experimental Activities

Hanfeng Jin, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, kinetic modeling, laser absorption spectroscopy, mass spectrometry

Hassnain Abbas Khan, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Automotive exhaust After-treatments, Sustainable Energy with Low Carbon and Low Pollutant Emissions

Jahirul Mazumder, Ph.D.

Research Engineer

Research Interests: Thermochemical processes, Carbon capture, Catalysis and Reaction Engineering, Process Modeling and Optimization

Janardhanraj Subburaj, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Experimental fluid dynamics, Shockwave applications, Miniature shock tubes, High-speed flow visualization, Numerical modeling, Detonation dynamics

Junjun Guo, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Numerical simulation, Soot modeling, Radiation, Oxy-fuel combustion

Karl Chatelain, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Experimental, Modeling, Detonation, Electronic Structure Calculations, Energetic Materials, Autoxidation, Chemical kinetics

Khalil Djebbi

Research Specialist

Manuel Monge Palacios, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Theoretical kinetic and dynamic studies of gas phase reactions, combustion and atmospheric chemistry​

Minh Bau Luong, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS), Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI), Low Temperature Combustion (LTC), Internal Combustion Engine Simulation, Turbulence

Moez Ben Houidi, EngD, PhD

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Sprays and Atomization, Hydrogen ICE, combustion propagation regimes, Sustainable Fuels

Mohammed AlAbbad, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: ​Combustion, Chemical kinetics, Laser Diagnostics

Paolo Guida, Ph.D.

Research Technician

Research Interests: Multi-phase, Heavy Fuels, OpenFOAM, Surrogates, Emulsions

Peng Liu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, combustion chemistry, PAHs and soot formation

Raghu Vamsi Kodaboina

Research Specialist

Research Interests: Fuel Cell, Blue / Green Hydrogen, Membrane Analysis Collaboration, Reheating & Regeneration, Clean Combustion & Net Zero Emission, LCA

Ramses Snoeckx, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Plasma Chemistry, Energy & Environmental Science, C1 Chemistry, CO2 Conversion, Fuel reforming, Chemical Kinetics Modeling

Sai S. Sreedharan, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Cryogenic Carbon Capture, Aeromechanics, Rotordynamics, Gas Turbine Aerodynamics, Product Development

Saumitra Saxena, Ph.D.

Application Specialist

Research Interests: Fuel Kinetics, Computational Combustion, Emissions, Hot Corrosion, Ash-bearing fuels

Sushant Giri

Research Specialist

Research Interests: Black Soldier Flies, Chitin, Bio-fuel

Postdoctoral Fellows

Abdul Malek, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: PV-EC Water Splitting, Microfluidic Electrolyzer, CO2 reduction, Seawater Electrolysis, Green Hydrogen, nanomaterials

Adamu Alfazazi, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Autoignition chemistry, Reaction Engineering

Amit Katoch, Ph.D.

​Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Laminar and turbulent burning velocity measurements, Flameless combustion, Deflagraton to detonation transitions, Spray formation at low flow rates, Chemical kinetics, Micro and meso scale combustion, Biofuels

Anupam Ghosh, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Cryogenic Combustion, Hydrogen flame, Methane, Alternative fuels, Multiphase Flow

Aravind Balakrishnan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Micro/Meso combustion, Laminar Flame Speed Measurement, Combustion Modelling, Thermoacoustic

Bin Wu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Oxy-fuel combustion, Ozone Assisted Combustion

Carson Chu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Soot formation, Laser Diagnostics, Flame Synthesis, Alternative Fuel

Chaobo Yang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Raman/Rayleigh Scattering, CARS

Chaochen Xu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Functional Material, electrocatalysis, Energy Conversion

Eric Javier Fong Cisneros, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Internal Combustion Engines, Hybrid Vehicles, Engine Testing

Felipe Campuzano-Diosa, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Thermochemical processes, Chemical kinetics

Gani Issayev, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: ​Combustion, ammonia, Hydrogen, Biofuels, oxygenates

Ge Gao, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: nano catalysis, electrocatalysis

Gianluca Capriolo, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Chemical kinetics, Laser-Based Combustion Diagnostics, Carbon Neutral Fuels, Dynamics of Laminar Flames

Guoqing Wang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hani Ababneh, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Process Design, Process Modeling, CO2 capture, ​Fuels, Thermodynamics, Energy Analysis

Hao Wu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Spray, Atomization, Multiphase Flow, Droplet, ICE

Harsh Goyal, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Engine combustion, Performance and emissions, Alternative fuels, Optical/laser diagnostics

Harshavardhana Uranakara, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Machine learning, High performance computing, Turbulent Flows, Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS), computational fluid dynamics

Inna Gorbatenko, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Alternative fuels, Auto-Ignition, Engine Knock and Super-Knock, Advanced Engine Technologies, Gas-Phase Chemical Kinetics

Jiabiao Zou, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: combustion and atmospheric chemistry​, Laser Diagnostics, Theoretical Calculations

Jiabo Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Energy Conversion, Chemical kinetics, ​Combustion

Jianguo Du, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Experimental Combustion, Spray and droplet combustion

Jinwoo Son, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Electric field, flame propagation speed, electric body force

Jiwu Zhao, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation, DFT Calculation

João da Cruz Vargas, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Non-Equilibrium Flows, State-to-State, Modelling, Chemical kinetics, Radiative Transfer, High-Temperature Gases, Detonation

Liang Huang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Synergistic Effect, Single-Atom Catalysis

Liang Yu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Autoignition, Swirl Flame Instability, High-Pressure Plasma-Assisted Combustion

Mebin Samuel Panithasan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Engines, Alternative fuels, ​Combustion, Optical diagnostics, droplet combustion

Mhedine Alicherif, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Plasma physics, Detonation, ​Plasma assisted combustion, Catalysis, Experimental

Omar Behar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Radiation Modeling, Thermodynamic Cycles, Hybrid Solar Thermal PV, Sola Ammonia Cracking, Solar Radiation, Hybrid Solar Energy Systems

Qi Wang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Nanoparticles growth, Soot Precursors, kinetic modeling, Combustion Mechanism, Reaction Pathways, Gas-phase Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry Calculations

Rafi Malik, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Numerical combustion, Principal Component Analysis, Reduced-order models, PCA, Low-dimensional manifolds

Ribhu Gautam, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Fast Pyrolysis, Kinetics, Biofuels, Biomass, Micro- and Macroalgae, Polymers

Santiago Cardona Vargas, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Spray Flames, Injection Systems, Optical and Laser Diagnostics, Gas Turbines, High pressure combustion

Shashank Sakleshpur Nagaraja, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: combustion chemistry, Mechanism Development, Carbon Neutral Fuels

Shixing Wang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: ammonia combustion, kinetic modeling, turbulent burning velocity, Optical diagnostics

Sonu Kumar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Liquid and Gaseous Combustion, Hydrogen flame, Swirl Combustion, Gas Turbine Combustion, TLAF, Raman, Absorption, LIF

Sylvain L. Michaux, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Takuya Tomidokoro, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Flame dynamics, Inhomogeneous Combustion, Alternative fuels, Flame-Wall Interaction

Tanmay Kar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Engine combustion, Alternative fuels, 1D and 3D CFD simulations, Hybrid Vehicles

Tao Yu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Raman Scattering, Rayleigh scattering, high-speed imaging

Tawfik Badawy, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: ICE, Emissions, Biofuels, Optical diagnostics, Partially Premixed Flames

Varaha Prasad Sarvothaman, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Hydrodynamic Cavitation, Fuel Desulphurization, Scale-up

Wanxia Zhao, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Combustion species, Polarization spectroscopy

Xianyun Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: 3D printing, Reactor Design, Microfluidic

Xiaoyuan-Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: FGMech development, real-fuel combustion, combustion reaction kinetics, ammonia

Xinhua Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Plasma-assisted Ignition and Combustion, Plasma for Fuel Transformation, Plasma-enhanced Reaction Kinetics

Xinlei Liu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral fellow

Research Interests: High fidelity simulation of reacting flows, Engine combustion modeling, Chemical kinetics mechanisms

Xuren Zhu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: ​Experimental study, Numerical simulation, gas turbine, vortex dynamic, buoyant flame, pressure gain, fuel flexibility

Yanrong Xue, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Hydrogen, Electrocatalyst, Mechanism

Ph.D. Students

Abdullah Zaihi

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Hydrogen, Spray, H2 Combustion, Simulation, CFD, CONVEREG Science Software

Aessa Alabdrabalnabi

MS/Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Pyrolysis, Machine learning, MSW

Aibolat Dyuisenakhmetov

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Diesel Engines, Sprays, Turbochargers

Akhmad Faruq Alhikami

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Spray Ignition, Alternative fuels combustion, Optical diagnostics

Alberto Ceschin

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: CFD, multiphase and multicomponent spray modelling, DNS/LES, OpenFOAM

Alfaisal Albalawi

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Autoignition of Fuels, High pressure combustion, Lifted flame, MILD Combustion

Ali Altowilib

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Hydrogen Transport and Storage Technologies, Life cycle assessment, Energy Transition

Ali Elkhazraji

​M.S./Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: LTHR, P-T diagrams, Argon

Ammar Alkhalifa

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Experimental Combustion, Plasma

Aswath Mohanan

Ph.D. Student

Bassam S. Aljohani

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Combustion Engines

César Lucio Cifuentes

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Hydrodynamics, Aerodynamics, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vortex-induced Vibrations, Wake-induced Vibrations

Chengcheng Zhao

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Alternative fuels, Biofuels, Life cycle assessment

Chiara Canciani

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Ultrasonic Waves, Ultrasonically Induced Cavitation, Metal Oxides Leaching, Heavy Fuels, Gasification

Christopher Wagstaff

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Cryogenic Carbon Capture, Solids-formation, Separations

Cristian Avila Jimenez

​Ph.D. Student

Daniel Vigarinho de Campos

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: ​Combustion, Compressible Flow, Experimental Research, Power Generation

Dapeng Liu

Ph.D. student

Diana Ezendeeva

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Advanced laser diagnostics, Fluid Dynamics, Clean Combustion

Duc Duy Nguyen

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Internal Combustion Engines, Clean-Burning Fuel, Hydrogen

Edwin Guevara Romero

MS|Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Petroleomics, Heavy Fuel Oil, Analytical Chemistry

Edwing Grajales Gonzalez

​MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Computational Chemistry, chemical kinetic modeling

Elia Colleoni

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Pyrolysis, SARA, HFO, VRO, ODS, Desulfurization

Emad Al Ibrahim

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Machine learning, Modeling and Simulation

Fabiyan Angikath

MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: ​Modeling antagonistic effect​

Fahad Almatrafi

MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Internal Combustion Engines, Machine learning

Faseeh AbdulRahman Kulangara Kandiyil

Ph.D. student

Research Interests: computational fluid dynamics, Process Modeling, ​Combustion

Gianmaria Viciconte

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Heavy Fuel (HFO) Valorization, Oxidative Desulfurization of HFO, Sonochemistry

Giuseppe Pezzella

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Adsorption, CO2 capture

Hammam Aljabri

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for reactive and non-reactive flows, IC engines, Numerical analysis

Haytham Hamad Alhamed

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, Energy Economics, Renewable Energy, Drilling Tools, Drilling Automation

Holkan Vazquez Sanchez

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Life cycle assessment, Sustainability, Circular Economy, Carbon capture, Ecology, Renewable Energy

Jiajun Li

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: ​Combustion, Clean energy, Laser Diagnostics

Jin Park

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Fuel reforming, Plasma applications

Jinan Aljaziri

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Biomass pyrolysis, Biofuels, Chemical kinetics

Juan Giraldo Delgado

MS Student

Research Interests: Machine learning applied to ICE, Prediction of fuel-engine behavior, Fuel high throughput screening, AI applied to Chemical Engineering

Juan Restrepo Cano

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: computational fluid dynamics, Chemical kinetics, catalytic oil upgrading, Lattice-Boltzmann modelling

Kalim Uddeen

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: High efficiency ICE, Knock, Optical & Laser Diagnostic, Low emissions

Kevin Moreno Cabezas

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Internal Combustion Engines, Modelling, CFD Simulations, Thermodynamics, combustion1

Khaiyom Hakimov

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Pre-chamber combustion, Chemical kinetics, Future Fuels

Khalid Alhazmi

​MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Machine learning, Chemical Reactions, Modeling, Process Optimization

Khalid Aljohani

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Shock Tube, Chemical kinetics, Laser diagnostic, Ignition related studiesIgnition related studies

Lorenzo Angelilli

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: CFD, OH-PLIF, High pressure combustion, Spray

Maojin Gong

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: FIV, Renewable Energy, CFD, Flow Around Cylinder

Md Zafar Ali Khan

MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Clean Combustion, Machine learning, Optimization, Decarbonization

Mengtian Jin

Ph.D. Student

Michael A. Oyinloye

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Cryogenic Carbon Capture, Desublimation, Fluid-flow Modelling

Moaz Omar Lehaibi

​​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: ​Laminar Burning speed and ignition time delay combustion

Mohamad Abou Daher

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Chemical kinetics, Heterogeneous Catalysts, Clean Fuels

Mohammad Adil

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Shock Tube

Mohammed Almomtan

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Machine learning, Numerical Optimization, combustion kinetics

Muhammad Bukar

MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Combustion and Laser Diagnostics

Myriam Belmekki

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Chemical kinetics, Shock Tube Studies, laser absorption spectroscopy, Theoretical rate calculations

Nader N Shohdy

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Thermal Acoustics Instabilities, Plasma-assisted Ammonia Flame

Natalia Munoz Munoz

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Cryogenic Combustion

Nicole Laws

​MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Hot Corrosion

Niraj Panthi

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Aerodynamics, High Pressure Engine Combustion, Supersonic Flows, Shock waves

Nursulu Kuzhagaliyeva

​MS | PhD Student

Research Interests: Numerical analysis, fuel design, prediction of reaction kinetics using machine learning

Omar Zaki Arab

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Laminar and Turbulent flame speed, High pressure combustion, Experimental Combustion, computational fluid dynamics

Pohan Chen

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Modeling of Multiphase Flows, computational fluid dynamics, Spray Modeling

Priybrat Sharma

​Ph.D. Students

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Internal Combustion Engines, Advance Combustion Technologies, Diagnostics Development

Raul Andres Serrano Bayona

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Autothermal Reforming, Experimental set-up, Kinetic Modelling

Renston Jake Fernandes

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Spark-ignition Engines, e-Fuels, Combustion Technology, Powercharging

Roman Zamchii

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Cold Atmospheric Plasma of Gas Discharges

Ruofan Sun

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: CO2, electrochemistry

Ruslan Khamedov

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: computational fluid dynamics, High fidelity simulation,, Combustion modeling

Samir Rojas Chavez

​Ph.D. Student

Sangeeth Sanal

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Computational fluid mechanics of reactive and non-reactive flows

Seunghwan Bang

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Laminar Flames, Lifted flame, Plasma assisted combustion1, Laser Diagnostics

Sirio Brunialti

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Kinetics, ​Combustion, Fuel

Suliman Abdelwahid

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Modelling of Reacting Flows, Sustainable Fuels

Sultan Alturkistani

Ph.D. Student

Suman Basnet

Ph.D Student

Research Interests: Oxy-fuel combustion, MILD Combustion, CFD Simulations, Laser Diagnostics

Sunho Park

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Flame response under electric fields​

Tairan Wang

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Quantum chemistry, Machine learning

Vigneshwaran Sankar

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Propulsion and Combustion

Vijayamanikandan Vijayarangan

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Computational Combustion, Turbulence Modeling, Machine learning

Wenxian Tang

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Combustuon, Biofuels, PM emissions

Wonsik Song

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Flame propagating characteristics, Ignition and extinction, Flame instability, High fidelity simulation (LES and DNS), OpenFOAM

Xiao Shao

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: CFD, Data-driven, Plasma assisted combustion1

Xinguang Luo

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, combustion1, Raman Scattering

Yitong Zhai

​Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: combustion1, Kinetic model, Catalysis

Yujia Wu

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Coal Combustion, Organic Pollutants, Condensable Particulate Matter (CPM), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Emission Characteristics

Zeinab Al Hadi

Ms/Ph.D. student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Raman Scattering, Rayleigh

Master Students

Abdullah Nooh

MS Student

Research Interests: Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis (MAP) for Solid Waste Management

Abdulmalek Alghufaily

MS Student

Research Interests: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, Internal Combustion Engines

Abdulrahman Alkadhi

MS Student

Research Interests: Internal Combustion, Hybridization, Automotive, Aerospace

Abdulrahman Asiri

MS Student

Research Interests: ​Combustion, Flame, Thermoacoustic instabilities

Ahmad Alsewailem

MS Student

Research Interests: ​Fuels, Hydrogen carriers, Chemical kinetics

Ali S Alhussain

MS Student

Research Interests: Hydrogen Production, Methane Reforming

Andres Cardenas Alvarez

MS/Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Heavy Fuel Oils, Analytical Characterization

Baqer Aljaman

MS Student

Research Interests: Hydrogen and Ammonia Combustion, Machine learning, Zero-emissions fuels

Basem Eraqi

MS/Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Sustainable Energy Sources, ​Combustion, e-Fuels, CO2 Capture and Utilization

Carolina Arias Gallego

MS Student

Research Interests: sustainable energy and fuels, Clean Combustion

Chengyu Zhou

MS Student

Research Interests: Chemical kinetics, Laser Diagnostics

Faisal Al Madhoon

MS/Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Low Emission and Natural Gas Engines, Poisonous Gas Treatment, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Machine learning

Faruk Y. Aydin

MS Student

Research Interests: Soot formation, Laser Diagnostics, Emission Control

Harif Fontecha

MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Techno-Economic Analysis, Power Modelling, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Ibraheem Alsheikh

MS Student

Iliana D. Dimitrova

MS | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: CFD, Sustainable Fuels, Combustion Phenomena

Ivan Perez

MS Student

Research Interests: Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics

Jonathan Peterson

Master Student

Research Interests: Experimental Combustion, Engine Performance

Jordan N. Figueiredo

MS | Ph.D Student

Kesty Yong Kenkoh

Ms | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Waste Heat Recovery, Turbomachinery, Heat Exchangers

Lucero Segura Juárez

MS/Ph. D. student

Research Interests: Turbulence, Laser Diagnostics

Mohamed Sy

​MS | PhD student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, ML, Kinetics, Energy, Laser Sensing

Mohammed Albaqshi

MS Student

Research Interests: Pyrolysis, Water Treatment, Clean energy

Mohammed Bo Khamseen

Master Student

Research Interests: Clean energy, Automotive industry, Plasma, Sustainability

Mohammed Dayili

​M.S | Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: combustion1, Chemical kinetics, Fuel additives, Laser Diagnostics, Machine learning

Nawaf Abualsaud

MS Student

Research Interests: Laser Spectroscopy, Clean energy, CFD, Soft Robotics

Perla Saliba

MS | PhD Student

Research Interests: Laser Diagnostics, Chemical kinetics, Laser Sensing

Rafael Menaca

Ms/Ph.D. Student

Research Interests: Internal Combustion Engines, computational fluid dynamics, Combustion Modelling, Decarbonization, Computation Fluid Mechanics

Reginal Nzubechi Muonaka

Ms| Ph.D. student

Research Interests: pressure gain, ​Combustion

Rukaiyat Suleiman Musa

MS / PhD Student

Research Interests: Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrothermal Liquefaction

Sai Sudharshan Ravi

MS Student

Research Interests: Sustainable Mobility Solutions, Clean Energy Systems, Techno-Economic Analysis, Life cycle assessment, Energy Systems Modelling

Touqeer Anwar Kashif

MS/Ph.D. Student

Urbano Alfonso Medina Martínez

MS Student

Research Interests: High Fidelity Simulations of Reacting Flows, Computational Fluid Mechanics, Combustion Modelling, Turbulence Modelling, Decarbonization

Xiao Chen

MS Student

Research Interests: CoraH: research 2d materials

Youssef Al Ashkar

​MS Student

Research Interests: Combustion Reaction Modeling