Biography

Ramesh K Agarwal was the chair of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Wichita State University and the Executive Director of National Institute for Aviation Research. He worked as faculty at Washington University. Agarwal worked in various scientific and managerial positions at McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories in St. Louis. He became the Program Director and McDonnell Douglas Fellow in 1990. He worked as a NRC Research Associate at NASA Ames Research Center and as a Principal Research Engineer at Rao and Associates in Palo Alto, California.

 

Over a period of 35 years, Professor Agarwal has worked in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Computational Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and Electromagnetics, Computational Aeroacoustics, Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization, Rarefied Gas Dynamics and Hypersonic Flows, Bio-Fluid Dynamics, and Flow and Flight Control. More recently, he has devoted some of his efforts in nanotechnology and renewable energy systems - in particular wind, solar and biomass.

 

He is the author and coauthor of over 500 publications and serves on the editorial board of more than 20 journals. He has given many plenary, keynote and invited lectures at various national and international conferences worldwide. Professor Agarwal continues to serve on many professional, government, and industrial advisory committees. He is a Fellow of eighteen societies. He has received many honors and awards for his research contributions.

 

Researches :

• Ground effect aerodynamics, flow control, rarefied gas dynamics and hypersonic flow, bio-fluid dynamics, wind energy, energy efficiency of buildings, chemical looping combustion and geological carbon sequestration

Biography

Dean Vučinić, has joined Vesalius College (VeCo) in 2017, which is affiliated to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He has been affiliated to VUB since 1988. Before joining VeCo, he was guest professor and senior research scientist at the VUB Faculty of Engineering Sciences (IR), as member of its 2 departments: Mechanical Engineering (MECH) and Electronics & Informatics (ETRO). He is also the visiting associate professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology (FERIT), University of Osijek, Croatia, at the department of Software Engineering.

Researches :

• His work was mostly related to the European Research and Development (R&D) projects (+20 done), with topics on Scientific Visualization, Modelling and Simulation, Optimisation methodologies and techniques, in multidisciplinary engineering and computer science.

Biography

 

Tunik Yury Vladimirovich was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) on October 3, 1947. In 1965 he graduated from the usual school in the small town of Moscow region and entered the mechanical mathematics Department of Moscow State University by name M. V. Lomonosov (MSU). In 1970 Yu.V. Tunik received higher education and continued study at the graduate school of the same faculty. In 1976 he defended his candidate thesis on gas dynamic lasers and in 2002 the thesis "Dynamics of combustion in two-phase methane containing media" on competition of a scientific degree of the doctor of sciences in physics and mathematics. Since 1974, he works as a researcher in the Research Institute of Mechanics of MSU. His scientific interests lie in the field of mathematical and numerical modelling of detonation combustion and its use in aerospace technology. Last 40 years he is a leading researcher. Yu.V. Tunik is married with two children and five grandchildren.

 

Researches :

• mathematical and numerical modelling of detonation combustion

Biography

Onder Turan received his BSc., MSc. and Ph.D in 1998, 2000 and 2007 respectively from Anadolu University. He became an Associate Professor of Anadolu University in 2013. He is an active teacher and researcher in sustainable energy, the environmental impact of industrial/aero systems, and energy technology. He has also carried out research on the linkages between propulsion, energy, exergy, thermodynamics, environmental impact, sustainability and ecology. His research interests include gas turbines, aircraft propulsion, aero-engines, optimization methods, energy, exergy, cogeneration systems, renewable energy and integrated energy systems. Turan has published more than 60 journal papers or conference papers in the above fields. He has served as a member of technical and scientific committee, panel session chair, reviewer and editor for numerous international conferences and prestigious scientific journals. He is currently work in Eskisehir Technical University as a full professor.

Researches :

• Propulsion, gas turbine, energy, exergy, flight mechanics, thermodynamics, turbomachinery

Biography

Narcrisha S. Norman received her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia. She received both M.S. and B.S. degrees from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She is a US Army Veteran who has enjoyed contributing to and learning from a variety of organizations. Among these organizations are Howard University, Clemson University, ECPI College of Technology, NASA, General Motors Corporation, the US Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Foundation

Researches :

• Fundamental aeronautics, Planetary Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) system design and analysis, Dewar and Cryostat design and cryogenic material testing, Advances in STEM Education and Curriculum development, Advances in Curriculum development for the physically and/or sensory challenged Mechanical system design and analysis for alternative energy production and storage in extreme environments

Biography

Emin Taner ELMAS,  is a Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineer, M.Sc., Ph.D., and he was born in 25/06/1974 in Sivas / Turkey. He has graduated from faculty of Mechanical Engineering as B.Sc. in 1995 and then completed his M.Sc. in “Energy” at Mechanical Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, Turkey and after that he received his Ph.D. in “Thermodynamics” at Mechanical Engineering Department of Ege University, in İzmir, Turkey. He is an Assistant Professor of Automotive Technology at the Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies at Vocational School of Higher Education for Technical Sciences at IGDIR UNIVERSITY , Turkey. He has a joint appointment and he is also an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering & BioScience at the same university.

 

He has also served as an “Assistant Professor” and “Head of Department” of “Energy Systems Engineering” of           “Faculty of Engineering And Natural Sciences” at Iskenderun Technical University (İSTE) in Turkey. He has also served as a Senate Member, Director of Energy Institute, Head of Department of Energy Systems Engineering,  Chairman of Energy Systems Engineering Major Science Branch, Chairman of Institute Board, Member of Institute Board, Member of Faculty Council , at the same University. He also gave lectures at the Mechanical Engineering  Department of  Ege University and also gave  lectures and conferences at other universities.

 

He has worked in various  industrial companies at different scope of supply, sectors, subjects and at  different positions, e.g. Site Chief, Project Manager, Management Representative,  Quality Manager,   Factory Manager, Energy Manager, R&D Manager (CSO-Chief Science Officer, CTO-Chief Technology Officer), Business Development Manager (CBDO-Chief Business Development Officer), Deputy General Manager and General Manager.

 

He has also been serving as a Peer Reviewer and member of SCIEI- Science And Engineering Institute.      Asst. Prof. Dr. ELMAS has served as a Peer Reviewer for NPP- NASA Postdoctoral Program (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA) and USRA (Universities Space Research Association, USA). He has also served as a Peer Reviewer  for some NASA EPSCoR and NASA EPSCoR ISS Proposal projects.  He has also made peer reviews for various articles / publications / papers  for some  universities and journals.  Asst. Prof. Dr. ELMAS has also been serving as a  Peer Reviewer and member for the  Education Committee of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) IGTI - International Gas Turbine Institute. In addition, he is serving as an Editor and also an Editorial Board Member of some journals. He is also a member of  American Energy Society (AES). He has been assigned as a “Bentham Science Ambassador” by “Bentham Science Publishers”.

ELMAS has completed his military service as a NATO Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a “Reserved Officer” as a “2^nd Lieutenant” as an   “English-Turkish Interpreter”.  He has served in Sarejevo, Camp Butmir within the SFOR task force of NATO.

Researches :

• Energy Transfer, Thermodynamics, Energy, Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, General Mathematics, Heat Pipes, Evaporation, Turbomachinery, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Space Science, Pressure Vessels and Steam Boilers, Power Plants, Cogeneration, Heat Recovery, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage Systems, Heat Exchangers, Metal Machining, Electric Vehicle, UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Automotive.

Biography

Hassan Hemida is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering. He obtained his BSc (1995) and MSc (2000) from Mansoura University, Egypt and his LicEng (2006) and PhD (2008) from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. In 2007, he joined the multiphase group in Epsilon (Consultant Engineering firm), Gothenburg, Sweden, as a senior CFD engineer. In January 2009, he joined the Birmingham Centre for Rail Research and Education as a research fellow for 18 months before moving to the current appointment. His research interests range from fundamental Thermofluids and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to applied engineering for Train Aerodynamics. Dr Hemida has established a strong world-wide reputation in the field of CFD and its application for train aerodynamics. He is a pioneer in using the novel unsteady computational approach, Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) for the flow around trains. He has been involved in many research projects, looking at slipstream and side-wind forces on trains and buses, sponsored by RRUK, Network Rail, Swedish agency for academic research (VINNOVA), Scania and Bombardier. Beside his expertise in CFD, Dr Hemida has also been involved in a number of projects including Finite Element Analysis of Train-Rail interaction. The quality of his research has been recognised through 13 journal papers and over 20 peer reviewed conference papers, one of them has been awarded the best conference paper in 2007.

Researches :

• Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Applied Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Thermofluids and Thermodynamics

Biography

Kamal Poddar currently works at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Kamal does research in Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. He received Creative Partnership award from ADE Bangalore for the development of efficient airfoils for UAV applications (2009).
Best paper (first prize winner) award for the paper titled "Instrumentation of the National Wind tunnel Facility at IIT Kanpur," in the International Conference on Instrumentation organized by National Instruments at Texas Austin (2004).

Researches :

• Fluid mechanics, Aerodynamics and Turbulence

Biography

Abdeen Mustafa Omer is an Associate Researcher at Energy Research Institute (ERI). He obtained both his PhD degree in the Built Environment and Master of Philosophy degree in Renewable Energy Technologies from the University of Nottingham. He is qualified Mechanical Engineer with a proven track record within the water industry and renewable energy technologies. He has been graduated from University of El Menoufia, Egypt, BSc in Mechanical Engineering. His previous experience involved being a member of the research team at the National Council for Research/Energy Research Institute in Sudan and working director of research and development for National Water Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sudan. He has been listed in the book WHO’S WHO in the World 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010. He has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 200 review articles, 17 books and 150 chapters in books.

Researches :

• Built Environment, Renewable Energy Technology, Energy Research, Sustainability, Bioenergy Development

Biography

Ahmed Kadhim Hussein  works as Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Babylon , Babylon City, Iraq. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Al-Mustansiriya - Iraq in 2006. Meanwhile, he is a reviewer of many local and international journals and conferences. He has about fifteen yeas of teaching and reserch work experience .In addition, he is an editor of more than twenty-two international journals. Also , he is a member of many international scientific societies in Austria , Singapore , United States of America , Japan and United Arab Emirates . His research work concerns numerical modelling of various areas of heat transfer, CFD, aerodynamics, nanotechnology, clean energy and extended irreversible thermodynamics. He has also more than fifty five appreciation letters from different scientific organizations around the world .He has published many papers in many local and international journals and conferences.

Researches :

• Supersonic Aerodynamics, Non-Equilibrium Conduction Heat transfer, Convection Heat Transfer, Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics, CFD, Renewable Energy, Nano Fluid Technology