Hamid Arastoopour

Hamid Arastoopour is the Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering and Interim Dean at the Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology. He also directs the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) and serves as an Affiliate Professor at the Stuart School of Business. His expertise spans multiphase flow, CFD modeling, and sustainability engineering, with over 100 publications and 13 patents.

Education: Ph.D. (1978), M.S. (1975), and B.S. (1973) in Gas Engineering from Illinois Tech and Abadan Institute of Technology.

Research Focus: Multiphase transport phenomena, carbon capture, wind energy, methane hydrates, and the energy-water-food nexus. His work emphasizes sustainable energy solutions and industrial applications of fluidization and CFD.

Awards: AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum Award (2018), NAI Fellow (2017), AIChE Thomas Baron Award (2015), multiple patents, and teaching excellence recognition.

Grants & Labs: Leads WISER, focusing on sustainable energy research. Active in interdisciplinary projects combining engineering, business, and environmental science.