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Roger E. Khayat is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at Western University, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics (1989), M.Eng in Civil Engineering (Applied Mechanics) (1982), and B.Eng (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering (1980) from McGill University. His research focuses on theoretical fluid mechanics, non-Newtonian flows, and thermal convection, with significant contributions to chaos theory in complex fluids and polymer processing.
- Education:
- B.Eng (Honours) - Mechanical Engineering, McGill University (1980)
- M.Eng - Applied Mechanics, McGill University (1982)
- Ph.D. - Chemical Physics, McGill University (1989)
- Research Interests:
- Theoretical fluid mechanics of Newtonian and complex fluids
- Non-Newtonian fluid dynamics
- Thermal convection and stability analysis
- Micro/nano-scale heat transfer
- Hydraulic jump phenomena
- Viscoelastic flow modeling
- Publications:
- Over 150 journal papers in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics of Fluids, Physical Review Letters, and other top-tier journals
- Recent work explores supercritical fluid dynamics, viscoelastic jet spreading, and gravity's role in hydraulic jumps
- 15 most recent articles emphasize transient flow behavior, thermal convection in non-Fourier fluids, and free-surface stability
- Academic Leadership:
- Full Professor at Western University (2003–present)
- Associate Chair (2003–2005)
- Former Research Officer at NRC Industrial Materials Institute (1989–1997)
- Supervision:
- Supervised ~50 graduate researchers
- Advisees include S.F. Asokanthan, Ralph O. Buchal, Louis M. Ferreira, and others
- Technical Expertise:
- Boundary element methods
- Spectral perturbation techniques
- Nonlinear stability analysis
- Finite amplitude convection modeling
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