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Gavin McNicolمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Soil Biogeochemistry
• Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange
• Wetland Ecology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Gavin McNicol is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His research focuses on soil biogeochemistry and its connection to Earth’s climate system, particularly methane emissions from wetlands, temperate rainforests, and waste systems. He employs field measurements, laboratory experiments, and data science to study greenhouse gas dynamics across scales. McNicol teaches courses on data science (EAES 420) and climate-ecosystem interactions (EAES 579). His work integrates machine learning with satellite remote sensing to monitor global wetland methane emissions. Key collaborations include FLUXNET-CH4, CRMRCN, and the SOIL NGO in Haiti. McNicol holds a BS from the University of Stirling (2010) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (2016). Research interests span wetland methane budgets, carbon cycling in coastal ecosystems, and climate impacts of sanitation systems. He has secured grants from NASA, DOE, and NSF, totaling over $87,000. His team, the McNicol Lab, emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches combining fieldwork, lab analysis, and computational modeling. Recent publications (2023–2025) address global methane upscaling, tropical wetland monitoring gaps, and boreal-Arctic methane feedbacks. McNicol’s work bridges local measurements to global climate models, with applications in climate change mitigation and sustainable development.

Jianhua Guoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Environmental Biotechnology
• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
• Wastewater Treatment
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Jianhua Guo is a faculty member at The University of Queensland (UQ), holding the position of Professor and UQ Amplify Fellow in the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB). He is also the ACWEB Deputy Director - Research. His research focuses on integrating process engineering, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology to develop sustainable solutions for contaminant removal in water and wastewater systems. He is a pioneer in studying the environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly how non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals and chemicals contribute to AMR spread. His groundbreaking work has been featured in over 100 media outlets and has secured over $14M in research funding. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Nature Microbiology , Water Research , and Environmental Science & Technology . His accolades include the 2013 DECRA and 2017 ARC Future Fellowship. He serves as an editor for Journal of Hazardous Materials and Water Science & Technology . Research Interests Environmental AMR and microbial ecology Methane-based biotechnology and bioconversion Nitrogen cycling microorganisms Bioremediation and biofilm reactors Microplastics and health risks Wastewater treatment innovations Grants & Funding $14M+ in ARC Discovery/Linkage grants and industry partnerships ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (CEA-StAR) Dual-membrane upgrading and anaerobic alkane oxidation projects Awards 2013 DECRA 2017 ARC Future Fellowship Supervision Prof. Guo actively supervises PhD and master’s students in areas like AMR mitigation, methane-based bioreactors, and microbial ecology. Notable supervised projects include studies on antibiotic resistance in wastewater, novel disinfection processes, and microbial oxidation of gaseous alkanes. Labs & Teams He leads research teams within ACWEB and collaborates with the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science. His lab focuses on cutting-edge technologies like membrane biofilm reactors and gas fermentation systems.

• Additive Manufacturing
• Aerospace Engineering
• Thermofluids
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor Ng Bing Feng leads research in Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, and Thermofluids at Nanyang Technological University's School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. As Cluster Director for Smart & Sustainable Building Technologies at NTU's Energy Research Institute, he oversees projects spanning energy-efficient cooling technologies, advanced filtration systems, and bio-inspired materials. His interdisciplinary work integrates advanced manufacturing with environmental engineering, focusing on sustainable solutions for air quality management and thermal regulation. Current research explores radiative cooling technologies, acoustic agglomeration for emissions control, and crashworthy structures via biomimetic design. Professor Ng's publications demonstrate consistent innovation in multi-scale manufacturing and fluid dynamics, with growing emphasis on sustainable urban technologies. Methodologies combine experimental fluid dynamics with computational modeling and AI-driven design. Leadership Roles: Cluster Director, Energy Research Institute @ NTU Principal Investigator for multiple industry collaborations in sustainable materials Research Output: 42+ publications in high-impact journals Multiple patents in filtration technologies and cooling systems

Peter K. Kitanidisمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Groundwater Flow
• Hydrologic Modeling
• Inverse Problems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Peter K. Kitanidis is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering at Stanford University . His research focuses on groundwater flow , hydrologic forecasting , and stochastic inverse modeling , with applications to pollutant remediation and CO₂ storage monitoring . Education : Diploma, National Technical University of Athens (1974) M.S., MIT (1976) Ph.D., MIT (1978) Research Interests : Groundwater modeling and contaminant transport Hydraulic tomography and aquifer characterization Stochastic methods for uncertainty quantification Bioremediation and enhanced in-situ pollutant decay Dilution and mixing processes in heterogeneous media Real-time river flow forecasting Scientific Awards : L.G. Straub Award (1979) W.L. Huber Research Prize (1994) ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2001) AGU Hydrologic Sciences Award (2011) ASCE Pioneers in Groundwater Lecturer (2011) Advising and Grants : Advised 20+ PhD and MS students (1978–2018) Principal investigator on NSF, EPA, and DOE-funded projects Developed software for groundwater data analysis and CO₂ monitoring Contributed to bioremediation protocols and hydraulic tomography algorithms Labs and Teams : Kitanidis Laboratory for groundwater crisis solutions Collaborated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Stanford Hydrogeology Group Mentored postdocs (2000–2017) in reactive transport and inverse modeling

• Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
• Phase-Field Modeling
• Reactive Transport
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the California Institute of Technology and a William H. Hurt Scholar (2024-present). Her research focuses on multiphase fluid mechanics in porous media, integrating theory, computation, experiments, and field observations to address geoscience and engineering challenges. Her educational background includes: B.S. in Engineering from Clarkson University (2011) M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015) Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017) Professor Fu's research centers on cryosphere hydrology, subsurface engineering, and phase transitions in porous media. She investigates multiphase flow dynamics in contexts like permafrost thaw, snow metamorphism, and carbon sequestration using phase-field modeling and experimental techniques. Her work bridges fundamental physics with applications in environmental resilience and energy systems, emphasizing predictive capabilities for large-scale phenomena through simplified multiscale theories. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals intense focus on cryosphere processes (snow, permafrost) using advanced phase-field modeling and fiber-optic sensing. Key trends include freezing infiltration patterns, meltwater transport in layered snow, and seismic monitoring of soil moisture. Her work increasingly integrates field validation with computational models for environmental applications like drought monitoring and carbon sequestration. Her scientific recognition includes: William H. Hurt Scholar (2024) Professor Fu actively mentors graduate students, as evidenced by qualified students in her research group. She teaches core courses including Thermal Science (ME 11 abc) and Computational Methods for Flow in Porous Media (ME/CE/Ge/ESE 146), training students in both theoretical foundations and applied techniques for subsurface flow problems. She leads the Fu Research Group on Mechanics and Physics of Porous Media Flow, which develops multiscale theories to predict large-scale environmental and energy system behaviors. The group combines mathematical modeling, laboratory experiments, and field observations to address problems in geologic carbon storage, cryosphere dynamics, and subsurface resource management, with recent emphasis on climate change impacts and monitoring technologies.

Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillonمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Membrane Technology
• Environmental Engineering
• Colloid and Interface Science
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment and the School of Engineering. He previously held positions at the University of Minnesota and Yale University. His research focuses on membrane technology, environmental nanomaterials, and biofouling mitigation. Education: PhD in Chemical Engineering (Princeton University), postdoctoral research at Yale, and degrees from McGill University and University of Western Ontario. Research interests include colloid science, membrane separations, and 2D nanomaterial applications. Key projects involve developing novel cleaning processes for water treatment membranes and studying bioadhesion mechanisms using AFM. Recent awards include RSE Young Academy membership and EPSRC funding. He actively supervises PhD students and collaborates with industry partners like Panton-McLeod.

Tetsu Haraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Oceanography
• Atmospheric Sciences
• Climate Modeling
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Tetsu Hara is a Professor at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (URI GSO), specializing in Physical Oceanography. With a lifelong fascination for ocean surface waves, his research bridges civil engineering principles with ocean dynamics to study air-sea interactions under extreme conditions like hurricanes. Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990 M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1986 B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1983 Dr. Hara's work focuses on ocean turbulence, wave dynamics, and their role in air-sea energy exchange. He investigates how surface waves influence hurricane intensity predictions, climate modeling, and coastal processes through numerical simulations and field observations. His research emphasizes the importance of sea state (wave height, wind-wave alignment) in determining heat fluxes, drag coefficients, and gas exchange rates critical for climate science. His publications reveal trends in tropical cyclone modeling, Langmuir turbulence, and wave-current interactions. By combining satellite data with computational models, he explores discrepancies between wind strength and wave behavior, advancing understanding of ocean mixing mechanisms that impact climate change predictions. Dr. Hara has received continuous National Science Foundation grants since 2003, including collaborative projects on hurricane modeling (2018-2020), wind-wave turbulence (2015-2020), and storm surge impacts (2016-present). He previously secured funding from the Office of Naval Research (2009-2012) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2016). Mentored 15+ graduate students in hurricane dynamics, wave modeling, and air-sea interaction Co-developed advanced courses on geophysical fluid dynamics and tropical cyclone modeling Collaborates closely with Dr. Isaac Ginis (URI GSO) and Dr. Tobias Kukulka (University of Delaware)

Taner Akbayمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Materials Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Physical Metallurgy
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Taner Akbay is a faculty member at Yeditepe University, Faculty of Engineering , Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering. He has held academic positions at institutions including Kyushu University, Oita University, and Imperial College London. Education: PhD in Materials Engineering (1993, Imperial College London); Master’s (1989) and Bachelor’s (1986) degrees from Middle East Technical University. His research spans Materials Engineering , Metallurgy , and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) , with a focus on oxide ion conductivity, laser surface treatment, and phase transformations. Recent work explores photocatalysis , anion intercalation , and CO2 reduction using computational and experimental approaches. Key article trends include SOFC optimization (2004–2009), strain effects on catalysts (2015–2020), and dual-carbon battery technology (2016–2020). His work bridges fundamental metallurgy and advanced energy materials . Scientific Awards: Postdoctoral Research Sponsorship Award (EPSRC, UK) JSPS Fellowship (Japan) Daiwa Adrian Prize (2016, UK) PhD Studentship at Imperial College (European Commission) He has supervised multiple PhD and Master’s theses, including projects on dual-carbon batteries , microwave absorption nanocomposites , and rare earth recovery . Administrative roles include Head of Department (2020–2021). Non-University Experience: Worked with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (2001), Çolakoğlu Metalurji (2010), and National Research Council Canada (2009).

Anne BOUTINمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Thermodynamics
• Molecular Simulation
• Porous Materials
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Anne BOUTIN is a Research Director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Professor at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, France. She leads the Department of Chemistry at ENS, focusing on the thermodynamics of confined fluids and molecular simulations of porous materials like metal-organic frameworks (MIL-53, ZIF-8) and zeolites. Education: Habilitation (1999), PhD in Chemical Physics (1992), Graduate of École Normale Supérieure (1992), MSc (1990) – all from University of Paris XI, Orsay. Positions: CNRS Research Fellow (1994–2009, University of Paris XI; 2009–present, ENS), Visiting Scientist at UC Santa Barbara (1999), Postdoctoral at Imperial College London (1993–1994). Research spans thermodynamic modeling of adsorption-induced structural transitions, polarizable force fields for charged materials, fluid dynamics in nanopores, and stability analysis of flexible frameworks. Google Scholar highlights recent work on electrolyte intrusion (2023) and defect impacts in zeolites (2023). Publications emphasize computational approaches to water confinement , gas separation , and material flexibility . Her 41+ peer-reviewed articles reflect expertise in Monte Carlo , molecular dynamics , and force field development . Awards: Nathalie Demassieux PhD Award (1993) CNRS Bronze Medal (1999) Legion of Honor (2017) Teaching: Statistical thermodynamics. Students: Supervised 17 PhD/postdoc directions.

Gary Rochelleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Chemical Engineering
• Carbon Capture
• Amine Scrubbing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Gary Rochelle is the Carol and Henry Groppe Professor in Chemical Engineering and a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin . His research focuses on developing fundamental insights into kinetic and mass transfer phenomena in aqueous technologies for air pollution control and acid gas treating, particularly for carbon dioxide and mercury removal. Education: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley (1977), M.S./B.S. from MIT (1971) His work addresses critical challenges in CO2 capture using amine scrubbing, including process design optimization, solvent degradation mitigation, and pilot plant validation. Recent studies emphasize energy efficiency, oxidation inhibition, and environmental impacts such as amine aerosol emissions. The Texas Carbon Management Program , which he contributes to, aims to improve amine scrubbing technologies for retrofitting power plants and enabling geological sequestration or enhanced oil recovery. His group has validated concentrated aqueous piperazine (PZ) with an advanced flash stripper as the most efficient open-literature system.

Laurent Mydlarskiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Fluid Mechanics
• Turbulence
• Heat Transfer
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Laurent Mydlarski is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University, affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering. His research focuses on experimental fluid mechanics, particularly turbulent flows and scalar mixing. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University and B.A.Sc. from the University of Waterloo. Research interests include turbulence statistics, scalar dispersion, differential diffusion, and industrial cooling applications such as hydroelectric generators and microelectronics. His work combines experimental methods like hot-wire anemometry, laser-induced fluorescence, and particle-tracking velocimetry. Key contributions include studies on multi-scalar mixing in jets, wall shear stress in turbulent flows, and thermal anemometry probe design. His Mydlarski Lab at McGill explores both fundamental fluid dynamics and practical engineering solutions. Recent publications (2023-2025) address multi-scalar mixing metrics, electronic cooling innovations, and drag reduction on porous cylinders. Collaborations with industry focus on applying fluid mechanics principles to real-world thermal management challenges.

Ville Vuorinenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Large Eddy Simulation (LES)
• Combustion
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ville Vuorinen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University. His research focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in energy technology, particularly using Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) and hybrid LES-RANS approaches with OpenFOAM. Research Interests: Combustion, Turbulence, Hydrogen, Emission Reduction, Biofuels, Marine Engine Hydrodynamics, Primary Atomization, Liquid Cooling. His team explores hydrogen-enriched flames, ammonia combustion, two-phase flows, and virus transmission modeling. Article Trends : Recent work spans hydrogen pre-ignition in engines, LES of ammonia/methanol flames, aerosol transmission in choir rehearsals, atomic layer deposition conformality, underwater noise analysis, and techno-economic waste-to-hydrogen systems. Keywords include combustion modeling, sustainable energy, and cross-disciplinary CFD applications. Scientific Awards Teknologiateollisuus ry Diesel- ja kaasumoottoritoimialaryhmän tunnustusapuraha (2010) Collaborations : Works closely with experimentalists. Advisees include Shervin Karimkashi Arani, Parsa Tamadonfar, Ossi Kaario, and others. Research impacts energy-efficient ships, marine engines, and biomedical applications.

Maarten de Hoopمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Seismic Wave Analysis
• Inverse Problems
• Deep Learning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Maarten de Hoop is the Simons Chair and Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University, part of the George R. Brown School of Engineering. He holds visiting roles at MIT and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research spans seismic wave analysis, inverse problems, deep learning, and planetary seismology. He earned his Ph.D. in Technical Sciences from Delft University of Technology (1992), and earlier degrees from Utrecht University. Notable awards include the 1996 J. Clarence Karcher Award and 2001 Fellowship from the Institute of Physics. His work integrates computational mathematics with geophysics, focusing on extracting signal information from large datasets, developing novel inverse scattering methods, and applying deep learning to geoscience challenges. Recent studies include transformer models for in-context learning, semialgebraic neural networks, and seismic waveform foundation models like SeisLM. He leads the Geo-Mathematical Imaging Group, fostering interdisciplinary projects in planetary missions and data-driven discovery.

Ying Chenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Financial Statistics
• Machine Learning
• Quantitative Finance
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Assoc Prof Ying Chen is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore , affiliated with the Department of Mathematics, Asian Institute of Digital Finance (as Academic Director of PhD Program in Digital FinTech 2022–2024), Risk Management Institute (2019–2023), Department of Statistics and Data Science (2019–2023), and Department of Economics (2018–2023). She also contributes to NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering since 2016. Research Interests include: AI forecasting and quantum computing for finance Nonstationary time series and functional data analysis Energy data analytics and precision medicine Network autoregression and spatial-temporal modeling Explainable AI and citation metrics Portfolio liquidation and market-making algorithms Article Trends demonstrate expertise in: Adaptive forecasting for gas flows and electricity prices Blockchain network influence detection Quantum computing applications in finance Functional autoregression with mixed predictors Credit rating fairness and explainability High-resolution implied volatility modeling Scientific Awards include: ISI Elected Member (2016–) International Statistical Institute Council (2023–2027) IASC Scientific Secretary (2017–2019, 2023–2025) Advisory roles for EU FIN-TECH and xAIM projects

Yali Tangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Fluid Dynamics
• Multiphase Flow
• Physicochemical Conversions
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Yali Tang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), specializing in fluid dynamics and transport phenomena within multiphase flows and physicochemical conversions . Her work targets Iron Power technology , green steel production , and alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen generation, combining advanced computational models with experimental validation . Education: Master's in Chemical Engineering from Sichuan University (2011) PhD in Mechanical Engineering at TU/e (2015) with Prof. Hans Kuipers Research Interests: She focuses on interphase interactions , interfacial transport mechanisms , and high-resolution simulations (down to 40 nm mesh) to predict bubble coalescence and film dynamics. Her studies on hydrogen bubble growth , dendritic iron formation , and gas distribution in electrolyzers aim to refine reactor design and industrial processes. Collaborations with industrial partners ensure practical applicability of her computational models. Recent Publications: Her 2025 work includes dimensional analysis of liquid film formation, solutal Marangoni effects in electrolysis, and X-ray validation of gas distribution models. Earlier studies (2020–2023) cover defluidization behavior of iron fines, CFD-DEM modeling of raceways, and acoustic field applications in particle dynamics. Labs & Collaborations: She leads computational efforts within the Power & Flow group under Prof. Niels Deen, contributing to the EIRES Research cluster. Her work bridges academic research with industrial innovation in fluid dynamics and energy transition technologies.