Professor Fokion N. Egolfopoulos
FORMER STUDENTS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Master Degree:
Jeffrey A. Langille (2005)
Thesis Title: Detailed Studies of Flame Ignition
Current Position: Process Engineer, Ascent Engineering
Garry Schwab (2008)
Thesis Title: Processing and Combustion of Biodiesel
Current Position: Lead Thermal Engineer, Millennium Space Systems
Adam Sifounakis (2009)
Thesis Title: Combustion Studies of Jet Fuels and their Surrogates
Current Position: Application Engineer, MathWorks
Doctoral Degree:
Hai Zhang (1999)
Thesis Title: Heat Losses Effects on the Structure and Dynamics of Strained Laminar Flames
Current Position: Professor, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Christine M. Vagelopoulos (1999)
Thesis Title: An Experimental and Numerical Study on the Stability and Propagation of Laminar Premixed Flames
Wenjun Qin (2000)
Thesis Title: Detailed Studies on the Combustion of Landfill Gases
Current Position: Senior Engineer, Exponent
Jyh-Yih Ren (2001)
Thesis Title: Structure and Dynamics of Lean-Burning of Natural Gas
Current Position: Senior Engineer, GC Environmental Inc.
M. Gurhan Andac (2001)
Thesis Title: On the Structure and Dynamics of Dusty Reacting Flow in Normal- and Micro-gravity
Current Position: Engineering Technical Leader, Aviation Fuels & Additives, General Electric Aviation
Adam T. Holley (2008)
Thesis Title: Studies on the Flame Dynamics and Kinetics of Alcohols and Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels
Current Position: Senior Aerospace Engineer, Head of Advanced Concepts Group, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
Yang L. Wang (2011)
Thesis Title: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Fundamental Combustion Properties of Biofuels
Current Position: Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Chunsheng Ji (2011)
Thesis Title: Flame Studies of Conventional and Alternative Jet Fuels and their Surrogates
Current Position: Software Engineer, Snapchat
Peter S. Veloo (2011)
Thesis Title: Studies of Combustion Characteristics of Alcohols, Aldehydes, and Ketones
Current Position: Principle Engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Qiyao Feng (2011)
Thesis Title: An Experimental and Modeling Study of NOx and Soot Emissions from Biodiesel and its Surrogates
Ning Liu (2013)
Thesis Title: Flame Ignition Studies of Conventional and Alternative Jet Fuels and their Surrogate Components
Current Position: Principle Mechanical Engineer, WiTricity
Okjoo Park (2013)
Thesis Title: Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Studies of Flames of H2, CO, and C1-C4 Hydrocarbons
Current Position: Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board
Mir Aydin Jalali (2013)
Thesis Title: Studies of Siloxane Decomposition in Biomethane Combustion
Current Position: Founder, Owner & CEO of NBAP Company, Wastewater Treatment Solutions
Runhua Zhao (2016)
Thesis Title: Studies of Combustion Characteristics of Heavy Hydrocarbons in Simple and Complex Flows
Current Position: Staff Data Scientist, Intuit
Jagannath (Jagan) Jayachandran (2016)
Thesis Title: Modeling Investigations of Fundamental Combustion Phenomena in Low-Dimensional Configurations
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Vyaas Gururajan (2016)
Thesis Title: A Theoretical Investigation in Multi-Dimensional and Non-Thermal Plasma Effects on Combustion Processes and Pollutant Remediation
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
Robert (Roe) Burrell (2017)
Thesis Title: Studies of Methane Counterflow Flames at Low Pressures
Current Position: Thermal Engineer, ABL Space Systems
Dong Joon Lee (2017)
Thesis Title: Studies of Atmospheric and Sub-Atmospheric Combustion Characteristics of Neat and Practical Fuels
Current Position: Senior Project Engineer, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Tailai Ye (2017)
Thesis Title: Determination of Laminar Flame Speeds Under Engine Relevant Conditions
Current Position: Senior Software Engineer, Google
Jennifer Smolke (2017)
Thesis Title: Investigation of Fuel Effects on Turbulent Premixed Jet Flames
Current Position: Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation
Hugo Burbano (2017)
Thesis Title: Pressure Effects on C1-C2 Laminar Flames
Current Position: Thermal Engineer, Maxar Technologies
Christodoulos (Chris) Xiouris (2017)
Thesis Title: Experimental Studies of High Pressure Combustion Using Spherically Expanding Flames
Current Position: Senior Thermal Engineer, Exponent
Abtin Ansari (2018)
Thesis Title: Accuracy and Feasibility of Combustion Studies Under Engine Relevant Conditions
Current Position: Data Scientist, Aruba Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Laurel Paxton (2019)
Thesis Title: Investigations of Fuel and Hydrodynamic Effects in Highly Turbulent Premixed Jet Flames
Current Position: Lead Propulsion Engineer, Relativity Space
Ashkan Movaghar (2021)
Thesis Title: Confined Spherically Expanding Flame Method for Measuring Laminar Flame Speeds Under Engine Relevant Conditions: Revisiting Assumptions and Application to Flames of Propulsion and Foundational Fuels
Current Position: Senior Thermal Engineer, Qualcomm
Robert Lawson (2021)
Thesis Title: End-Gas Autoignition Investigations Using Confined Spherically Expanding Flames
Current Position: Research and Development Engineer, Monolith Materials
Research Associates:
Bret Windom (2011-2012)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Kian Eisazadeh-Far (2010-2013)
Current Position: Research and Analysis Engineer, Tula Technology, Inc., San Jose, California
Francesco Carbone (2012-2014)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Shyam Menon (2013-2014)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
Bikau Shukla (2010-2016)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Life Sciences, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science