Faculty & Students
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Clement Kleinstreuer, Ph. D. Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MAE Department, NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7910 Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering BME Department, NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill Raleigh, NC 27695-7910 E-mail: ck@ncsu.edu |
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| Arun Varghese Kolanjiyil, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher and Lab Manager MAE Deptartment, NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7910 Email:akolanj@ncsu.edu |
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| Yu Feng, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering Department Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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| Ruxana T Sadikot, M.D, MRCP (UK), FCCP Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Emory University |
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Wellington Pham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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| Xiaole Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education Southeast University Nanjing Jiangsu Prov. China |
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| Jie Li, Ph.D. Senior Engineer UTC Carrier Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Chong S. Kim, Ph. D. Senior Research Scientist (EPA) Adj. Professor (NCSU) U.S. EPA Human Studies Division, RTP, NC 27711 E-mail: kim.chong@epamail.epa.gov |
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| Junemo Koo, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering ME Department, Kyung Hee University South Korea Email: jmkoo@khu.ac.kr |
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| Gregory D. Buckner, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MAE Department, NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695 Email: greg_buckner@ncsu.edu |
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| Graduate Students | ||||
| Sriram Vasudevan Chari “Whole-Lung Airway Modeling and Simulation with OpenFOAM ” Email: schari@ncsu.edu |
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| Adithya Gurumurthy “Optimization of Inhaler Mouthpiece and Particle-injection Conditions” Email: agurumu@ncsu.edu |
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| Ayush Agrawal “Modeling and Simulation of Non-spherical Particles Dynamics with Applications” Email: aagrawa9@ncsu.edu |
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| Nilay Atul Kulkarni “Inhaled Pollutant-dynamics in Representative Lung-airways under High Ambient Temperature Conditions” Email: nkulkar2@ncsu.edu |
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| Shantanu Avinash Vachhani “Transport and Deposition of Theranostic Nanoparticles from Supply-arteries into Tumor Tissue” Email: svachha@ncsu.edu |
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Prospective Ph.D. Students
The research projects listed on the home page (and outlined on the research pages) rest selectively on the fundamentals of two-phase flow, turbulent flow, microfluidics, heat and mass transfer, nanofluid flows, particle dynamics, fluid-structure interaction flows and of optimal (medical) system design, as well as applied mathematics and computer sciences, including tera- to peta-scale computing.
Thus, prospective Ph.D. students should have a strong knowledge base in the engineering sciences and applied math, exhibit advanced computational skills, interdisciplinary team-work ethics, and a propensity for creative thinking.
The Ph.D.-level assignments are not only exciting and entail cutting-edge interdisciplinary research activities; the most attractive fact is that the results may help people.
Even before journal publications, research results are presented by qualified students at national conferences all expenses paid. Ultimately, graduate students receive a well-rounded, in-depth education with knowledge & skill levels, which allow them to take on any challenging engineering project in industry or elsewhere.
Note: As all real progress, earning a PhD degree requires hard work, patience, creative thinking and good luck.
For application information, please refer to the website of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at NCSU.