People

Dr. Amit Kumar, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2022-Present)

Research Area: Multiphysics interactions between fibers and droplet aerosols 

Mashfiq Rahman, PhD program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)

PhD Research:  Numerical Simulation and Experimental Characterization of Nanofibrous Materials

Nishant Bhaatta, PhD program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)

PhD Research: Flow-less Coalescence Filtration

Shyam Atri, PhD Program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-Present)

PhD Research: Numerical Simulation of Electrically Charged Particles

Shajid Rahman, PhD Program, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2023-Present)

PhD Research: Discrete Element Modeling of Compression-Recovery in Fibrous Materials

Mostafa Gildeh, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2024-Present)

PhD Research: Saltwater Desalination via Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD)

Lab Alumni

Dr. Sashank Gautam, Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2021-2024)

Research Area: Design and Optimization of Multilayer Aerosol Filtration Media

Current Position: Research Engineer at Aeroseal, Cincinnati, Ohio

Mohammad Jamali, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2016–2020)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NCSU (2020-2021)

PhD Dissertation: Understanding Droplet Mobility and Penetration in Nonwovens

Current Position: Research Engineer at Blue Origin

Ali Moghadam, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2016–2019)

PhD Dissertation: Capillary Forces in Partially Saturated Thin Fibrous Media

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia

Sina H. Yousefi, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2016–2019)

PhD Dissertation: Modeling Thickness and Porosity of Nanofiber Media

Current Position: American Air Filter, Tennessee

Hossain Aziz, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2015–2019)

PhD Dissertation: Computational and Experimental Investigation on the Wetting Behavior of Droplet-Fiber Systems

Current Position: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, West Virginia

Noor M. Farhan, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2015–2019)

PhD Dissertation: Multiphase Droplet Interactions with a Single Fiber

Current Position: Faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department, Kut University, Iraq

D. Ganesh Venkateshan, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2014–2018)

PhD Dissertation: Modeling Fluid Motion Over Fibrous Surfaces

Current Position: Cummins Filtration, Stoughton, WI

Ahmed A. Hemeda, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2013–2016)

PhD Dissertation: Modeling Time-Dependent Performance of Submerged Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Current Position: EY, Atlanta, Georgia 

Mana M. Amrei, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2013–2016)

PhD Dissertation: Modeling Fluid Interactions with Granular and Fibrous Surfaces

Current Position: Instron, Boston, MA

Ahmed Saleh, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2011–2015)

PhD Dissertation: Micro- and Macro-Scale Modeling of Filter Aging

Current Position: Faculty at Southern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

Thomas M. Bucher, PhD, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, VCU (2010–2014)

PhD Dissertation: Capillarity and Fluid Transport in Fibrous Media with Heterogeneous Wettability

Current Position: Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio

Raghu Arambakam, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2010–2013)

PhD Dissertation: Modeling Effect of Microstructure on Performance of Fibrous Heat Insulations

Current Position: Global Patent Solutions, Phoenix, Arizona 

Dr. Babak Emami, Post-Doctoral Research Associate (2010-2012)

Research Area: Modeling Air-Water Interface on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Current Position: Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Deloitte Digital, San Francisco, CA

Shah Fotovati, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2009–2012)

PhD Dissertation: Modeling Multi-Component Composite Aerosol Filters with Non-Circular Fibers

Current Position: Bell Helicopter, Houston, Texas 

Samuel A. Hosseini, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2009–2011)

PhD Dissertation: Unsteady-State Modeling of Particle-Loaded Aerosol Fibrous Filters

Current Position: Engineering Manager at Blue Origin

Alireza Ashari, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, VCU (2007–2010)

PhD Dissertation: Dual-Scale Modeling of Two-Phase Fluid Transport in Fibrous Porous Media

Current Position: Apple Inc., Cupertino, California 

Imad Qashou, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2005–2008)

PhD Dissertation: An Investigation of the Radiative Heat Transfer through Thin Sheets

Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi

Current Position: Methanol at Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc. Texas

Sudhakar Jaganathan, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2005–2008)

PhD Dissertation: An Investigation on Fluid Flow in Fibrous Materials via Image-based Fluid Dynamics

Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi

Current Position: Global Technology Manager at Hollingsworth & Vose, Boston, MA

Qiqi Wang, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2004–2007)

PhD Dissertation: An Investigation of Aerosol Filtration via Fibrous Filters

Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi

Current Position: 4C Air, Inc., Sunnyvale, California

Nagendra Anantharamaiah, PhD, Fiber & Polymer Science, NCSU (2004–2006)

PhD Dissertation: An Investigation of the Influence of Nozzle Geometry in the Hydroentangling Process

Co-chair: Prof. B. Pourdeyhimi

Current Position: Hollingsworth & Vose Company, Floyd, Virginia