Invited Seminars
“Innovative Thermal Control and Cooling for High Heat Flux Applications” Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (5/13)
“Phenomenological Description of Energy Transport in Porous Media and the Role of Porous Media in Addressing Some Challenging Issues in Biomedical Engineering” Thammasat University & Keynote Lecture at the Congress (15th Thailand Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering), Bangkok, Thailand (5/13)
“Consequences of Non Thermal Equilibrium on Thermal Transport in Porous Media” Keynote Lecture at the ENCIT Conference (14th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (11/12)
“Importance of Biofilms in Energy and Medical Applications”, Opening Plenary Lecture at the 8th International Symposium on Heat Transfer (ISHT-8) at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (10/12)
“Biofilms Applications and Analysis of the Multidimensional Effects” Chiang Mai University/Rajamangala University of Technology, Chiang Mai, Thailand (6/12)
“Heat Flux Bifurcation in Porous Media and Its Applications” Chiang Mai University/Rajamangala University of Technology, Chiang Mai, Thailand (6/12)
“Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Heat Flux Bifurcation in Porous Media” Plenary keynote Speaker at the ANZIAM Conference, Victoria, Australia (1/12)
“Challenging Transport Issues in Biomedical Engineering” Delivering Keynote talk at Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China (10/11)
“Key issues Related to Energy Conservation and Thermal Optimization and Validity of Thermal Conditions at an Interface” Delivering Opening Plenary Talk at 2011 International Workshop on Heat Transfer Advances for Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (IWHT'2011), Xi’an, China & Chinese National Heat Transfer Conference (CNHTC) (10/11)
“Modeling of the Human Eye” University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (7/11)
“Specialized Transport Aspects in Water Processing” Fluid Mechanics Institute, Toulouse, France (7/11)
“Interfacial Interactions of Biomaterials in Water Decontamination Applications” University of California, Irvine (4/11)
“Successful Attributes for an Engineering Career ” Keynote Speaker, 4th Annual NSBE Dynamic Lecture Series, University of Idaho (2/11)
“Innovative Cooling Designs” Keynote Speaker, College of Engineering, University of Idaho (2/11)
“Human eye response to Thermal Disturbances” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale e Meccanica (Dept. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli in Aversa (11/10)
“Optimizing the use of Biomaterials in Water Decontamination Applications” Dipartimento per le Tecnologie (Department of Technologies) at Università degli Studi Parthenope in Napoli Centro Direzionale (11/10)
“Characteristics of Biofilm Structures” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale e Meccanica (Dept. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli in Aversa (11/10)
“Innovative Modeling of Hyperthermia and
Heat Transfer through Biological Media” Dipartimento
per le Tecnologie (Department of Technologies) at Università degli Studi Parthenope in Napoli Centro
Direzionale (11/10)
“Novel Flat-Shaped Heat Pipes & Microchannels” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale e Meccanica (Dept. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli in Aversa (11/10)
" Some Flow and Thermally Related
Challenges in Bioengineering Research " Dipartimento di
Energetica, Termofluidodinamica
e Condizionamenti Ambientali
(Dept of Energetics,Themofluid
dynamics and Enviromental Conditioning) at Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Napoli Piazzale
Tecchio. (11/10)
“Pertinent Aspects of Transport through Arteries and Biological Tissues” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale e Meccanica (Dept. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli in Aversa (11/10)
“An Investigation of Optimized Thermal Processes ” Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (10/10)
“Enhancement and Optimization of Thermal Processes and Transport Through Biofilms” Shizuoka University, Japan (10/10)
“Innovative Enhanced Cooling Concepts Encompassing a Number of Practical Applications” Thammasat University, Thailand (10/10)
“Innovative Issues Regarding Transport Through Arteries” Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (10/10)
“Primary Aspects of Transport through Biological Tissues” Keynote speaker for the 1st TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICoME 2010) Thailand (10/10)
“Primary Aspects of Transport in Biofilms”
Keynote speaker for ASME-ATI-UIT Conference on Thermal and Environmental Issues
in energy Systems, Sorrento, Italy (5/10)
“Porous Media Approach in Bioengineering
Applications” Keynote speaker for the 2nd
INTERPORE Conference and Annual Meeting, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX (3/10)
"The
Role of Porous Media in Biomedical Engineering", Keynote speaker for the 10th National
Conference on Fluid Mechanics in Porous Media, Wuhan, China (4/09)
"Improved Thermal Processes and Modeling of Biological Systems" Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California (7/06)
"Transport through Porous Media with Emphasis on Biomedical Applications and Devices" NASA Microgravity Conference, Les Diablerets, Switzerland (8/05)
"Control
of Flow and Thermal Disturbances Inside Fluidic Cells and Passive Cooling
Enhancement Systems" Keynote speaker, Engineering Congress, Tehran, Iran (5/04)
"Modeling of Transport Processes in Biological Tissues" The Ohio State University, Medical School, Columbus, Ohio (4/03)
"Modeling of Diffusion Process as Related to Stroke Imaging" University of California, San Diego, California (2/03)
"Overview of Multiphase Transport Mechanisms in Porous Media" University of California, Berkeley, California (6/02)
"Transport Mechanisms and Fundamental Design Considerations Associated with Three-Dimensional Natural Convection in a Horizontal Annuli " University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (11/01)
"Stability Analysis of Three-dimensional buoyancy-Driven Convection in Horizontal Cylindrical Annuli " Insitut de Mecanique des Fluides , Toulouse, France , Toulouse, France (6/01)
"Three Dimensional Natural Convection in a Horizontal Annuli" University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (6/01)
"Transport Through Porous Media-Variances and Critical Modeling " University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (7/01)
" Optimization of Heat Transfer Inside a Canal with Multiple Obstacles " University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (6/01)
"Numerical And Experimental Investigation of Convective Flow And Heat Transfer In A Modular Channel Containing Heated Obstacle Arrays" University of Paul Sabatier, Fluid Mechanics Institute, Toulouse, France (7/98)
"A Comparative Analysis of Jet Impingement, Microchannel Cooling and Heat Pipes for High Heat Flux Applications" University of Paul Sabatier, Fluid Mechanics Institute, Toulouse, France (6/98)
"Dispersion and Non-Thermal Equilibrium Effects in Porous Medium and Flat Shaped Heat Pipes" The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (11/97)
"An Investigation of Flat Shaped Heat Pipes" KSME Annual Meeting Invited Lecture, South Korea (11/97)
"Heat Transfer Enhancement and Regulation for High Heat Flux ApplicationsUtilizing Porous Media" KAIST, South Korea (11/97)
"Several High Heat Flux Applications and Jet Impingement Heat Removal Design" KIST, South Korea (11/97)
"Heat Transfer Design in Flat Shaped Heat Pipes" Universita delgi Studi di Cassino, Cassino, Italy (7/97)
"Heat Transfer Augmentation in Open Ended Structures and Flat Porous Structures as Applied to High Heat Flux Applications" Universita delgi Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy (7/97)
"Design and Optimization Process for Flat Shaped Heat Pipes" Hughes Space and Communications, Los Angeles, California (6/97)
"Analysis of Several High Heat Flux Problems in Industrial Applications" Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait (3/97)
"Critical Issues in Multiphase Transport through Porous Media" Kuwait University, Kuwait (3/97)
"Heat Transfer Optimization and High Heat Flux Removal in Medical Applications" Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (12/96)
"A Synthesis of Coupling of Heat and Mass Transfer" Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (12/96)
"Thermal Design and Optimization of a Heat Pipe for Medical Applications", International Conference in Porous Media and Their Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry, sponsored by Engineering Foundation Institute of Industrial Mathematical Sciences, Fields Institute and Applied Mathematics Institute, Kona, Hawaii (6/96)
"Analysis of Fluid Mechanics within a High Heat Flux Target Assembly" Invited Speaker for the 12th Canadian Symposium on Fluid Mechanics and 16th Annual Conference of the Canadian Applied Mathemathics Socitey Sponsored by Applied Mathematics Institute (Alberta), Fields Institute, Centre de Recherches Mathematiques (France), and Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (Canada) (5/96)
"Optimization of Porous Media for Use in a Bio-Medical Application" Purdue University , Lafayette, Indiana (4/96)
"Design and Analysis of a Heat Removal System for a High Heat Flux Medical Application " Southern Methodist University , Dallas, Texas (2/96)
"Conceptual Design and Fundamental Analysis of High Heat Flux Applications Using a Non-Conventional Heat Pipe " Insitut de Mecanique des Fluides , Toulouse, France , Toulouse, France (6/95)
"Heat Transfer Augmentation for High Heat Flux Applications" Universita delgi Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy (6/95)
"Heat Transfer Enhancement and Regulation for High Heat Flux Applications and the Effects of Non Local Thermal Equilibrium on the Thermal Transport Processes in Porous Media" University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (6/95)
"High Heat Flux Removal by a Non-Conventional Heat Pipe For BNCT Applications" University of Naples, Naples, Italy (6/95)
"An Investigation of Heat Transfer Augmentation and Passive Control and Alteration in Several Different Applications " Univeristy of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (11/93)
"Dispersion Effects on Non-Thermal Equilibrium, Non-Darcian, Variable Porosity Incompressible Flow Through Porous Medium" Invited Speaker for the Advances in Porous Media Studies and Environmental Flows Conference Sponsored by Institute of Industrial Mathematical Sciences and Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (University of New Brunswick) held at University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (5/93)
"Evaluation and Optimization of Thermal Performance of an Energy Storage/Release System for a Solar Collector Section" NASA, Cleveland, Ohio (9/91)
"Thermal Characteristics of the Wheel Outboard of an Aircraft Brake System" BFGoodrich, Troy, Ohio (1/91)
"Surface Enhancement by a Porous substrate and Moisture Migration through a Fibrous Insulation " Saint Gobain Industries, Rantigny, France (7/90)
"A Hypothesis for Predicting the Onset of Turbulence in Natural Convection " Insitut de Mecanique des Fluides , Toulouse, France (6/90)
"Thermal Instabilities in Buoyancy Driven Flows" University of Bordeaux, Talence, France (5/90)
"Transient, Compressible, Non-Equilibrium Transport in Porous Media " University of Bordeaux, Talence, France (5/90)
"Thermal Instabilities in Open-Ended Structures" Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands (4/90)
"Non-Thermal Equilibrium, Multi-Phase Transport Processes in Porous Media" Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany (12/89)
"An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer in Porous-Air Systems" Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany (11/89)
"Buoyancy-Driven Convection in Open-Ended Cavities" Technical University of Munich, Germany (11/89)
"Multiphase Transport in Porous Insulations" Technical University of Munich, Germany (10/89)
"Effects of the Environmental Humidity on the Performance of Porous Insulations" Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, PA (8/89)
"A Feasibility Investigation for the Use of Partial Insulations in Practical Applications" Armstrong World Industries , Lancaster, PA (8/89)
"Multiphase Transport in Energy Storage/Release Systems and Porous Insulations," Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, California (7/88)
"Heat Transfer Control in Manufacturing of Glass/Metal Electronic Components," University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (5/86)
"Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Nuclear Waste Canister," Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio (12/85)
"Heat Transfer in Variable Porosity Packed Beds: A Theoretical Investigation," University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (11/84)
"Variable Porosity Effects on Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media," Fluid Mechanics Seminars, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (12/84)
"Transport Mechanism in Nuclear Waste Repository," Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio (3/83)
"Boundary and Inertia Effects on Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media," University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (11/81)
"Special Aspects of Heat and Mass Transfer in Petroleum Reservoirs," Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, New Jersey (10/81)
"Some Fundamental Problems in Heat and Mass Transfer
in Porous Media," University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska (8/80)