Dr. Mikhail Antimonov, (August 2012 – June 2014)

Professor Murad Kucur, (September 2010 – August 2011), on sabbatical leave from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey

Professor John Shrimpton (February – September 2006), on sabbatical from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

Dr. Zhaosheng Gao (August 2003 – June 2004)

Dr. Ahmed Taha (July 2003 – June 2004)

Dr. R. Vikram P. Pandya (September 1999 – May 2003)

Dr. Prasanta Deb (April 2002 – April 2003)

Dr. Shi-Jun Liao (September 1999 - May 2000)

Dr. Yunlong Liu (June - November 1999)

Babak Kashir, Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2021.

Ajaykrishna Ramasubramanian, Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2020.

Zia Ghiasi, Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2018.

Hessam Abbassi (2009 – 2014), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2014. Thesis: Entropy-based Artificial Viscosity Stabilization in Discontinuous Galerkin Spectral Element Method for Supersonic Flow Simulation.

Harish Kanchi (2008 – 2013), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2013. Thesis: Fluidic Control of Shear Layer in Dump Combustors Using Microjets.

Egemen Ergene (2006 – 2012), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2012. Thesis: Investigation of the Electrostatic Atomization Method for Remote Injection and High Pressure.

Ghazi Malkawi (2005 – 2010), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2010. Thesis: Point-to-plane and Plane-to-plane Electrostatic Charge Injection Atomization for Insulating Liquids.

Kaustav Sengupta (2005 – 2009), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2009. Thesis: Direct and Large-eddy Simulations of Compressible Flows with Spectral/hp Element Methods.

Keqin Zhang (2001 – 2009), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2009, Thesis: Parallel Simulation of Incompressible Free-surface Flows.

Mohammad Davoudabadi (2005 – 2008), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2008. Thesis: Plasma and Particles Dynamics Modeling in PECVD Reactors. Received UIC Fellowship in 2006.

Beniamino Rovagnati (2004 – 2008), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2008. Thesis: Study of Micron/Submicron Particle Coating in Low-Pressure Plasmas via Numerical Simulations. Received UIC Dean’s Scholar Award in 2007.

Xiaoyan Bian (2004-2008), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2007. Thesis: Towards Simulation of Charging and Breakup in Electrostatic Atomizers.

Babak Shotorban (2001 – 2005), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2005. Thesis: Modeling of Subgrid-Scale Effects on Particles in Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Two-Phase Flows. Received UIC Fellowship in 2003.

Gustaaf B. Jacobs (1999 – 2003), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2003. Thesis: Direct Numerical Simulation of Two-phase Compressible Complex Flows with a Multidomain Spectral Method. Received UIC Fellowship in 2002.

Zhaosheng Gao (2001 – 2003), Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2003. Thesis: Stochastic Modeling and Simulation of Particle/Droplet-Laden Turbulent Flows.

Federico Arduino (2013 – 2014), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2014. Thesis: Computer Simulation and Analysis of Investment Casting of Thin Patterns..

Federico Lugnani (2012 – 2013), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2013. Thesis: Simulation of Cold Flow in Cavity-Ramp Combustor.

Domenico Geraci (2012 – 2013), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2013. Thesis: Heat Transfer Enhancement by Micro-structured Surfaces.

Chien-Wei Chang (2007 – 2009), M.S. Degree in Bio Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2009. Thesis: One-dimensional Fluid Model of Methane Plasma for Diamond-like Coating.

Martino Zuccali (2006 – 2008), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2008. Thesis: Mixture Modelling by a Lattice Boltzmann Method Fully Recovering Maxwell Stefan Law.

Mohammad Davoudabadi (2003 – 2005), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2005. Thesis: Dust Particle Dynamics in Magnetized Low-Pressure Plasma Sheath.

Kaustav Sengupta (2003 – 2004), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, December 2004. Thesis: Numerical Simulation of Liquid-Fuel Combustor for Control of Combustion.

Nahid Sedighi (2002 – 2004), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, December 2004. Thesis: Simulation of Charging and Shielding of Dust Particles in Low Pressure Cold Plasma.

Palak Gandhi (2002 - 2003), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, December 2004. Thesis: Numerical Investigation of Compressible Flow in Two-Sided Lid-Driven Cavity.

Beniamino Rovagnati (2000 - 2002), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2002. Thesis: A Computational Investigation of NOx Reduction by Reburn Process in Wood-Fired Stoker Boiler.

Marco Fumagalli (2000 - 2002), Co-advisor (Advisor: Suresh Aggarwal), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2002. Thesis: A Numerical Investigation of Fluid and Particle Dynamics in an Unsteady Flow past an Oscillating Cylinder.

Dazhi Guo (1999 - 2001), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, December 2001. Thesis: Numerical Simulations of Particle-Laden Turbulent Flows.

Brian S.C. Lau (1997 - 1999), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, May 1999. Thesis: Simulation of Oscillating Drops with Thermocapillary Effects.

Jason D. Zeda (1998 - 1999), M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, August 1999. Major Report: Numerical Simulation of Evaporating Capillary Jets.

Celine Barre, (1996 - 1997), Co-advisor, M.S. Degree in Aerospace Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, February 1998. Thesis: Direct Numerical Simulation of Particle-Laden Plane Strain Turbulent Flows.