• Designed course syllabi, policies, lecture content, homework assignments, quizzes, and exams for undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and heat transfer.• Developed and instructed advanced technical elective courses in the thermofluids area.• Revised the content and instructional methods used in an undergraduate thermofluids laboratory course to improve student learning outcomes.• Delivered lectures, facilitated active learning experiences, answered student questions, and… Show more • Designed course syllabi, policies, lecture content, homework assignments, quizzes, and exams for undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and heat transfer.• Developed and instructed advanced technical elective courses in the thermofluids area.• Revised the content and instructional methods used in an undergraduate thermofluids laboratory course to improve student learning outcomes.• Delivered lectures, facilitated active learning experiences, answered student questions, and assigned course grades.• Performed experimental heat transfer research, including projects related to electronics cooling and pulsating heat pipes.• Mentored and advised graduate student research, wrote proposals for external and internal funding organizations, and disseminated results in conference presentations and archival journal publications.• Served on university, college, and department committees. Show less

• Designed and constructed experimental apparatus for measurement of heat transfer coefficients near the stagnation zone of a single-phase, microscale jet impinging on a surface.• Mentored and supervised seven graduate and two undergraduate research assistants.• Advised and assisted graduate students in the design and construction of experimental apparatuses for the characterization of boiling and condensation heat transfer in microchannels and of a multi-evaporator vapor compression… Show more • Designed and constructed experimental apparatus for measurement of heat transfer coefficients near the stagnation zone of a single-phase, microscale jet impinging on a surface.• Mentored and supervised seven graduate and two undergraduate research assistants.• Advised and assisted graduate students in the design and construction of experimental apparatuses for the characterization of boiling and condensation heat transfer in microchannels and of a multi-evaporator vapor compression cycle system for analytical model and system control validation.• Collaborated with researchers at four other universities involved in project investigating thermal management of large-scale distributed electronic systems. Show less

• Instructed undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.• Collaborated with instructors of laboratory components of courses to coordinate course content.

• Completed a research program extending our understanding of local convective behavior in high-performance, interrupted-fin heat exchangers under extreme operating conditions.• Designed and constructed novel experimental apparatus and data acquisition systems for experiments at Reynolds numbers higher than previously explored for offset-strip arrays. • Conducted heat transfer experiments, mass transfer experiments, and conventional hot-wire anemometry in a high-speed wind tunnel;… Show more • Completed a research program extending our understanding of local convective behavior in high-performance, interrupted-fin heat exchangers under extreme operating conditions.• Designed and constructed novel experimental apparatus and data acquisition systems for experiments at Reynolds numbers higher than previously explored for offset-strip arrays. • Conducted heat transfer experiments, mass transfer experiments, and conventional hot-wire anemometry in a high-speed wind tunnel; conducted particle-image velocimetry in a water tunnel; analyzed and interpreted experimental results.• Mentored and supervised undergraduate research assistants; collaborated with Visiting Scholars and assisted in their transitions to the laboratory.• Mentored and advised a Senior Design Project team on their project: “Design and construction of an apparatus to measure the evaporation heat transfer coefficient of nanofluids for halocarbon-based thermal systems.”• Assisted in the formulation and preparation of white papers and research proposals. Show less