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VILLANOVA MECHANICAL ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ AMBASSADORS

The following professionals either graduated with their PhD degree after concentrating in the ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ Mechanical Engineering program, or they are former Postdoctoral Associates who worked with ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ Mechanical Engineering researchers. They have volunteered to support the program in various ways. Interested PhD applicants can contact Ambassadors using the email addresses provided below.

Dr. Lu An

Dr. Lu An
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Gang Feng
PhD Research Area: Mechanics and Materials
Current Employment: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL)
lan15villanova@gmail.com

Dr. Khaled Asfar

Dr. Khaled Asfar
Former Postdoctoral Associate
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ Mentor: Dr. C. Nataraj
PhD Research Area: Dynamics and Control
Current Employment: Jordan University of Science and Technology
kasfar@just.edu.jo

Dr. Guanglei Chen

Dr. Guanglei Chen
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Calvin Li
PhD Research Area: Heat Transfer
Current Employment: Power Solutions Group, Amphenol Communication Solutions
guanglei.chen12@gmail.com

Dr. Ahmet Demirtas

Dr. Ahmet Demirtas
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Ani Ural
PhD Research Area: Mechanics and Materials
Current Employment: Merck
ahmet.demirtas@merck.com

Dr. Turki Haj Mohamad

Dr. Turki Haj Mohamad
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. C. Nataraj
PhD Research Area: Dynamics and Control
Current Employment: PARC, Xerox, Palo Alto, CA
tmohamad@parc.com

Dr. Masoud Khadem

Dr. Masoud Khadem
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Aaron Wemhoff
PhD Research Area: Heat Transfer and Materials
Current Employment: Daikin Applied
masoud.khadem@daikinapplied.com

Dr. Ji Lang

Dr. Ji Lang
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Qianhong Wu
PhD Research Area: Fluid Mechanics
Current Employment: Southeast University of China
jilang@seu.edu.cn

Dr. Xiaosong Liu

Dr. Xiaosong Liu
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Gang Feng
PhD Research Area: Heat Transfer and Materials
Current Employment: Surface Science Group, Oxford Suzhou Center For Advanced Research
Xiaosong.liu@oxford-oscar.cn

Dr. Aleksandra Mitrovic

Dr. Aleksandra Mitrovic
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Garrett Clayton
PhD Research Area: Dynamics and Control
Current Employment: Western Digital
Aleksandra.Mitrovic@wdc.com

Dr. Peiman Naseradmousavi

Dr. Peiman Naseradmousavi
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. C. Nataraj
PhD Research Area: Dynamics and Control
Current Employment: San Diego State University
peiman.n.mousavi@gmail.com

Dr. Qiuyun Wang

Dr. Qiuyun Wang
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Qianhong Wu
PhD Research Area: Fluid Mechanics
Current Employment: Google
Qiuyunwang2@gmail.com

Dr. Yaohui Wang

Dr. Yaohui Wang
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Ani Ural
PhD Research Area: Mechanics and Materials
Current Employment: Robert Morris University
wangy@rmu.edu

Dr. Di Zhang

Dr. Di Zhang
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Gang Feng
PhD Research Area: Heat Transfer and Materials
Current Employment: Valparaiso University
di.zhang@valpo.edu

Dr. Dong Zhou

Dr. Dong Zhou
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Bo Li
hD Research Area: Mechanics and Materials
Current Employment: Guangzhou Tinci Materials Co., Ltd.
dzhou2@villanova.edu

Dr. Zenghao Zhu

Dr. Zenghao Zhu
ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ PhD Graduate
PhD Advisor: Dr. Qianhong Wu
PhD Research Area: Fluid Mechanics
Current Employment: Life Science Group, Thornton Tomasetti
zenghaozhu@hotmail.com

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Ronald Warzoha stands with two students in the lab.

RONALD WARZOHA

Title: Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, United States Naval Academy

Research Focus: Nanoscale thermal transport

 

Sebastian Araya works with a fellow student in a ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥ engineering lab.

SEBASTIAN ARAYA

Title: Thermal Engineer, Data Center Architecture and Engineering, Salesforce

Research Focus: Comprehensive study of organic rankine cycles (ORC) as waste-heat recovery systems for data centers

 

Yue Schuman, graduate of ΈΜιΩΦ±²¥'s doctoral program in engineering.

YUE SCHUMAN

Title: Applications Scientist, TA Instruments

Research Focus:β€― Materials development and characterization on materials ranging from nanoparticle thin films to graphene and graphene-based phase change material composites