Group

Juan Pablo Trelles

Professor, Director of the Graduate Program in Energy Engineering 

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering

M.S. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Energy Engineering

B.S. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Ingeniería Mecánica

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Yicheng Zhang

Ph.D. student, topic: nonthermal plasma ammonia synthesis

M.S. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Energy Engineering

B.S University of Massachusetts Lowell, Mechanical Engineering

Spad Acharya​

Ph.D. student, topic: microwave plasma methane reforming

M.S. Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Mechanical Systems Design and Engineering

Ephraim Simasiku

Ph.D. student, topic: computational modeling of plasma-on-liquid systems

M.S. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Mechanical Engineering

B.S University of Cape Town, Mechanical Engineering​

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Andrew Boules

Ph.D. student, topic: nonthermal plasma upcycling of plastic films 

M.S. Oregon Institute of Technology, Energy Engineering

B.S American University in Cairo, Mechanical Engineering​

FORMER MEMBERS

    

 Doctoral

Veng, Visal

Ph.D. Energy Engineering

“Catalytic Membrane Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Reactor for Ammonia Synthesis”

March 2024

Tabu, Benard

Ph.D. Energy Engineering

“Hydrogen Production from Polymeric Organic Solids Via Atmospheric Pressure Nonthermal Plasma”

April 2023

Kamidollayev, Tlegen

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

“Computational Modeling of Reactive Species Interphase Transport in Plasma Jet Impinging on Water”

April 2023

Boutrouche, Valentine

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

“Computational Modeling and Characterization a Self-sustained Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharges”

April 2023

Elahi, Rasool

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

Computational Modeling of Solar-Enhanced Microwave Plasma Decomposition of Carbon Dioxide

March 2022

Mohsenian, Sina

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

Solar-Microwave Plasma Reactor for Gas Phase Chemical Synthesis

October 2019

Bhigamudre, Vyasaraj G.

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

Thermodynamic Nonequilibrium Simulation of the Arc in Crossflow

May 2019

Nagassou, Dassou

Ph.D. Energy Engineering

Solar-Gliding Arc Reactor for Gas Phase Chemical Synthesis

Dec. 2018

Bhatta, Saroj

 

 

Ph.D. Energy Engineering

Solar Photo-Thermochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Aug. 2018

Modir Khazeni, Seyedeh Mahnaz

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

“Comprehensive Modeling Approach for Turbulent Nonequilibrium Plasma Flows

Dec. 2017

Castro, Rafael O.

Ph.D. Energy Engineering

Spatial and Angular Finite Element Method for Radiative Transfer in Participating Media

Dec. 2014

 Masters

Sheth, Shyam

M.S. Mechanical Engineering

Design and Characterization of a Microwave Plasma Reactor for Carbon Dioxide Decomposition

Spring 2018

AlliHassan, Khaled

 

 

M.S. Mechanical Engineering

Design and Characterization of a Gliding Arc Reactor

Spring 2017

Pereyra Boue, Maria Mercedes

M.S. Energy Engineering

Non-thesis option

Spring 2015