Research

Principal Investigator of 20 programs sponsored by the governmental agencies (NSF, DOE, AFRL) and industrial sponsosrs (EADS Foundation (currently Airbus Group), General Mills, Frito Lay North America, etc.)
Total research funding: $2.5+M

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Recent Programs

Multiphysics Models and Machine-Learning Algorithms for Energy Efficient Carbon Fiber Production Using Microwave-Assisted Plasma. DOE (via Oak Ridge National Laboratory), 2025-2026; PI.
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics. NSF, 2023-2026; Co-PI.
Permittivity Gradients, Polarization, and Gas Dynamics in Composite Electromagnetic Heat Exchangers. AFOSR, 2018-2024; Co-PI.
High Temperature SiC-SiC Composites Using Microwave Enhanced Chemical Vapor Infiltration. National Nuclear Lab, U.K. (via University of Birmingham), 2020-2021; PI.
Computer-Aided Design of Ceramic Millimeter-Wave Absorbers in Power Beaming Applications. AFRL (via Leidos, Inc.), 2017-2022. PI.
Computer Model of Hybrid Microwave-Radiant Heating of Materials. NSF (via Ceralink, Inc.), 2010-2011; PI.
Computer-Aided Design of Microwaveable Multi-Component Food Products. General Mills, 2010-2011; PI.

Selected Honors & Recognitions

Fellow of International Microwave Power Institute (IMPI); 2018.
Fellowship in the Faculty Research Participation Program, AFRL (Tyndall AFB), ORISE, DOE; 2012-2013.
Honorable Guest Professorship, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China; 2011.
2009 IEEE MTT-S IMS Highest Quality Workshop Award for the “Recent Advances in Microwave Power Applications & Techniques (RAMPAnT)” Workshop, IEEE MTT-S Intern. Microwave Symp., June 2009, Boston, MA.

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