Harshal Patel grew up in Toronto, Canada who is a student at WVU is the admin/editor for the website.
Sri Hari Ramakrishna Chalagalla (originally from Andhra Pradesh, India) graduated with bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University in May 2009 and Subsequently earned his spot as engineer in various high tech companies. After his four year career as engineer he has decided to pursue his graduate study in the U.S. He is currently pursuing masters in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering at WVU. His research interests lies in novel asymptotic analysis of flame acoustic coupling. He is currently working with predictive scenario of methane and coal dust explosion in a mining. He is also interested in statistical studies.
Berk Demirgok (originally from Zonguldak, Turkey) graduated with a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University in May 2012. After that, he earned his MS in Mechanical Engineering, in the field of Combustion, from West Virginia University in December 2013. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU.
During his graduate studies, Demirgok's responsibilities included the investigation of flame acceleration in tubes and channels. His master thesis was entitled "Analytical and Computational Study of Flame Acceleration in Tubes: Effect of Wall Friction". This mostly involves theoretical analysis and numerical simulations (DNS), programming and advanced level of combustion knowledge. The most relevant example of this work is the investigation of the effect of thermal expansion on flame propagation in channels with nonslip walls. After gaining a lot of fundamental and computational knowledge about combustion, energy disciplines, cryogenic fuel systems and having hands on experience on vehicle engines, Berk Demirgok is currently working on combining his engineering, combustion knowledge and hands on skills with an experimental work for his PhD study.
Serdar A. Bilgili (originally from Bursa Turkey) with BSc degree in Physics, with an emphasis on Theoretical Astrophysics from Bogazici (Bosphorus) University in 2012. He is currently pursuing MSc degree in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU. His research interest lies in computational and analytical studies on flame acceleration dynamics, and fluid instabilities at the interface of interacting fluids. He is also interested in Astrophysical phenomena consisting of plasma fluid dynamics under central gravitational potential, such as Type I-II Supernovae and accretion disks in compact binary systems or galactic nuclei. Among his hobbies are musical composition, philosophy, history and politics.
Orlando Ugarte (originally from Chimbote, Peru) holds a BS degree from the National University of Trujillo and MSME from West Virginia University. His research activity includes modeling of natural ventilation processes in dwellings, numerical simulations of contrails and tornadoes, fundamental analysis of natural gas venting conditions for Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fuel stations and heavy duty vehicle tanks. Currently Ugarte is pursuing a doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering, which includes a numerical and analytic investigation of the boundary conditions effect on the morphology and propagation of premixed flames. His expected graduation time is Summer 2015. Orlando Married to Patricia Baca, his hobbies are board games and movies.
Jad Sadek(originally from Beriut, Lebanon) graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in summer of 2014 from WVU. He is currently Pursuing Masters in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU. Sadeks's curent Research is on flames in obstructed tubes. His area of interest include Thermal Sciences and he deals with Combustion, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer related topics.
Sinan Demir (originally from Gaziantep, Turkey) received his Bachelors from Cumhuriyet University in 2010 and Masters from University of Gaziantep in 2012 and subsequently worked in Carnegie Mellon University, USA, as a researcher on optimization of energy systems in 2013. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU under the guidance of Dr. Akkerman. Demir's strategic research work is targeted at two interlinked areas: combustion science and thermal design and optimization of energy systems. The combustion component of his research focuses on computational and analytical studies of flame acceleration mechanism to the presence of dust. The renewable energy side of his research employs designing and/or improving system and component performance of energy systems through energy, exergy, thermoeconomic and environmental analyses. Besides being a researcher, he is also interested in ancient history and popular science.
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