(3id) Controlling Complex Media Using Pulsation and Vibration

I am particularly interested in the flow dynamics of granular media and other complex materials and how we can improve control of them using vibration and pulsation. These materials are often non-Newtonian, challenging to transport owing to microscale contacts affecting macroscale rheology, and are mathematically chaotic. At the lab scale, the addition of vibration or pulsation has been shown to improve controllability over these materials and increase important chemical engineering process parameters such as heat transfer and mixing rates. My research would address the scalability of these processes to support the transition into industrially relevant chemical engineering processes to improve process efficiency.

Teaching Interests

I have a keen interest in transport phenomena and adjacent fields and so would be comfortable teaching any Chemical Engineering classes relating to fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, or fundamental mathematics for chemical engineering. More broadly, I have significant experience with numerical modelling which is applicable to many classes regarding finite-element method commonly offered by Mechanical Engineering departments. Additionally, I find great satisfaction in helping others learn and have received several speaker awards at conferences owing to my public speaking skills, which would be useful in a teaching environment.