Principal Investigator
Saeed Moghaddam
William F. Powers Professor
Dr. Moghaddam received his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland in 2006. Saeed Moghaddam, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in University of Florida. Before joining the University of Florida in 2010, he was a postdoc (2007-2010) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research is focused on micro/nanoscale transport and nanotechnology. His major contributions to science and technology are: demonstration of membrane-based absorption/desorption cycle with a significantly higher performance compare to the existing technologies; the most detailed physical insight, over nearly a century of nucleate boiling science, on the nature of thermal field at the bubble-surface interface; development of the first Si-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) capable of operating at dry ambient; and development of the world’s smallest fuel cell.
Dr. Moghaddam’s research interests include: Micro/nanoscale transport and nanotechnology for energy science and health applications; nanoengineering of functionalized membranes for energy conversion and storage and filtration/separation applications; heat and mass transfer in micro/nanostructures; microfluidic reactor platforms for fundamental energy research and reaction engineering; portable power
Post Doctoral Researchers
Mario Mata
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Prior Education:
- Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- M.S. | Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University
- B.E. | Mechanical Engineering | Kyung Hee University
Research Area: Boiling Heat Transfer, Dynamic Adsorption of Surfactants, and Design Engineering
Chaitanya Bathina
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Prior Education:
- Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- M.Tech. | Green Energy Technology | Pondicherry University
- B.Tech. | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Acharya Nagarjuna University
Research Area: Microfabrication, Surface engineering, Thermal management of electronics, Phase change heat transfer.
Suhas Tamvada
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Prior Education:
- Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Florida
- M.S. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Illinois at Chicago
- B.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India
Research Area: Multi-Phase Heat Transport, Microfabrication, and Surface Engineering.
Rohit Bhagwat
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Prior Education:
- Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Florida
- M.S. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Florida
- B.S. | Mechanical Engineering | Gujarat Technological University, India
Research Area: Absorption Cooling Systems.
Sidharth Sanadhya
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Prior Education:
- Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Florida
- M.Tech. | Advanced Materials Science | National Institute of Technology, India
- B.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, India
Research Area: Performance Analysis of Cooling Systems.
Graduate Students
Raju Bhatia
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Prior Education:
- M.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India
- B.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | Himachal Pradesh Technical University, India
Research Area: Fabrication and Experimental Evaluation of Absorption Refrigeration Systems.
Daniel Greene
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Prior Education:
- B.S. | Environmental Engineering | Clemson University, U.S.
Research Area: Microfluidic Membrane and Ion-Recovery Modules for Wearable Artificial Kidney Application.
Stephanie Moore
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Prior Education:
- B.S. | Mechanical Engineering | Iowa State University, U.S.
Research Area: Investigation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Highly Confined Spaces.
Ashwani Verma
PhD student, Mechanical Engineering
Prior Education:
- M.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India
- B.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, India
Research Area: Multi-Phase Heat Transfer, Energy Management and Energy Conversion Technologies, Ionic-liquids, and Surfactants.
Undergraduate students
Jack Kuzmicki
Undergraduate Researcher
Jack is in his second year pursuing his B.S. in Electrical Engineering. His research focus is on an ion recovery system for wearable artificial kidney applications.
Anderson Jeronimo Sanchez
Undergradute Researcher
Anderson is in his second year of pursuing his B.S. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering with a minor in math. His research focus is on manufacturing furnaces/solid models for experimentation in pool boiling and multiphase heat transfer.
Jackson Sammartino
Undergraduate Researcher
Chrisitan Stephens
Undergraduate Researcher
Christian is a third-year student from Tallahassee pursuing his B.S. in Environmental Science and Economics. His research focus is on cultivating a feasible economic plan for an absorption/desorption system based on energy consumption and costs.