Program

Plenary Lecture - Physical

June 17 | 09:15 AM - 10:05 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek, University of Ottawa, Canada

A Conical Radio-Frequency Inductively Coupled Plasma (RF-ICP) Source with applications in Materials Processing and Elemental Analysis
Dr. Javad Mostaghimi, University of Toronto, Canada

Dr. Javad Mostaghimi is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto and the director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT). Before joining the University of Toronto in 1990, he held positions at Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueil, Quebec, and the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec. His main research interests are the study of thermal spray coatings, including superhydrophobic coatings, thermal barriers, corrosion and wear-resistant coatings. He has performed comprehensive studies on the flow, temperature, and electromagnetic fields within arcs and RF inductively coupled plasmas. Professor Mostaghimi has done extensive simulations of the dynamics of droplet impact and solidification in thermal spray processes, and design of novel DC and RF plasma torches. Professor Mostaghimi is elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada. He has the rank of Fellow of the following professional societies: RSC, ASME, ASM, CSME, EIC, AAAS, IUPAC.

Plenary Lecture - Physical

June 17 | 10:05 AM - 10:55 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek, University of Ottawa, Canada

Evaluating Membrane Properties: An Insight into the Time-Lag Method and Influencing Factors
Dr. Jules Thibault, University of Ottawa, Canada

Jules Thibault obtained his bachelor of chemical engineering at the Royal Military College in 1973. He later obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University in 1978 where he worked on the topic of heat transfer in nuclear reactors. Following his PhD Professor Thibault spent four years in the Canadian Armed Forces, including two six-month postings to Egypt and Cyprus with the United Nations. From 1981 to 1984, he taught in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Royal military College, after which time he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering of Laval University. In 2000, he moved to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Ottawa. His research interests are in biochemical engineering, and process simulation, control and optimization.

Keynote Lecture

June 17 | 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Jules Thibault, University of Ottawa, Canada

Performance of Immobilized Enzymes in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Zuhair, United Arab Emirates University, UAE

Sulaiman Al-Zuhair is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at UAE University and currently holds the position of Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. Before that, he held the positions of Head of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Director of Project Management Unit and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program. Prof. Al-Zuhair’s research resulted in publication of over 100 papers in Scopus and his current Scopus h-index is 34. He also has five patents under his name and published an authored book and three book chapters. As a Principal Investigator, Prof. Al-Zuhair was able to secure research funds of over AED 3 million dirhams, and over AED 20 million as a Co-Investigator. He is the recipient of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (Best Academic Research) and the UAEU Research Excellence Award in 2019, and College of Engineering Excellence Research Award in 2016 and 2020. Prof. Al-Zuhair is on the Editorial Boards in a number of journals, and had held positions in the scientific and organizing committees of several international conferences

Session

June 17 | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Jules Thibault, University of Ottawa, Canada

Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer

FFHMT Keynote Lecture - Physical

June 17 | 1:50 PM - 02:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Jules Thibault, University of Ottawa, Canada

The Role of Heat Pumps in Achieving Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions in Canada’s Existing Building Stock
Dr. Marilyn Lightstone, Mc Master University, Canada

Marilyn Lightstone is a Professor and former Chair of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University. She is a Professional Engineer registered in Ontario. In 2013, Marilyn was appointed as the first female Chair in the history of the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University and was reappointed for a 2nd five-year term in 2018. She was previously Associate Chair (Undergraduate) in Mechanical Engineering. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and is an award-winning teacher at McMaster University. Marilyn served as the Director and Executive Officer of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada and as a conference co-chair. She was Chair of the eSim Conference which is an international conference for building simulation in 2016. She was the National Fluids Examiner for the PEO for 2007-2010 and was Vice-Chair Graduate Attributes for the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board in 2017. She was a member of the NSERC Grant Selection Committee for 2008-2011 and co-chaired that committee in 2010-11. She also was a member of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR – French National Research Agency) Grant Selection Committee with review meetings held in Paris in 2012 and 2015. She was also a member of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) as the Canadian Representative to the General Assembly of the IUTAM (2017-2021) and was a member of the IUTAM Diversity Working Group in 2021.

Session

June 17 | 02:35 PM - 03:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Ying Huang, North Dakota State University, USA

Experimental Fluid Dynamics & Heat Transfer

Session

June 17 | 03:40 PM - 04:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sulaiman Al-Zuhair, United Arab Emirates University, UAE & & Dr. Ahmad Arabkoohsar, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Energy Storage & Efficiency

EHST'24 Plenary Lecture - Physical

June 18 | 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek, University of Ottawa, Canada

Water-Energy Nexus: Energy Extraction from Water Towards Carbon Neutrality
Dr. Catherine Mulligan, Concordia University, Canada

Catherine N. Mulligan, PhD. is a Distinguished Research Professor at Concordia University in Montreal. She is the founder and Director of the Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems. Her research involves the treatment of soil, water, sediments and mining wastes. She has published more than 135 refereed journal papers and 8 books, and is preparing the book on the Water-Energy Nexus to be published in 2024 by CRC Press. She has supervised more than 75 graduate students to completion. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Engineering Institute of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Canada.

EHST'24 Keynote Lecture

June 18 | 09:50 AM - 10:40 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek, University of Ottawa, Canada

Investigation of Gas Dispersion in Non-Newtonian Fluids with Coaxial Mixers
Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari, "Toronto Metropolitan University Canada"

Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of British Columbia. Currently, he is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Ein-Mozaffari is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada. His research interests are mixing, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), flow visualization (e.g., tomography and ultrasonic velocimetry), multiphase flow, non-Newtonian fluid flow, hydrodynamics of bioreactors, Scale-up of chemical processes, discrete element modeling (DEM), CFD-DEM coupling, and powder blending. He has published more than 380 refereed journal papers, book chapters, conference papers, and industry-university technical reports. Dr. Ein-Mozaffari has supervised/co-supervised more than 59 PhD and MASc students, PDF, and research associates. He has been awarded various reputable research grants such as NSERC DG, NSERC RTI, NSERC CRD, NSERC Alliance, New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration, NSERC ENGAGE, CFI, Mitacs, Connect Canada, and OCE. Dr. Ein-Mozaffari has collaborated with numerous companies such as Xerox Research Centre of Canada, Apotex, Sanofi Pasteur, Cosmetica Laboratories Inc., Baffinland Iron Mines, CSRplus, Hayward Gordon, Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., and Imasco Minerals Incorporation. He is the editor and a member of the editorial board of several journals. Dr. Ein-Mozaffari is the recipient of several awards including Dean’s Research Award, Dean’s Service Award, and YSGS Outstanding Contribution to the Graduate Education Award.

Session

June 18 | 10:40 AM - 11:00 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek, University of Ottawa, Canada

Poster Session

Session

June 18 | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek, University of Ottawa, Canada

CFD

Session

June 18 | 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Wael H. Ahmed, University of Guelph, Canada & Dr. Ahmad Arabkoohsar, Razi University, Iran

Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer

Session

June 18 | 03:05 AM - 04:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sarit Kumar Das, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India & Dr. Ayelet Goldstein, Braude College of Engineering, Israel

Renewable Energy