Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Michael Ohadi
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

4164C Glenn L. Martin Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301.405.5263
Fax: 301.314.9477
Email: ohadi@umd.edu
Website

Research Interests

Heat and mass transfer at the meso, micro and nano-scales with applications to thermal/fluid system miniaturization, smart heat exchangers, electronic cooling, and innovative energy systems.

Education

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986

Select Publications

• Ohadi, M.M., and A.E. Bergles, “Heat Transfer,” Chapter 3, ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA, pp. 3.1-3.27, 2001.
• Darabi, J., M.M. Ohadi, and D. DeVoe, “An Electrohydrodynamic Polarization Micropump for Electronic Cooling,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 98-106, 2001.
• Ohadi, M.M., J. Darabi, and B. Roget, “Electrode Design, Materials, and Fabrication Fundamentals for EHD—Enhanced Transport Phenomena,” in Advanced in Heat Transfer, Edited by C.L. Tien, Vol. 11, pp. 563-623, Begell House Publishers, Inc., New York, 2000.
• Zhao, Y., M. Molki, M.M. Ohadi, and S.V. Dessiatoun, “Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of CO2 in Micro Channels,” ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 1, Pt. 1, pp. 437-445, 2000.
• Darabi, J., M.M. Ohadi, S.V. and Dessiatoun, “Augmentation of Thin Falling-Film Evaporation on Horizontal Tubes Using an Applied Electric Field,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 122, No. 2, pp. 391-398, 2000.

Scientific and Professional Membership

Member, ASME Nominating committee; Member and past Chairman, ASME Process Industry Division Executive Committee; Chairman, ASHRAE TC 8.4 Committee, Refrigerant-to-Air Heat Exchangers; Technical Associate Editor, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer; Technical Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Manufacturing and Science Engineering; Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Scientia, International Journal of Science and Technology.

Honors and Awards

Fellow, ASME; Fellow, ASHRAE

*Note:  Dr. Ohadi is on assignment to the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, where he currently serves as Provost and Acting President.

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