{"id":177,"date":"2021-08-17T19:41:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2024-05-21T19:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:26:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:20vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1950\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3453\" alt=\"Research projects in a grid\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Research.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Research.png 1950w, 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                                                  <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Aerospace<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5823 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alidad-Amirfazli-091-Edit_1_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Alidad Amirfazli\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\">Alidad Amirfazli, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FEIC<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Professor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b>Research Areas: <\/b>Thermofluid, Fluid Mechanics, Wetting &amp; Capillarity, Icing, coating<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amirfazli.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surface Engineering and Instrumentation Lab (SEiL)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alidad2@yorku.ca\">alidad2@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Amirfazli\u2019s group combines fluid mechanics and heat transfer concepts with physiochemical and thermodynamic principles to tackle many complex problems seen in aerospace, energy, and materials sectors. The group has produced exciting results in wetting behaviour of surfaces, drop adhesion and shedding, drop impact, icing, direct laser patterning of self assembled monolayers and super-hydrophobic surfaces. The work is well recognized internationally; active collaborations with various research groups around the world allows many students to spent time in top laboratories or interacted with researchers we host annually in our lab from Germany, Italy, Spain, China, France, Belgium, UK and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5803\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\">Alex Czekanski, P.Eng, PhD, MBA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>University Professor and NSERC\/Quanser Chair in Engineering Design for Innovation<\/h5>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Research Areas: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Computational solid mechanics, Experimental solid mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Bioprinting, Soft and super-soft Materials, Design Engineering Education<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis (IDEA Lab):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.idea-lab.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of IDEA Lab (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis) is on computational and experimental solid mechanics, multi-scale modelling, shape and topology optimization, additive manufacturing, bioprinting and design educational engineering research. See Dr. Czekanski\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alexcz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yorku.ca\/alexcz<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2901\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Hanson\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/hansonre\">Ronald Hanson, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Experimental fluid dynamics, turbulence, turbulent boundary layer, transition, flow control<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rhanson.lab.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/rhanson.lab.yorku.ca\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hansonre@yorku.ca\">hansonre@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Hanson\u2019s research takes a primarily experimental approach to the study of flow physics. He established the Fluid Mechanics and Flow Control Research Laboratory with a cornerstone closed loop wind tunnel and towing tank facilities. His group is focused on wall-bounded and separated flow phenomena with relevance to aerospace and sport-based applications. This builds from parallel focus on flow dynamics and instabilities as precursor to their control, which forms a close nexus with development of technology (active\/passive) to enable favorable alteration of boundary layers, wakes and turbulence. Another branch of his research relates to aerodynamic characteristics of airborne pollutant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gzhu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8829\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/RW_27-ZhengHongZhu_5785_2_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"George Zhu\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gzhu\">George Zhu, PhD, FEIC, AFAIAA, FCSME, FASME, SMIEEE, CAE<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Tier 1 York Research Chair in Space Technology<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gzhu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">yorku.ca\/gzhu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email Address:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:gzhu@yorku.ca\">gzhu@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone Number:<\/strong> (416) 736-2100 x 77729<\/p>\n<p>Dr. George Zhu is the Director of the Space Engineering Design Laboratory at the Lassonde School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests touch on a number of topics including the dynamics and control of tethered spacecraft systems, electrodynamic tether propulsion and space debris removal, space robotics and advanced spacecraft materials.<\/p>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"510\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Applied Mechanics                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Applied Mechanics<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <h2><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5803\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\">Alex Czekanski, P.Eng, PhD, MBA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>University Professor and NSERC\/Quanser Chair in Engineering Design for Innovation<\/h5>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Research Areas: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Computational solid mechanics, Experimental solid mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Bioprinting, Soft and super-soft Materials, Design Engineering Education<br \/><\/span><strong>Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis (IDEA Lab):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.idea-lab.ca<\/a><br \/><strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca\">alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of IDEA Lab (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis) is on computational and experimental solid mechanics, multi-scale modelling, shape and topology optimization, additive manufacturing, bioprinting and design educational engineering research. See Dr. Czekanski\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alexcz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yorku.ca\/alexcz<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gmelenka\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6826\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garret-Melenka-60-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of professor Garret Melenka\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gmelenka\">Garrett Melenka, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Braided Composites, Composite Materials, Digital Image Correlation, Micro-computed tomography, Additive Manufacturing<br \/><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gmelenka.info.yorku.ca\/\">http:\/\/gmelenka.info.yorku.ca\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gmelenka@yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gmelenka@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0416-736-2100 (extension 44189)<\/p>\n<p>Our research team focuses on the design, manufacture, mathematical modeling and experimental analysis of advanced composite materials and braided composite structures. In addition, Our teams\u2019 experience in composite materials has translated to the experimental analysis and modeling of additive manufactured structures. 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\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5803\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\">Alex Czekanski, P.Eng, PhD, MBA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>University Professor and NSERC\/Quanser Chair in Engineering Design for Innovation<\/h5>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Research Areas: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Computational solid mechanics, Experimental solid mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Bioprinting, Soft and super-soft Materials, Design Engineering Education<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis (IDEA Lab):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.idea-lab.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca\">alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of IDEA Lab (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis) is on computational and experimental solid mechanics, multi-scale modelling, shape and topology optimization, additive manufacturing, bioprinting and design educational engineering research. See Dr. Czekanski\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alexcz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yorku.ca\/alexcz<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/sboakyey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9283\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solomon-Boakye-Yiadom-13-Edit_1_0-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Solomon Boakye-Yiadom\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/sboakyey\">Solomon Boakye-Yiadom,PhD, P.Eng<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Materials Processing, Characterization and Computational Modelling<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0sboakyey@yorku.ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8539\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pouya-Rezai-1844_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Pouya Rezai\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\">Pouya Rezai, PhD, P.Eng<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor &amp; Chair<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, Point of Care Diagnostics, Point of Need Detection, Health and Safety Monitoring<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Center for Micro-fluidic Technology and Engineering (AC\u00b5TE)<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:prezai@yorku.ca\">prezai@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+1-4167362100-44703<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Pouya Rezai\u2019s interdisciplinary research interest is in multi-phase flows within microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip (LoC) devices. At a fundamental level, it aims to understand the interactions between biological and physical nano- and micro-particles and various fluids in biomimetic microsystems. The generated knowledge and expertise are used at the applied level to develop point-of-care and LoC devices for disease studies and drug discovery, and point-of-need sensors for health-and-safety monitoring applications such as pathogen and pollutant detection in air, water, food, and\/or human body fluids. See Dr. Rezai\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/sachlos\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9443\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terry-Sachlos-1106-EditVersion2_0-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Terry Sachlos\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/sachlos\">Terry Sachlos, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Stem Cell Engineering<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0terry.sachlos@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/nimatab\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8268\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nima-Tabatabaei-238-Edit_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Nima Tabatabaei\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/nimatab\">Nima Tabatabaei, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Hybrid Biomedical Optics Lab<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nima.tabatabaei@lassonde.yorku.ca\">nima.tabatabaei@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of HBO Lab is on the design and development of thermal and optical imaging technologies and devices with applications in medical diagnosis and screening. Optics-based medical devices are of particular interest to us due to their intrinsic ability of revealing malignancies in their early stages. The early diagnosis of diseases improves the effectiveness of treatments, promotes prevention rather than medical intervention, and is probably the only approach for us to win the war on cancer.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major challenges in optical imaging of endogenous tissue contrast is the poor specificity due to background signals from the healthy tissue. The HBO Lab\u2019s vision is to overcome this shortcoming by separating excitation and detection channels (i.e, Hybrid methods). In this scenario, crosstalk between the channels takes place by energy conversion at malignant sites that are sensitive to the excitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-34 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"515\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Design Engineering                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Design Engineering<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5803\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\">Alex Czekanski, P.Eng, PhD, MBA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>University Professor and NSERC\/Quanser Chair in Engineering Design for Innovation<\/h5>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Research Areas: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Computational solid mechanics, Experimental solid mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Bioprinting, Soft and super-soft Materials, Design Engineering Education<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis (IDEA Lab):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.idea-lab.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca\">alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of IDEA Lab (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis) is on computational and experimental solid mechanics, multi-scale modelling, shape and topology optimization, additive manufacturing, bioprinting and design educational engineering research. See Dr. Czekanski\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alexcz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yorku.ca\/alexcz<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gmelenka\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6826\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garret-Melenka-60-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of professor Garret Melenka\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gmelenka\">Garrett Melenka, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Braided Composites, Composite Materials, Digital Image Correlation, Micro-computed tomography, Additive Manufacturing<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gmelenka.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gmelenka.info.yorku.ca\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gmelenka@yorku.ca\">gmelenka@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0416-736-2100 (extension 44189)<\/p>\n<p>Our research team focuses on the design, manufacture, mathematical modeling and experimental analysis of advanced composite materials and braided composite structures. In addition, Our teams\u2019 experience in composite materials has translated to the experimental analysis and modeling of additive manufactured structures. Our team specializes in the experimental analysis of composite structures using measurement techniques such as three-dimensional digital image correlation (3D DIC) and micro-computed tomography (\u00b5CT).<\/p>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"516\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Materials and Manufacturing                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Materials and Manufacturing<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <div id=\"Materials-Manufacturing\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5803\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alex-czekanski\">Alex Czekanski, P.Eng, PhD, MBA<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>University Professor and NSERC\/Quanser Chair in Engineering Design for Innovation<\/h5>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Research Areas: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Computational solid mechanics, Experimental solid mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Bioprinting, Soft and super-soft Materials, Design Engineering Education<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis (IDEA Lab):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idea-lab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.idea-lab.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca\">alex.czekanski@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of IDEA Lab (Integrated Design and Engineering Analysis) is on computational and experimental solid mechanics, multi-scale modelling, shape and topology optimization, additive manufacturing, bioprinting and design educational engineering research. See Dr. Czekanski\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alexcz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yorku.ca\/alexcz<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5823\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alidad-Amirfazli-091-Edit_1_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Alidad Amirfazli\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\">Alidad Amirfazli, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FEIC<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Professor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b>Research Areas: <\/b>Thermofluid, Fluid Mechanics, Wetting &amp; Capillarity, Icing, coating<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amirfazli.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surface Engineering and Instrumentation Lab (SEiL)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alidad2@yorku.ca\">alidad2@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Amirfazli\u2019s group combines fluid mechanics and heat transfer concepts with physiochemical and thermodynamic principles to tackle many complex problems seen in aerospace, energy, and materials sectors. The group has produced exciting results in wetting behaviour of surfaces, drop adhesion and shedding, drop impact, icing, direct laser patterning of self assembled monolayers and super-hydrophobic surfaces. The work is well recognized internationally; active collaborations with various research groups around the world allows many students to spent time in top laboratories or interacted with researchers we host annually in our lab from Germany, Italy, Spain, China, France, Belgium, UK and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4154\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Prof_Paul_OBrien\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/paul-obrien\">Paul O\u2019Brien,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory<\/strong>:\u00a0Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies Laboratory (AM-SET-LAB) <strong>Email<\/strong>: paul.obrien@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/p>\n<p>The Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies Laboratory (AM-SET-LAB) is currently focused on the design and development of spectrally selective, photothermal, and thermal energy storage materials that control and utilize solar energy and radiant thermal energy for the advancement of sustainability. Research areas include: (1) thermal photonic materials designed to control the directionality and spectral distribution of the emissivity and absorptivity of thermal radiation with applications in solar thermal energy utilization and radiative day-time cooling, (2) windows that harvest radiant infrared radiation, and (3) thermal energy storage materials that store sensible heat, latent heat, or the heat of adsorption to subsequently be used to provide building heating, cooling, or power generation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gmelenka\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6826\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Garret-Melenka-60-Edit_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of professor Garret Melenka\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/gmelenka\">Garrett Melenka, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Braided Composites, Composite Materials, Digital Image Correlation, Micro-computed tomography, Additive Manufacturing<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gmelenka.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gmelenka.info.yorku.ca\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gmelenka@yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gmelenka@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0416-736-2100 (extension 44189)<\/p>\n<p>Our research team focuses on the design, manufacture, mathematical modeling and experimental analysis of advanced composite materials and braided composite structures. In addition, Our teams\u2019 experience in composite materials has translated to the experimental analysis and modeling of additive manufactured structures. Our team specializes in the experimental analysis of composite structures using measurement techniques such as three-dimensional digital image correlation (3D DIC) and micro-computed tomography (\u00b5CT).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8539\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pouya-Rezai-1844_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Pouya Rezai\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\">Pouya Rezai, PhD, P.Eng<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor &amp; Chair<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, Point of Care Diagnostics, Point of Need Detection, Health and Safety Monitoring<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Center for Micro-fluidic Technology and Engineering (AC\u00b5TE)<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:prezai@yorku.ca\">prezai@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+1-4167362100-44703<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Pouya Rezai\u2019s interdisciplinary research interest is in multi-phase flows within microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip (LoC) devices. At a fundamental level, it aims to understand the interactions between biological and physical nano- and micro-particles and various fluids in biomimetic microsystems. The generated knowledge and expertise are used at the applied level to develop point-of-care and LoC devices for disease studies and drug discovery, and point-of-need sensors for health-and-safety monitoring applications such as pathogen and pollutant detection in air, water, food, and\/or human body fluids. See Dr. Rezai\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2057 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/tcooper\">Thomas Cooper, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Assistant Professor, Head of CooperLab<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cooperlab.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CooperLab<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tcooper@yorku.ca\">tcooper@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CooperLab conducts fundamental and applied renewable energy research. With a current focus on solar thermal technology, our research spans the fields of thermal science, optics, and materials to develop new pathways and devices for transforming sunlight into useful forms, including electricity, heat, clean water, and renewable fuels. Our research also touches on complementary fields including energy storage, advanced thermal insulation materials, and advanced thermal characterization techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Our three main research thrust areas are: solar concentrators; solar absorber materials; and solar thermal desalination devices. Through theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimentation, we aim to advance the fundamental knowledge in these areas to strive towards more efficient and cost-effective solar thermal systems. Our contributions in these areas are underpinned by specialization in nonimaging optics, optical properties measurement, heat transfer, and thermodynamics of photothermal and thermochemical processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"518\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Microsystems and Instrumentation                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Microsystems and Instrumentation<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5823\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alidad-Amirfazli-091-Edit_1_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Alidad Amirfazli\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\">Alidad Amirfazli, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FEIC<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Professor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b>Research Areas: <\/b>Thermofluid, Fluid Mechanics, Wetting &amp; Capillarity, Icing, coating<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amirfazli.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surface Engineering and Instrumentation Lab (SEiL)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alidad2@yorku.ca\">alidad2@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Amirfazli\u2019s group combines fluid mechanics and heat transfer concepts with physiochemical and thermodynamic principles to tackle many complex problems seen in aerospace, energy, and materials sectors. The group has produced exciting results in wetting behaviour of surfaces, drop adhesion and shedding, drop impact, icing, direct laser patterning of self assembled monolayers and super-hydrophobic surfaces. The work is well recognized internationally; active collaborations with various research groups around the world allows many students to spent time in top laboratories or interacted with researchers we host annually in our lab from Germany, Italy, Spain, China, France, Belgium, UK and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first avia-builder-el-6 el_after_av_hr el_before_av_three_fifth \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-styling- avia-builder-el-7 avia-builder-el-no-sibling avia-align-center \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/nimatab\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8268\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nima-Tabatabaei-238-Edit_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Nima Tabatabaei\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/nimatab\">Nima Tabatabaei, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Hybrid Biomedical Optics Lab<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nima.tabatabaei@lassonde.yorku.ca\">nima.tabatabaei@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of HBO Lab is on the design and development of thermal and optical imaging technologies and devices with applications in medical diagnosis and screening. Optics-based medical devices are of particular interest to us due to their intrinsic ability of revealing malignancies in their early stages. The early diagnosis of diseases improves the effectiveness of treatments, promotes prevention rather than medical intervention, and is probably the only approach for us to win the war on cancer.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major challenges in optical imaging of endogenous tissue contrast is the poor specificity due to background signals from the healthy tissue. The HBO Lab\u2019s vision is to overcome this shortcoming by separating excitation and detection channels (i.e, Hybrid methods). In this scenario, crosstalk between the channels takes place by energy conversion at malignant sites that are sensitive to the excitation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8539\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pouya-Rezai-1844_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Pouya Rezai\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\">Pouya Rezai, PhD, P.Eng<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor &amp; Chair<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, Point of Care Diagnostics, Point of Need Detection, Health and Safety Monitoring<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Center for Micro-fluidic Technology and Engineering (AC\u00b5TE)<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:prezai@yorku.ca\">prezai@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+1-4167362100-44703<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Pouya Rezai\u2019s interdisciplinary research interest is in multi-phase flows within microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip (LoC) devices. At a fundamental level, it aims to understand the interactions between biological and physical nano- and micro-particles and various fluids in biomimetic microsystems. The generated knowledge and expertise are used at the applied level to develop point-of-care and LoC devices for disease studies and drug discovery, and point-of-need sensors for health-and-safety monitoring applications such as pathogen and pollutant detection in air, water, food, and\/or human body fluids. See Dr. Rezai\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"519\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Robotics and Automation                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Robotics and Automation<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/dan-zhang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6417\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dan-Zhang-0009-Edit_5_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Dan Zhang\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/dan-zhang\">Dan Zhang,\u00a0PhD, P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC, FASME, FCSME, SMIEEE<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Professor and Tier 1 York Research Chair<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Robotics, Mechatronics, Control Systems, Manufacturing Systems, Parallel Robotic Machines<br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:dzhang99@yorku.ca\">dzhang99@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dan Zhang is a Professor and Tier 1 York Research Chair (YRC) in Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics and was a Canada Research Chair in Advanced Robotics and Automation. Dr. Zhang\u2019s contributions to and leadership within the field of robotic and automation have been recognized with several prestigious awards, within his own university (Kaneff Professorship, Tier 1 YRC, Research Excellence Award), the Province of Ontario (Early Researcher Award), the professional societies (CAE Fellow, ASME Fellow, EIC Fellow and CSME Fellow), and federal funding agencies (Canada Research Chair in January 2009 and renewed in January 2014). His research includes: Synthesis and Optimization of Parallel and Hybrid Mechanisms; Generalized Parallel Mechanisms Research; Reconfigurable Robots; Innovation Design of Parallel Robots: Parallelization of Serial Robots; Micro\/Nano Manipulation and MEMS Devices (e.g., Sensors); Rescue Robots; Smart Biomedical Instruments (e.g., Exoskeleton Robots and Rehabilitation Robotics); Robots for Multi-Media Environment using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (e.g., Amphibious Robotics); Intelligent Reconfigurable Adaptive Landing Gear and Manipulator (Manipulander).<\/p>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"520\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Thermal Sciences and Energy                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Thermal Sciences and Energy<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5823 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alidad-Amirfazli-091-Edit_1_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Alidad Amirfazli\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\">Alidad Amirfazli, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FEIC<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Professor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b>Research Areas: <\/b>Thermofluid, Fluid Mechanics, Wetting &amp; Capillarity, Icing, coating<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amirfazli.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surface Engineering and Instrumentation Lab (SEiL)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alidad2@yorku.ca\">alidad2@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Amirfazli\u2019s group combines fluid mechanics and heat transfer concepts with physicochemical and thermodynamic principles to tackle many complex problems seen in the aerospace, energy and materials sectors. The group has produced exciting results in wetting behaviour of surfaces, drop adhesion and shedding, drop impact, icing, direct laser patterning of self-assembled monolayers and super-hydrophobic surfaces. The work is well recognized internationally; active collaborations with various research groups around the world allow many students to spend time in top laboratories or interact with researchers we host annually in our lab from Germany, Italy, Spain, China, France, Belgium, UK and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4438\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Roger-Kempers.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/kempers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roger Kempers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Areas: <\/strong>Fundamental &amp; Applied Two-Phase Heat Transfer, Thermal Energy Transport, Exchange, &amp; Conversion Technology Development, Advanced Cooling of Electronic Devices &amp; Systems<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Thermofluids Research Laboratory (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tf-lab.ca\">www.tf-lab.ca<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<u><a href=\"mailto:kempers@yorku.ca\">kempers@yorku.ca<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The Thermofluids Research Laboratory (TF-LAB) at York University advances the science and engineering of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics to enable better thermal energy transport, exchange, and conversion technologies. We deliver applied, industry-relevant research that translates fundamental understanding into practical solutions for real-world thermal challenges spanning energy systems, advanced manufacturing, and next-generation cooling technologies.<\/p>\n<p>TF-LAB is built around cutting-edge experimental design, rigorous measurement, and technology development\u2014connecting scientific insight with engineering outcomes. We collaborate widely with academic and industrial partners to accelerate impact and ensure relevance.<\/p>\n<p>TF-LAB partners with organizations across sectors including automotive, aerospace, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications\/ICT, and more to help develop knowledge and technology that strengthens and future-proofs Canadian industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/paul-obrien\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8378\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Paul O'Brien\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/paul-obrien\">Paul O\u2019Brien,\u00a0PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory<\/strong>: Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies Laboratory (AM-SET-LAB) <strong>Email<\/strong>: paul.obrien@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/p>\n<p>The Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies Laboratory (AM-SET-LAB) is currently focused on the design and development of spectrally selective, photothermal, and thermal energy storage materials that control and utilize solar energy and radiant thermal energy for the advancement of sustainability. Research areas include (1) thermal photonic materials designed to control the directionality and spectral distribution of the emissivity and absorptivity of thermal radiation with applications in solar thermal energy utilization and radiative day-time cooling, (2) windows that harvest radiant infrared radiation and (3) thermal energy storage materials that store sensible heat, latent heat, or the heat of adsorption to subsequently be used to provide building heating, cooling, or power generation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first avia-builder-el-6 el_after_av_hr el_before_av_three_fifth \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-styling- avia-builder-el-7 avia-builder-el-no-sibling avia-align-center \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/nimatab\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8268\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nima-Tabatabaei-238-Edit_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Nima Tabatabaei\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/nimatab\">Nima Tabatabaei, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Hybrid Biomedical Optics Lab<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nima.tabatabaei@lassonde.yorku.ca\">nima.tabatabaei@lassonde.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The focus of HBO Lab is on the design and development of thermal and optical imaging technologies and devices with applications in medical diagnosis and screening. Optics-based medical devices are of particular interest to us due to their intrinsic ability to reveal malignancies in their early stages. The early diagnosis of diseases improves the effectiveness of treatments, promotes prevention rather than medical intervention, and is probably the only approach for us to win the war on cancer.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major challenges in optical imaging of endogenous tissue contrast is the poor specificity due to background signals from the healthy tissue. The HBO Lab\u2019s vision is to overcome this shortcoming by separating excitation and detection channels (i.e, Hybrid methods). In this scenario, crosstalk between the channels takes place by energy conversion at malignant sites that are sensitive to excitation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2057 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/tom.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/tcooper\">Thomas Cooper, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Associate Professor, Head of CooperLab<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cooperlab.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CooperLab<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tcooper@yorku.ca\">tcooper@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CooperLab conducts fundamental and applied renewable energy research. With a current focus on solar thermal technology, our research spans the fields of thermal science, optics, and materials to develop new pathways and devices for transforming sunlight into useful forms, including electricity, heat, clean water, and renewable fuels. Our research also touches on complementary fields including energy storage, advanced thermal insulation materials, and advanced thermal characterization techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Our three main research thrust areas are: solar concentrators; solar absorber materials; and solar thermal desalination devices. Through theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimentation, we aim to advance the fundamental knowledge in these areas to strive towards more efficient and cost-effective solar thermal systems. Our contributions in these areas are underpinned by specialization in nonimaging optics, optical properties measurement, heat transfer, and thermodynamics of photothermal and thermochemical processes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-34 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-item js-footer-responsive-accordion js-accordion-item\" data-tab-panel=\"521\" role=\"tab\">\n                                    <button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-title js-accordion-title\" style=\"border-left-color:#cc3333;\">\n                                        Fluid Mechanics                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div class=\"featured-tab-responsive-accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n                                        <div class=\"checker-row-right\">\n                                            <div class=\"checker-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"checker-bg-column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"checker-row-bg-img\" style=\"background-image: url(''), url('');\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"row checker-content-row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column-small-12  checker-content checker-content-small white-bg\">\n                                                        <div class=\"relative\">\n                                                            \n                                                            <div class=\"highlight-top-div\" style=\"background-color: #cc3333\"><\/div>\n                                                            <h2 class=\"h1\">Fluid Mechanics<\/h2>\n\n                                                            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5823\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alidad-Amirfazli-091-Edit_1_0-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Alidad Amirfazli\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/alidad2\">Alidad Amirfazli, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FEIC<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>Professor<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b>Research Areas: <\/b>Thermofluid, Fluid Mechanics, Wetting &amp; Capillarity, Icing, coating<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amirfazli.apps01.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surface Engineering and Instrumentation Lab (SEiL)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alidad2@yorku.ca\">alidad2@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Amirfazli\u2019s group combines fluid mechanics and heat transfer concepts with physiochemical and thermodynamic principles to tackle many complex problems seen in aerospace, energy, and materials sectors. The group has produced exciting results in wetting behaviour of surfaces, drop adhesion and shedding, drop impact, icing, direct laser patterning of self assembled monolayers and super-hydrophobic surfaces. The work is well recognized internationally; active collaborations with various research groups around the world allows many students to spent time in top laboratories or interacted with researchers we host annually in our lab from Germany, Italy, Spain, China, France, Belgium, UK and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2901\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Hanson\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Ronald-Hanson.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/hansonre\">Ronald Hanson, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Experimental fluid dynamics, turbulence, turbulent boundary layer, transition, flow control<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rhanson.lab.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/rhanson.lab.yorku.ca\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hansonre@yorku.ca\">hansonre@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Hanson\u2019s research takes a primarily experimental approach to the study of flow physics. He established the Fluid Mechanics and Flow Control Research Laboratory with a cornerstone closed loop wind tunnel and towing tank facilities. His group is focused on wall-bounded and separated flow phenomena with relevance to aerospace and sport-based applications. This builds from parallel focus on flow dynamics and instabilities as precursor to their control, which forms a close nexus with development of technology (active\/passive) to enable favorable alteration of boundary layers, wakes and turbulence. Another branch of his research relates to aerodynamic characteristics of airborne pollutant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8539\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pouya-Rezai-1844_0-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Pouya Rezai\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/users\/prezai\">Pouya Rezai, PhD, P.Eng<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Associate Professor &amp; Chair<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Research Areas:<\/strong> Microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, Point of Care Diagnostics, Point of Need Detection, Health and Safety Monitoring<br \/>\n<strong>Laboratory:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Center for Micro-fluidic Technology and Engineering (AC\u00b5TE)<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:prezai@yorku.ca\">prezai@yorku.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+1-4167362100-44703<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Pouya Rezai\u2019s interdisciplinary research interest is in multi-phase flows within microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip (LoC) devices. At a fundamental level, it aims to understand the interactions between biological and physical nano- and micro-particles and various fluids in biomimetic microsystems. The generated knowledge and expertise are used at the applied level to develop point-of-care and LoC devices for disease studies and drug discovery, and point-of-need sensors for health-and-safety monitoring applications such as pathogen and pollutant detection in air, water, food, and\/or human body fluids. See Dr. Rezai\u2019s personal website for the list of his publications and other research outputs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                            \n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/\" class=\"button-secondary-small\" ;>\n                                                                    Read More                                                                <\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"margin-b-xs\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <script>\n        require([\n            'kindling',\n            'kindling\/plugins\/accordion',\n            'kindling\/plugins\/tabs'\n        ], function (K) {\n            new K.Accordion(\n                '.js-responsive-accordion',\n                {\n                    allowAllClosed: true,\n                    multiExpand   : true\n                }\n            );\n\n            new K.Tabs(\n                '.tabs',\n                {\n                    panelContainer: '.js-tabs-container',\n                    tabTitles     : '.js-tabs-title'\n                }\n            );\n        });\n        <\/script>\n\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Areas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":483,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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