Directory

	Kozo Saito, Director Tenessee Valley Authority Professor in Mechanical Engineering Director, Painting Technology Consortium Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 179 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80639 Fax: (859) 257-2721  Contact me
	Forman Williams, Senior Scientific Advisor Professor of Engineering Physics and Combustion Center for Energy and Combustion Research Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering(MAE) University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0411 Contact me
	Glenn Uminger, Associate Director Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. Executive in Residence Lean Systems Program Director Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220B CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: 859-257-4851 Contact me
	Abraham Salazar, Assistant Director Associate Research Professor Assistant Director, Painting Technology Consortium and R & D College of Engineering 514A CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-6620 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Tianxiang Li, Assistant Director, R & D Associate Research Professor Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 204 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80695 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Nelson Akafuah, Assistant Research Professor Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 308 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80702 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Ahmad Salaimeh, Postdoctoral Fellow Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Mark Pittman, Business and Liaison Officer Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: (859) 257-4881 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Bob Gregory, Information Specialist Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 211 CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-9157 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Scott Hofmeister, Visiting Engineer Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Brittany Adam, Ph.D Student, TVA Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Soham Basu, Ph.D. Student, IR4TD Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 310 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80701 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Mohamed Kenawey, Masters Student, IR4TD Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Takeo Ito, Ph.D. Student, Nippon Steel Corporation Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 310 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80701 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Fang Liu, Ph.D. Student, CAER Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Li Yang, Ph.D Student, IR4TD Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Yunqing Han, Ph.D Student, IR4TD Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Alex Richards, Undergraduate Student Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 311 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	William Prince, High School Student, KY Young Researchers Program Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721

IR4TD’s INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD:

George Hofmeister, CEO, Revstone, USA

Kimio Toda, Senior Managing Director, Asahi Sunac, Japan

Henry Jackson, CEO, Synova R&D, USA

John Stencel, President, Tribo Flow Separations, USA

IR4TD’s UK ADVISORY BOARD:

	Lou Brock (Engineering Mechanics)
	O.J. Hahn (Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Safety )
	Alan Male (Materials)
	Keith Rouch (Finite Elements, Dynamics, and Vibrations)
	Cidambi Srinivasan (Statistics)
	Kaveh Tagavi (Boiling, Condensation & Nuclear Engineering)
	Tingwen Wu (Boundary Elements & Acoustics)

International IR4TD Branches:

Japanese Region

Kozo Sekimoto,  Sekimoto SE Engineering, Japan
Congratulations for receiving Japanese PE license

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Belal Gharaibeh, Ferasah Engineering, Jordan

COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS:

University of Kentucky

Y.T. Cheng, Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering

David Herrin, Assistant Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Haluk Karaca, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Jim Netheary, Engineer Associate – Program Manager, Power Generation & Utility Fuels, CAER

Kunlei Liu, Associate Director, Power Generation & Utility Fuels, CAER

United States

John Baker, University of Alabama

Heng Ban, Utah State University

Vedah Nayagam, NASA Glenn Research Center

Mohammed Omar, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research

International

Akihiko Ito, Hirosaki Univeristy, Japan

Yuji Nakamura, Hokkaido University, Japan

Jun Ishimoto, Tohoku University, Japan

Tadashi Konishi, Oita National Technical College, Japan

Tamio Ida, Kinki University, Japan

Kazunori Kuwana, Yamagata University, Japan

Numan Abu-Dheir, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Wahed Wasel, Taif University, Saudi Arabia

Keng Hoo Chuah, Malaysia

Belal Gharaibeh, University of Jordan, Amman Jordan

Mohamed Hassan Ali, Masdar, Abu Dhabi

Hiroki Ishida, Japan

Professor of Engineering Physics and Combustion
Center for Energy and Combustion Research
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering(MAE)
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0411Contact me