Seminars

  • “Soot Properties in the Overfire Region of Turbulent Diffusion Flames,” Gas Dynamics Seminar, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 1988.

  • “Soot Volume Fraction and Temperature Correlations in Turbulent Acetylene/Air Diffusion Flames,” Gas Dynamics Seminar, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 1989.

  • “Generalized State Relationships in Hydrocarbon Flames,” Gas Dynamics Seminar, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 1989.

  •  “Stochastic Methods in Turbulent Combustion,” Combustion Seminar, The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, August 1990.

  • “A Radiation Coupled Kinetic and Transport Calculation of Soot in Laminar Diffusion Flames,”        Combustion, Energy Utilization and Thermodynamics Seminar, Purdue   University, W. Lafayette, IN, February, 1993.

  • “Statistical Methods in Engineering,” Senior Research Fellowship Seminar, Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics, NIST, Gaithersburg, March 1994.

  • “Statistical Tomography of Path Integrated Measurements in Turbulent Flames,” Statistical Engineering Division Seminar, NIST, Gaithersburg, February, 1995.

  • “Emission/Absorption Spectroscopy in Luminous Turbulent Diffusion Flames,” Invited Seminar, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1995.

  • “Non-Contact Temperature Measurement of the Stator and Rotor Coils Using Emission Spectroscopy,” Caterpillar Inc., West Lafayette, IN, May, 1996.

  • “Temperature Measurements in Methane/Air Premixed Flames Using IR-Emission Spectroscopy,” AMETEK Aerospace Products Inc., Wilmington, MA, March, 1997.

  • “Combination Smoke and Near-Infrared Flame Detector for Residential Applications,” First Alert, Chicago, IL, September, 1997.

  • “Infrared Spectroscopy in Reacting Flows,” Course Lecture at Spectraline Inc., IN, August, 2000.

  • “The ES100 Spectrometer- Innovations in Quality Control,” Purdue Technology Center, IN, July 2000.

  • “Infrared Spectroscopy in Gas Turbine Engine,” GE Research Center, Cincinnati, OH, March 2000.

  • “Evaluation of Effervescent Atomizer,” Allison Advanced Research Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, July, 2001.

  • “Patternation of Aircraft Engine Nozzles,” Woodward FST Inc., Zeeland, MI, July, 2001.

  • “Patternation of Sprays,” Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH, November, 2001.

  • “Patternation of Transient Sprays,” Calmar, Industrial City, CA, November, 2001.

  • “Infrared Spectroscopy for High Temperature Estimation in Gases,” Invited talk for the ASTM E-20 Committee on Temperature, Pittsburgh, May 2002.

  • “Optical Diagnostic Techniques for Aerosols: Liquid Sprays and Combustion Generated Particulates,” S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine, WI, December 2003.