Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference
on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (FFHMT'20)

Dr. Sanjeev Chandra
University of Toronto, Canada

Sanjeev Chandra is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, which he joined in 1990. He received his B. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1981) his MS from Vanderbilt University (1983) and Ph.D. from Cornell University (1990). He has served as the Associate Chair (undergraduate studies), Associate Chair (graduate studies), Vice-Chair and Acting Chair of the MIE department, and Acting Vice-Dean (undergraduate studies) of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Prof. Chandra is known internationally for his research on the dynamics of droplets and sprays and is one of the founders of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies at the University of Toronto. His research spans the areas of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and materials science and has also been applied in spray coating, spray cooling, spray painting, ink-jet printing, electronic cooling and waste heat recovery. Prof. Chandra has published over 200 papers in referred journals and international conference proceedings. He teaches courses in thermodynamics and heat transfer and has served as visiting professor at the University of Limoges (France) Korea University (S. Korea), the University of Bremen (Germany), the University of Darmstadt (Germany), Nanyang Technical University (Singapore) and the University of Brighton (UK). He has written an undergraduate textbook on thermodynamics and several chapters for books on the subjects of thermal spray coating, heat transfer and sprays. In 2010 he was awarded the The Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research, awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to recognize outstanding collaborative research. In 2015 he was awarded the Jules Stachiewicz Medal by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering for outstanding contributions to heat transfer. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Topic of Keynote:
Application and Drying of Automotive Paints

Dr. Dayong Gao
University of Washington, USA

Dr. Dayong Gao is Origincell Endowed Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Center for Cryo-Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Organs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Prior to joining University of Washington, he was a Professor, Alumni Endowed Professor, and Baxter Healthcare Corp Chair of Mechanical Engineering at University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Dr. Gao’s major research has been focusing on the following bio-mechanical engineering areas for the past 30 years: (1) cryogenic engineering and cryobiology: revealing the fundamental mechanisms of cryoinjury and cryoprotection to living biological systems at low temperatures, and developing optimal methods and novel technology for long-term cryopreservation and biobanking of living cells, tissues, and organs for use in cellular therapy, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, new drug development, organ transplantation, and bio-conservation of endangered species, etc. (2) artificial kidney and liver systems, for the life-saving treatment of end-stage kidney and liver failure; and (3) bio-instruments and micro-sensors (BioMEMS) for rapid and cost-effective diagnosis of diseases with high sensitivity and specificity. His research work has been supported by awards and grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation, National Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Whitaker Foundation, Washington Research Foundation, and industrial companies. Dr. Gao has published over 500 refereed manuscripts as journal papers, book chapters, patents, etc. Currently, he serves as Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor, and/or Editorial Board member of eleven scientific journals, respectively.

Being a scientist, educator, and leader in cryopreservation technology and cryo-biomedical engineering, Dr. Gao was elected and serves as the President of the Society for Cryobiology (International Society for Low Temperature Biology and Medicine). He received numerous honors/awards, including USA National Cancer Society Award, American Heart Association Award, Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Award, Whitaker Foundation Award, Washington Foundation Award, and elected Member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, Fellow of AIMBE (American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering), Fellow of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology and Basil J. Luyet Medal. In honor of Dr. Gao for his outstanding contributions to the cryopreservation science and technology, “Dayong Gao Young Investigator Award” was established in 2019 by the Society for Cryobiology to recognize the most outstanding young cryobiologists and cryo-biomedical engineers in the world every year.

Topic of Keynote:
Freezing of Living Cells and Organs: A great challenge for thermal science and technology

Dr. Wagdi G. Habashi
McGill University, Canada

Wagdi Habashi is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of McGill University and directs its Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He has held, for the last 19 years, 3 successive NSERC Industrial Research Chairs with Bombardier (aircraft), Bell (helicopters), CAE (simulators) and Lockheed Martin (hypersonic transport).

Professor Habashi holds a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from Cornell and has been active for 40 years with Aerospace OEMs internationally, with close to 400 publications, at least one third of them with industry.

Dr. Habashi established Newmerical Technologies International (NTI), developer of the FENSAP-ICE In-Flight Icing Simulation System currently used in 24 countries. NTI was acquired by ANSYS in 2015. Following this, Professor Habashi started CERTIF-ICE, a one-stop-shop for in-flight icing certification, responsible for the successful natural icing campaigns, in Canada, of COMAC’s ARJ21 (turbofan) and AVIC’s Y-12F (turboprop).

Habashi is a Knight of the Order of Québec, a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada, of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of Pratt & Whitney Canada. He is the recipient of a multitude of scientific and industrial awards among them the Steacie, Killam, Floyd, McCurdy and several others.

Topic of Keynote:
Reduced Order Modeling is the Road to Faster and Safer In-Flight Icing Certification