Faculty Research
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Doug Goering, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Duckering Building Rm 323
ffdjg@uaf.edu
474-5059 |
Dr. Goering's current research interests include computational heat transfer and fluid mechanics, numerical modeling, energy systems, and heat transfer in cold climates. He has worked extensively with numerical simulations of heat transfer in permafrost, natural and forced convection, and phase change processes. He is currently serving as Principal Investigator on several funded projects, one of which is aimed at examining the heat transfer characteristics of a new permafrost-resistant roadbed technology. In order to refine and predict the thermal performance of the new roadway, numerical simulations were carried out using the supercomputing facilities at the Arctic Region Supercomputer Center at UAF. In addition, field studies of the new roadway design have been on-going for the past several years. |
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Cheng-fu Chen,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Duckering Building Rm 349C
ffcc@uaf.edu
474-7265 |
Dr. Chen's research interests include reliability of electronic packaging and interconnections, and microprobe for micro dialysis. |
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Ron Johnson, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Duckering Building Rm 337A
ffraj@uaf.edu
474-6096 |
Dr. Johnson currently holds a joint appointment as Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Principal Investigator at the Institute of Northern Engineering. He has been a principal investigator on over 30 funded research projects. Recent ones include an evaluation of diesel-electric generators, modeling of air quality in indoor air, cogeneration of heat and power, prediction of contaminant transport in groundwater, the development of strategies for enhancing indoor air quality in cold climates, emissions from oil-fired sroves, and the development of sustainable energy systems for remote arctic communities. |
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Jonah Lee, Ph.D
Professor
Duckering Building Rm 321
ffjhl@uaf.edu
474-5160 |
Dr. Lee's research interests lie chiefly in the areas of computational, theoretical and experimental solid mechanics in the plasticity, damage and failure of engineering materials (metals, polymers, ice) through funding from the National Science Foundation, Cray Research, TACOM, DMEA and other agencies. Recent interests include tire/snow interaction, constitutive modeling of foams, high-lead solder bumps in microelectronics packaging, mechanical modeling of a living cell. |
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Chuen-Sen Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Duckering Building Rm 325
ffcl@uaf.edu
474-5126 |
The diesel engine in the image includes accelerometers used in a study conducted by Dr. Lin on the performance of a diesel generator: Emissions for Different Fuels, Energy Balances for Different Fuels, Exhaust and Turbocharger Heat Recovery, Relationship between Vibration and Pressure Development. |
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Deben Das, Ph.D, P.E.
Professor
Duckering Building Rm 327
ffdkd@uaf.edu
474-6094 |
Dr. Das's research interests includes the areas of computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer for gas hydrates, turbulent boundary layers and numerical and experimental studies on nanofluids. |
