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José MORÁN

José MORÁN obtained BSc and MSc engineering degrees from the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria in Chile in 2017. In November 2021, he received a PhD in Physics at INSA de Rouen in France by conducting research in the CORIA laboratory. He also conducted postdoctoral research at Carleton University, Canada, and notably at the University of Minnesota, USA for 2 years. He joined the University of Ottawa’s Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in July 2024.

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Jahanbakhsh JAHANZAMIN

Co-supervised with Prof. M. Reza KHOLGHY (Carleton University).

Jahanbakhsh is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student at Carleton University, Ottawa. He received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2016), focusing on using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in simulating multiphase microfluidic systems. He further pursued an M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (2019)  in which he utilized a Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) model of the left heart and mitral valve to study turbulence in cardiovascular flows in ADINA. Upon joining the National Research Council Canada (NRC) as a visitor researcher, he worked on developing CFD/FSI models for studying the interaction of nanoplastic particles for separating nanoplastics from environmental samples. He further explored the application of CFD in improving the sensitivity of microfluidic optical biosensors.

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Hussein RASHID

Thesis in collaboration with the Aerosol and gas metrology team of the National Research Council (NRC) in Ottawa

Hussein is a MASc student at the University of Ottawa, having joined in 2025. Hussein obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace (Aerodynamics, Propulsion and Vehicle Performance) from Carleton University in June 2024. During his Bachelor’s, he had his co-op placement at Environment and Climate Change Canada with the Emissions Research and Measurement Section (ERMS), where he gained experience with portable emissions sampling equipment, electric vehicle instrumentation, and co-authored an SAE Technical Paper on diesel fuel-fired heater emissions from a battery-electric transit bus. Hussein now works as a Junior Project Engineer with the Vehicles and Engines Testing and Emissions Verification (VETEV) group, where he specializes in compliance verification for off-road compression-ignition, large-spark ignition, and on-road heavy duty vehicles at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

Dylan KONGUENDE

Dylan is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Ottawa, also pursuing a second degree in Computing Technology. His academic and project experience spans 3D modeling, robotics, and sustainable design, with a focus on user-centered innovation. In 2024, his colleagues and him have been recognized at the University’s Faculty of Engineering Design Day for his work on an award-winning accessible camera system. He is currently conducting an internship in our laboratory during 2025 summer.

Markos BROWN [Undergraduate]:

Markos has been 4th year thesis student in Biomedical Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa during the 2024-2025 academic year. Thesis title: “Design of an electrostatic particle collection system to sample aerosol nanoparticles for ex-situ characterization”.