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The University of British Columbia
Okanagan campus
Combustion for Propulsion and Power Laboratory
Principle Investigator
Professor Sina Kheirkhah
Education:
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Toronto
M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Doctorate Students
Morteza Nahvi
Subject area/thesis: Sustainable Aviation Fuels combustion
M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran
Ali Rostami
Subject area/thesis: Development of laser diagnostics for characterizing cluster formation in reacting and non-reacting sprays*
*Ali is co-supervised by Dr. Sunny Li (UBC).
M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Iran
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Iran
Amirhossein Ghorbani
Subject area/thesis: Sustainable Aviation Fuels combustion
Education:
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tehran.
Master's Students
Vahid Ahmadi
Subject area/thesis: Noise emission measurements from premixed flames
Education:
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology
Adam Atoom
Subject area/thesis: Machine learnt algorithms for reacting flows prediction*.
*Adam is co-supervised by Dr. Anas Chaaban (UBC)
Education:
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, The University of Jordan, Jordan.
Hamoun Nabilou
Subject area/thesis: Carbonaceous nanomaterials combustion*.
*Hamoun is co-supervised by Dr. Patrick Kirchen (UBC)
Education:
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran University.
Undergraduate Students
Ryan Shaw (B.A.Sc., 2026)
Project: Turbulent premixed combustion of zero-carbon fuels.
Vishal Jangra (B.A.Sc., 2025)
Project: Active control of thermoacoustics using swirler vane actuation.
Alumni graduate students and postdocs
Sajjad Mohammadnejad Daryani (P.D.F. 2024 and Ph.D., 2022)
P.D.F. project: Spray combustion of doped liquid fuels
Ph.D. Thesis: Hydrogen-enriched methane-air combustion at intense turbulence
https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0407445
Sepehr Mosadegh (Ph.D., 2024)
Subject area/thesis: Graphene doped droplet combustion.
https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0442103
Jesse Morales (M.A.Sc., 2022)
Thesis: Experimental characterization of mixing chamber stall in vacuum ejectors
https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0413781
Leslie Saca (M.A.Sc., 2022)
Thesis: A new framework for analysis of fully-premixed and stratified turbulent flames generated by an industrial injector
https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0413673?o=3
Deepanshi Sisodiya (M.A.Sc., 2021)
Thesis: Entrainment ratio and entropy generation of vacuum-objective supersonic ejectors
https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0401094
Zahra Mollahoseini (M.A.Sc., 2021)
Thesis: Flame development characteristics inside a reverse-flow model combustor from early stages of combustion to steady operation
https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0396347
Ramin Heydarlaki (M.A.Sc., 2020)
Thesis: Experimental study of thermoacoustic oscillations inside a small-scale power generator combustor
https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0394723
Dr. Qiang An (PDF, 2020)
Project title: Hydrogen-enriched methane-air turbulent combustion*
*Qiang was co-supervised by Drs. Yun and Vena from NRC.
Alumni undergraduate students and visiting scholars/students
Wei Jin (Visiting Ph.D. student, held the CSC scholarship from Southeast University of China)
Subject area/thesis: Combustion optimization and emissions control in coal-fired power generation
Liam Krebbers (B.A.Sc., 2024)
Project 1: Development and testing of a device for mitigation of thermoacoustics.
Project 2: Doped liquid fuel spray combustion.
Devon Hawley (B.A.Sc., 2024)
Project: Design of an apparatus for development of hydrogen safety sta.
Adiyar Yelyubayev (B.A.Sc., 2025)
Project: Development of an apparatus for robust solid particle combustion.
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Vladimir Shevliakov (B.A.Sc., 2022)
Subject area: Re-design and manufacturing of a liquid-fuel combustor.
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Evan Isenor (B.A.Sc., 2022)
Subject area: Development of a flow control technique for thermoacoustics mitigation.
Andre Terrein (B.A.Sc., 2021)
Subject area: Development of machine learning algorithms for analysis of graphene oxide SEM images.
Leslie Saca (B.A.Sc., 2020)
Subject area: Development and manufacturing of an active turbulence generator for reacting flows.
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