Dr. Michael M. Ohadi, Director and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has close to 20 years of industrial and academic experience in the areas of heat transfer, fluid flow, thermal energy conversion, and electrohydrodynamics. Since 1985, his research has focused on active and hybrid augmentation of single-phase and phase-change heat transfer His current funded research includes projects on air-side heat transfer enhancement, external and in-tube boiling and condensation, melting and freezing, and study of thermal/fluid characteristics of alternative refrigerants such as CO₂ and ammonia.