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class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Orcid<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-orcid\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-956c1c6\" data-id=\"956c1c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8a384 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e8a384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">kum&#97;&#114;&#97;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x6b;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x6e;aiy&#97;&#110;&#64;&#103;&#x74;&#x69;&#x69;&#x74;&#x2e;&#x65;du&#46;&#99;&#110;<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51bc2df\" data-id=\"51bc2df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d4603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d4603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Alternative Fuel Sprays at High-Pressure Conditions\u201d, QNRF, Role: Principal Investigator.<\/li>\n<li>2015-2018: \u201cIn-depth Characterization of Spray and Combustion Performance of Alternative Jet Fuels at Gas Turbine Combustor Conditions\u201d, QNRF, Role: Principal Investigator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br><\/p><p>Experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2021-present: Associate Professor, Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology, China.<\/li>\n<li>2018-2020: Visiting Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&amp;M University (Qatar Campus).<\/li>\n<li>2013-2020: Assistant Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&amp;M University (Qatar Campus).<\/li>\n<li>2010-2013: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&amp;M University (Qatar Campus).<\/li>\n<li>2009-2010: Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br><\/p><p>Honours:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 \u2013 Best Presentation award (Co-author), Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials, Dec. 27-30, Singapore<\/li>\n<li>2020 \u2013 Second place, 12th Undergraduate Research Conference, QNRF.<\/li>\n<li>2016 \u2013 Second place, Best Representative Image Outcome of research, QNRF.<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Qatar Science and Technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br><\/p><p>Membership:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ASME \u2013 Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers<\/li>\n<li>AIAA \u2013 Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbb18a elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4bbb18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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Biofuels)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Multiphase Thermo-\ufb02uid characteristics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Spray (Cooling, Healthcare, Gas turbines)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Combustion diagnostics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nanoscale additives  (Energy enhancers)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-toggle-on\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Supersonic \/ Hypersonic \u2013 Flow, Mixing, Combustion (High-speed transport)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74a7574 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74a7574\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-622b26a\" data-id=\"622b26a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f6f7e elementor-widget 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