In our laboratory, professors, professional engineers, and graduate and undergraduate students work together to contribute to the thermal-hydraulic research community worldwide.
Principal Investigators
Prof. Yassin Hassan
Royce E. Wisenbaker’39 Chair in Engineering,
Professor of Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: y-hassan@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-218-4417
Prof. N.K. Anand
Executive Associate Dean of Engineering, Regents Professor Mechanical Engineering Department
Email: nkanand@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-845-5633
Dr. Rodolfo Vaghetto
Research Associate Professor – Nuclear Engineering Department
Email: r.vaghetto@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-845-4109
Cell: 940-203-7706
Prof. Victor Ugaz
Professor – Chemical Engineering Department
Email: ugaz@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-458-1002
Prof. Lesley Wright
Professor – Mechanical Engineering Department
Email: lesley_wright@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-845-3032
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Staffs
Dr. Joseph Seo
Research Engineer – Nuclear Engineering
Email: seojoseph@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-450-2005
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Dr. Hansol Kim
Postdoctoral Researcher – Nuclear Engineering
Email: hansolkim@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-324-2160
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Ph.D. Students
Abdulbasit Aloufi
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
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LinkedIn
Aloufi@tamu.edu
Michael Gorman
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
mgorman1995@tamu.edu
Brent Hollrah
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
LinkedIn
bhollra@tamu.edu
Stephen King
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
sdking319@tamu.edu
Trevor Melsheimer
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
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trevoram@tamu.edu
David Lanade
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
dlanade@tamu.edu
Thomas Carson
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
tsc56@tamu.edu
Ugur Karakurt
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
ugurkarakurt@tamu.edu
Rishabh Aradhyam
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
rishabharadhyam@tamu.edu
Vincenzo Zingales
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
vincenzo.zingales@tamu.edu
Tristen Rogers
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
“tmantristen@tamu.edu
Taylor Benson
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
ugurkarakurt@tamu.edu
Keng-Yen Chiang
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
kyc@tamu.edu
Ana Maria Popa
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
apopa@tamu.edu
Master Students
Seun Olumurewa
Master Student – Mechanical Engineering Department
LinkedIn
seunolumurewa@tamu.edu
Mitchelle Stephenson
Master Student – Mechanical Engineering Department
mitchste472@tamu.edu
Seth Macias
Master Student – Mechanical Engineering Department
“setho33@tamu.edu
Tae Seung Jeon
Master Student – Nuclear Engineering Department
jts102495@tamu.edu
Mohammed Al-lowaimi
Master Student – Mechanical Engineering Department
m.allowaimi@tamu.edu
Chris Mendez
Master Student – Nuclear Engineering Department
chris78412@tamu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Ryan Sanchez
Mechanical Engineering Department
Applied Mathematical Sciences Department
LinkedIn
ryansanchez608@tamu.edu
Joseph Smat
Mechanical Engineering Department
joeydsmat@tamu.edu
Yeochan Moon
Mechanical Engineering Department
LinkedIn
chanmoon153@tamu.edu
Joshua Haines
Mechanical Engineering Department
jhaines03@tamu.edu
Joshua McMahon
Mechanical Engineering Department
joshua.mcmahon2023@tamu.edu
Juan Sandoval
Mechanical Engineering Department
juans1774@tamu.edu
Rudolf Bendixon
Mechanical Engineering Department
rudolfbendixen3@tamu.edu
Reagan Spenrath
Mechanical Engineering Department
reaganspenrath@tamu.edu