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: 979-845-7090
Cell: 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
Kevin Fernández-Cosials
Visiting Professor – Nuclear Engineering
Joseph Seo
Research Engineer – Nuclear Engineering
Email: seojoseph@tamu.edu
Google Scholar
Craig Menezes
Postdoctoral Researcher – Nuclear Engineering
Email: craigmenezes@tamu.edu
Google Scholar
Graduate Students
Abdulaziz A. S. Almathami![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/05/personal-pic-Abdulaziz-Abdulwahab-S-Almathami-300x300.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
almathaa@tamu.edu
Abdulbasit Aloufi![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Screenshot_20230220_004504_WhatsApp-01.jpeg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
Google Scholar
LinkedIn
Aloufi@tamu.edu
Ojasvin Arora![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Ojasvin-Arora.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
Google Scholar
ojasvinarora@tamu.edu
Octavio Bovati![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/octavio-1-150x150.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
Google Scholar
octavio.bovati@tamu.edu
Reynaldo Chavez![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
reyjrchavez23@tamu.edu
Michael Gorman![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
mgorman1995@tamu.edu
Brent Hollrah![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/05/Brent.png)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
LinkedIn
bhollra@tamu.edu
Hansol Kim![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/05/Hansol-Kim-Hansol-Kim-300x300.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
Google Scholar
LinkedIn
hansolkim@tamu.edu
Stephen King![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/stephen-300x300.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
sdking319@tamu.edu
Blake Maher![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Blake-Maher.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
Google Scholar
brmaher27@tamu.edu
Daniel Orea![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
oreadaniel@tamu.edu
Jadyn Reis![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/jadyn-300x300.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
LinkedIn
jadyn.reis@tamu.edu
Noah Sutton![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
nrsutton@tamu.edu
Dalton Pyle![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
Google Scholar
dalton.w.pyle@tamu.edu
Faisal Aldebie![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Faisal-Aldebie-1-scaled.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
faisal.al-debie@tamu.edu
Trevor Melsheimer![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/TrevorMelsheimer.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
Google Scholar
trevoram@tamu.edu
Saykat Biswas![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/IMG_1352.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Mechanical Engineering Department
biswas_saykat@tamu.edu
LinkedIn
David Lanade![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
PhD Candidate – Nuclear Engineering Department
dlanade@tamu.edu
Byunggeun Shin![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/shinbyunggeun-picture-scaled.jpg)
Master – Mechanical Engineering Department
shinbyunggeun@tamu.edu
Ihsan Yuksel![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/P-10179-01.jpg)
Master – Nuclear Engineering Department
LinkedIn
ihsan97@tamu.edu
Khoi M. Ngo![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/257939645_1055286208638133_3449610632461259045_n-300x300-1.jpg)
Master – Mechanical Engineering Department
ngominhkhoi.ndpd@tamu.edu
Guilherme Vilela![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Guilherme_Vilela-.jpg)
Master – Nuclear Engineering Department
LinkedIn
vilela@tamu.edu
Marcos Salomao De Sena![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Marcos-Salomao-de-Sena.jpg)
Master – Nuclear Engineering Department
Google Scholar
sena@tamu.edu
Smruti Shah![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
Master – Mechanical Engineering Department
smruti.shah@tamu.edu
Lavanya Upadhyaya![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Lavanya_Upadhyaya.jpg)
Master – Nuclear Engineering Department
lavanya.007@tamu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Ryan Sanchez![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Ryan-Sanchez.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Applied Mathematical Sciences Department
LinkedIn
ryansanchez608@tamu.edu
Jason Pueblo![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
jlpueblo@tamu.edu
Kara Wilke![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Kara-Wilke-1.jpg)
Nuclear Engineering Department
LinkedIn
kara.wilke@tamu.edu
Matthew Kinsky![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Matt-Kinsky-1.jpg)
Nuclear Engineering Department
Google Scholar
mattkinsky@tamu.edu
Seun Olumurewa![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Seun-Olumurewa.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
LinkedIn
seunolumurewa@tamu.edu
Chris Lemke![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/autoenhancedemo-touchup-scaled.jpg)
Nuclear Engineering Department
chris.a.lemke@tamu.edu
Sidharth Kumar![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Kumar-Sidharth-1.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Google Scholar
sidkumar@tamu.edu
Dakota Crist![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Dakota_Crist.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
codycrist@tamu.edu
Paul Adefiranye![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/silhouette.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
oluwatayo_paul@tamu.edu
Joseph Smat![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Joseph-Smat-1.jpeg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
joeydsmat@tamu.edu
Yeochan Moon![](https://thrlab.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/Yeochan-Moon-scaled.jpg)
Mechanical Engineering Department
LinkedIn
chanmoon153@tamu.edu