Yuri Muzychka
Professor
B.Eng. (Memorial), M.A.Sc., PhD (Waterloo),
P.Eng.
Petro-Canada Young Innovator, 2004
I graduated from Memorial University
(1993) with a mechanical engineering degree. I then attended the
University of Waterloo from 1993-1999 and obtained a masters of
applied science (1995) and PhD (1999) in mechanical engineering.
Between 1993 and 2000, I worked in a Microelectronics Heat Transfer
Laboratory on numerous problems in electronic packaging, heat
exchanger design and analysis, tribology, and heat transfer and
fluid flow fundamentals in internal flows.
Before joining Memorial, I held an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at
the University of Waterloo between 1999 and 2000, and was also a
part time research consultant for R-Theta, Inc., a manufacturer of
electronic cooling systems. As a thermo-fluid analyst, my research
focus is on the development of robust models for characterizing
transport phenomena using fundamental theory. These models are
validated using experimental and/or numerical results. I have
published approximately 100 peer-reviewed journals and conference
papers in these areas, in addition to three book chapters.
Presently, my research is focused on the modeling of complex fluid
dynamics and heat transfer problems in internal flows. These
include transport in porous media, compact heat exchangers, two
phase flows, non-continuum flows, micro-channel flows, and
non-Newtonian flows. I also undertake applied research in
electronics packaging, contact heat transfer, and thermal
design/optimization of energy systems.
My undergraduate teaching activities include fundamental courses in
fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, mechanical
equipment and mechanical systems. At the graduate level, I have
taught advanced fluid dynamics, advanced transport phenomena and
engineering analysis.
I am a registered professional engineer with the Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEG-NL)
and a member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME).
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