MCF2 Lab

MCF2 Lab

MCF2 Lab focuses on the development, implementation, and validation of accurate and tractable computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools for polydisperse multiphase, turbulent mixing, and reacting flows.

Team

Principal Investigator

Ehsan Madadi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Current Members

Graduae Students:

  1. Jorge Lau Rodriguez, January 2025 - December 2026, M.Sc.,
  2. Elizabeth Alvarez, February 2023 – May 2025, M.Sc.,
  3. Michael Truong, January 2024 – May 2025, M.Sc.,
  4. Heather Leach, January 2025 – December 2025, M.Sc.,
  5. Geovanny Rivas, August 2024 – present, M.Sc., Open University student.

Undergraduae Students:

  1. Luke Cerda, January 2025 – present, B.Sc.,
  2. An Minh Vo, January 2025 – present, B.Sc.,
  3. Jose Noel Martinez, January 2025 – present, B.Sc.,
  4. Mailey Trieu, August 2024 – present, B.Sc.,
  5. Casandra Zamora, August 2024 – present, Independent Study.

Former Members

Graduae Students:

Thesis Advisor

  1. Andrew Gonzalez, M.Sc. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, May 2022. M.Sc. Thesis Committee Chair, Thesis: Computational study on the flame and extinction behavior of a high enthalpy air slab. First employment: Virgin Galactic.

Non-Thesis

  1. Quang Nguyen, August 2022 – January 2024, M.Sc. Effect of RANS model choice on the simulation of Sandia D flame.
  2. Brandon Hubbard, August 2022 – January 2024, M.Sc. Simulation of crossing flames in a periodic domain.
  3. Anthony Cervantes, M.Sc. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, December 2022. Comp Exam, NASA ZBOT modeling – CFD modeling and validation, First employment: Raytheon Technologies.
  4. Jack Heneghan, M.Sc. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, December 2022. Comp Exam, NASA ZBOT modeling – Mesh analysis, First employment: Virgin Galactic.

Undergraduae Students:

Thesis Advisor

  1. Tryphena Ho, March 2024 – December 2024, B.Sc. Thesis Committee Chair, Thesis: Investigation of rotating robots inside body. Collaboration with Tim Colonius at Caltech. Next: United Semiconductors.
  2. Carlos Medina, May 2024 – December 2024, B.Sc. Thesis Committee Chair, Thesis: Damage mechanisms associated with rotating equipment in renewable fuels refineries. Next: Marathon Oil Industry.
  3. Thomas Nguyen, B.Sc. Aerospace Engineering, May 2022. B.Sc. Thesis Committee Chair, Thesis: Application of RANS closure on modeling of Multi-inlet vortex reactor. Next: Millennium Space Systems.

Non-Thesis

  1. Alex Aubertin, December 2023 – May 2024, Sandia D flame. Next: USC graduate student.
  2. Sindi Ascencio Barrera, January 2023 – October 2023, Hydrogen – Future clean and sustainable energy. Next: Quality Engineer at PCC.
  3. Ailar Naghshineh, April 2023 – May 2024, Modeling of polydisperse sprays. Next: NASA
  4. Nickey Diorio, August 2022 – May 2023, NASA ZBOT modeling – validation and data visualization. Next: Texas A&M graduate student.
  5. Aaron Gutierrez, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, December 2022. NASA ZBOT modeling – Data visualization and report writing.
  6. Rory G. Mellis, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2022. Studies on Confined Impinging Jet Reactors.
  7. Kevin Angyous, B.S., Aerospace Engineering, December 2022. Droplet modeling near solid surfaces. Next: USC graduate student.
  8. Angel Martinez, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, December 2022. Next: Boeing.
  9. Phillip Ho, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, December 2022. Geometry analysis and design for impinging and vortex reactors, Next: NAVY SEAL at Seattle.
  10. Ricardo Manzano, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, December 2022. Next: Graduate student at CSULB.
  11. Vincente Abatay (OURS Program), B.S., Biology, May 2022.
  12. Devon Kuriso (OURS Program), B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2022.
  13. Jessica Rogado, B.S., Mechanical Engineering and B.A. in Physics, May 2022. NASA ZBOT modeling – Geometry analysis, Next: Rivian Automotive.

Visiting Scholar:

  1. Henry Nguyen, May 2024 – August 2024 (University of Applied Science Western Switzerland - Geneva) Thesis: LES modeling of Confined Impinging Jet Mixers.
  2. Haroun Naina, May 2022 – August 2022 (University of Applied Science Western Switzerland - Geneva) Thesis: Transient modeling of Multi-inlet vortex reactor. First employment: Graduate student at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Join Our Team

For Current CSULB Students:

If you are a current student at CSULB interested in conducting research in our group for your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis, I encourage you to first read our group’s publications to familiarize yourself with our research areas. If you find a topic that resonates with your interests, please email me with the subject line “Interest in specific topic.” In your email, include a brief description of how this topic aligns with your career aspirations and how you believe it will contribute to your future goals. I am always open to chatting, collaborating, and serving on committees if my time and expertise allows.

For Prospective Students:

Students who are considering applying to CSULB and are interested in joining the MCF2 Lab are encouraged to proceed with the university admission process. While I am eager to welcome new talents into our group, please note that I am unable to assist with admissions. All prospective students must be admitted to CSULB through the official admissions office. Once admitted, please reach out to me following the same guidelines provided for current students.