Professor N. Ashgriz
PhD, JD
Dr. Nasser Ashgriz
is a professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the
University of Toronto. Prior to U of T, he was a Professor of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the State University of New
York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. He obtained his B.S. (1979), M.S.
(1981), and Ph.D. (1984) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, where he was the recipient
of two Bennet Prize awards (1981, 1983) in recognition of outstanding
scholarly work in Mechanical Engineering.
He has been a visiting scientist at several national laboratories
including NASA Lewis Research Center and Phillips Laboratory at Edwards
Air Force Base. He has received several awards including the Ralph
Teetor Award from Society of Automotive Engineers (1988), The Best
Picture Award, from the American Physical Society (1988), the Best
Paper Award, from the Combustion Institute (1992), and TOKTEN Award
from the United Nations Development Program (1995). He is also the
holder of a patent on MultiOrifice Impulsed Spray Generator, Patent No.
4,667,877. Dr. Ashgriz has been a member and has held offices in
various professional societies (e.g., ASME K-11 Committee, "Heat
Transfer in Fire and Combustion Systems," ASME Winter Annual Meeting,
American Physical Society, The Combustion Institute, and the Institute
for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems).
Area of Research
ashgriz@mie.utoronto.ca
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