Jamal Yagoobi

Materials Science & Engineering
George F. Fuller Professor
AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE
Chemical Engineering
EDUCATION
PhD Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1984
MS Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1981
BS Mechanical Engineering Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 1978
Expert Bio

Professor Yagoobi conducts theoretical, numerical, and experimental research in the areas of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, liquid/vapor phase change, thermodynamics, and design of thermal systems. He is also the director of the Center for Advanced Research in Drying (CARD), a research center focused on industrial drying that also includes the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (co-site).

Research areas/Expertise
heat transfer
fluid mechanics
liquid/vapor phase change
thermodynamics
thermal systems
clean energy
Clean Technology
Climate Tech

Media Coverage

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WPI Contributions to Space Travel

Jamal Yagoobi, head of the Mechanical Engineering department, is featured in a segment discussing research on a cooling system that will be placed on the International Space Station.

Patents

Drying in the Presence of Phase Change Material
Other Inventor(s):
Yasmin Khakpour
Jamal Yagoobi

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