Ramin Nemati Earns 3rd Place at IFT FIRST
By Victoria Birk Hill July 23, 2024
We are delighted to share that CARD researcher, Ramin Nemati, a PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, placed 3rd at IFT FIRST, the largest global food science and innovation expo. The event was held in Chicago, IL, July 13 – 16, 2024. He presented his work on “Non-Destructive Characterization of Wheat-Based Food Microstructure […]
Valerie Wang Successfully Defends Master Thesis
By Victoria Birk Hill July 17, 2024
We are delighted to share that Chenxin (Valerie) Wang, a master’s student from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), advised by Dr. Yi-Cheng Wang, has successfully defended her master’s thesis titled “Potential Energy-Saving and Quality Benefits of Plasma Pretreatment: A Case Study of Blueberry Drying.” Her research focused on applying plasma to enhance blueberry […]
Jamal Yagoobi Receives WPI 2024 Board of Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Scholarship
By Victoria Birk Hill June 10, 2024
We are thrilled to share that CARD director, Jamal Yagoobi, received the WPI 2024 Board of Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Scholarship. He was recognized for his extraordinary contributions to the fields of heat and mass transfer, and his profound impact on academia, industry, and the global research community. Jamal has made significant […]
MME Awards for Jamal Yagoobi & Aswin Gnanaskandan
By Victoria Birk Hill June 4, 2024
We are pleased to share that CARD director, Jamal Yagoobi, and CARD faculty member, Aswin Gnanaskandan, received WPI’s Excellence in Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) Award. Featured in these photos with Jamal and Aswin is Professor Robert Hyers, MME Department Head at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. This award is presented at the end of […]
Dr. Amir Malvandi Joins CARD Leadership Team
By Victoria Birk Hill May 31, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Amir Malvandi, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), joined the CARD Leadership Team as the UIUC Site Co-Director effective May 15, 2024. You can learn more about him here. Welcome to the team, Amir. We are all looking forward to working with you at CARD!
CARD Student Poster Winners – May 2024
By Victoria Birk Hill May 28, 2024
Featured left to right are Siyuan Chen (honorable mention), Ocean Monjur (3rd place), Itamar Harris (3rd place), Ramin Nemati (2nd place) and Mucheng Li (1st place). We are pleased to announce the following winners of CARD’s May 2024 poster competition that was held at CARD’s Industry Advisory Board meeting, May 15 – 17, 2024 at […]
CARD May Meeting Highlights
By Victoria Birk Hill May 20, 2024
Last week, May 15 – 17, 2024, we held our Spring Industry Advisory Board Meeting (IAB) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. It was attended by 45 registrants that included members, guests, faculty, students, and administrative staff. Our students did a great job presenting project and poster results. Members had several opportunities to meet and […]
Honoring Dr. Irfan Ahmad
By Victoria Birk Hill May 9, 2024
CHAMPAIGN – Dr. Irfan Ahmad, long-time UIUC Professor, CARD Co-Director, community member, and healthcare advocate died unexpectedly of respiratory complications Wednesday night at age 66. Dr. Ahmad was an active member of the Central Illinois community. He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, and two grandsons. Irfan came to the United States […]
Stanford Research Institute Joins CARD
By Victoria Birk Hill May 8, 2024
We are pleased to share that the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) is our newest member. SRI has been tackling challenges in climate and sustainability for decades. With the addition of the SRI Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), they are even better positioned to take on one of this century’s defining challenges. A new technology from […]
Jamal Yagoobi’s Innovative Drying Technologies are in the News
By Victoria Birk Hill February 16, 2024
George F. Fuller Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and director of the Center for Advanced Research in Drying, Jamal Yagoobi, and his work, are much in the news. His expertise in “heat” – the theoretical, numerical, and experimental study of heat transfer and mass transport enhancement – has helped keep electronic equipment from overheating […]