Elif Asar Successfully Defends Dissertation
By Victoria Birk Hill December 9, 2022
We are so pleased to announce that Elif Asar successfully defended her dissertation on December 2, 2022 and graduated from WPI in December 2022. Her dissertation is titled “Fundamental and Applied Studies in Modular and System Level Novel Drying Technologies”. Dr. Jamal Yagoobi was her advisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Congratulations, Dr. Asar!”
Slot Jet Reattachment Nozzle Flow Characteristics
By Victoria Birk Hill December 6, 2022
We wanted to share that CARD researcher, Elif Asar, with contributions from Mengqiao Yang and Jamal Yagoobi recently published an article in Drying Technology called “Impact of Reattachment Surface Characteristics on the Flow Field Generated by Slot Jet Reattachment Nozzle – A Numerical Study.” The research studies the slot jet reattachment (SJR) nozzle’s flow characteristics […]
Amir Malvandi Successfully Defends Dissertation
By Victoria Birk Hill November 20, 2022
We are so pleased to share that CARD researcher, Amir Malvandi of the University of Illinois, successfully defended his dissertation – “An AI-enabled Smart Ultrasonic Contact Drying System for Nonthermal Drying of Biopolymeric Materials: Experimental and Theoretical Studies” on November 14, 2022. His advisor was Dr. Hao Feng of the University of Illinois. This […]
Novel Smart Testbed at WPI
By Victoria Birk Hill November 17, 2022
CARD member, Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), along with Professor Yagoobi and the CARD team, have designed a novel dryer/oven testbed. This electrically operated pilot-scale oven/dryer fabricated by RBS was commissioned on October 25th 2022. The testbed, operational in continuous as well as batch modes, includes various conventional and innovative drying modules, along with unique sensor […]
Poster Competition Winners – October 2022
By Victoria Birk Hill November 16, 2022
The Poster Competition at the CARD Fall semi-annual IAB meeting took place in Sagamore Labs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Thursday, October 21, 2022. Ten students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) presented their research to WPI and UIUC faculty, CARD IAB members, and invited guests. Thanks to Professor Yuxiang […]
Research Presented to Clean Energy Center
By Victoria Birk Hill November 11, 2022
On November 9, 2022, seven students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) provided eight research presentations to Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MASS CEC). This research is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research in Drying (CARD) and MASS CEC, a member of CARD since 2016. MASS CEC eagerly sponsors the day for WPI’s students. The […]
10 Projects Voted for 2023
By Victoria Birk Hill November 10, 2022
The major Fall CARD Meeting was conducted on October 20th and 21st at WPI in Worcester, MA. It was a great meeting with 16 project updates and 14 posters from students. Our IAB members were very complimentary of the venue, food, and student progress this year, and they voted for 10 additional projects for 2023. The […]
Dr. Hao Feng Retires
By Victoria Birk Hill August 29, 2022
We wanted to share that Professor Hao Feng has retired from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and will become the director of a new center (Urban Food Systems) at North Carolina A&T University. This is an incredible opportunity for Dr. Feng and we wish him all the best. Dr. Feng received both his […]
Winners of IDS 2022 Oral Presentations & Posters
By Victoria Birk Hill July 6, 2022
At the recent International Drying Symposium (IDS 2022) held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Mass. and co-hosted by CARD and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the following students were recognized for their outstanding contributions in drying research and innovation: Nora Ruprecht received the Best Student Oral Presentation award Jacob Bouchard received the Honorable Mention […]
Winners of the IDS Award Banquet
By Victoria Birk Hill July 5, 2022
At the recent International Drying Symposium (IDS) held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Mass. and co-hosted by CARD and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Patrick Perré received the Arun Mujumdar Medal. The IDS series was established in 1978 by Professor Arun S. Mujumdar of McGill University in Montreal. In addition, Professor Wilhelm Schabel received […]