Kishan Bellur

Kishan Bellur

Principal Investigator

Kishan Bellur

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Principal Investigator

Research Interests

Prof. Bellur’s is primarily interested in multi-scale modeling and visualization of transport phenomena at (1) micro-/nano- scales, (2) cryogenic temperatures, and (3) reduced-gravity. Other interests include, but are not limited to, capillary phenomena, micro-scale thermophysics, cryogenic heat and mass transfer, two-phase flow, optical characterization, interferometry, surface plasmon resonance imaging, image processing, computational fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics, scientific and high performance computing. Prof. Bellur is also passionate about teaching emphasizing on “hands-on” active learning, data analysis and communication and integrated thermo-fluid-sciences. In his spare time, he likes to sample new cuisines, test new recipes and explore the outdoors by any self propelled means possible - walk, bike, ski or run.

Education

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2013
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 2016
  • Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 2018

Experience

| Assistant Professor | University of Cincinnati | 08/2021 – Present | | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Michigan Technological University | 01/2021 - Present | | Visiting Assistant Professor | Manhattan College | 01/2021 – 08/2021 | | Postdoctoral Scholar | Michigan Tech / U. Michigan | 10/2018 – 01/2021 |

Honors and awards

  • CAREER award, National Science Foundation, 2024
  • Distinguished Researcher Award, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2024
  • Best Paper Award, Cryogenics (Elsevier), 2022
  • Best poster award, American Society of Gravitational and Space Research annual meeting, 2018.
  • 1 st place award for best oral presentation, Graduate Research Colloquium, Michigan Tech, 2018.
  • Dean’s award for outstanding scholarship, Michigan Tech, 2018.
  • Doctoral finishing fellowship, Michigan Tech, 2018.
  • Winnikow fellowship, Michigan Tech, 2016-2017.
  • T.H.K. Frederking Space Cryogenics Workshop Student Scholarship, 2017.
  • American Society of Gravitational and Space Research annual meeting travel award, 2017.
  • 2nd place award, 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, &Michigan Tech&, 2017.
  • 3rd place award for best poster, American Chemical Society UPLS Student Research Symposium, 2017.
  • Multiple travel grant awards from the Graduate Student Government at Michigan Tech, 2016-2017.

Membership

  • American Society of Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • American Physical Society (APS)
  • American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
  • American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineering (ASTFE)
  • Cryogenics Society of America (CSA)

Peer Review

  • Journals
    • Langmuir, Applied Thermal Engineering, Physics of Fluids, Cryogenics, Nano, Fluids, Processes, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Thermal Science and Engineering Process, Environmental Science and Engineering, International Journal of Thermofluids, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Small, etc
  • Conferences
    • ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, ASTFE Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer