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1 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Phone: Syracuse University Fax: Link Hall Syracuse, New York EDUCATION PhD, Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Canada, 2011 Thesis: Shock Tube Studies and Chemical Kinetic Modeling of Oxygenated Hydrocarbon Ignition Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey M. Bergthorson M. Sc., Energy Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2007 Major: Jet Propulsion & Turbo machinery Thesis advisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Herbert Olivier Dipl. Ing.(FH), Mechanical Engineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), Germany, 2004 Major: Energy & Environmental Technology Thesis advisor: Prof. Ludger Blum Aircraft Engines & Power Plants (Transcript only), Samara State Aerospace University, Russia, RESEARCH INTERESTS Combustion chemical kinetics model analysis, improvement, reduction and development. Exploration of advanced fuel formulations based on chemical kinetic studies. Kinetics of pollutant formation and mitigation. Chemically reacting flows and turbulent combustion Shock Wave Physics, Plasma Physics and their application to energy technology Energy conversion technologies aerothermal analyses, design of thermal energy conversion machines, energy efficiency and rational energy use strategies Transport and thermochemical properties of reactive flows; multiphase reactive flows; supercritical combustion TEACHING MAE 251 Thermodynamics (Spring 2013, 2014, 2015) AEE 446 Propulsion (Fall 2015) MAE 651 Advanced Thermodynamics (Fall 2014 )

2 MAE 765 Combustion Phenomena in Engineering (Fall 2013, Fall 2015) AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Syracuse Center of Excellence Faculty Fellow ( ) Best paper award (co-authored with my students, N.D. Peters and H. Morrow), 3rd Laser Ignition Conference, Argonne National Lab., April 27 30, FilterTech, Pi Tau Sigma and Sigma Gamma Tau faculty award for Excellence in Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC), Declined in favor of faculty position at Syracuse CRIAQ/MITACS doctoral and postdoctoral research internship, held at McGill and Rolls Royce Canada, Sept Dec Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research Award, October 2009 FQRNT doctoral research fellowship in Energy Engineering, Sigma Xi (McGill Montreal Chapter) graduate research symposium award for excellence in interdisciplinary research, March 2009 RWE Dr. Koepchen Stipend for excellence in energy related studies in NRW, Germany, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE February 2012 present: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University June 2011 January 2012: Postdoctoral researcher at McGill University September 2010 May 2011: CRIAQ/MITACS doctoral research internship at Rolls-Royce Canada and McGill University 2007 May 2011: Graduate Research Assistant at McGill University : Master research student, Shock Wave Laboratory, RWTH Aachen, Germany 2006: Master research student, Institute for Heat and Mass Transfer, RWTH Aachen, Germany : Part-time student worker at the Chair of Combustion Engines, RWTH Aachen, Germany : Internship and Diplom thesis, Institute of Energy Research (IEF-3: Fuel Cell systems), Juelich Research Center, Germany LANGUAGE SKILLS English Fluent; French, German and Russian working command 2

3 SERVICE Faculty adviser, MAE Rocket Club, Fall present Website Committee, Mechanical Engineering Program Committee, and co-ordinator of MAE Graduate Seminars (Fall 2013), served on a number of departmental and college search committees Advises undergraduate students (Mechanical), mentors honor students, and supervises 6 PhD students Reviewer for journals and professional conferences: Energy & Fuels, Fuels, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Shock Waves, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, and SAE Journals; ASME Turbo Expo, International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, and SAE Congress, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Grant reviewer for Fulbright Scholar Program, Department of Energy, and NSF Graduate Resarch Fellowship Program, ACS Petroleum Research Fund PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Chemical Society American Physical Society Combustion Institute PUBLICATIONS Journal articles Note: Underlined authors names are students I supervised 20. M.A. Eldeeb, B. Akih-Kumgeh, Reduced chemical kinetic models using alternate and stochastic species elimination. Submitted to Combustion Theory & Modeling. 19. Jouzdani, S., Zhou, A. and Akih-Kumgeh, B, Propanol isomers: Investigation of ignition and pyrolysis time scales, Combustion & Flame, 2016, In press. 18. M.A. Eldeeb, S. Jouzdani, Z. Wang, M. Sarathy, B. Akih-Kumgeh, An experimental and chemical kinetic modeling study of dimethylcyclohexane oxidation and pyrolysis, Energy & Fuels, 2016, In press. 17. S. Jouzdani, M.A. Eldeeb, L. Zhang, B. Akih-Kumgeh, High-temperature study of 2-methyl furan and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran combustion, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, , R. M. Gourde, B. Akih-Kumgeh, A Matlab Program for the Determination of Thermodynamic Properties of Steam, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, accepted for publication (Jan. 4, 2016). 15. Apeng Zhou, Ting Dong, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Simplifying Ignition Delay Prediction of HCCI Engine Design and control, International Journal of Engine Research, 1:12-,

4 14. M.A. Eldeeb, B. Akih-Kumgeh, Investigation of 2,5-dimethyl furan and iso-octane ignition. Combustion & Flame, 162: , A. Fossi, A. dechamplain, and B. Akih-Kumgeh, Unsteady RANS and Scale Adaptive Simulations of Turbulent Spray Flames in a Swirled-Stabilized Gas Turbine Model Combustor using Tabulated Chemistry, Int. J. Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 25: , M.A. Eldeeb, B. Akih-Kumgeh, Reactivity trends in furan and alkyl furan combustion. Energy & Fuels, 28: , N.D. Peters, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson, Comparative Analysis of Chemical Kinetic Models Using the Alternate Species Elimination Approach. J. Eng. Gas Turbines & Power, 137: , J.D. Munzar, B. Akih-Kumgeh, B.D. Denman, A. Zia, J.M. Bergthorson. An experimental and reduced modeling study of the laminar flame speed of jet fuel surrogate components. Fuels, 113: , B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Skeletal chemical kinetic mechanisms for syngas, methyl butanoate, n- heptane and n-decane. Energy & Fuels, 27: , G. Chung, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. NO x formation and flame velocity profiles of iso- and n- isomers of butane and butanol. Proc. Combust. Institute, 34: , B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Experimental and modeling study of trends in the high-temperature ignition of methyl and ethyl esters, Energy & Fuels, 25: , B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Ignition of C3 oxygenated hydrocarbons and chemical kinetic modeling of propanal oxidation, Combustion & Flame, 158: , K.E. Noorani, B. Akih-Kumgeh and J.M. Bergthorson. Comparative high temperature shock tube ignition of C1 C4 primary alcohols, Energy & Fuels, 24: , B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Structure-reactivity trends of C1 C4 alkanoic acid methyl esters, Combustion & Flame, 158: , B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Tailoring ethanol high temperature ignition by means of chemical additives and water content, SAE International Journal of Fuels & Lubricants : Based on Technical Paper number B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Comparative Study of High Temperature Autoignition of Methyl Butanoate and n-heptane, Energy & Fuels, 24: , B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Shock Tube Study of Methyl Formate Ignition, Energy & Fuels, 24: , Peer-reviewed conference papers and presentations 10. N.D. Peters, H. Morrow, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Laser-induced ignition of methane and biogas near the lean flammability limit, 25th International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Leeds, UK, Aug 2 8,

5 9. M.A. Eldeeb, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Investigation of ignition behavior of dimethyl and ethyl isomers of cycloalkanes and furans, 25th International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Leeds, UK, Aug 2 8, Apeng Zhou, Ting Dong, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Simplifying Ignition Delay Prediction of Chemical Kinetic Models by Means of Ignition Correlations, 25th International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Leeds, UK, Aug 2 8, N.D. Peters, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Comparative analysis of chemical kinetic models using the alternate species elimination (ASE) approach, ASME Turbo Expo, Paper Number GT , Dusseldorf, Germany, June 16 20, J.D. Munzar, A. Zia, P. Versailles, R. Jimenez, J.M. Bergthorson, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Comparison of laminar flame speeds, extinction stretch rates and vapor pressures of jet A-1/HRJ biojet fuel blends, ASME Turbo Expo, Paper Number GT , 2014 Dusseldorf, Germany, June 16 20, A. Fossi, A. dechamplain, A. Ghazlani, B. Paquet, S. Kalla, J.M. Bergthorson, B. Akih-Kumgeh, Large eddy simulation of a turbulent swirling jet-a1 spray flame incorporating non-equilibrium effects through the flamelet model, ASME Turbo Expo, Paper Number GT , Dusseldorf, Germany, June 16 20, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. A four component skeletal model for the analysis of jet fuel surrogate combustion, ASME Turbo Expo 2013, Paper Number GT , San Antonio, Texas, June 3 7, B. Akih-Kumgeh, K.E. Noorani, J.M. Bergthorson. Trends and similarities in C1-C4 primary alcohol hightemperature ignition, 11 15, th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Chia Laguna, Sardinia, Italy, September 2. B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Methyl and ethyl esters as biodiesel surrogates: observations on trends in ignition behavior, 23rd International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Irvine, California, July 24 29, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Auto-ignition of methyl butanoate as a Biodiesel Surrogate, 22nd International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Minsk, Belarus, July 27 31, Other conference papers and presentations 22. B. Akih-Kumgeh. Toward improved understanding of the physical meaning of entropy in classical thermodynamics, 2nd International Electronic Conference on Entropy and Its Applications, 1530 November M.A. Eldeeb, S. Jouzdani, L. Zhang, B. Akih-Kumgeh. High-temperature autoignition study of 2-methyl furan and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran, 9th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, Ghent, Belgium, June 28- July 2, Apeng Zhou, Ting Dong, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Simplifying Ignition Delay Prediction of HCCI Engine Design and control, 9th US National Combustion Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, USA, May 17 20, M.A. Eldeeb, B. Akih-Kumgeh. High-temperature auto-ignition studies of 2,5-dimethylfuran, 2-ethyl furan, and iso-octane, 9th US National Combustion Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, USA, May 17 20, N.D. Peters, H. Morrow, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Laser ignition studies of methane and biogas, 9th US National Combustion Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, USA, May 17 20,

6 17. N.D. Peters, H. Morrow, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Laser-induced ignition of methane and biogas near the lean flammability limit, 3rd Laser Ignition Conference, Argonne, USA, April 27 30, M. Eldeeb, B. Akih-kumgeh, Reactivity trends in furan and alkylfuran combustion, 2nd International Conference on Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass, RWTH Aachen, Germany, June 16-18, N.D. Peters, B. Akih-Kumgeh, Research activities on laser ignition of chemically reacting flows, Thousand Islands Fluid Dynamics Meeting, May 30 June 1, C. Prykull, R. Dreiker, M. Fernandes, M. Eldeeb, B. Akih-kumgeh. Construction and characterization of a shock tube for ignition and pollutant studies, 66th Annual Meeting of American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Beyond MTBE: exploration of ethers as fuel additives, 8th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, Seville, Spain, July 8-Ju12, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Thermochemical kinetics: Implications in the development of detailed and reduced chemical kinetic models for biofuels, Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute Canadian Section, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, May 8 11, B. Akih-Kumgeh, M.-H. Hakka, M. Johnson, J.M. Bergthorson. Methyl butanoate and n-heptane as surrogates for the high-temperature combustion of biodiesel and diesel blends, Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute Canadian Section, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, May 8 11, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Functional group and isomer effects in selected C3 oxygenated hydrocarbon combustion: trends in ignition behavior, 7th US National Meeting, Combustion Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 20 24, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Comparative high temperature ignition study of short chain alkyl esters as biodiesel surrogates, Work-in-Progress Poster, 33rd International Combustion Symposium, Beijing, Aug. 1 6, K.E. Noorani, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. High temperature shock tube ignition delay times of C1 C4 primary alcohols, Work-in-Progress Poster, 33rd International Combustion Symposium, Beijing, Aug. 1 6, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Tailoring ethanol ignition properties by means of fuel additives, Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute Canadian Section, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 9 12, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Ignition of alkyl esters and alkanes: trends, similarities and differences, Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute Canadian Section, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 9 12, K.E. Noorani, B. Akih-Kumgeh and J.M. Bergthorson. Shock tube ignition delay times of C1 C4 alcohols and iso-octane, Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute Canadian Section,Carleton University, Ottawa, May 9 12, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. From electronic structure to global challenges: application of computational chemistry in energy science research, 7th Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Symposium, McGill University, March 25 26,

7 3. B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Shock Tube Ignition of Methyl Formate, Spring Technical Meeting, Combustion Institute Canadian Section, Université de Montréal, May 11 13, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. On the combustion of bio-fuels: the role of validated chemical kinetic models, 6th Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Symposium, McGill University, March 26 27, B. Akih-Kumgeh, J.M. Bergthorson. Shock Tube Ignition of Methyl Butanoate as Biodiesel Surrogate, Workin-Progress Poster, 32nd International Combustion Symposium, Montreal, Aug. 3 8, Invited Lectures 9. B. Akih-Kumgeh. Shock tube studies of combustion chemical kinetics. Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, February 23, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Investigations of auto and laser-induced ignition for combustion system applications. Energy Research Group, School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, August 11, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Toward improved understanding and prediction of forced and auto ignition of transportation fuels. Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering, November 13, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Understanding combustion chemistry through experimental studies of ignition phenomena, Department of Chemistry, SUNY ESF, February 7, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Toward more efficient and cleaner combustion systems: fundamental experiments and modeling, Brookhaven National Laboratory, August 29, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Combustion research for sustainable transportation, Syracuse University Biofuels Seminar, March 20th, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy: The Role of Combustion Science and Engineering, Graduate Seminar, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, September 28, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Chemical kinetics in combustion science and engineering, Detonation & Reactive Dynamics Laboratory (Dr. Radulescu s Group), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, August 25, B. Akih-Kumgeh. Towards a sustainable energy future: challenges and opportunities, invited workshop, 36th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Toronto, March 31 April 4, Last updated: September 30,

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