Ajay K. Prasad

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-3140
Phone: (302) 831-2960
Fax: (302) 831-3619
e-mail: prasad@udel.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

• Imaging techniques for fluid mechanics and heat transfer-- hardware and algorithms
• Entrainment is jets and plumes-- effect of volumetric heat injection (cumulus clouds), and the effect of viscosity-stratification (magma chambers and deep-sea hydrothermal vents)
• Biofluids mechanics: flow and dispersion in the nasal passage and the upper respiratory airway
• Industrial mixing problems
• Transport phenomena in fuel cells
• UD Fuel Cell Bus Program
• Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) research and implementation

Teaching

• EGGG101 Intro to Engineering
• MEEG102 Freshman Lab
• EGGG167 Intro to Engineering
• MEEG331 Fluid Mechanics I Lab
• MEEG331 Fluid Mechanics I
• MEEG332 Fluid Mechanics II
• MEEG346 Thermal Laboratory
• MEEG467 Solar-Powered Energy-Efficient Homes
• MEEG442/642 Intro to Fuel Cells
• MEEG636 Fluid Mechanics Measurements
• MEEG803 Convective Heat Transfer
• MEEG867 Hydrodynamic Stability
• UAPP867 Sustainable Energy Policy and Planning
• Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998

Short Courses

• Fuel Cell Technology: Basics and Applications

Service (2008-09)

• Director, Center for Fuel Cell Research
• Member of the Departmental Graduate Committee
• Member of the Departmental Strategic Planning Committee
• Member of the University Academic and Student Affairs Council
• Member of the University Sustainability Task Force
• Member of the Steering Committee, Delaware Energy Institute
• Executive Committee Member, Delaware Center for Transportation
• Member of the City of Newark's Conservation Advisory Committee