Dr. Tafreshi is Qimonda Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, and has been with the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department since 2007, as Assistant Professor (2007-2012) and Associate Professor (2012-2015). Dr. Tafreshi’s research is in the areas of computational and experimental multiphase flows. His main focus is on single/multiphase fluid, heat, and particle transport through fibrous and porous media. He is also active in modeling interfacial phenomena and superhydrophobicity. He has more than 130 journal publications in the above and other areas of thermo-fluid sciences, including liquid jets and nozzle flows.