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Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor John Palmore will present a webinar for the Division of Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance on February 26 at noon .
Palmore is the Principal Investigator for Virginia Tech ’ s Combustion , Atomization , & Multiphase Physics Research ( CAMPhyRe ) Group . He uses computational fluid dynamics to study fuel production and its use in aviation . Palmore will be discussing the ethical considerations that inform his research . He will focus on biofuel use , aviation safety , and the benefits of the growing open science movement .
Register at bit . ly / palmoreseminar .
A student advised by Mechanical Engineering Professor Brian Lattimer has received recognition from the International Association for Fire Safety Science ( IAFSS ). A Sheldon Tieszen Student Award was awarded for the paper , “ Localized Heat Transfer from Firebrands to Surfaces ,” authored by Elias D . Bearinger . He was joined by industry co-authors Jonathan L . Hodges , Fengchang Yang , and Christian M . Rippe . The paper will be published at the IAFSS conference in April 2021 .
More at bit . ly / bearingerpaper .
Associate Professor Jiangtao Cheng was invited to present a section of his research to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , the world ’ s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology . His presentation was entitled , “ Electrowetting and Its Applications in Adaptive Electronics Cooling , Optofluidic Solar Concentrators and Agile Beam Steering for Automatic Driving .”
More at bit . ly / cheng-ieee .