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ISNPS NewsRegent's Professor, M. S. El-Genk selected as editor for the International Journal of Process Systems EngineeringJune 2 2008–Regents’ Professor Mohamed S. El-Genk has been selected editor of the Energy Systems Processes area of the newly formed International Journal of Process System Engineering. Regent's Professor of Chemical, Nuclear, & Mechanical Engineering, Mohamed S. El-Genk, delivers keynote address at the 5th European Thermal-Science ConferenceMay 22 2008–Regents’ Professor of Chemical, Nuclear, & Mechanical Engineering and Director of the UNM Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies (ISNPS), gave a keynote address to the attendees of the 5Th European Thermal-Science Conference, held May 18 -22, 2008 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The number of the conference attendances was more than 300 from 35 countries. The keynote address covered the most recent results of the research being conducted at UNM-ISNPS on enhanced boiling of dielectric liquids on copper nanodendrites, porous graphite and macro-structured copper surfaces. This research, which has direct application to immersion cooling of high power computer chips dissipating more than 1000 kW/m2, is based on the Ph.D. Dissertation research of Jack L. Parker and Amir F. Ali, both are Research Assistants with UNM-ISNPS. The conference final program can be viewed at: www.eurotherm2008.tue.nl In addition, El-Genk chaired a technical session and gave two additional presentations of the results of recent research conducted at UNMISNPS on boiling heat transfer on microstructured surfaces and on liquid flow in microtubes and micro-channels. The latter has direct applications to the design and optimization of Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS), micro-sensors, micro-satellites, and biomedical engineering, and is based on the Ph.D. Dissertation research of In-Hwan Yang, also an RA with UNM-ISNPS. El-Genk is a member of the International Assembly of the international heat transfer conference (IHTC) and of the U.S. Scientific Committee in charge of organizing the 2010 IHTC in Washington DC. Two Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Students Successfully Defend their DisertationsMay 8 2008– Jack L. Parker: Jack L. Parker successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation entitled “Boiling of Dielectric Liquids on Porous Graphite and Extended Copper Surfaces,” and will graduate in a couple of weeks with a Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at University of New Mexico (UNM). Jack is a Research Assistant with the Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies (ISNPS) which partially funded his Ph.D. research with the support of a DOE graduate fellowship. Jack’s Ph.D. Faculty advisor is Dr. Mohamed S. El-Genk, Regents’ Professor of Chemical, Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering and Director of UNM-ISNPS. Other members of Jack’s Dissertation Committee are Dr. Timothy L. Ward, Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, Dr. Dimiter Petsev, Associate Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, and Dr. Arsalan Razani, Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Several Refereed Journals articles and conference Proceedings full papers, based on the results of Jack’s Dissertation research, have been published. For listing visit: Devin W. Gray: Devin W. Gray successfully defended his Masters Thesis entitled “An Investigation of Gas Bubble Injection from Single Nozzles into Water and Liquid Metal Pools,” and will graduate in a couple of weeks with an M.S. from the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at University of New Mexico (UNM). Devin is a member of the technical staff at Los Alamos National Laboratory and his thesis Faculty advisor is Dr. Mohamed S. El-Genk, Regents’ Professor of Chemical, Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering and Director of UNM-ISNPS. Other members of Devin’s Thesis Committee are Dr. Timothy L. Ward, Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, Dr. Gary W. Cooper, Associate Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering. New Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS)April 9, 2008– Mohamed S. El-Genk, Regents’ Professor of Chemical, Nuclear, and Mechanical Engineering and the founding Director of the Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies at the University of New Mexico (http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/ ) has been elected Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) http://www.iaass.org/. IAASS is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering international cooperation and scientific advancement in the field of space systems safety and it is a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Professor El-Genk is also a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). El-Genk is serving on the IASS Academic Committee to develop international education and training programs in collaboration with other universities in US and abroad in the areas of space power and propulsion technologies and the advancement of Space Safety. He is a member of the program committee of the IAASS Conference “Building a Safer Space Together” to be held in Rome, Italy, 21 – 23 October 2008 http://www.congrex.nl/07a02/. Thesis Defense Announced for ISNPS Master's CandidateMarch 27, 2007–Master's degree candidate Steven Allen Hatton will give his defense of "Parametric Design Studies of the Sectored Compact Reactor (SCoRe-S) for Space Power," before an examination committee on April 10, 2007. The committee is chaired by Regents' Professor Mohamed S. El-Genk. Other committee members include Dr. Robert Busch, Assistant Professor Taro Ueki, and Assistant Research Professor Jean-Michel Tournier. July 20, 2006–Regents' Professor and ISNPS Director, Mohamed S. El-Genk's essay "Nuclear Power Has Some Great Advantages," appeared as a guest editorial in The Albuquerque Journal's Business Outlook section. In writing the essay, Professor Mohamed El-Genk addressed plans in the U.S. to build 27 new commercial reactors over the next several years. It's a move he believes, "acknowledges the reality that nuclear power, together with the complementary potential of renewable energy options like solar and wind, is central to the alleviating of global warming, and ensuring national energy security and world peace." His editorial sparked both compliments and rebuttals, including a letter published in The Journal by Sandra Edwards on July 27th, as well as a letter received from PNM's Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey E. Sterba. ISNPS Featured in UNM Engineering MagazineMay 31, 2006–ISNPS received the spotlight in the Spring '06 issue of UNM Engineering, with a centerfold story on the Institute's vital dual mission to advance the futures of space nuclear power research, and the students who will carry on that mission in the decades to come.
"If we want to explore Mars or the ice resources on the moons of Jupiter, such as Europa and Ganymede, we need serious power for that," says ISNPS Director and Regents' Professor Mohamed El-Genk in his interview for the magazine. "We design safe and reliable nuclear power systems for destinations where solar power is nonexistant." You'll find the full text of the article in .pdf format at www.soe.unm.edu.
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May 13, 2006–Having successfully defended his doctoral dissertation,