EFM Lab Group (2022)
Dr. Mostafa Momen
Principal Investigator
Dr. Momen did his PhD at Princeton University where he studied the thermo-fluid dynamics of atmospheric flows with a focus on the investigation and analytical modeling of four inherent complexities of atmospheric boundary layers that have been largely overlooked. In addition to his Ph.D. thesis, he worked on a reservoir drainage problem, which has many applications such as in spillway breakage and hydraulics engineering (see Momen et al 2017 - JFM). For his postdoc at Stanford, he worked on hydrologic cycle, ecohydrology, and remote sensing with a focus on the effect of water availability on vegetation dynamics (Momen et al 2017 - JGR). He is currently working on simulating the turbulence statistics of the hurricane boundary layer and its impacts on humans as well as wind-energy integration and coastal resilliency problems.
Research Work Experience
Assistant Professor - University of Houston, 2019 - Present
Associate Research Scientist - Columbia Univesity, 2018 - 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Stanford University, 2017 - 2018
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Princeton University, 2016 - 2017
Educational Background
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering - Princeton University, 2016
PhD Exchange Scholar in Mechanical Engineering - MIT, 2015
MA in Civil and Enironmental Engineering - Princeton University, 2014
BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering - Sharif University of Technology, 2012
Leo Matak (2021-Present)
Ph.D. Student
Leo did his Master's in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Zagreb and joined the group in Fall 2021.
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Md Murad Hossain Khondaker (2021-Present)
Ph.D. Student
Murad did his B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and joined the group in Fall 2021.
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Milad Rezaie (2022-Present)
Ph.D. Student
Milad did his Master's in Mechanical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology and joined the group in Spring 2022.
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Fateme Sabet Sarvestani (2022-Present)
Ph.D. Student
Fateme did her Master's in Aerodynamics at Amirkabir University of Technology and joined the group in Spring 2022.
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Oussama Romdhani (2021-Present)
M.Sc. Student (With Thesis)
Oussama did his Master's in Hydraulic Modeling at National Engineering School of Tunis and joined the group in Spring 2021. Thesis title: "Characterizing the Impacts of Horizontal Turbulence and Surface Roughness Length Parametrizations on Real Hurricane Dynamics and Tracks"
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Former Lab Members
1) Dr. Meng Li (2021-2022)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
First position after Momen's EFM Lab: Ansys, Inc.
Meng did his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston and joined the group in Summer 2021.
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2) Dr. Mohamad Ibrahim Cheikh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2020)
First position after Momen's EFM Lab: Tesla, Inc.
Mohamad did his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at The State University of New York at Buffalo and was a member of the group in 2020.
3) Ye Li
M.Sc. Student (Non-Thesis)
Ye did her Master's in Applied Math at Clarkson University and was a member of the group in 2020.
4) Dr. Dezhi Dai
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2019-2020)
First position after Momen's EFM Lab: Argonne National Laboratory
Dezhi did his Ph.D. in Mehchanical Enginereing at UT Arlington and was a member of the group in 2019-2020.
5) Ismail Ali
Undergraduate Student
Ismail was an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Houston and was a member of the group in 2020-2021. He was awarded UH's PURS to conduct research with PI Momen.
