Biography and expertise
Khosrow Ebrahimi, Ph.D., holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tehran and K.N.Toosi University of Technology. Before pursuing his Ph.D. in the United States, he led projects developing fuel efficiency standards and energy labeling for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. His Ph.D. at Kansas State University focused on computational modeling of pathogen droplet distribution in airliner cabins. Postdoctoral research at Villanova University concentrated on waste heat recovery in data centers. As an active consultant, Dr. Ebrahimi has contributed to projects in fluid system design optimization and thermal modeling. Since 2016, he has served as an engineering educator at Rowan University, Boise State University, Minnesota State University, and currently at Texas State University.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Kansas State University, 2012
Master's Degree
MSME in Mechanical Engineering
Khaje-Nasiral'din Tousi U Tech, 2006
Bachelor's Degree
BSME in Mechanical Engineering
University of Tehran, 2000
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Ebrahimi, K., Ortega, A., Li, K., Yazawa, K., & James, S. (2018). Waste Heat Recovery from Distributed Rack-Based Fuel Cells Using Thermoelectric Generators. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHERM.2018.8419483
- Ebrahimi, K., Jones, G. F., & Fleischer, A. S. (2017). The viability of ultra low temperature waste heat recovery using organic Rankine cycle in dual loop data center applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 126, 393–406.
- Ebrahimi, K., Jones, G. F., & Fleischer, A. S. (2014). Thermo-economic analysis of steady state waste heat recovery in data centers using absorption refrigeration. Applied Energy, 139, 384–397. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306261914011179
- Ebrahimi, K., Jones, G. F., & Flesischer, A. S. (2014). A review of data center cooling technology, operating conditions and the corresponding low-grade waste heat recovery opportunities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 31, 622–638.
- Ebrahimi, K., Zheng, Z. C., & Hosni, M. H. (2013). A Computational Study of Turbulent Airflow and Tracer Gas Diffusion in a Generic Aircraft Cabin Model. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 135(11). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025096
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient October 20, 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient June 10, 2014
Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
ScienceDirect/International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
- Reviewer / Referee
ASME/Journal of Thermal Science & Energy Applicatication
- Undergraduate Advisor
Senior Design
- Reviewer / Referee
ASME/ Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy
- Member
Presedential Award Nomination Committee
- Member
Faculty Search Committee