Email: aagrawal@eng.ua.edu
Phone: (205) 348-4964
Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies
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Curriculum Vitae

​News and Events

NSF funds workshop on Future Combustion Research to Mitigate Carbon Emissions
April 23-26, 2017 - 10th US National Combustion Meeting, University of Maryland at College Park
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UA working with Aerojet Rocketdyne to Mature Rotating Detonation Engine Technology
News Release - Nasdaq GlobeNewswire.com - November 29, 2016

Energy Department Announces Up to $7 Million for the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines
News Release - Energy.gov - December 29, 2016

DOE funds research ​to improve the accuracy in predicting
​high-pressure diesel fuel sprays of future engines

NASA funds UA research on low-emission, high efficiency gas turbines for aviation
Kennedy Space Center's SpacePort Magazine - December 2015

Research

Basic and applied research in combustion, heat transfer, and fluid flows. ​Present focus is on advanced concepts for energy utilization for power generation, propulsion, and industry for  ​​​
  • high thermal efficiency,
  • low-emissions, and
  • fuel flexibility.​​​​
​My research is applicable to 
  • industrial furnaces and boilers.
  • diesel and spark-ignition engines,
  • land-based and aviation gas turbine engines.
​​Visit research for details including description of our state-of-the-art experimental facilities. ​

Professional Appointments

  • Robert F. Barfield Endowed Chair Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2005- 
  • University Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor, 1993-2004
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 1989-1993
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Eng. and Eng. Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 1988-89
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Miami, 1982-87

Service Activities

  • Chair of Coal, Biomass, and Alternative Fuels (CBAF) Committee of ASME Turbo Expo
  • Chair of US Sections of Combustion Institute (USSCI)
  • Past-chair of Central States Section of the Combustion Institute
  • Co-chair of University of Alabama Faculty Senate Research and Service Committee
Visit service for current/recent activities.

Teaching 

  • Introduction to Combustion (ME518/418) 
  • Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (ME511/ME411)
I also teaches Advanced Combustion II (ME694), Senior Design Practicum (ME490), Heat Transfer (ME 308), and Thermodynamics II (ME305).
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