Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1984

M.S. University of California, Berkeley, 1979

B.A.Sc., University of Toronto, 1978

Adiabatic gas-liquid two-phase flow in microchannels

Buoyancy-induced intermittent flow phenomena in nuclear reactors

Pulsating heat pipes with self-rewetting fluids

Phase change nano-emulsions for thermal energy storage

Vibration effects on fluid-particle systems under microgravity

Marangoni convection in liquid bridges under microgravity

Phase equilibrium behavior of bitumen-gas mixtures

Thermal diffusion in binary and tertiary mixtures

Heat transfer enhancement in rotary kilns

Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), Member Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Senior Member Chair Elect of Transport and Energy Processes Division (2009-10) American Nuclear Society (ANS), Member Heat Transfer Society of Japan, Member Japanese Society of Multiphase Flow, Member

Books

1. Kauffeld, M., Kawaji, M. and Egolf P.W., 2005. Handbook on Ice Slurries: Fundamentals and Engineering, International Institute of Refrigeration, Paris, France.
2. Kabov O., Kawaji, M., Ohta H., and Zhao J.F. (Ed.), 2008. Journal of Microgravity Science and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 3-4, 2008.

Journal Papers

3. Kawahara, A., Chung. P.M.Y., and Kawaji, M., 2002. Investigation of two-phase flow pattern, void fraction and pressure drop in a microchannel. International J. Multiphase Flow, Vol. 28/9, pp. 1411-1435.
4. Hassan, S., Lyubimova, T.P., Lyubimov, D.V. and Kawaji, M., 2006. The effects of vibrations on particle motion in a semi-infinite fluid cell. ASME J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 73(4), pp. 610-621.
5. Hassan, S., Kawaji M., Lyubimova T.P., and Lyubimov D.V., 2006. Effects of vibrations on particle motion near a wall: Existence of attraction force. International J. Multiphase Flow, Vol. 32, pp. 1027-1054.
6. Simic-Stefani, S., Kawaji, M. and Hu, H., 2006. G-jitter induced motion of a protein crystal under microgravity. Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 294, pp. 373-384.
7. Simic-Stefani, S., Kawaji, M. and Yoda, S., 2006. Onset of oscillatory thermocapillary flow in acetone liquid bridges: the effect of evaporation. International J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 49, pp. 3167-3179.
8. Pan, S., Yan, Y., Jaber, T.J., Kawaji, M. and Saghir, Z.M., 2007. Evaluation of thermal diffusion models for ternary hydrocarbon mixtures. J. of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 32(3), pp. 241-249.
9. Ide, H., Kimura, R., and Kawaji, M., 2007. Optical measurement of void fraction and bubble size distributions in a microchannel. Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 713-719.
10. Pan, S., Saghir, Z.M., Jiang, C.G., Yan, Y. and Kawaji, M., 2007. A theoretical approach to evaluate thermodiffusion in alkanol aqueous solutions. J. of Chemical Physics, Vol. 126, 014502.
11. Hassan, S. and Kawaji, M., 2008. The effects of vibrations on particle motion in a fluid cell: Effect of liquid viscosity. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 75, Issue 3, 031012 (published on line).
12. Ide, H., Kimura, R., and Kawaji, M., 2009. Effect of inlet geometry on adiabatic gas-liquid two-phase flow in a microchannel, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 30, No.1 & 2, pp. 37-42. Kawaji, M., Mori, K., and Bolintineanu, D., 2009. The effects of inlet geometry and gas-liquid mixing on two-phase flow in microchannels, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, in press.