Bo Zhao

bzhao8-at-uh-dot-edu

Kalsi Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Houston

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Bardia Nabavi

Ph.D. student since Fall 2024

bnabavi-at-cougarnet-dot-uh-dot-edu

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology

Top 0.1% in the Iranian National University Entrance Exam

Yasmine Ben Mechlia

Ph.D. student since Spring 2026

ybenmech-at-cougarnet-dot-uh-dot-edu

Multidisciplinary Engineering Student at Tunisia Polytechnic School

Top 1% in the Tunisian National Examination for the Entrance to Engineering Schools

Ahmed Ismail

Incoming Ph.D. student (Fall 2026)

aismail9-at-cougarnet-dot-uh-dot-edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Tyler (2026)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Khartoum (2023)

Top 1% in the Sudanese National Certificate Examination

Elvis Jean Raffoul

Incoming Ph.D. student (Fall 2026)

eraffoul-at-cougarnet-dot-uh-dot-edu

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Balamand

Top 1% in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UOB

Omkar Borikar

Master student since Summer 2025

ogborika-at-cougarnet-dot-uh-dot-edu

Undergraduate from Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of UH

May. 2025-current

America Duarte

M.S. Mechanical Engineering Student (’26)

aduarte4-at-cougarnet-dot-uh-dot-edu

B.S. Mechanical Engineering from University of Houston (’24)

Jan. 2026-current

Sina Jafari Ghalekohneh

Ph.D. 2025 (the TPX Lab's first Ph.D. graduate)

Dissertation: “Breaking Reciprocity of Photon Transport for Thermal and Energy Applications”

Outstanding Student Presentation Award, ASME IMECE 2024

Current Position: Mechanical Engineer at Helix Earth