Bo Zhao

bzhao8-at-uh-dot-edu

Kalsi Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace 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”

Cullen College of Engineering Best Dissertation Award, first place, University of Houston (2025–2026)

MAE Best Dissertation Award, University of Houston (2025–2026)

Outstanding Student Presentation Award, ASME IMECE 2024

Current Position: Mechanical Engineer at Helix Earth