Prof. J. Zhu - Research Group
Previous graduate students
Name and period Current Position
Salah, Mohamed A (MESc) (Sept. 1993 - Sept. 1995)
CFB riser internals
Product Specialist
Parkson Corporation
Florida, USA
Usta, Bassam A (MESc) (Sept. 1993 - Sept. 1995)
(jointly-supervised, with J. M. Beeckmans)
Downflow pneumatic transportation
Engineer
Middle East
Zhang, Junping (PhD) (Jan. 1992 - Aug. 1996)
(co-supervised, with N Epstein and J Grace)
Regime transition in 3ph fluidization
Business Owner
Vancouver, BC
Wang, Fujing (MESc) (Sept. 1994 - May 1997)
(co-supervisor: J. M. Beeckmans)
Fine powder pneumatic transportation
Engineer
China
Lee, Esther SB (MESc) (Sept. 1995 - June 1997)
(co-supervised, with A. Bassi)
Fructose biosensor
Research Engineer
Atomic Energy Canada
Chalk River, Ontario
Chen, Zhong (MESc) (Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1997)
(co-supervised, with L. Lau)
Diamond film coating
Research Engineer
Micron Technology Inc.
Ohio, USA
Connell, Heather A (MESc) (Sept. 1996 - Dec. 1997)
(co-supervisor: A. S. Bassi)
Membrane separation
Process Engineer
Long Manufacturing,
Ontario
Issangya, Allan S (PhD) (Sept. 1992 - March 1998)
(co-supervised, with J. R. Grace)
High-density riser
Research Scientist
Particulate Solids Research Institute
Chicago, USA
Johnston, Philip M (MESc) (Jan. 1996 - March 1998)
(co-supervisor: HI de Lasa)
Downer distributors
McQuay International,
Virginia, USA
Ma, Ying-Liang (MESc) (Sept. 1996 - April 1998)
Downer/riser heat transfer
Research Engineer
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
Ball, Jeffrey S (MESc) (May 1998 - May 1999)
CFB downer/riser flux
Engineer
Global Thermoelectric
Calgary
Liu, Weidong (MESc) (Sept. 1996 - May 1999)
(co-supervisor: J. M. Beeckmans)
High density downer
Business Owner
Toronto
Safoniuk Michael (PhD) (Jan. 1993 - July 1999)
(co-supervised, with J. R. Grace)
Three-phase fluidization scale-up
Research Scientist
National Centre for Upgrading Technology
Edmonton
Zhang, Hui (PhD) (Jan. 1995 - Sept. 1999)
Downer hydrodynamics
Research Scienctist
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
Zheng, Ying (PhD) (Sept. 1996 - Sept. 1999)
Liquid-Solid CFB hydrodynamics
Professor
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Li, Jingjing (MESc) (Sept. 1997 - Dec. 1999)
(co-supervisors: A. Bassi and S. Hatibovic)
Tooth/denture erosion
Dentist
Hamilton, Ontario
Lan, Qingdao (PhD) (May 1997 - April 2001)
(co-supervised, with A. Bassi, A. Margaritis)
LSCFB protein extraction
Assistant Professor
University of Ottawa
Ottawa
Manyele, Samwel (PhD) (Sept 1997 - Aug 2001)
CFB riser/downer microflow
Associate Professor
University of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Shao, Yaluan (MESc) (Sept 1999 - Aug 2001)
Drug dispensing
Project Manager
Industrial & PharmaChem
Toronto
Pärssinen, Janne H (PhD) (Sept. 1998 - Oct. 2002)
(co-supervisor: C-J Fogelholm)
HFCFB hydrodynamics
Engineer
SOLVAY/Polymers Development & Technologies
Belgium
Wang, Xiaoguang (MEng) (Jan. 2001 - Jan 2003)
(co-supervised, with C Zhang)
Lung pathway modelling
Engineer
China
Bolkan, Yasemin (PhD) (Jan. 2000 - Apr. 2003)
(co-supervised, with F Berruti)

Riser/downer 1D modelling
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
Calgary
Li, Zhenan (MESc) (Sept. 2001 - Apr. 2003)
(co-supervised, with C Zhang)
Paint booth modelling
Engineer
Sumitomo
Ohio, USA
Qi, Xiaobo (PhD) (Sept. 2000 - May 2003)
(co-supervisor: W-X Huang)
CFB particle property effects
Research Scientist
Laser Fusion Research Center
Mianyang, China
Lv, Pengmei (PhD) (Sept. 2000 - Nov 2003)
(co-supervised, with Y. Chen and J. Chang)
Biomass gasification for hydrogen
Research Engineer
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
Guangzhou, China
Yan, Aijie (PhD) (Sept. 1999 - April 2004)
CFB dynamics and scale-up
Research Scientist
Ratiopharm
Mirabel, Québec
Xu, Chunbao (PhD) (May 2001 - Aug. 2004)
Fine powder fluidization
Assistant Professor
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Wang, Fujing (PhD) (Jan. 2000 - Sept. 2004)
(co-supervisor: R. Martinuzzi)
Powder flow tracking
Engineer
China
Shah, Umesh (MESc) (Sept. 2002 - Dec. 2004)
(co-supervisor: C. Zhang)
Modelling of powder coating
Analysis/Simulation Engineer
HATCH Associates Ltd
Mississauga, Ontario
Kaliyaperumal, Suresh (MESc) (Jan. 2003 - Aug. 2004)
(co-supervisors: L. Briens and S. Rohani)
Sub-micron powder fluidization
Engineer
India
Wu, Bangyou (PhD) (Sept. 2000  - Dec. 2004)
(co-supervisors: L. Briens and Y. Cheng )
CFB nonlinear analysis
Post Doctoral Fellow
University of Calgary
Calgary
Rahbari, Mohammad (MESc) (Jan. 2003 - Apr 2005)
(co-supervisor: M. Liu of NRC-IMTI)
Selective laser sintering
Manager - Particle Research Facility t
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
Patel, Ajay (MESc) (Jan. 2003 - July 2005)
(co-supervised, with G. Nakhla)
LSCFB-BNR wastewater treatment
Engineer
General Electric
Edmondon
Wang, Tijun (PhD) (Sept. 2003 – Oct. 2005)
(co-supervised, J. Chang as chief advisor)
Biomass fuel reforming
Research Scientist
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
Guangzhou, China
Li, Yuan  (MEng) (Sept. 2004 – Dec.2005)
(co-supervised, C. Zhang as chief advisor)
CFD modelling on pulmonary airway
Engineer
Mat 4site Engineers
Toronto
Zhan, Hui (MEng) (Sept. 2004 - Dec.2005)
(co-supervised, C. Zhang as chief advisor)
CFD modelling on LSCFB
Engineer
Fluid Pack Ltd.
London, Ontario
Li, Xiaoming  (MEng) (Jan. 2005 - May.2006)
(co-supervised, C. Zhang as chief advisor)
CFD modelling on LSCFB
Engineer
Fluid Pack Ltd.
London, Ontario
Chen, Ping  (PhD) (Sept. 2003 - June 2006)
(co-supervised, C. Wu as chief advisor)
CFB biomass gasification
Engineer
China
Trivedi, Umang (PhD) (Jan. 2003 - Aug. 2006)
(co-supervised, A. Bassi as chief advisor)
LSCFB phenol conversion
Research Engineer
VaxInnate Corporation
New Jersey, USA
Zhu, Haiyan (PhD) (Sept. 2002 - Nov. 2006)
Circulating turbulent fluidization
Post Doctoral Fellow
University of Toronto
Toronto
D'lima, Ayesha (MESc) (Sept. 2005 - Dec. 2006)
Novel inhalation devices
Engineer
Toronto
Patel, Manoj (MESc) (Sept. 2004 - Dec. 2006)
LSCFB agri-food product
Engineer
June Nguyen of ASA Albion LLC

Cardenas, Diego (MESc) (Sept. 2005 - Aug. 2007)
Powder coating formulations
Research Engineer
Hydrophob Inc
London, Ontario

Ye, Sheng (MESc) (Jan. 2005 - Apr. 2007)
Gas-solid circulating fluidized bed
Engineer
Colt Engineering Corporation
Calgary, Alberta

Chen, Hui (PhD) (Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2007)
Modelling fluidized bed biomass gasification
Research Engineer
SINOPEC
China

Ramanoudjam, Thanusuram (MESc) ((Sept. 2005 - Dec. 2007)
Indoor air purification
Engineer
India

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