Dr. Majid Molki
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Research Focus:
Experimental and computations methods; heat transfer enhancement; electrohydrodynamics (EHD); corona discharge; flow over flexible membrane wings; computational simulation of droplet formation; boiling and condensation in mini- and micro-channels; electronics cooling

Recent Honors / Awards / Recognition:

• Recipient of Omar Khayyam Plaque of Honor, Scientia Iranica, July 2007.
• The 2006 Outstanding Teacher of the Mechanical Engineering Department, SIUE.
• Teaching Recognition Award, SIUE, academic year 2005-2006.
• Associate Editor, Heat Transfer Engineering (An International Journal), Since June 3, 1999
• Regional Editor, Scientia Iranica (International Journal of Science & Technology).
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Engineering.

Primary Courses:

Heat Transfer
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Thermodynamics
Gas Dynamics

Education:

1982, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1979, M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

1975, B.S., Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

How does SIUE support your professional growth or activity as a Teacher-Scholar?
"The SIUE environment encourages both teaching and research. There are a number of ways that SIUE has supported my professional growth as a teacher-scholar.  Support has always been available from the Mechanical Engineering Department and Graduate School to attend conferences.  A variety of internal funding programs are available from the Graduate School to support the research activities of the faculty. The Library at SIUE is a great resource for further reading and research.  I have personally benefited from a number of these programs at SIUE to support my activities as a teacher-scholar."

Please share how one mentor or event shaped your career decision to become a university professor. 
"I have always loved the university environment when I was an undergraduate student and later as a graduate student.  But the main factor that made me to move towards an academic career was my Ph.D. advisor.  Spending many hours in the laboratory and in his office every day, my advisor devoted considerable time to research and to the supervision of his students.  He was also a great teacher in the classroom, and never reduced his teaching load because of research.  Although the phrase 'teacher-scholar' was not common in those days, he was a true example of a great teacher-scholar and a role model for his students."