About ASTFE

The American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE) was established in July 2014 to promote the science and applications of thermal and fluids engineering and related disciplines.

ASTFE aims at providing opportunities to promote the dissemination of information and knowledge regarding thermal and fluids engineering, both nationally and internationally. It aligns itself with globally collaborative activities in the traditional areas of heat transfer and fluids engineering, as well as, in emerging areas such as those related to energy, environmental sustainability, manufacturing, thermal management, and micro- and nano-scale transport phenomena.

ASTFE encourages the personal and professional development of young scientists and engineers, and promotes cooperation with other engineering and technical societies to enhance interactions with industry, government agencies and the public at large. Of particular interest to the Society is the organization of conferences and workshops that bring together diverse groups in these fields.

American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE) is the U.S. nonprofit organization based in New York operating on web 2.0 IT platform to arrange professional communications, support conferences and professional communities. The organization is supported by individual contributors, private foundations and other governmental bodies. All contributions and donations are tax deductible. ASTFE supports Open Access movement.

ASTFE News

"Executive Committee" formed by ASTFE

April 2022 — ASTFE has formed an Executive Committee (EC) to assist in leading the Society forward.

Reporting to the ASTFE Board of Directors, the EC serves in a significant leadership role and aims to develop innovative approaches to advance thermal and fluid scientist and engineer engagement within the ASTFE community. The EC will work with ASTFE members to appoint conference organization committees, technical committees, and working groups. EC members will also collaborate with other societies on conferences and workshops and focus on enhancing ASTFE membership outreach and communication.

The inaugural members of the EC were nominated by the ASTFE Board of Directors and include Prof. Wilson Chiu (University of Connecticut), Prof. Lorenzo Cremaschi (Auburn University, EC-chair), Prof. Jon Longtin (Stony Brook University), Prof. Nesrin Ozalp (Purdue University Northwest) and Prof. Ting Wang (University of New Orleans).

If you are interested in having more information, or if you would like to get involved with ASTFE activities, please contact Dr. Lorenzo Cremaschi (email: lorenzo.cremaschi).

Board of Directors

Officers

President

Yong Tao

Cleveland State University

Senior Vice President

Francine Battaglia

University at Buffalo

Vice President – Programs

Yaroslav Chudnovsky

Gas Technology Institute

Managing Director

Anastasia Paulsen

American Society of Thermal
and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)

Past President

Yogesh Jaluria

The State University
of New Jersey

Executive Committee

Chair

Lorenzo Cremaschi

Auburn University

Vice-Chair

Jon Longtin

Stony Brook University

Outreach and Conference Liaison

Nesrin Ozalp

Purdue University Northwest

Membership

Wilson K. S. Chiu

University of Connecticut

Treasurer

Ting Wang

University of New Orleans

Members at Large

Michael Plesniak

The George Washington University

SA Sherif

University of Florida

Sumanta Acharya

Illinois Institute of Technology

Wayne Strasser

School of Engineering,
Liberty University

Vish Prasad

University of North Texas

James Klausner

Michigan State University

Advisory Board

Chairman

John Lloyd

Michigan State University

Gang Chen

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jinkook Lee

University of Southern California

James Liburdy

Oregon State University

Stathis Michaelides

Texas Christian University

Pamela Norris

The George Washington University

Publisher

Begell House, Inc

Publisher

(A) ASTFE committees on the thermal and fluid flow processes in the applications of:

1. Energy, Water & Environment
2. Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
3. Medicine, Health and Biosystems
4. Equipment & Processes
5. Electronics
6. Propulsion & Transportation
7. HVAC & Buildings

(B) ASTFE committees on the thermal and fluid flow processes in the basic phenomena of:

1. Single phase flows
2. Nano/Micro/Mini Scales
3. Multiphase Systems
4. Reacting Flows
5. Advances in Computations
6. Advances in Experimentation
7. Conduction, Diffusion
8. Radiation

Leaders/ Facilitators

We are looking for people who would take on a leadership role in the above technical areas. They would be responsible for the development and growth of these areas, including attracting members from industry, academia and national labs to the committee, spearheading specialized conferences and workshops, organizing sessions, inviting speakers and generating additional activities. They would have the flexibility and independence to pursue various ideas for the future development of the area under their purview.

If you are interested, please contact any member of the ASTFE Executive Board.

Focused and Specialized Meetings

We are particularly interested in focused and specialized conferences, workshops, courses, and symposia that may be relatively small in size, for instance, in the range of 50-100 attendees. Such conferences and workshops could be organized at university campuses and be based on invited and contributed presentations. Being focused on certain topics, such meetings could have a significant impact on the overall field of thermal and fluids engineering.

If anyone is interested in organizing such meetings, please contact any member of the Executive Board for further discussion and planning.