# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
* Solar photovoltaic (PV) soiling

* Electrodynamic dust shield (EDS, or Dust Shield) technology

* Liquid fuel combustion using an aerosol shock tube (in collaboration with Dr. Eric Petersen)

* Photography and image analysis based quantification of soiling

* Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for aerosol transport and deposition

* Air quality and particulate air pollution

* Impact of dust on jet engines

# keywords[]
2.2 Factors Relating To The Physical Environment

# keywords[]
4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

# keywords[]
Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Tsinghua University - (Beijing, Beijing, China)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Tsinghua University - (Beijing, Beijing, China)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Winner of the Second Teaching Innovation with Technology Competition

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Dean's Fellow for High Impact Learning and Teaching with Technology

# publications[].label
Field evaluation of two types of EDS-integrated PV modules with different configurations and surface properties

# publications[].label
Multi-year field assessment of seasonal variability of photovoltaic soiling and environmental factors in a desert environment

# publications[].label
A Shock-Tube Autoignition Study of Jet, Rocket, and Diesel Fuels

# publications[].label
Elemental surface enrichment in flame synthesis: A mechanism associated with particle melting-solidification

# publications[].label
Quantitative measurements of the generation of hydroxyl radicals by soot particles in a surrogate lung fluid

# publications[].label
Identification of coal gasification via a neural network model

# publications[].label
Proper interpretation and overall accuracy of laminar flame speed measurements of single- and multi-component liquid fuels

# publications[].label
Computational fluid dynamics simulation of aerosol transport and deposition

# publications[].label
Formation of Magnetic FexOy/Silica Core-Shell Particles in a One-Step Flame Aerosol Process

# publications[].label
Electrodynamic dust shield performance under simulated operating conditions for solar energy applications

# publications[].label
A NUMERICAL STUDY OF DUST DEPOSITION IN A MODEL TURBINE VANE COOLING PASSAGE

# publications[].label
Gas-phase flame synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles for use in a health effects study

# publications[].label
Energetics of cubic and monoclinic yttrium oxide polymorphs: Phase transitions, surface enthalpies, and stability at the nanoscale

# publications[].label
CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ELECTRODYNAMIC DUST SHIELD DEVICE FOR PV PANEL SOILING MITIGATION

# publications[].label
Formation of alumina nanofibers in carbon-containing coflow laminar diffusion flames

# publications[].label
Numerical simulation of aerosol deposition from turbulent flows using three-dimensional RANS and LES turbulence models

# publications[].label
Efficiency of Electrodynamic Dust Shield at Dust Loading Levels Relevant to Solar Energy Applications

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
Effects of humidity on dust particle removal during solar panel cleaning

# publications[].label
Simulation of biomass gasification with a hybrid neural network model.

# publications[].label
Study of chromium and iron oxide nanoparticles in diffusion flames by thermophoretic sampling and electron microscopy

# publications[].label
Particle size effect on the crystal structure of Y2O3 particles formed in a flame aerosol process

# publications[].label
Efficient image-based soiling quantification using histograms of a checkered pattern

# publications[].label
Effect of Dust and Weather Conditions on Photovoltaic Performance in Doha, Qatar

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
Gas Sensing Properties of Zn-Doped Anisometric Fe2O3 Nanoparticles

# publications[].label
Teaching Innovation with Technology to Accelerate Engineering Students Learning

# publications[].publisher
American Society for Engineering Education

# publications[].label
Laminar Flame Speed Experiments of Alternative Liquid Fuels

# publications[].label
ASSESSMENT OF POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN ELECTRODYNAMIC DUST SHIELD TO CLEAN SOLAR PANELS

# publications[].label
High-temperature ignition behavior of conventional and GTL fuels using an aerosol shock tube

# publications[].label
Internalization of carbon black and maghemite iron oxide nanoparticle mixtures leads to oxidant production.

# publications[].label
Effect of Surface Charge on the Efficiency of Electrodynamic Dust Shield Prototypes

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
The speciation and morphology of chromium oxide nanoparticles in a diffusion flame

# publications[].label
Laboratory study of simulated atmospheric transformations of chromium in ultrafine combustion aerosol particles

# publications[].label
Improvement of an electrostatic cleaning system for removal of dust from solar panels

# publications[].label
Modelling coal gasification with a hybrid neural network

# publications[].label
Measurement of electrodynamic dust shield efficiency in field conditions

# publications[].label
Flame aerosol synthesis of phase-pure monoclinic Y2O3 particles via particle size control

# publications[].label
Investigation of factors affecting condensation on soiled PV modules

# publications[].label
Effect of Voltage Rise Time on the Efficiency of Electrodynamic Dust Shield

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].publisher
American Society for Engineering Education

# publications[].label
Performance Evaluation of Real-time DustTrak Monitors for Outdoor Particulate Mass Measurements in a Desert Environment

# publications[].label
Numerical analysis of the effects of particle-particle interactions and particle size on the performance of an electrodynamic dust shield

# publications[].label
Modeling approach to coal gasification using hybrid neural networks

# publications[].label
Concentrations of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient PM2.5 and PM10 particulates in Doha, Qatar.

# publications[].label
INOR 360-Polymorphism of flame-synthesized Y2O3 nano- and micro-particles: Effects of temperature and particle size

# publications[].label
INOR 672-A particle toxicity hypothesis: Reduction of transition metals by elemental carbon

# publications[].label
Dust removal from solar concentrators using an electrodynamic screen

# publications[].label
Carbon-metal redox reaction: Its implications in particle toxicity and air pollution control

# publications[].label
Flame aerosol synthesis of functional composite nanoparticles

# publications[].label
Image-Based PV Soiling Loss Quantification under Laboratory Conditions

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
Laminar Flame Speed Measurements of Kerosene-Based Fuels Accounting for Uncertainties in Mixture Average Molecular Weight

# publications[].label
Image Contrast Soiling Loss Quantification with Multiple Dust Types

# publications[].label
Effects of surface morphological parameters on cleaning efficiency of PV panels

# publications[].label
Photoluminescence of Eu3+:Y2O3 as an indication of crystal structure and particle size in nanoparticles synthesized by flame spray pyrolysis

# publications[].label
Soiling Quantification Using an Image-Based Method: Effects of Imaging Conditions

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
Effect of synthesis condition and annealing on the sensitivity and stability of gas sensors made of Zn-doped -Fe2O3 particles

# publications[].label
Crystalline phase of Y2O3:Eu particles generated in a substrate-free flame process

# publications[].label
Application of luminescent Eu:Gd2O3 nanoparticles to the visualization of protein micropatterns.

# publications[].publisher
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

# publications[].label
The formation of cubic and monoclinic Y2O3 nanoparticles in a gas-phase flame process

# publications[].label
Effect of ovalbumin and anti-foam B on the survivability of spore forming bacteria collected in a Wetted Wall Cyclone

# publications[].label
Solar PV soiling mitigation by electrodynamic dust shield in field conditions

# publications[].label
Characterization of dust accumulated on photovoltaic panels in Doha, Qatar

# publications[].label
A new high-pressure aerosol shock tube for the study of liquid fuels with low vapor pressures.

# publications[].label
Laboratory calibration of a light scattering soiling sensor

# publications[].label
Time-of-day and Exposure Influences on PV Soiling

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
Dust potency in the context of solar photovoltaic (PV) soiling loss

# publications[].label
Zn-doped -Fe2O3 sensors for flammable gas detection: Effect of annealing on sensitivity and stability

# publications[].label
Study on coal gasification in steam fluidized bed

# publications[].label
AUTOIGNITION STUDY OF "GAS-TO-LIQUID" FISCHER-TROPSCH JET FUELS

# publications[].label
Simulation of biomass gasification with a hybrid neural network model

# publications[].label
A Flashforward Look at Organically Grown Greenhouse Tomato Responses to Hydroponic Management Strategies Under Abiotic Stress Environments

# publications[].label
Induction of inflammation in vascular endothelial cells by metal oxide nanoparticles: effect of particle composition.

# publications[].label
Effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles on inflammation in vascular endothelial cells.

# publications[].label
Effect of incidence angle on PV soiling loss

# publications[].label
MODELS FOR PREDICTION OF SOILING-CAUSED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER OUTPUT DEGRADATION BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN DOHA, QATAR

# publications[].label
Measurement of dust sweeping force for cleaning solar panels

# publications[].label
A systematic study of the oxygen K edge in the cubic and less common monoclinic phases of the rare earth oxides (Ho, Er, Tm, Yb) by electon energy loss spectroscopy

# publications[].label
INOR 631-Growth of carbon nanoropes on Y2O3 nanoparticles in a tube furnace

# publications[].label
Functionalized europium oxide nanoparticles used as a fluorescent label in an immunoassay for atrazine

# publications[].label
The impact of chlorine on chromium speciation in a laminar diffusion flame

# publications[].label
Optimizing Hydroponic Management Practices for Organically Grown Greenhouse Tomato under Abiotic Stress Conditions

# publications[].publisher
American Society For Horticultural Science

# publications[].label
Modeling of photovoltaic soiling loss as a function of environmental variables

# publications[].label
Synergistic effect of co-exposure to carbon black and Fe2O3 nanoparticles on oxidative stress in cultured lung epithelial cells.

# publications[].label
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Particle Penetration through an Omni-Directional Aerosol Inlet

# publications[].label
Estimating PV Soiling Loss Using Panel Images and a Feature-Based Regression Model

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# publications[].label
Simulation of microscale particle interactions for optimization of an electrodynamic dust shield to clean desert dust from solar panels

# publications[].label
Chemical characterization and source apportionment of fine and coarse atmospheric particulate matter in Doha, Qatar

# publications[].label
Dominant environmental parameters for dust deposition and resuspension in desert climates

# publications[].label
Application of fluorescent Eu:Gd2O3 nanoparticles to the visualization of protein micropatterns

# publications[].publisher
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

# publications[].label
Effect of tilt angle on soiling in perpendicular wind

# publications[].label
Source apportionment of organic pollutants in fine and coarse atmospheric particles in Doha, Qatar.

# publications[].label
Effect of relative humidity on dust removal performance of electrodynamic dust shield

# publications[].label
Outdoor soiling microscope for measuring particle deposition and resuspension

# publications[].label
LAMINAR FLAME SPEED EXPERIMENTS OF ALTERNATIVE LIQUID FUELS

# publications[].label
The impact of chlorine on hexavalent chromium emissions from a laminar diffusion flame

# publications[].label
Comments on "Bacterial aerosol neutralization by aerodynamic shocks using a novel impactor system: Design and computation", Chemical Engineering Science, 64 (2009) 1953-1967

# publications[].label
INOR 736-Phase control of fluorescent Eu:Y2O3 particles in flame aerosol synthesis

# publications[].label
Atmospheric pressure synthesis of heavy rare earth sesquioxides nanoparticles of the uncommon monoclinic phase

# publications[].label
Photovoltaic Performance Degradation Due to Soiling and Characterization of the Accumulated Dust

# publications[].publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

# researcherOn[].label
Development of A Field-Deployable Electrodynamic Dust Shield Technology for Mitigation of Photovoltaic Soiling

# researcherOn[].label
Liquid-Fuel Combustion at Engine Conditions Using Laminar Flames and an Aerosol Shock Tube in Qatar

# researcherOn[].label
Environmental and Hydroponic Strategies to Enhance Tomato Stress Tolerance, Productivity and Quality in Qatar

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar)

# researcherOn[].label
Investigation of Photovoltaic Surface Soiling and Its Mitigation in Qatar

# researcherOn[].label
Development of an Advanced Shock Tube Charging System for Studying Combustion Properties of Liquid GTL Fuels

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Qatar Campus; 4251 TAMUQ

# organizations[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# schools[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# inTheNews[].label
Researchers at Tamuq addressing Covid-19 challenges in Qatar

# etdChairOf[].label
Kassab, Asmaa S. (2009-08). Effect of Collection Method and Archiving Conditions on the Survivability of Vegetative and Spore Forming Bacteria. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Lee, Chunghoon (2011-08). Surface Reductive Capacity of Carbon Nanomaterials after Various Heating and Aging Processes. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Drake, Stephen James (2008-05). Time-dependent release of iron from soot particles by acid extraction and the reduction of fe3+ by elemental carbon. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Tang, Yingjie (2012-05). Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Aerosol Transport and Deposition Mechanisms. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Mukundan, Mallika (2007-08). Phase control in the synthesis of yttrium oxide nano and micro-particles by flame spray pyrolysis. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Kim, Taeyang (2009-08). Effect of Synthesis Condition and Annealing on the Sensitivity and Stability of Gas Sensors Made of Zn-Doped y-Fe2O3 Particles. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Singh, Gagan (2010-05). Design of a Real-Time Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer and its Application in Study of Nanoparticle Aerosol Generation. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Hwang, Wonjoong (2010-08). Standardization and Application of Spectrophotometric Method for Reductive Capacity Measurement of Nanomaterials. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Yim, Hoon (2009-05). THE EFFECTS OF FLAME TEMPERATURE, PARTICLE SIZE AND EUROPIUM DOPING CONCENTRATION ON THE PROPERTIES OF Y2O3:EU PARTICLES FORMED IN A FLAME AEROSOL PROCESS. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Wen, Jing (2009-12). Two-stage and Three-stage Virtual Impactor System for Bioaerosol Concentration. Master's Thesis.