Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1998    
M.S, Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1994
B.S, Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1992

Research Expertise
Advanced Mixing and Separation Systems, Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics and CFD Modeling and Simulation

Selected Publications
G. Giorges, A. and D. Britton, “Modeling and Simulation of the Cooling and Heating Processes of Onions,” ASME IMECE 2019, Salt Lake City, UT 

G. Giorges, A. and J. Pierson, “The Cooling Process pf Agricultural Products after Boxing and Palletizing,” ASME IMECE 2018, Pittsburg, PA.

G. Giorges, A. and M Zanghi, “The Flow Dynamics of Partially Filled Horizontal Screw Reactor (PFHSR),” ASME IMECE 2016, Phoenix, AZ.

G. Giorges, A. and J. Pierson, “The Comparison of Membrane Blocking Process and Yeast Membrane Filtration Data,” ASME IMECE 2016, Phoenix, AZ.

G. Giorges, A. and J. Pierson, “Modeling and CFD Simulation of Membrane Flow Process Flow,” ASME  IMECE 2015, Houston, TX

G. Giorges, A., G. J. Amador and J. Goodman, “Numerical Simulation of Residential Roof-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Arrays,” ASME IMECE 2014, Montreal, CA. 

G. Giorges, A., G. J. Amador, J. Goodman and K. Caravati, “Numerical Simulation of Aerodynamic Force on Solar Panels,” ASME IMECE 2013, San Diego, CA. 

G. Giorges, A. and J. Pierson, “Flow dynamic effect in cake shape and resistance in membrane filtration,” ASME IMECE 2011, Denver, CO.

G. Giorges, A., J. Stewart, and J. Pierson, “Experiment and 2D Numerical Simulation of Cooking of Chicken Breast,” ASME IMECE 2009, Orlando, FL, USA. 

Stewart, J. and A. Giorges, “Using a 3D Profiler and Infrared Camera to Monitor Oven Loading in Fully Cooked Meat Operation,” In Proc. SPIE. 2009, Orlando, FL, USA.

Giorges, A G., J. Pierson, and L. Forney,  “Effect of Reactor Length on the Disinfection of Fluids in Taylor-Couette Photoreactor,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 47, pages 3444-3452, 2008. 

Ye, Z., L. J. Forney, T. Koutchma, A. T. Giorges, and J. Pierson, “Optimum UV Disinfection between Concentric Cylinders,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 47, pages 7490-7495, 2008. 

Forney, L.J., Z. Ye, and A. Giorges, “Fast Competitive Reactions in Taylor-Couette Flow,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 44, pages 7306-7312, 2005.

Forney, L.J., J. A. Pierson, and A. Giorges, “Photon Absorption in Modified Taylor-Couette Flow: Theory and Experiment,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 44 (14), pages 5193-5198, 2005.

Giorges, A., White, D.E., and Heindel, T.J. “Concentric mixing of hardwood pulp and water,” TAPPI JOURNAL, Online Exclusive, May 2004, Vol. 3(5).

G.Giorges, A.T., Forney, L.J., and Wang, X., “Numerical Study of Multi-Jet Mixing,” Trns. IChemE, Vol. 79, pages 1-9, 2001.

G.Giorges, A.T., Wang, X., and Forney, L.J., “The Jet Shape of Concentric Mixing,” Can. J. Chemical Engineering, vol.79, pages 87-93, 2001.

Wang, X., G.Giorges, A., and Park, C., “Simulation of a Deformable Ball Passing Through a Step Diffuser.” Journal of Computers & Structures, Vol.72, pages 435-456, 1999.List the most relevant publications that reflect your research expertise; follow APA style and include publication hyperlink if available

Patents
Ryan p. Lively, Aklilu T. G. Giorges, Dong-Yeun Koh, and Robert Wallace, date Issued April, 28 2020,   Patent number US 10,632,426 B2, “Hollow Fiber Membranes for Solubilizing a Gas into a Liquid, Devices for Same and Processes of Same”

John A. Pierson and Aklilu T. G. Giorges, Issued May 12, 2020, Patent number US 10,646, 828 B2   “Cyclic Filtration System”

Professional Activities
1993-Present     Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineering
2001-Present     Member, North America Mixing Forum

Aklilu Giorges


Principal Research Engineer

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