Research

Aerosol science and technology (aerosol characterization and deposition); nozzle sprays; dispersed two-phase random-walk models; dispersed two-phase impinging jets; large eddy simulation (LES); laser-doppler velocimetry (LDV); particle image velocimetry (PIV).

Application

Pharmaceutical aerosols (pressurized metered dose inhalers) and add-on spacer devices; nasal drug delivery; diesel fuel characterization; airfoil-vortex interaction related to rotorcraft; fuel cell modelling.

Activities

• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Journal Articles

M. Ilie, E.A. Matida, and W.H. Finlay (2008), “Asymmetrical Aerosol Deposition in an Idealized Mouth with a DPI Mouthpiece Inlet,” Aerosol Science and Technology 42(1): 10-17.

Y. Liu, E.A. Matida, J. Gu, and M.R. Johnson (2007), “Numerical simulation of aerosol deposition in a 3-D human nasal cavity using RANS, RANS/EIM, and LES,” Journal of Aerosol Science 38: 683-700.