Faculty Profile

Vish Prasad

Title
Professor
Department
Mechanical Engineering
College
College of Engineering

    

Education

PhD, University of Delaware, 1983.
Major: Applied Sciences - Mechanical & Aerospace Engine
Degree Specialization: Mechanical Engineering
MS, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1978.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Degree Specialization: M. Tech., Research in Heat Transfer
BS, National Institute of Technology, 1971.
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Current Scheduled Teaching*

MEEN 5890.008, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2024
MEEN 6950.749, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MEEN 5940.001, Graduate Seminar in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Spring 2024
MEEN 4810.013, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

MEEN 5890.732, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Fall 2023
MEEN 5000.002, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2023 SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 6940.753, Individual Research, Fall 2023
MEEN 4810.017, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5890.008, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2023
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2023 SPOT
MEEN 5940.001, Graduate Seminar in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Spring 2023 SPOT
MEEN 5900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2023
MEEN 4810.013, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 6940.753, Individual Research, Fall 2022
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2022 SPOT
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2022 SPOT
MEEN 5940.001, Graduate Seminar in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Spring 2022 SPOT
MEEN 4810.013, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5000.002, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5000.607, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 4810.017, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2021 SPOT
MEEN 5311.601, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2021 SPOT
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2021 SPOT
MEEN 6940.704, Individual Research, Spring 2021
MEEN 4810.013, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5890.704, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Fall 2020
MEEN 5000.001, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2020
MEEN 5000.002, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2020 SPOT
MEEN 5000.607, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2020 SPOT
MEEN 5940.001, Graduate Seminar in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Fall 2020 SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 4810.017, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2020
MEEN 5890.738, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2020
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2020
MEEN 4112.001, Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MEEN 4810.013, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MEEN 5000.002, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2019 SPOT
MEEN 5000.607, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2019 SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 4810.017, Topics in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5890.715, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Summer 10W 2019
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2019 SPOT
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2019 SPOT
MEEN 4112.001, Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5000.002, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2018 SPOT
MEEN 4112.001, Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2018 SPOT
MEEN 5311.601, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2018 SPOT
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Spring 2018 SPOT
MEEN 5000.002, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2017 SPOT
MEEN 5000.607, Energy : The Fundamentals, Fall 2017 SPOT
MEEN 4112.001, Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2017 SPOT
MEEN 5890.738, Directed Study in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Spring 2017 SPOT
MEEN 4112.001, Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Fall 2016 SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Fall 2016 SPOT
MEEN 5311.001, Convection Heat Transfer II, Spring 2016 SPOT
MEEN 3210.001, Heat Transfer, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MEEN 5240.001, Energy: A World Perspective, Fall 2015 SPOT
MEEN 5940.001, Graduate Seminar in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Fall 2015 SPOT
MEEN 5940.001, Graduate Seminar in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Spring 2013

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Prasad, V. (2002). Iso-Gradient Lines in a Differentially Heated Cylindrical Fluid Layer using Coherent Gradient Sensing Interferometer.
Prasad, V. (2001). Liquid Crystal Flow Visualization and Measurement of Temperature Fields: Extension to Third Dimension.
Prasad, V. (2001). Numerical simulation of RF heating for a SiC vapor growth system.
Prasad, V. (2000). An Adaptive Multizone Numerical Method for Internal Flows and Phase-change Problems.
Prasad, V. (2000). Evaporation Modeling of Plasma Sprayed Powder Particles.
Prasad, V. (2000). Experimental and Numerical Study of Transport Phenomena in a Simulated Hydrothermal Crystal Growth System of Fluid-Saturated Porous Layer.
Prasad, V. (2000). Heat and Mass Transfer, Proceeding of the 4th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference.
Prasad, V. (2000). Modeling of Transport Phenomena and Defects in Crystal Growth Processes.
Prasad, V. (2000). Rapid Solidification in Thermal Spray Deposition: Microstructure and Modeling.
Prasad, V. (2000). Study of Solidification in a Simulated Czochralski System via Liquid Crystal Tracers.
Prasad, V. (2000). Thermal Analysis of Solidification in a Czochralski-Type Rotating System.
Prasad, V. (2000). Thermal Transport During Seeding and Shouldering in the Czochralski Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (2000). Three-Dimensional Simulation of Low Pressure and LEC High Pressure Czochralski Growth.
Prasad, V. (2000). Understanding the Heat Transfer and Solidification of Plasma-Sprayed Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Coatings.
Prasad, V. (1999). An Integrated Model for Electromagnetic Field and Heat Transfer for Cylindrical Tube Growth System by EFG Method.
Prasad, V. (1999). Microscale Heat and Mass Transfer and Non-equilibrium Phase Change in Rapid Solidification.
Prasad, V. (1999). Modeling and Visualization of Plasma Spray Process for Depositing Functionally Graded Materials.
Prasad, V. (1999). Modeling the In-flight Oxidation of Plasma Sprayed Molybdenum Particles.
Prasad, V. (1999). Thermal Restriction Resistance of a Strip Contact Spot on a Thin Film.
Prasad, V. (1999). Turbulent Convection in Large Czochralski Melt.
Prasad, V. (1998). A Mathematical Model for Microsegregation in Rapidly Solidified Alloys.
Prasad, V. (1998). A Multizone Adaptive Parallel Scheme for Solidification in a Rectangular Cavity.
Prasad, V. (1998). A New High-Pressure System for Synthesis and Crystal Growth of Large Diameter InP.
Prasad, V. (1998). A Volume Radiation Heat Transfer Model for Czochralski Crystal Growth Process.
Prasad, V. (1998). Effect of Pulling Velocity on Interface Dynamics and Solute Segregation During Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1998). Modeling and Experiments on Wiresaw for Large Silicon Wafer Manufacturing.
Prasad, V. (1998). Modeling of Powder Particle Heating and Evaporation in Plasma Spraying Process.
Prasad, V. (1998). Modeling of Rapid Solidification during Splat Quenching.
Prasad, V. (1998). Oxygen Transport in Czochralski Growth of 300 mm Diameter Silicon Crystal.
Prasad, V. (1998). Thermo-Solutal Issues In Large Silicon Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1998). Three Dimensional Simulation of Phase Change Processes: Application to Czochralski Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1997). Dynamic Simulations of Multiple Splat Spreading and Solidification.
Prasad, V. (1997). Effect of Growth Conditions on Thermal Stress Development in High Pressure LEC Grown InP Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1997). Experiments on Liquid Surface Deformation upon Impingement by a Gas Jet.
Prasad, V. (1997). Heat and Mass Transfer in Czochralski Crystal Growth Systems.
Prasad, V. (1997). Measurement of Thermal Gradients and Fluctuations using Liquid Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1997). Oscillatory Low Prandtl Number Convection in a Vertical Cavity: Effect of an Axial Magnetic Field and Aspect Ratio.
Prasad, V. (1997). Thermo-mechanical Modeling of High Pressure Liquid-Encapsulated Czochralski Crystal Growth Systems.
Prasad, V. (1997). Two-Phase Flow Instabilities During Startup Transients in Single Heated Channel Loops.
Prasad, V. (1996). A Comparison of Turbulence Models for Natural Convection in Enclosures: Applications to Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1996). A Comprehensive Model for High Pressure Growth of InP Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1996). A Numerical Scheme for Liquid-Liquid Systems: Deformation of a Falling Liquid Droplet.
Prasad, V. (1996). Combined Radiative-Convective Modeling for Material Processes: Application to Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1996). Effect of an Applied Magnetic Field on Buoyancy-Driven Flows in an Enclosure.
Prasad, V. (1996). Modeling of Two-Phase Flow Instabilities During Startup Transient Utilizing RAMONA-4B Methodology.
Prasad, V. (1996). Study of Defect Structures in MLEK Grown InP Single Crystals by Synchrotron White Beam X-Ray Topography.
Prasad, V. (1996). Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing.
Prasad, V. (1995). A High Resolution Numerical Model for Phase Change and Free Surface Problems.
Prasad, V. (1995). A Process Model for Thin Film Deposition by Sputtering: Study for Bottom Coverage of Sub-micron Contact Holes.
Prasad, V. (1995). A Solution Adaptive Scheme for Deformable Free Surface Flow and Heat Transfer.
Prasad, V. (1995). Collimated Sputter-deposition of Metal Liners: Modeling of Microstructure and Step Coverage.
Prasad, V. (1995). Coupled Melt Flow and Stress Predictions for Czochralski Crystal Growth Processes.
Prasad, V. (1995). Multizone Adaptive Simulations for High Pressure Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1995). Non-Invasive Thermography of Convection in a Rotating System.
Prasad, V. (1995). Transport Phenomena of Czochralski Crystal Growth at Low and High Pressures.
Prasad, V. (1994). Advances in Computer-Aided Engineering of Polymer Processing.
Prasad, V. (1994). Buoyancy-Driven Flows in Low Aspect Ratio Melts for the Czochralski Crystal Growth Process.
Prasad, V. (1994). Thermal Processing of Materials: Thermo-Mechanics, Control and Composites.
Prasad, V. (1994). Visualization Study of Melting of an Ice Sphere in a Pool of Water.
Prasad, V. (1993). Advanced Computations in Materials Processing.
Prasad, V. (1993). Heat and Mass Transfer in Materials Processing and Manufacturing.
Prasad, V. (1993). Melting in Rectangular and Cylindrical Cavities : Effects of Curvature, Aspect Ratio and Buoyancy Forces.
Prasad, V. (1993). Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Growth, Microstructure and Stress in Sputter-Deposited Thin Films with Impurity Atom Incorporation.
Prasad, V. (1993). Phosphorus-Rich InP Grown by a One-Step In-Situ MLEK Crystal Growth Process.
Prasad, V. (1993). Thermal Analysis and Design of a Passive Reflux Condenser for the Simplified Boiling Water Reactor.
Prasad, V. (1993). Transport Phenomena in Non-Conventional Manufacturing and Materials Processing.
Prasad, V. (1992). "Non-Darcy Effects on Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Cavity," Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1992). A Reduced Gravity, Primitive Equation Ocean GCM With An Isopycnal Vertical Coordinate.
Prasad, V. (1992). Effect of Buoyancy on Melting in a Horizontal Cylinder.
Prasad, V. (1992). Melting in a Cylindrical Cavity: Combined Effects of Curvature, Aspect Ratio, Buoyancy and Surface Tension Forces.
Prasad, V. (1991). "Convective Flow Interaction and Heat Transfer Between Fluid and Porous Layers," Proc. NATO ASI, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1991). "Mixed Convection in Porous Media," NATO ASI, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1991). "Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Annulus," NATO ASI, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1991). "Non-Darcy Convection in Saturated Porous Media," Proc. NATO Advanced Study Institute, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1991). Computational Techniques and Numerical Heat Transfer on PCs and Workstations.
Prasad, V. (1991). Evaluation of Constant Temperature Control Algorithms in Modeling of Sputter-Deposited Thin Film Processes.
Prasad, V. (1991). Flow Instabilities and Heat Transfer in Fluid overlying Horizontal Porous Layers.
Prasad, V. (1991). Heat Transfer in Geophysical Media.
Prasad, V. (1991). Melting of a Sphere when Dropped in a Pool of Melt with Applications to Partially-Immersed Silicon Pellets.
Prasad, V. (1991). Modeling of Growth Behavior of Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Tungsten Films.
Prasad, V. (1991). Natural Convection in a Horizontal Cavity with a Linear Temperature Variation on the Top.
Prasad, V. (1991). Thin Film Heat Transfer - Properties and Processing.
Prasad, V. (1990). An Experimental Study of Thermal Convection in Fluid-Superposed Porous Layers Heated From Below.
Prasad, V. (1989). Analytical Evaluation of Natural Convective Cooling of the Nuclear Reactor Enclosure Structure.
Prasad, V. (1989). Convective Instabilities in Horizontal Porous Layers Heated From Below: Effects of Grain Size and its Properties.
Prasad, V. (1989). Effect of Aspect Ratio and Size of Heat Source on Free Convection in a Discretely Heated Vertical Cavity.
Prasad, V. (1989). Flow Visualization and Heat Transfer Experiments in Fluid-Superposed Porous Layers Heated From Below.
Prasad, V. (1989). Non-Darcy Natural Convection in Packed-Sphere Beds between Concentric Vertical Cylinders.
Prasad, V. (1988). Free Convection Heat Transfer from Discrete Heat Sources in a Vertical Cavity.
Prasad, V. (1988). Non-Darcy, Oscillating Convection in Horizontal Porous layers Heated From Below.
Prasad, V. (1988). Reexamination of Darcy-Brinkman Solutions for Free Convection in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1987). Effects of the Size of Heat Source on Mixed Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers Heated from Below.
Prasad, V. (1987). Heat Transfer in Geophysical and Geothermal Systems.
Prasad, V. (1987). Mixed Convection Heat Transfer - 1987.
Prasad, V. (1987). Mixed Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers: Effects of Thermal Boundary Conditions.
Prasad, V. (1986). Effects of the Size of Heat Source on Natural Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers Heated from Below.
Prasad, V. (1986). Free Convection in a Porous Cavity with a Finite Wall Heat Source.
Book
Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y., Zhang, Z. Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 24. Annual Review of Heat Transfer.
Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y., Zhang, Z. (2020). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 23. Annual Review of Heat Transfer.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y. (2019). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 22. 22, . Redding, CT: Begell House.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y. (2018). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 21. 265. Redding, CT: Begell House.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y. (2017). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 20. XX, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y., (2016). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 19. XIX, . Danbury, CT: Begell House. begellhouse.com
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y., (2015). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 18. XVIII, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y., (2014). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 17. XVII, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y. (2013). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 16. XVI, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y., Wang, E. N. (2012). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 15. XV, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
G., Byrappa, K., Dudley, M. (2010). Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth. 1816. Springer-Verlag.
Chen, G., Prasad, V., Jaluria, Y. (2005). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 14. XIV, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Prasad, V., (2003). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 13. XIII, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Tien, C., Prasad, V., Incropera, F. (2002). Annual Review of Heat Transfer Vol. 12. XII, . Danbury, CT: Begell House.
Book Chapter
Dhanraj, G., K, B., Prasad, V., Dudley, M. (2010). Crystal Growth Techniques and Characterization: An Overview. Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth. 3-16. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
Prasad, V., Pendurti, S. (2010). Models for Stress and Dislocation Generation in Melt Based Compound Crystal Growth. Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth. 1335-1378.
Prasad, V. (2006). Physics and Modeling of Ammonothermal Growth of Gallium Nitride Single Crystals. Other. 151-169.
Prasad, V. (2003). "Modeling of Ammonothermal Growth of Nitrides and Applications," in Crystal Growth of Technologically Important Materials.
Prasad, V. (2003). "Silicon Carbide Crystals" Part I: Growth and Characterization," in Crystal Growth for Modern Technology.
Prasad, V. (2003). "Silicon Carbide Crystals" Part II: Process Physics and Modeling," in Crystal Growth for Modern Technology.
Prasad, V. (2003). Growth and Characterization of SiC Single Crystals,.
Prasad, V. (2003). Liquid Crystal Thermography : Application to Convection and Phase Change Problems. Annual Review of Heat Transfer. 13, .
Prasad, V. (2000). "Modeling of High Pressure Liquid-Encapsulated Czochralski Processes," in Modelling of Transport Phenomena in Crystal Growth.
Conference Proceeding
Bamido, A., Pyle, T., Thyagarajan, A., Dhir, V. K., Prasad, V., Banerjee, D. (2020). A Numerical Study of Forced Convective Heat Transfer Characteristics of Supercritical Fluid in a Horizontal Circular-Pipe. ASME.
Loknath, M., Venkateshan, S., Prasad, B., Basu, B., Prasad, V., (2000). Heat and Mass Transfer 2000, Proceeding of the 4th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference. New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.
Journal Article
Wang, G., Almara, L. M., Prasad, V. (2024). Thermodynamic Analysis of Anomalous Region, Critical Point, and Transitions from Subcritical to Supercritical State: Applications to van der Waals and Five Real Fluids. Denton: Physics of Fluids. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Almara, L., Wang, G., Prasad, V. (2023). Thermophysical Properties of Hydrocarbons and Natural Gas for Pipeline Transport: Dense Phase and Anomalous Supercritical Conditions. Gas Science and Engineering. 117(September), 20. Elsevier's.
Prasad, V., Almara, L., Wang, G. (2023). Ultra-long-distance Transport of Supercritical Natural Gas (SNG) at Very High-Mass Flow Rates via Pipelines through Land, Underground, Water Bodies, and Ocean. Gas Science and Engineering. 117, 17. Elsevier's.
Prasad, V., Kakroo, K., Banerjee, D. (2022). Existence of Supercritical “Liquid-like” State in Subcritical Region, Optimal Heat Transfer Enhancement, and Argon as a Non-reacting, Non-corroding SC Heat Transfer Fluid. Heat Transfer Research. 53(9), 1-27. Begell House.
Zhu, P.,, Cheng, Q. S.,, V. (2021). Elastic-plastic Behaviors of Silicon Carbide Crystals. Materials Today. Elsevier.
Choi, W., Prasad, V., Mehta, G., kim, j., lee, e. (2021). Asymmetric 2D MoS2 for Scalable and High-Performance Piezoelectric Sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. ACS Publications.
Cha, E., Patel, M., Bhoyate, S., Prasad, V., Choi, W. (2020). Nanoengineering to achieve high efficiency practical lithium-sulfur batteries. The Royal Society of Chemistry. (1:5(5)), 808-831. doi: 10.1039/c9nh00730j
Cha, E., Patel, M. D., Park, J. G., Hwang, J., Prasad, V., Cho, K., Choi, W. (2018). 2D MoS2 as an efficient protective layer for lithium metal anodes in high-performance Li-S batteries.. Nature Nanotechnology.
Chen, Q., Jiang, Y., Yan, J., Li, W., Prasad, V., (2011). Modeling of ammonothermal growth processes of GaN crystal in large-size pressure systems. Other. 37, 467-477.
Jiang, Y., Chen, Q., Prasad, V. (2011). Numerical Simulation of Ammonothermal Growth Processes of GaN Crystals. Journal of Crystal Growth. 318(1), 411-414.
Roy, S., Vedala, H., Roy, A. D., Kim, D. H., Doud, M., Mathee, K., Shin, H. K., Shimamoto, N., Prasad, V., Choi, W. (2008). Direct electrical measurements on single-molecule genomic DNA using single-walled carbon nanotubes.. Nano Letters. 8(1), 26-30.
Chen, Q., Yan, J., Prasad, V. (2007). Application of flow-kinetics model to the PVT growth of SiC crystals. Journal of Crystal Growth. 303(1), 357-361.
Chen, Q., Deng, G., Ebadian, A., Prasad, V., (2007). Numerical Study on Flow Field and Temperature Distribution in Growth Process of 200 mm Czochralski Silicon Crystals. Other. 25(2), 345-348.
Pendurti, S., Jun, S., Lee, I., Prasad, V. (2006). Cooperative atomic motions and core rearrangement in dislocation cross slip. Applied Physics Letters. 88(20), 201908.
Prasad, V. (2006). Growth of Silicon Carbide Bulk Crystals by Physical Vapor Transport Method and Modeling Efforts in the Process Optimization.
Pendurti, S., Chen, Q., Prasad, V. (2006). Modeling ammonothermal growth of GaN single crystals: The role of transport. Journal of Crystal Growth. 296(2), 150-158.
Prasad, V. (2006). Modeling of Ammonothermal Growth of Gallium Nitride Single Crystals.
Prasad, V. (2006). Thermoelastic Stresses in SiC Single Crystals Grown by the Physical Vapor Transport Method.
Mishra, D., Longtin, J., Singh, R., Prasad, V. (2005). Coherent gradient sensing interferometry: application in convective fluid medium for tomographic measurements. Experiments in Fluids. 38(1), 59-69.
Prasad, V. (2005). Modeling Dislocation Generation in High Pressure Czochralski Growth of InP Crystals: Part 1, Construction of a Visco-Elastic Deformation Model. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 13(2), 249.
Prasad, V. (2005). Modeling Dislocation Generation in High Pressure Czochralski Growth of InP Crystals: Part 2. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 13(2), 267.
Prasad, V. (2004). Analysis of Temperature and Pressure Changes in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Cryogenic Tanks.
Prasad, V. (2004). Design and Fabrication of Physical Vapor Transport System for the Growth of SiC Crystals.
Prasad, V. (2004). Effects of Baffle Design on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Ammonothermal Growth Systems of Nitrides.
Prasad, V. (2004). Modeling and Simulation of AlN Bulk Sublimation Growth Systems.
D., M., Longtin, J., Singh, R., Prasad, V. (2004). Performance evaluation of iterative tomography algorithms for incomplete projection data. Applied Optics. 43(7), 1522-1532.
Prasad, V. (2004). PVT Growth of 6H SiC Crystals and Defect Characterization.
Wang, G., Goswami, R., Sampath, S., Prasad, V. (2004). Understanding the heat transfer and solidification of plasma-sprayed yttria-partially stabilized zirconia coatings. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 19(2), 259-272.
Wan, Y., Sampath, S., Prasad, V., Williamson, R., Fincke, J. (2003). An advanced model for plasma spraying of functionally graded materials. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 137(1), 110-116.
Prasad, V. (2003). Modeling of Ammonothermal Growth of Nitrides.
Ma, R., Zhang, H., Dudley, M., Prasad, V. (2003). Thermal system design and dislocation reduction for growth of wide band gap crystals: application to SiC growth. Journal of Crystal Growth. 258(3), 318-330.
Prasad, V. (2002). A Composite Adaptive Grid Generation and Migration Technique for Materials Processing Problems.
Prasad, V. (2002). A Volume Radiation Heat Transfer Model for Czochralski Crystal Growth Processes.
Prasad, V. (2002). Application of Composite Adaptive Grid Generation and Migration (CAGGM) Scheme for Phase-Change Materials Processes.
Prasad, V. (2002). Development of a Coherent Gradient-Sensing Tomographic Interferometer for Three-dimensional Refractive-index Based Measurements.
Prasad, V. (2002). Growth Kinetics and Thermal Stress of Silicon Carbide.
Prasad, V. (2002). Modeling and Experimental Observation of Evaporation from Oxidizing Molybdenum Particles Entrained in a Thermal Plasma Jet.
Prasad, V. (2002). Visualization of Iso-Gradient Lines in Convective and Diffusive Systems using Gradient-Sensing Interferometry.
Prasad, V. (2001). Enhanced Bulk Polysilicon production using silicon tubes.
Prasad, V. (2001). Kinetics and Modeling of Sublimation Growth of Silicon Carbide Bulk Crystals.
Prasad, V. (2001). Liquid Crystal Thermography and Scanning Flow Tomoscopy for Three-Dimensional Temperature Field Measurement.
Prasad, V. (2001). Modeling and Visualizatoion of Plsama Spraying of FGMs and its Applications to Optimization of Spray Conditions.
Prasad, V. (2001). Modeling of Oxidation of Molybdenum Particles during Plasma Spray Deposition.
Prasad, V. (2001). Modeling of Transport Processes and Kinetics of Silicon Carbide Bulk Growth.
Prasad, V. (2001). Role of Solidification, Substrate Temperature and Reynolds Number on Droplet Spreading in Thermal Spray Deposition: Measurements and Modeling.
Prasad, V. (2000). "Rapid Solidification: Fundamentals and Modeling," Annual Review of Heat Transfer.
Prasad, V. (2000). A Full Three-Dimensional Adaptive Finite Volume Scheme for Transport and Phase-Change Processes, Part I: Theory and Validation.
Prasad, V. (2000). A Full Three-Dimensional Adaptive Finite Volume Scheme for Transport and Phase-Change Processes, Part II: Application to Crystal Growth.
Prasad, V. (2000). A Process Model for Silicon Carbide Growth by Physical Vapor Transport.
Prasad, V. (2000). An Integrated Model for Dendrite and Planar Interface Growth and Morphological Transition in Rapid Solidification.
Prasad, V. (2000). Elasto-Hydrodynamic Interaction in the Free Abrasive Wafer Slicing Using a Wiresaw: Modeling and Finite Element Analysis.
Prasad, V. (2000). Growth of Large Diameter Silicon Tube by EFG Technique: Modeling and Experiment.
Prasad, V. (2000). Heat Transfer and Kinetics of Bulk Growth of Silicon Carbide.
Prasad, V. (2000). Tomographic Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Temperature Field using Liquid Crystal Scanning Thermography.
Prasad, V. (2000). Visualization of Solidification in a Simulated Czochralski System.
Prasad, V. (1999). A Numerical Model for Inductively Heated Cylindrical Silicon Tube Growth System.
Prasad, V. (1999). A Porous Media-Based Transport Model for Hydrothermal Growth.
Prasad, V. (1999). An Advanced Model for Plasma Spraying of Functionally Graded Materials.
Prasad, V. (1999). Dislocation Generation and Propagation Near the Seed-Crystal Interface During MLEC Crystal Growth OF Sulfur -Doped InP.
Prasad, V. (1999). Effect of Liquid Bridge Volume on the Instability in Small-Prandtl-Number Half Zones.
Prasad, V. (1999). Mechanisms of Thermal-Solutal Transport and Segregation in a High Pressure Liquid-Encapsulated Czochralski System.
Prasad, V. (1999). Modeling of Heat Transfer and Kinetics of Physical Vapor Transport Growth of Silicon Carbide Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1999). Modeling of Silicon Carbide Crystal Growth by Physical Vapor Transport Method.
Prasad, V. (1998). A Curvilinear Level set Formulation for Highly Deformable Free Surface Problems with Application to Solidification.
Prasad, V. (1998). Diameter Controlled Czochralski Growth of Silicon Crystal.
Prasad, V. (1998). Effect of Brinkman Boundary Layer on the Onset of Marangoni Convection in a Fluid-saturated Porous Layer.
Prasad, V. (1998). Local and Global Simulations for Bridgman and Czochralski Growth.
Prasad, V. (1998). Modeling of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Hydrothermal Crystal Growth System: Use of Fluid-Superposed Porous Layer Theory.
Prasad, V. (1998). Modeling of Stresses of Contacts in Wiresaw Slicing of Polycrystalline and Crystalline Ingots: Application to Silicon Wafer Production.
Prasad, V. (1998). The Mechanism of Growth-Twin Formation in Zincblende Crystals: New Insights from a Study of Magnetic Liquid-Encapsulated Kyropoulos Grown InP Single Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1998). Thermoconvective Flow in a Sarurated Porous Mediumusing Brinkman's Model: Numerical Study.
Prasad, V. (1998). Thermoelectric Interface Demarcation during Directional Solidification with Varying Gravitationally-dependent Buoyancy Convection.
Prasad, V. (1998). Towards an Integrated Approach for Analysis and Design of Wafer Slicing by a Wire Saw.
Prasad, V. (1998). Turbulent Transport of Oxygen in the Czochralski Growth of Large Silicon Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1997). An Advanced Numerical Scheme for Materials Process Modeling.
Prasad, V. (1997). An Interface Tracking Numerical Method for Rapid Planar Solidification of Binary Alloys with Application to Microsegregation.
Prasad, V. (1997). Characterization of Defect Structures in Magnetic Liquid-Encapsulated Kyropoulos Grown InP Single Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1997). Characterization of Structural Defects in MLEK Grown InP Single Crystals Using Synchrotron White Beam X-ray Topography.
Prasad, V. (1997). Macrosegregation, Dynamics of Interface and Stresses in High Pressure LEC Grown Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1997). Non-equilibrium Phenomena in Rapid Solidification: Theoretical Treatment for Process Modeling.
Prasad, V. (1997). On the Stability of Rapid Planar Solidification during Melt-Substrate Quenching.
Prasad, V. (1997). Parallel Computations for Crystal Growth Modeling.
Prasad, V. (1997). Solute Distribution during Rapid Solidification into an Undercooled Melt.
Prasad, V. (1997). Transport Phenomena in a High Pressure Crystal Growth System: In-situ Synthesis for InP Melt.
Prasad, V. (1997). Transport Phenomena in Crystal Growth Processes.
Prasad, V. (1997). Visualization of Transient Temperature Field in a Rotating System using Liquid Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1996). A Numerical Algorithm Using Multizone Adaptive Grid Generation for Multiphase Transport Processes with Moving and Free Boundaries.
Prasad, V. (1996). A Process Model for Sputter-Deposition of Thin Films Using Molecular Dynamics.
Prasad, V. (1996). Dynamics of Melt-Crystal Interface and Thermal Stresses in Czochralski Grown Crystal.
Prasad, V. (1996). Liquid Crystal Visualization of the Effects of Crucible Rotation on CZ Melt Flows.
Prasad, V. (1996). Modeling of Intrinsic Stresses of Titanium Thin Films Deposited by Collimated Sputtering.
Prasad, V. (1996). Transport Phenomena in High Pressure Crystal Growth Systems for III-V Compounds.
Prasad, V. (1995). A Multizone Adaptive Process Model for Low and High Pressure Crystal Growth Processes.
Prasad, V. (1995). Challenging Issues in Bulk Crystal growth Modeling.
Prasad, V. (1995). Role of Crucible Partition in Improving Czochralski Melt Conditions.
Prasad, V. (1994). Thermal Characterization of the HPCG System for In-Situ Synthesis and MLEK Growth of InP Single Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1993). Effects of Gas Impurity and Ion Bombardment on Stresses in Sputter-Deposited Thin Films: A Molecular Dynamics Approach.
Prasad, V. (1993). Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Microstructure and Stresses in Sputter-Deposited Thin Films.
Prasad, V. (1993). Numerical and Experimental Study of a Solid-Pellet Feed Continuous Czochralski Growth Process for Silicon Single Crystals.
Prasad, V. (1993). Oscillatory Convection in Low Aspect Ratio Czochralski Melts.
Prasad, V. (1993). Stress and Microstructure of Sputter-Deposited Thin Films: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Experiment.
Prasad, V. (1991). Convection in a Vertical Channel with a Finite Wall Heat Source.
Prasad, V. (1991). Experimental Verification of DBF Flow Model for Natural Convection in Porous Media: A Case Study for Horizontal Layers.
Prasad, V. (1991). Non-Self Limiting Nature of Silicon Reduction of WF6 in Cold Wall Systems.
Prasad, V. (1990). Flow Transitions in Buoyancy-Induced Non-Darcy Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers Heated From Below.
Prasad, V. (1990). Free Convection in a Discretely Heated Vertical Enclosure: Effects of Prandtl Number and Cavity Size.
Prasad, V. (1990). Mechanisms Controlling Temperature Dependent Mechanical and Electrical Behavior of SiH4 Reduced Chemically Vapor Deposited W.
Prasad, V. (1989). Evaluation of Correlation for Stagnant Thermal Conductivity of Liquid-Saturated Porous Beds of Spheres.
Prasad, V. (1989). Non-Darcian Effects on Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Enclosure.
Prasad, V. (1989). Thermal Convection in a Cylindrical Porous Enclosure with Internal Heat Generation.
Prasad, V. (1988). Aiding and Opposing Mixed Convection in a Vertical Porous Layer with a Finite Wall Heat Source.
Prasad, V. (1988). An Experimental Study of Natural Convection in a Vertical Cavity with Discrete Heat Sources.
Prasad, V. (1988). Mixed Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers Heated from Below.
Prasad, V. (1988). Natural Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers: Effects of Darcy and Prandtl Numbers.
Prasad, V. (1987). Effects of Stratification on Thermal Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers with Localized Heating from Below.
Prasad, V. (1987). Inertia Effects on Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Cavity.
Prasad, V. (1987). Natural Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers with Localized Heating from Below.
Prasad, V. (1987). Natural Convection in Vertical Porous Cavity - A Numerical Study of Brinkman-Extended Darcy Formulation.
Prasad, V. (1987). Thermal Convection in a Heat Generating, Darcy Porous Medium in a Rectangular Cavity.
Prasad, V. (1986). An Approximate Analysis for Thermal Convection with Application to Vertical Annulus.
Prasad, V. (1986). Free Convection in a Vertical Porous Annulus with Constant Heat Flux on the Inner Wall - Experimental Results.
Prasad, V. (1986). Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Annulus with Constant Heat Flux on the Inner Wall.
Prasad, V. (1985). Free Convection Heat Transfer in a Liquid-Filled Vertical Annulus.
Prasad, V. (1985). Natural Convection in Porous Media.
Prasad, V. (1985). Natural Convection in Porous Media Bounded by Short Concentric Vertical Cylinders.
Prasad, V. (1984). Convective Heat Transfer in a Rectangular Porous Cavity-Effect of Aspect Ratio on Flow Structure and Heat Transfer.
Prasad, V. (1984). Natural Convection in a Rectangular Porous Cavity with Constant Heat Flux on One Vertical Wall.
Prasad, V. (1984). Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Annulus.
Prasad, V. (1982). Transient film Condensation on a Finite Horizontal Plate.
Prasad, V. (1981). Film Condensation on a Horizontal Isothermal Surface.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Prasad, V., Bostanci, H., Sadat, H., "Collaborative Research: Supercritical Fluids and Heat Transfer - Delineation of Anomalous Region, Ultra-long Distance Gas Transport without Recompression, and Thermal Management," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $370657 Funded. (September 1, 2023August 31, 2026).
Prasad, V. (Principal), Bostanci, H. (Co-Principal), "EAGER: Experimental Methods and Measurements of Anomalous Properties of Supercritical Fluids and their Mixtures," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $150000 Funded. (August 2022July 2023).
Prasad, V. (Principal), Bostanci, H. (Co-Principal), "EAGER: Experimental Methods and Measurements of Anomalous Properties of Supercritical Fluids and their Mixtures for Super-enhanced Heat Transfer and Innovative Thermal Management," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $150000 Funded. (August 1, 2022July 31, 2023).
Choi, W., Prasad, V. (Other), "High-Energy, High-Performance Li-S Battery with Novel 2D- & 3D-Nanostructured Electrodes," Sponsored by Ark Power Tech Corporation/NAVAIR, Federal, $121998 Funded. (January 4, 2022January 31, 2023).
choi, w. (Principal), prasad, v. (Co-Principal), "High-Performance Li-S Battery with Novel 2D- & 3D-Nanostructured Electrodes,," Sponsored by NAVAIR, State, $121998 Funded. (December 15, 2021December 14, 2022).
choi, w. (Principal), Prasad, V. (Other), "Integrated Flexible Energy System based on Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials," Sponsored by US AFOSR, Federal, $300000 Funded. (July 2, 2018July 1, 2021).
Mishra, R. S. (Principal), Prasad, V. (Co-Principal), "Joining R3-3 FSW of Sealed Box Structures," Sponsored by ALMMI, Private, $71738 Funded. (April 2018February 2019).
Prasad, V. (Principal), Dahotre, N. B. (Co-Principal), H. L. (Co-Principal), Omary, M. A. (Co-Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Scharf, T. W. (Co-Principal), "Modernization of Multi-scale Characterization, Analysis, and Synthesis Facility for Materials and Devices: Remote Access, Visualization, and Public Engagement," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $1046053 Funded. (20102013).
Sitar, Z. (Principal), Prasad, V. (Co-Principal), "MURI Research Center for Modeling, Growth and Characterization of III-Nitride," Sponsored by ONR, Federal, $5000000 Funded. (20012006).
Herman, H. (Principal), Sampath, S. (Co-Principal), Prasad, V. (Co-Principal), "Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC): Novel Materials, Processes and Functional Surfaces by Thermal Spray," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $8743987 Funded. (19962006).
Prasad, V. (Principal), Schoephoerster, R. (Co-Principal), "Partnership for Innovation (PFI): The Biomedical Engineering Partnership Program at FIU," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $599612 Funded. (20022005).
Dudley, M. (Principal), Prasad, V. (Co-Principal), H. Z. (Co-Principal), "Defect Nucleation during the PVT Growth of Silicon Carbide Single Crystals," Sponsored by ONR, Federal, $430000 Funded. (20002003).
Prasad, V., "Research on Vehicles Fueling Station for Compressed/Liquified Natural Gas," Sponsored by DOE Brookhaven National Laboratory, Federal, $90000 Funded. (20012002).
Longtin, J. (Principal), Dhadwal, H. (Co-Principal), Singh, R. (Co-Principal), Prasad, V. (Co-Principal), "Major Research Instrumentation Grant: Development of Coherent Gradient-Sensing Tomographic Interferometer: Application to 3D Transient Temperature, Concentration and Refractive Index Measurement," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $230000 Funded. (20002002).
Larson, D. (Principal), Kao, I. (Co-Principal), Longtin, J. (Co-Principal), Dudley, M. (Co-Principal), Prasad, V., "Integrated Crystal Growth and Wafer Manufacturing Research Facility," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $1000000 Funded. (19982001).
Prasad, V., "Integrated Intelligent Modeling, Design and Control of Crystal Growth Processes," Sponsored by AFOSR and DARPA, Federal, $5000000 Funded. (19952000).
Kao, I. (Principal), Chiang, F. (Co-Principal), Prasad, V. (Supporting), "Modeling and Control of Wire Saw Manufacturing," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $260000 Funded. (19961999).
Prasad, V. (Principal), Koziol, J. (Co-Principal), "Continuous Czochralski Growth of Silicon Single Crystals," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $530642 Funded. (19911999).
Prasad, V. (Principal), "Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thin Film Deposition on Plane Substrates and in Vias," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $256342 Funded. (19931997).
Prasad, V. (Principal), "Modeling of Stresses in Sputter-Deposited Thin Films," Sponsored by IBM Corporation, Private, $90736 Funded. (19901993).
Cane, M. (Principal), Prasad, V. (Co-Principal), Bluementhal, M. (Co-Principal), "Numerical Methods for Global Ocean Models," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $480000 Funded. (19901993).
Prasad, V. (Principal), "Industry Internship: Characterization of Process Parameters for Continuous Czochralski Growth of Silicon Single Crystals," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $22111 Funded. (19901991).
Prasad, V. (Principal), "NSF Internship: Summer Faculty Internship in Tribology," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $19995 Funded. (19871988).
Prasad, V. (Principal), "Natural Convection in Horizontal Porous Layers - Effects of Porous Matrix Structure, Its Confinement and Thermophysical Properties," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $70000 Funded. (19851987).
Sponsored Research
D'Souza, N. A., Prasad, V., Tao, Y., Allen, M. S., "PFI: Farmer-Academic-Industry Partnership for the Development of Sustainable, Energy Efficient, Multifunctional Bioproducts for the Built Environment," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $600000 Funded. (20112015).
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