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Senior Project Engineer, Research, earned his BEng, MEng, and PhD in Civil Engineering from McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. While pursuing his graduate studies, he taught Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering as an Adjunct Professor; Bouhairie also worked as a Laboratory Experimenter in open-channel hydraulics. Following his graduation, he became a Research Assistant at the university, gaining additional expertise with CFD in modeling fluid flows. He worked at Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he conducted physical hydraulic modeling investigations and river hydrology assessments. This experience gave him a broad-based knowledge of heat and mass transfer, thermal- hydraulic design, and computational methods. Bouhairie has delivered presentations on his work in Canada, the United States, England, and Brazil; his work has been published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and the Journal of Hydro-environment Research.

Test Engineer, Research & Technology Center, graduated with a BS in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. While there, he worked in the Texas A&M Utilities and Energy Services, contributing research to projects related to thermo and fluid dynamics, heat transfer, corrosion prevention, and maximizing efficiency in chillers and boilers. Since joining HTRI, Crosby performs experimental tests in multiple areas of research, assists with correlation development, and maintains data acquisition and calibration equipment.

Engineer, Technical Support, graduated in 2024 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a credential in Energy Systems Engineering. At HTRI, he is a member of the Engineering Services group, providing technical support to end-users, performing thermal rating and vibration contracts, and assisting with the development and delivery of training resources.

Engineer, Research, earned a BS in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering and an MS in Power Machinery and Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in Ganjinzi, Dalian, Liaoning, China. He also earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. His dissertation focused on the design and performance of gas and liquid radial turbines. He has also been a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and at Michigan State University. At HTRI, Tan focuses on differential condensation, heat transfer near critical pressure, and thermosiphon boiling.

Engineer, Experimental Research, holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas, Tyler, Texas, USA. Before joining HTRI, White worked as a requisitions engineer, designing and procuring heat transfer equipment and various other mechanical equipment. At HTRI, White performs experiments in multiple areas of research. Experimental proficiency includes but is not limited to areas associated with process control, equipment design and modeling, data acquisition, and data analysis. His research focuses on developing heat transfer and pressure drop correlations, two-phase flow studies, and new process heat transfer technologies.