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MIHAI MIHAESCU, PhD Research Assistant Professor, School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati, USA Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, 2005: Lund University, Sweden Address:

University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Aerospace Systems, 745 Baldwin Hall, ML # 0070, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0070, USA Office: 310 Rhodes Hall, The Widen Tabakoff Propulsion and Gas Dynamics Laboratory Phone: +1 513-556-3362 Fax: +1 513-556-5038 E-mail: [email protected] W eb Site: http://www.ase.uc.edu

Education: 2001 - 2005: Doctoral Studies in Mechanical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics; Lund University, Department of Energy Sciences, Division of Fluid Mechanics, Lund, Sweden. Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Laszlo Fuchs Thesis title: “Computational Aeroacoustics Based on Large Eddy Simulation and Acoustic Analogies”, Printed by KFS AB, ISBN 91-628-6443-2, 2005. 2000 - 2001: Graduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering: "CAD in Thermal Machinery with Reduced Pollution"; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 1999 - 2000: Master Studies in Mechanical Engineering: "CAD and Experimental Researches in Mechanical Engineering"; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. M.Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering. 1996 - 1998: Courses for the Preparation of the Didactic Personnel; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 1994 - 1999: University Studies at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. B.Sc. Degree in Automotive Engineering. Employment History: 2009 Research Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati, School of Aerospace Systems, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Responsibilities: Apply Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) / Computational Aeroacoustics (CAA) numerical tools to address problems in various research areas like propulsion, external aerodynamics, noise suppression methods, or bioengineering. Assist graduate students. Develop a funded research portfolio. Teach graduate classes in the area of Aeroacoustics. Partners: General Electric-GE Aviation; General Electric-GE Global Research Center; Boeing; University of Cincinnati-Medical Center; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital-Medical Center; KTH; Karolinska Hospital-Solna; Stanford University. 2005 - 2009: Research Associate at the University of Cincinnati, School of Aerospace Systems, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Accomplishments: Initiated and conducted extensive computational flow modeling studies involving diverse fluid flow situations relevant to research topics like phonation process in human larynx models, jet noise suppression, respiratory flow characteristics in health and disease, flow separation control. Partners: General Electric-GE Aviation; Boeing; University of Cincinnati-Medical Center; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital-Medical Center; Lund University.

2001 - 2005: Graduate Research Assistant at Lund University, Department of Energy Sciences, Division of Fluid Mechanics, Lund, Sweden. Accomplishments: Gained a strong theoretical background in numerical methods for flow computations, turbulence modeling, transport phenomena, combustion, optical combustion diagnostics, advanced compressible flows, and Computational Aeroacoustics (CAA). Get involved in software program development, debugging, optimization, and validation with application to turbulence modeling and CAA. Acquired experience in using both commercial and “in-house” software programs for CFD/CAA with application to engineering problems involving fluid flow dynamics and combustion. Sponsor: Swedish Energy Agency. 2000 - 2001: Teaching Assistant at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Automotive Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Accomplishments: Involved in teaching, preparing course materials, labs, and research projects. Conducted research focused on numerical studies of stresses and deformations of piston and piston rings for internal combustion engines. Acquired a strong theoretical background in the areas of Finite Element Method, Boundary Elements Method, Strength of Composite Materials, and Applied Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity. Teaching Experience: 2010: Instructor; Graduate Course: 20 AEEM 765 - “Aeroacoustics”, School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati, USA. 2007: Invited lecturer (2 lectures); Graduate Course: 20 AEEM 661 - “Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics”, School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati, USA. 2000 - 2001: Teaching Assistant; Undergraduate Course: “Control and suppression of chemical and noise pollutants for automobiles”, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Awards and Honors: 2010: Faculty Development Council Collaborative Internal Grant, University of Cincinnati. 2010: University Research Council Faculty Research Fellowship, University of Cincinnati. 2009: Faculty Development Council Individual Award for Professional Development, University of Cincinnati. 2007: 1st Place Poster Award - Basic Science at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) / American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. 2006: Marie Curie-European Atelier for Engineering and Computational Sciences (EUA4X) Fellowship by von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium. 2001 - 2003: Stipendium - Lund University, Lund Institute of Technology, Department of Energy Sciences, Division of Fluid Mechanics, Sweden. 1996 - 1999: The "Ion Tiriac" Award by Inter Auto S.R.L. Cluj-Napoca (Mercedes-Benz Co.). 1994 - 1999: Merit Based State Fellowship, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Romania. Professional Affiliations and Activities: 2009 Member: The Acoustical Society of America (ASA). 2005 Member: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Reviewer: AIAA Journal, Journal of Applied Acoustics, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Mihai Mihaescu

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Research Interests: Turbulence modeling Large Eddy Simulation (LES) Computational and experimental aeroacoustics Jet noise prediction and suppression Acoustics and thermo-acoustics in combustion chambers External aerodynamics Fluid-structure interaction modeling Flows in biological systems Professional Development: Traineeships and Lecture Series: Best Practices in Scholarly Teaching (CET & L at University of Cincinnati) Writing Successful Career Development Awards: Tips and Strategies (Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops at University of Cincinnati) Verification and Validation in Scientific Computing (AIAA Professional Development Course) Fluid-Structure Interaction (AIAA Professional Development Course) Computational Aeroacoustics (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics) Multidisciplinary Treatment of OSA (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) CeCOST Courses (The Centre for Combustion Science and Technology - Sweden): Numerical Methods for Reacting Flows and CFD Measurement Techniques Combustion Science Optical Combustion Diagnostics Transport Phenomena in Combustion Technology Other Graduate Courses: Turbulent Combustion (Lund University - Sweden) Turbulence: Theory and Modeling (Lund University - Sweden) Advanced Compressible Flows (Lund University - Sweden) Computer Proficiency: Operative systems: DOS/Windows, Linux/Unix Programming languages: FORTRAN, Turbo Pascal, C/C++ Office: MS Office, Star Office CAD: AutoCAD, MathCAD, ALGOR, RDM CFD: FLUENT, StarCD, OpenDX, Tecplot Ongoing and Completed Research: General Electric Aviation ($150,000 / year) (Sep 2005 - Dec 2011) Jet Noise Predictions and Reduction. Investigations of present and new concepts for jet noise suppression; shape optimization of nozzles & flow mixing devices. (Research team member) Halliburton Company ($114,557) (Oct 2010 - Jun 2011) Sand Control Frac Pack Simulation Research. Critical components within the Frac system are evaluated using a combination of CFD and small scale testing. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) NIH Grant: 1R01HL105206-01 ($3,888,539) (Sep 2010 - Aug 2014) Dynamic Computational Modeling of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Down Syndrome. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) (Partners: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, UC - Medical Center) University Research Council (URC) Research Grant ($8,000) (Jul 2010 - Aug 2010) Develop fluid-structure interaction modeling capabilities for simulating airway collapsibility in patients with obstructive airway disorders. (Mihaescu as PI) Mihai Mihaescu

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Faculty Development Council Collaborative Grant ($12,694) (May 2010 - Jul 2010) Goals: enhance clinical knowledge in the field of obstructive airway disorders and voice biomechanics; familiarize the team with the latest techniques and most practical procedures for assessing the credibility of scientific computing simulations. (Mihaescu as PI) Faculty Development Council Individual Grant ($4,000) (Jan 2010) Advancing research in airway flow modeling by considering the airflow - airway wall interaction; applications to obstructive airway disorders. Funding used to participate to the AIAA “Fluid-structure interaction” professional development course and to the 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Conference. (Mihaescu as PI) NIH Grant: 1R01DC009435-01A2 ($2,522,709) (Sep 2009 - Aug 2014) Clinical significance of flow structures for normal and abnormal voice production. The project considers developing laryngeal computational models for analyzing the intra-glottal airflow using the LES approach. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) (Partner: UC - Medical Center) General Electric - Global Research Center ($20,000) (Apr 2009 - Mar 2010) Investigations of the effects of vortex generators on deflagration-to-detonation transition length. (Research team member) Modeling flow in complex three-dimensional airway models (Sep 2007 - Dec 2010) Evaluate the effects of various airway disorders on the flow dynamics in the upper respiratory tract using CFD. (Research team member) (Partners: UC - Medical Center; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Stanford University; Lund University; Karolinska Hospital-Solna) URC Interdisciplinary Grant ($25,000) (Jun 2009 - May 2010) Nasal airflow modeling as a guiding tool for optimizing therapeutic and surgical treatment plans in patients with nasal obstructions. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) (Partner: UC Medical Center) The Boeing Company (Apr 2008 - Mar 2009) Investigation into Turret Flow Separation and Shock Waves Control Using Pulsed Detonation Actuation - Aerodynamic shape optimization of various turret models in transonic flows. Coordinate and perform CFD studies to analyze different methods to control turret flow separation and the associated shocks. (Research team member) Study of the flow in the larynx during phonation (Sep 2005 - Sep 2007) Analyze laryngeal flow and acoustics during phonation using unsteady numerical approaches and acoustic analogies. (Research team member) (Partner: UC - Medical Center) URC Interdisciplinary Grant ($25,000) (Feb 2008 - Jan 2009) Quantifying the upper airway flow characteristics in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Develop a technique based on computational modeling, able to predict presence of OSA and response to treatment. (Mihaescu as CoInvestigator) (Partners: UC - Medical Center; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital) Swedish Energy Agency - STEM (Apr 2001 - Apr 2005) Develop and implement CAA techniques based on LES and Acoustic Analogies. Perform aeroacoustics simulations of turbulent isothermal and non-isothermal single and dual-stream free and bounded jets to address the jet-noise issue and validate the CAA solver. Carry out simulations of flow and acoustics related with wind-turbines and gas-turbine combustors. Publications (selective): 1. Munday D., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Experimental and Numerical Study of Jets from Elliptic Nozzles with Conic Plug., AIAA Journal (accepted for publication), 2010. 2. Mihaescu M., Heeb N., Gutmark E.J., Wojno J.P., The Effects of Pylon Installation on the Flow Exhausting a Bypass Turbofan Engine Model. In the Proceedings of Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, 2010.

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3. Mihaescu M., Mylavarapu G., de Luzan C., Gutmark E.J., Powell N.B., Large Eddy Simulation for Estimating Flow Instabilities Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Pharyngeal Airway. In the Proceedings of Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, 2010. 4. Stoddard W.A., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Computational Analysis of Flow and Mixing Process Associated with Vortex Generators. In the Proceedings of Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, 2010. 5. Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Papatziamos G., Virtual Surgery: a Computational Engineering Approach to a Medical Problem. In the Proceedings of Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, 2010. 6. Stoddard W.A., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Simulations of Detonations Based Cycles in Tubes with Multiple Openings. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2010-6745 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-160086-747-7, 2010. 7. Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Zimmer L., Seiden A., Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Nasal Airflow to understand Drug Delivery Process. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2010-4735 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-60086-745-3, 2010. 8. Mihaescu M., Khosla S.M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Unsteady Laryngeal Airflow Simulations of the Intra-glottal Vortical Structures. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 127(1), pp.435-444, 2010. 9. Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Kalra M., Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis in Human Upper Airways to Understand Sleep Apnea. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2010-1264 (9 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-60086-739-2, 2010. 10. Mylavarapu G., Murugappan S., Mihaescu M., Kalra M., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology used for Human Upper Airway Flow Simulations. J. of Biomechanics, 42(10), pp. 1553-1559, 2009. 11. Mihaescu M., Munday D., Gutmark E.J., Large Eddy Simulation for Turbulent Mixing in Elliptic Jets with Round Center-body. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2009-0079 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-969-4, 2009. 12. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Elluru R.G., Willging J.P., Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow in a Pediatric Airway with Subglottic Stenosis. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2009-0775 (11 pages), ISBN13: 978-1-56347-969-4, 2009. 13. Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Prahl L., Fuchs L., Papatziamos G., Importance of Paranasal Sinuses in Computational Modeling of Nasal Airflow. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2009-0772 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-969-4, 2009. 14. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Elluru R.G., Cohen A., Willging J.P., Modeling Flow in a Compromised Pediatric Airway Breathing Air and Heliox. The Laryngoscope 118(12), pp. 2205-2211, 2008. 15. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Numerical Simulations of Jets Exhausting from Elliptic Nozzles without and with Conic Plug. In the Proceedings of Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2008, 2008. 16. Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Kalra M., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Large Eddy Simulation and Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Modeling of Flow in a Realistic Pharyngeal Airway Model; an Investigation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J. of Biomechanics 41(10), pp. 22792288, 2008. 17. Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S.M., Donnelly L.F., Kalra M., Computational fluid dynamics analysis of upper airway reconstructed from Magnetic Resonance Imaging data. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 117, pp. 303-309, 2008. 18. Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Kalra M., Computational Modeling of Upper Airway before Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Laryngoscope 118(2), pp. 360-362, 2008. Mihai Mihaescu

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19. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Modeling of the Flow and Acoustical Field due to a Single Jet with Chevrons. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-5757 (9 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-886-4, 2007. 20. Rask O., Harrison S., Munday D., Harris C., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Jet Aircraft Propulsion Noise Reduction Research at University of Cincinnati. AIAA Paper, AIAA 20075631 (16 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-886-4, 2007. 21. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S.M., Scherer R., Fuchs L., Flow and Acoustics Simulations Based on LES and an Acoustic Analogy; an Application to Laryngeal Airflow. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-0919 (13 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 2007. 22. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Martens S., Computational Aeroacoustics of a Separate Flow Exhaust System with Eccentric Inner Nozzle. AIAA Paper, AIAA 20070013 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 2007. 23. Mihaescu M., Harris C., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Flow and Acoustics Characteristics of Chevron Nozzles in Coaxial Jets – LES and Acoustic Analogy Investigation. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-3609 (9 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-896-3, 2007. 24. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Computational Aeroacoustics of the Coaxial Flow Exhaust System of a Gas Turbine Engine. ASME Paper, GT2007-28193, ISBN: 0-79184795-0, Vol. 6, pp. 1531-1539, 2007. 25. Murugappan S., Mihaescu M., DiMicco R.G., Gutmark E.J., Landmann A., Treiber D., Anderson B., Flow-field, Acoustic and Structural Interaction behind a Ramped Step. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-1325 (18 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 2007. 26. Szasz R.Z., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Parallel Computation of the Flow- and Acoustics Fields in a Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber. Deane, A. et al. (Eds.), Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics – Theory and Applications, ISBN 978-0-444-52206-1, pp. 445-452, 2006. 27. Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Flow and Acoustics of a Coaxial Nozzle: a Sensitivity Study to the Inlet Boundary Conditions. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2006-0619 (19 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-807-9, 2006. 28. Szasz R.Z., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Computation of the Acoustic Field in an Annular Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Using a Hybrid Approach. ASME Paper, GT2006-90024, ISBN: 0-7918-4241-X, Vol. 6, pp. 1615-1624, 2006. 29. Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Coaxial Jet Noise Prediction: Grid Resolution Effect on the Numerical Solution. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2005-3087 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-730-0, 2005. 30. Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Flow and Noise Investigations of a Separate Flow Exhaust System. ASME Paper, GT2005-68164, ISBN: 0-7918-4730-6, Vol. 6, pp. 1221-1229, 2005. 31. Duwig C., Gherman B.G., Mihaescu M., Salewski M., Fuchs L., Numerical Study of Thermoacoustic Waves Generation by a Swirling Flame Using a New Approach Based on LES. ASME Paper, GT2005-68136, ISBN: 0-7918-4725-X, Vol. 2, pp. 67-75, 2005. 32. Mihaescu M., Computational Aeroacoustics Based on Large Eddy Simulation and Acoustic Analogies. PhD Thesis, Lund University, Printed by KFS AB, Lund, Sweden, ISBN 91-6286443-2, 2005. 33. Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Numerical Investigations of the Acoustics of a Coaxial Nozzle. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2005-0420 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-7577, 2005. 34. Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Noise Computation of a Turbo-Engine Jet Exhaust Based on LES and Lighthill's Acoustic Analogy. ASME Paper, GT2004-53580, ISBN: 07918-4170-7, Vol. 5, pp. 1723-1731, 2004.

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35. Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Sound Generated by an Unsteady Flow Field, Using a Hybrid Method. In: Modeling Fluid Flow-The State of the Art. J. Vad, T. Lajos and R. Schilling (Eds.), ISBN 3-540-22031-3, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp. 169-178, 2004. 36. Moroianu D., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Numerical Computation of the Acoustical Field around Wind-Turbines. Proceedings of The Tenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, A. Nilsson and H. Boden (Eds.), Vol. 3, The International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations (IIAV), pp. 1489-1496, 2003. 37. Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Modeling of the Acoustical Field Due to a Jet Engine with Ground Effect. Proceedings of The Tenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, A. Nilsson and H. Boden (Eds.), Vol. 2, The International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations (IIAV), pp. 677-684, 2003. 38. Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., LES for Turbulent Mixing in Isothermal and NonIsothermal Round Jets. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, T. Lajos and J. Vad (Eds.), Vol. 1, pp. 349-356, 2003. 39. Mihaescu M., Burnete N., Bataga N., The Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Loads on Piston and Piston Rings for an Internal Combustion Engine. Proceedings of AMMA 2002, Cluj-Napoca, Ed. UT Press, Vol. 2, ISBN 973-8335-60-4, pp. 137-142, 2002. Conference Posters (selective):  Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Simulation of Flow and Structural Dynamics in Human Upper Airways. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL, June 16-19, 2010.  Mihaescu M., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Unsteady Laryngeal Airflow Simulations: An Analysis of the Generated Intraglottal Vortical Structures. 156th Meeting Acoustical Society of America, Miami, FL, November 2008, Abstract in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 124, No. 4, pp. 2579, 2008.  Gutmark E.J., Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Elluru R.G., Khosla S.M., Kalra M., Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Upper Airway Disorders in Children. 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Hawaii, Honolulu, Publication 5854.2, 2008.  Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Kalra M., Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Upper Airway Reconstructed from MR Imaging Data. SLEEP Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Abstract in “Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research”, ISSN 01618105, Vol. 30, A201, 2007.  Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S.M., Scherer R., Laryngeal Airflow Modeling; an Investigation based on Computational Aeroacoustics. 153rd Meeting Acoustical Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT, Abstract in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., ISSN 0001-4966, Vol. 121, No. 5, Pt. 2, 2007.  Mihaescu M., Elluru R.G., Murugappan S., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Willging J.P., Modeling Flow in the Compromised Pediatric Airway during Inhalation and Exhalation of Heliox. COSM / ASPO Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 2007, (1st Place Poster Award Basic Science). Language Skills: Romanian - Native English - Fluent French - Good Hobbies: Hiking, Photography, Soccer, Tennis, Fishing Mihai Mihaescu

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