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;
Member of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM).
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.