Bakhtier Farouk
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KnownforJ. Harland Billings Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University (appointed in 2004)
SpouseNadira Farouk
ChildrenSamira Farouk, MD (nephrologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York)
EducationB.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1975; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1978 and 1981
Bakhtier Farouk | |
|---|---|
| Known for | J. Harland Billings Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University (appointed in 2004) |
| Spouse | Nadira Farouk |
| Children | Samira Farouk, MD (nephrologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1975; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1978 and 1981 |
| Doctoral advisor | Professor Selcuk Guceri (University of Delaware, 1981) |
| Other advisors | Professor Fazle Hussain (University of Houston, 1976) |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Heat transfer; combustion; numerical methods; turbulence modeling; materials processing |
Bakhtier Farouk is an engineer who has been the J. Harland Billings Professor at Drexel University since 2004,[1] and is also a published author.[2] He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[1]
