Dr. Mina Hoorfar

Educational Background

PhD – Mechanical Engineering (University of Toronto)

MASc – Mechanical Engineering (University of Toronto)

BASc – Mechanical Engineering (University of Tehran)

General Background

Dr. Hoorfar received her Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2005. In the course of her graduate studies at the Laboratory for Applied Surface Thermodynamics, University ofToronto, Dr. Hoorfar worked in the area of surface and interfacial engineering. Her research mainly focused on the development of methodologies for accurate measurement of interfacial tensions, contact angles, and line tension. After completing her Ph.D. research, Dr. Hoorfar joined the Case Advance Power Institute at the Case Western Reserve University as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow. Her research involved in the enhancement of water management in theproton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Dr. Hoorfar is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and the head of the Advanced Thermo-Fluidic Laboratory (ATFL).

Teaching Interests

Thermodynamics

Heat Transfer

Applied Mathematics

Dynamics

Applied Surface Thermodynamics

Microfluidics

Fuel Cells

Current Research

Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells

Microfluidic Fuel Cells

Digital Microfluidics

Real-time Water Quality Monitoring

In Vitro Red Wine Characterization through Interfacial Property Measurement

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

M. S. Islam, R. Sadiq, M. J. Rodriguez, A. Francisque, H. Najjaran, B. Naser, M. Hoorfar, “Evaluating Leakage Potential in Water Distribution Systems: A Fuzzy-Based Methodology”, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua. (Submitted).

M. Abolhasani, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, M. Hoorfar, J.F. Holzman, “Enhanced addressability in multiplexed digital microfluidic architectures,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. (Submitted)

K. D. Devlin, A. Ahmadi, M. Hoorfar “Adjustable Force-Based Actuation Switching Frequency Implementation in Digital Microfluidic Biochips”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, (Submitted).

B.R. Friess, M. Hoorfar “Characterization of the surface properties of hydrophobic GDLs using a florescence microscopic technique”, Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 2010 (In Press)

S. Jomeh, M. Hoorfar “Numerical modeling of mass transport in microfluidic biomolecule-capturing devices equipped with reactive surfaces, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010 (In Press).

A. Ahmadi, J. F. Holzman, H. Najjaran, and M. Hoorfar, “Electrohydrodynamic modeling of microdroplet transient dynamics in digital microfluidic devices,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2010 (Accepted).

A. Ebrahimi Khabbazi, A. J. Richards, M. Hoorfar “Numerical study of the effect of the channel and electrode geometry on the performance of microfluidic fuel cells”, Journal of Power Sources, 195, 8141-8151, 2010.

A. Ahmadi, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar “In situ characterization of microdroplet interfacial properties in digital microfluidic systems”, Lab-on-chip, 10, 1429, 2010.

B.R. Friess, M. Hoorfar “Measurement of internal wettability of gas diffusion porous media of PEM fuel cells”, Journal Power Sources, 195, 4736, 2010.

A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, and M. Hoorfar “Two-dimensional flow dynamics in digital microfluidic systems,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 19, 5003- 5010, 2009.

A. Ahmadi, J. Nichols, M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, and J. F. Holzman, “In-situ digital microfluidic conductance sampling,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 152, 13-20, 2009.

M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran and W. L. Cleghorn, “Demonstration of disc cam mechanisms for mechanical engineering education”, The International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 32:2, 166-180, 2007.

M. Hoorfar, and A.W. Neumann, “Recent progress in Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA)”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 121, 25-49, 2006.

M. Hoorfar, M. A. Kurz, Z. Policova, M. L. Hair, and A.W. Neumann, “Do polysaccharides such as dextran and their monomers really increase the surface tension of water?”, Langmuir, 22, 52-56, 2006.

M. Hoorfar, M. A. Kurz, and A. W. Neumann, “Evaluation of the surface tension measurement of Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA) using a shape parameter”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 260, 277-285, 2005

M. Hoorfar, A. Amirfazli, J. A. Gaydos, and A. W. Neumann, “The effect of line tension on the shape of liquid menisci near stripwise heterogeneous walls”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 114-115, 103-118, 2005.

M. Hoorfar, and A. W. Neumann, “Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA) for measuring surface tension and contact angle”, Journal of Adhesion, 80 (8), 727-743, 2004.

L. M. Y. Yu, J. J. Lu, Y. W. Chan, A. Ng, L. Zhang, M. Hoorfar, Z. Policova, K. Grundke, and A. W. Neumann, “The constrained sessile drop as a new configuration to measure low surface tension in lung surfactant systems”, Journal of Applied Physiology, 97, 704-715, 2004.

Y. Y. Zuo, M. Ding, A. Bateni, M. Hoorfar, A. W. Neumann, “ Improvement of interfacial tension measurement using a captive bubble in conjunction with Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA)”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 250, 233-246, 2004.

M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, and W. L. Cleghorn, “Visual aid depicting mechanical vibrating systems to enhance student learning”, The International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 31(1), 86-92, 2003.

M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, and W. L. Cleghorn, “Simulation and animation of mechanical systems to enhance student learning”, Computers in Education Journal, XIII (1), 39-44, 2003.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

B. R. Friess, M. Hoorfar, “Fluorescence microscopy for the measurement of the surface properties of the gas diffusion layers of fuel cells”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.

M. Shahraeeni, M. Hoorfar, “Numerical Investigation of Fluid Flow inside the Porous Medium of GDL,” International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

A. Ebrahimi Khabbazi, M. Hoorfar, “Numerical analysis of the effect of different channel geometries and electrode materials on the performance of microfluidic fuel cells,” International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

S. Jomeh, M. Hoorfar, “Comparison of microorganism capture efficiency of different flow cells designed for water quality monitoring,” International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

A. Ahmadi, J. F. Holzman, H. Najjaran, and M. Hoorfar, “Numerical multiphysics modeling of microdroplet motion dynamics in digital microfluidic systems,” International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

M. Abolhasani, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, M. Hoorfar and J. F. Holzman, “Nonlinear localization for electrowetting-based digital microfluidic actuation,” 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

M. Shahraeeni, M. Hoorfar, “Analysis of water agglomeration inside the GDL using a pore-network model”, the ASME 2010 8th International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Brooklyn, New York, June 2010.

A. Ebrahimi Khabbazi, M. Hoorfar, “Modeling of microfluidic fuel cells with flow-through porous electrodes”, the ASME 2010 8th International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Brooklyn, New York, June 2010.

M. Shahraeeni, M. Hoorfar, “Effect of PTFE loafing on the performance of the GDL in water removal”, the ASME 2010 8th International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Brooklyn, New York, June 2010.

A. Ahmadi, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, J.F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar, “Biomolecular adsorption phenomena in electrowetting-based digital microfluidic devices,” Annual NSTI Nanotech 2010, Anaheim, USA, June 2010.

M. Abolhasani, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, M. Hoorfar and J. F. Holzman, “Multiplexed localization in bilayer digital microfluidic systems,” Microtech Conference and Exposition, Anaheim, USA, June 2010.

M. Abolhasani, K. D. Devlin, H. Najjaran, M. Hoorfar and J. F. Holzman, “Enhanced Addressability in Digital Microfluidic Multiplexer Systems by Threshold-Based Voltage Actuation and Bi-Polar Voltage Activation,” CSME Conference, Victoria, Canada, June 2010.

S. Jomeh, M. Hoorfar, “Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulation of cell adhesion on a reactive substrate in a rectangular microchannel,” CFD Society of Canada 18th annual Conference, London, Canada, May 2010.

K. D. Devlin, A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar, “Dynamic sampling in digital microfluidic devices,” Proceedings of the 2010 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Orlando, USA, April 2010.

M. Shahraeeni, and M. Hoorfar, “A Pore Network Model for Gas Diffusion Layers of PEM Fuel Cell”, 3nd European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications, Rome, Italy, 2009.

A. Ebrahimi Khabbazi, A. J. Richards, and M. Hoorfar, “Numerical Analysis of Microfluidic Fuel Cell”, 3nd European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications, Rome, Italy, 2009.

B. R. Friess, and M. Hoorfar, “Characterization of Internal Properties of Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs)”, 3nd European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications, Rome, Italy, 2009.

M. Shahraeeni, and M. Hoorfar, “Improvement of water management in PEM fuel cells”, 2009 NHA Hydrogen Conference and Expo, South Carolina, USA, 2009.

A. Ebrahimi Khabbazi, A. J. Richards, and M. Hoorfar, “Study of the Effect of Electrode Geometries on Microfluidic Fuel Cell Performance”, COMSOL Conference 2009, Boston, USA.

A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, and J. F. Holzman, and M. Hoorfar, “Determination of droplet shape in digital microfluidic systems using two-dimensional flow analysis,” Proceedings 12th Annual NSTI Nanotech 2009 Conference, Houston, USA, 2009.

A. Ahmadi, J. Nichols, M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, and J. F. Holzman, “Digital implementations for integrated microfluidic sensing,” Proceedings of the 2009 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Orlando, USA, 2009.

R. L’Orsa, B. Bhattacharjee, M. Hoorfar, J. F. Holzman, and H. Najjaran, “Detailed Droplet Routing and Complexity Characterization on a Microfluidic Biochip,” Proceedings of the 2009 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Orlando, USA, 2009.

B. R. Friess, M. Shahraeeni, and M. Hoorfar, “Water Management in PEM Fuel Cells”, 2008 AIChE Conference, Philadelphia, US, November 2008.

A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, M. Hoorfar, “Numerical modeling of microdrop motion in a digital microfluidic multiplexer,” Proceedings of the 11th Annual NSTI Nanotech, Boston, USA, 2008.

J. Nichols, M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, and J. F. Holzman, "Micro-drop actuation using multiplexer structures," Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Darmstadt, Germany, 2008.

A. Ahmadi, H. Najjaran, J. F. Holzman, and M. Hoorfar, “Numerical modeling of microdrop motion in a digital microfluidic multiplexer,” Proc. of the Nano Science & Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech 2008, Boston, USA, 2008.

M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran, W. L. Cleghorn, “Preventing undercutting in design of disc cam and follower mechanisms,” Proceedings of 115th ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo., Pittsburg, USA, 2008.

W. W Melek, M. Hoorfar and H. Najjaran, “A Neurofuzzy based expert system for disease diagnosis”, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Hawaii, USA 2005.

H. Najjaran, W. W Melek and M. Hoorfar. “Online Map Building for Terrain Scanning Robots”, IEEE Annual Meeting of the North American Fuzzy Information Systems (NAFIPS04), Banff, Canada, 2004.

M. Hoorfar, “Contact angle and surface tension measurement using Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA)”, Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of The Adhesion Society, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, 2004 (invited).

M. Hoorfar, H. Najjaran and W. L. Cleghorn, “Simulation and animation of mechanical systems”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education, Montreal, Canada, 2002.

Book Chapter

M. Hoorfar and A. W. Neumann, “Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA)”, Chapter 3 in: Applied Surface Thermodynamics. A. W. Neumann and R. David, Y. Zuo (Eds.), 2nd Edition, pp. 108-174.