The NanoAce group is led by Dr. Nick Eaves, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Windsor in the Department of Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering. Dr. Eaves expertise is in nanomaterial formation in chemically reacting high-temperature flows with a focus on numerical model development. Dr. Eaves co-authored two detailed numerical codes, CoFlame and PRESS, that have been published and are freely available to the research community. These research codes represent the state of the art in carbon black formation modeling, including fluid dynamics, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, radiation, and particle dynamics. He has worked on developing fundamental physics-based models for the least understood part of carbon black formation, which is the birth of particles or inception. His works in this area represented a ground-breaking advancement towards the development of predictive carbon black formation models. In recent years, he has turned his attention to developing models for other high-value carbon nanomaterials such as graphene, and investigating co-generation of hydrogen and nanomaterials from fossil fuels towards a net-zero CO2 economy. He has 26 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 11 peer-reviewed conference presentations, and 5 invited seminars, with an h-index of 13 and ~1000 citations. He has supervised 16 graduate level HQP, with 1 PDF, 6 Ph.D and 8 MASc students.
For more information on Dr. Eaves' background, please see his CV.