Dr. Jian Ma  
  Assistant Research Professor  
 
Harry Reid Cener for Environmental Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering
 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
 
 
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Clean Energy System Engineering

 
  Research Projects :  
 
  1. Techno-Economic Analysis of Microalgae Co-firing Process for Fossil Fuel-fired Power Plants (DOE);
  2. Closed Photobioreactor for Large Scale Cultivation of Microalgae Biomass for Biodiesel (DOE);
  3. Outdoor Cultivation of Microalgae in Desert Area Like Southern Nevada;
  4. Harvesting Process Analysis of Microalgae;
  5. Algal Biodiesel System Integration;
  6. Monitoring System for Microalgae Cultivation;
  7. Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas (Emitted from Power Plants) for Cultivation of Microalgae;
  8. Development of Thermal Transient Flow Rate Sensors for High Temperature, Irradiation, Corrosive Environment (DOE);
  9. Efficient Thermal Management and Temperature Amplification for Lunar Based Systems (NASA);
  10. Microbial Fuel Cell- Convert Wastes into Electricity;
  11. Improvement of Control Algorithem for Lead Bismuth Eutectic Circulation Loop (TC1);
  12. Experimental and Numerical Studies on Annular Linear Induction Pump;
  13. Developing a Sensing System for the Measurement of Oxygen Concentration Liquid Pb-Bi Eutectic Target Complex Loop (TC-1) and Lead Calibration Stand in UNLV (DOE);
  14. Oxygen Sensor Development for Lead Bismuth Eutectic (DOE);
  15. Gas Phase Oxygen Control for Lead Bismuth Eutectic (DOE);