Education 

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, 2024
• B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering — Notre Dame University Louaize (NDU), Lebanon, 2020

Research Areas

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Biofluid Mechanics
• Respiratory Airflow and Particle Transport
• Multiphase Flow
• Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems

Selected Publications

• Francis, I. and Saha, S.C.
  “Computational fluid dynamics and machine learning algorithms analysis of striking particle velocity magnitude, particle diameter, and impact time inside an acinar region of the human lung.”
  Physics of Fluids 34(10) (2022): 101904.
  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0106594
• Huang, X., Francis, I., Saha, G., Rahman, M.M. and Saha, S.C.
  “Large eddy simulation-based modeling of cold-air inhalation from nasal cavities to the distal lung: Insights for athlete health and performance.”
  Results in Engineering 23 (2024): 102475.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102475
• Francis, I. and Saha, S.C.
  “Surface tension effects on flow dynamics and alveolar mechanics in the acinar region of human lung.”
  Heliyon 8(10) (2022): e11026.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11026
• Saha, S.C., Francis, I., Huang, X. and Paul, A.R.
  “Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis in a realistic 16-generation lung.”
  Physics of Fluids 34(6) (2022): 061906.
  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0093912