Khaled Sallam

Education

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002

M.S.E, Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000

M.E., Mechanical Power Engineering
Cairo University, 1997

B.S., Mechanical Power Engineering
Cairo University, 1993

Research Interests

• Fluid Dynamics
• Laser Diagnostics
• Holography
• Atomization & Sprays
• Droplet-based Microfluidics
• Nanofibers and Nanoparticles
• Bio-Flows

Awards and Recognition

• As Advisor of Andrew Williamson, Top 5 Finalists in the 2019 Collegiate Inventors Competition, 2019
• 15 years Tenure Award, Oklahoma State University, 2019
• CEAT Excellent Teacher Award, Oklahoma State University, 2017
  
• The President’s Outstanding Teaching Award, OSU-Tulsa, 2014
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Teaching Excellence Award, Oklahoma State University, 2014
  
• Halliburton Excellent Young Teacher Award, Oklahoma State University, 2007
  
• The W.R. Marshall Award, ILASS-Americas, Toronto, Canada, 2006
  
• Distinguished Achievement Award, The University of Michigan, 2001
  
• Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, The University of Michigan, 2000
  
• Member of Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society, 8 April 2000

Professional Memberships

• Chair, ASME Tulsa Mid-Continent Section (7/2019-present)
  
• Vice Chair, ASME Tulsa Mid-Continent Section (2017-2019)
  
• Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  
• Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International)
  
• Member of the American Physical Society (APS)

Campus Involvement

• Advisor, ASME Student Section, OSU-Tulsa, 2014-present

Recent Publications

• B. Kafle, B., Sallam, K. A., and Hareland, G. (2025). An economic comparison of wind, solar, and ocean thermal energy in the Federated States of Micronesia. Academia Engineering, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.20935/AcadEng7722.
•  B. Kafle, B.V.M. da Silva, K.A. Sallam, Temporal variation of droplet spreading on dense and microporous tubular surfaces, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Volume 110, 2024, 109616, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2024.109616.
• A.J. Williamson and K.A. Sallam*, “Improving Vapor Compression Cycle Performance using Compressor-Expander Heat Transfer,” ASHRAE Journal, Volume 65, No. 4, 44-49, April 2023.
•  M.S. Raza and K.A. Sallam*, “Primary Breakup of Liquid Fan Sheet in Crossflow,” J. Aerosol Science, Volume 169, March 2023, 106135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2022.106135, IF: 4.586.
• S. Srivastava, A.M. Sheridan, M. Henneke, M.S. Raza, and K.A. Sallam*, “Structure of Choked Gas Jet,” J. Fluids Eng. Oct 2022, 144(10): 101301, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054139.