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Yacoob Tabani Dr. Yacoob Tabani received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He obtained his B.S. also in Mechanical Engineering from the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan in 1989. Dr. Tabani joined Novaflux Technologies in 1999 as Senior Engineer responsible for the design, development, and validation of medical and dental devices based on the two-phase flow technology developed by Novaflux. He has been instrumental in the development of dental unit waterlines, hemodialysis, endoscope, and dental handpiece reprocessing devices and processes. Dr. Tabani has played an essential role in the preparation of several grant proposals that have been funded by NIH and other agencies. He is now focusing on finalizing the development of the hemodialysis device and protocol needed for two clinical trails to be conducted later in 2002. Dr. Tabani was a research assistant from June 1993 to August 1999, at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He designed, tested and modeled a novel air bag inflation system based on combustion of new safe materials. He performed experiments and testing using state-of-the-art instrumentation during his air bag research. He also managed all aspects of the project, developed a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly inflation system for automobile air bags, and developed a theoretical model to compare the experimental results with physical testing. From February 1992 to May 1993, he was a teaching assistant with New Jersey Institute of Technology. He prepared and taught various courses to undergraduates, conducted various experiments in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. From June 1990 to January 1992, he worked at United Refrigeration Industries as Assistant Manager. There he managed the HVAC services department, analyzed technical reports and suggested solutions for the quality control department. He conducted employees training and technical seminars, along with opening new service centers in various cities. He was also responsible for the reduced number of faults in products, and increasing sales by 25% in two years and modernized the service department by implementing the state-of-the-art equipment. PUBLICATIONS: 1. Tabani, Y., Labib, M. E. and Hensler, R. L., “Automobile air bag inflator based on combustion of methane-oxygen mixture,” SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars, Vol. 108 (2), pp. 2045-2058, (September 2000). 2. Tabani, Y. and Labib, M. E., “Modeling of an air bag inflator based on combustion of methane-oxygen mixture,” Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 151, pp. 73-103, (February 2000). 3. Tabani, Y., Labib, M. E. and Hensler, R. L., “Automobile air bag inflator based on combustion of methane-oxygen mixture,” 1999 SAE International Congress & Exposition, Detroit, MI, (March 1-4, 1999). 4. Tabani, Y., “Automobile air bag inflation system based on fast combustion reactions,” Ph.D. Dissertation, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, (October 1997). 5. Labib, M. E., Tabani, Y., Materna, P., Weitzel, S. A., Sherman, R. A. and Kapoian, T., “Novel and effective method for reprocessing hemodialyzers,” 47th Annual ASAIO Conference, New York City, NY, June 7-9, 2001. 6. Singh, R., Tabani, Y., Labib, M. E., Spitznagel, J. K. and Williams, H. N., “Size distribution and microstructure of biofilm fragments in dental unit water supply,” (in preparation), 2002. 7. Singh, R., Lai, R., Tabani, Y., Weitzel, S. A., Williams, H. N. and Labib, M. E., “Biofilm removal from dental unit waterlines with a novel method based on turbulent two-phase flow dynamics,” (in preparation), 2002. e-mail: tabani@novaflux.com
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