Ali Khounsary

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois
M.S., University of Illinois
B.Sc., University of London

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and SPIE

Community Service

• Track Chair / co-chair: Radiation Technologies (SPIE), 2001-2008, 2014-present.
• Chair / co-chair / organizer, over 50 conferences & workshops, 1990-present.
• Chair, BRTD Radiation Technologies Committee (ASME), 2004-2011, 2012-2015.
• Chair / Co-chair / member, various technical, professional, and review committees.

Editorial Boards

• Associate Editor, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering (2020 - Present).
• Associate Editor of Journal of Heat Transfer, 2013-2020.
• Editor, Journal of X-ray Optics & Instrumentation, 2007-2011.
• OE Magazine Editorial Board, 2003-2005.
• Associate Editor, Optical Engineering, 2000-2005.

Affiliations

Faculty, Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation (CSRRI);President, X-ray Optics, Inc.

Adjunct Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois

Expertise

Medical device development; thermal and fluidic systems; thermal management; X-ray techniques, optics, instrumentation; high heat flux systems; optical and mechanical design and analysis; fabrication techniques; IP development