Conference Presentations/Contributions

  1. Y. Kim,  H. Park,  A. Amirfazli, “Force analysis acting on the moving droplet in airflow”, DFD 2019, Seattle , USA, Nov. 23-26, 2019.
  2. R. Y. Emami., Y. Kim,  H. Park,  A. Amirfazli, “Air flow over a sessile droplet: wettability and size effects”, DFD 2019, Seattle , USA, Nov. 23-26, 2019.
  3. H. Chen, A. Amirfazli, “Drop Impact onto a surface covered with a thin film”, Droplets 2019, Durham, UK, Sept. 15-18, 2019.
  4. A. Amirfazli, “Advances in Icing Mitigation Using Surface Engineering: Lessons from Lab and Field Tests”, ASME ICNMC 2019, St John’s, Canada, June 23-26, 2019.
  5. A. Amirfazli, C. Papakonstantinou, V. Bertola, “Wettability and Dropwise Condensation”, SWEP 2019, Mons, Belgium June 6-7, 2019.
  6. A. Amirfazli, “What Does Wettability Has to Do with Icing?”, Int. Symp. on Materials for Anti-icing, Trondheim, Norway May 27-28, 2019.
  7. A. Amirfazli, “Advances in Mobile Phone Technology to Measure Surface Tension and Contact Angle”, Tech Connect, Boston, USA, June 17-19, 2019.
  8. H. Chen, A Mozafari, A. Amirfazli, “Drop impact onto thin immiscible liquid films”, IUTAM Symposium 2019, Dublin, Ireland, June 10-12, 2019.
  9. A. Marmur A. Amirfazli, “Interactive Session on Wetting” 4th Int. Conf. on Bioinspired and Biobased Chem. & Mat. (N.I.C.E. 2018), Nice, France, Oct. 14-17, 2018.
  10. A. Amirfazli, “Understanding the Physics of Liquids Bridges: Printing, Wet Adhesion Systems, Fog Collectors, and Liquid Lenses”, Future Science Forum, Changchun, China, Sept. 16-18, 2018. (Invited Plenary– other plenary speakers included two Noble Laureates)
  11. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Sessile Drop Evaporation under an Electric Field”, IACIS 2018, Rotterdam, Holland, May 21-25, 2018.
  12. H. Chen, J.L. Muros-Cobos, A. Amirfazli, “Surface Tensiometry using a Smartphone”, IACIS 2018, Rotterdam, Holland, May 21-25, 2018.
  13. A. Amirfazli, V. Bertola, C. A. Papakonstantinou, “Contact Angle Changes under a Condensating Environment”, IACIS 2018, Rotterdam, Holland, May 21-25, 2018.
  14. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “How to Control the Splat of an Impacting Droplet using Superhydrophobic Patterns”, Superhydrophobicity and Wetting Symp. (SWS 2018), Helsinki, Finland, May 16-17, 2018. (Invited Plenary)
  15. A. Amirfazli, H. Chen, J.L. Muros Cobos, “Measure Sliding Angle for Sessile Drops”, 6th WCARP and 41st Ann. Meeting of Adhesion Soc., San Diego, USA, Feb. 25-Mar 1, 2018.
  16. A. Amirfazli, H. Chen, J.L. Muros Cobos, “A Novel Approach to Measure Liquid and Solid Surface Energy”, 6th WCARP and 41st Ann. Meeting of Adhesion Soc., San Diego, USA, Feb. 25-Mar 1, 2018.
  17. S.A. Banitabaei, A. Amirfazli, “Numerical simulation of droplet impact onto a solid sphere in mid-air”, DFD 2017, Denver, USA, Nov. 19-22, 2017.
  18. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Drop splashing: the role of surface wettability and liquid viscosity”, DFD 2017, Denver, USA, Nov. 19-22, 2017.
  19. S. Buksh, M. Marengo, A. Amirfazli, “Is drop impact the same for both moving and inclined surfaces?”, DFD 2017, Denver, USA, Nov. 19-22, 201
  20. A.Razzaghi, S. A. Banitabaei, A. Amirfazli, “The role of drag force in shedding of multiple sessile drops”, DFD 2017, Denver, USA, Nov. 19-22, 2017.
  21. A. Amirfazli, “Edges, Moving Surfaces, Thin Films…. Unusual Drop Impact Conditions”, the 28th ILASS conf., Valencia, Spain, Sept. 6-8, 2017. (Invited Keynote)
  22. M. Ataei, H. Chen, A. Amirfazli, “Moving a Liquid Bridge Between Hydrophobic Surfaces at Will”, 91st ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symp., New York, USA, Jul. 9-12, 2017.
  23. A. Razzaghi, A. Amirfazli, “Shedding of multiple sessile droplets”, 91st ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symp., New York, USA, Jul. 9-12, 2017.
  24. M. Ataei, T. Tang, A. Amirfazli, “The Role of Adhesion Forces in Stability and Motion of a Liquid Bridge between Nonparallel Surfaces”, 2017 Ann. Meeting of Adhesion Soc., St. Petersburg, FL, USA, Feb. 26-Mar 1, 2017.
  25. A. Amirfazli, J.L. Muros Cobos, H. Chen, “Contact Angle Measurement: The Big Instrument versus Small Instrument”, 2017 Ann. Meeting of Adhesion Soc., St. Petersburg, FL, USA, Feb. 26-Mar 1, 2017.
  26. H. Chen, N. Tabatabaei, A Amirfazli, “Cylindrical liquid lens with tunable-focus”, SPIE Photonics West 2017, Optofluidics I,  San Francisco, California, USA, Jan. 28-Feb. 2 2017.
  27. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Insights into Drop Impact onto a Moving Surface: Asymmetric Lamella Spreading”, 6th Int Colloids Conf., Berlin, Germany,19-22 Jun 2016.
  28. S.A. Banitabaei, A. Amirfazli, “Droplet impact onto a solid sphere: effect of wettability and impact velocity”, APS 69th Ann. Meeting DFD, Portland, USA, Nov. 20-22, 2016.
  29. N Chen, H. Chen, A. Amirfazli, “Water drop impact onto oil covered solid surfaces”, APS 69th Ann. Meeting DFD, Portland, USA, Nov. 20-22, 2016.
  30. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “How a drop splashes upon impact onto a moving surface”, APS 69th Ann. Meeting DFD, Portland, USA, Nov. 20-22, 2016.
  31. A. Razzaghi, A. Amirfazli, “Icing and Shedding of Seawater Droplet”, 6th Int Colloids Conf., Berlin, Germany, 19-22 Jun 2016.
  32. F.J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, A. Amirfazli, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, “Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surfaces on Galvanized Steel”, Smart and Green Interfaces Conference 2016, Athens, Greece, 04 – 06 May 2016.
  33. A. Amirfazli, “Droplets!”, Frontiers of Science meeting 2016, Whistler, Canada, 14-17 March 2016.
  34. S.A. Seyedmehdi, H.M. Sung; G. Studenica; R. Vrckovnik; A. Amirfazli, “Robust Superhydrophobic Coatings from Modified Siloxane Resin”, Smart Coatings 2016, Orlando, USA, Feb 24-26, 2016.
  35. A. Amirfazli, “Adhesion Force and Stability of Liquid Bridges: Wettability Effect”, 2016 Ann. Meeting of Adhesion Soc., San Antonio, TX, USA, Feb. 21-24, 2016. (keynote).
  36. V. Grishaev, C S Iorio, A. Amirfazli, “Splashing Criterion for Impact of Complex Drops”, Interfacial Phenomena for Bubbles, Droplets, Films and Soft Matter Symp., Pacifichem 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2015. (invited).
  37. M. Ataei, H. Chen, T. Tang, A. Amirfazli, “Stability and motion of liquid bridges between non-parallel surfaces”, APS 68th Ann. Meeting DFD, Boston, USA, Nov. 22-24, 2015.
  38. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Spreading behavior of a drop upon impact onto a moving surface”, APS 68th Ann. Meeting DFD, Boston, USA, Nov. 22-24, 2015.
  39. F.J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M.A. Rodriguez-Valverde, M. Cabrerizo-Vilchez , A. Amirfazli, A Fernández- Salmerón, D. San Sebastian-Lázaro, “Supehydrophobic Coatings for Anticing Applications”, DROPLETS 2015, Twente, the Netherlands, Oct 6-8, 2015.
  40. S.A. Banitabaei, A. Amirfazli, “A New Pneumatic Micro-drop Generator”, 6th Bubbles & Drops Workshop, Potsdam-Golm, Germany, July 6-10, 2015.
  41. V. Sechenyh, A Amirfazli, “Impact of a drop onto a Particle: Understanding the Lamella Structure”, 6th Bubbles &Drops Workshop, Potsdam-Golm, Germany, July 6-10, 2015. (Keynote)
  42. M. Ataei, T.Tang, A. Amirfazli, “Liquid Bridge between Non-parallel Surfaces and the Role of Contact Angle Hysteresis, 89th ACS Colloid Surface Sci. Symp., Pittsburgh, USA, June 15-17, 2015.
  43. H. Almohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Drop Impact on Moving Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces, 89th ACS Colloid Surface Sci. Symp., Pittsburgh, USA, June 15-17, 2015.
  44. S.A. Banitabaei, A. Amirfazli, “Droplet impact with a solid particle: An energy model for lamella formation”, 89th ACS Colloid Surface Sci. Symp., Pittsburgh, USA, June 15-17, 2015.
  45. A. Amirfazli, “Effect of surface wettability on drop impact: From complex liquids to complex systems” 15th Conf of the Int Assoc of Colloid and Interface Scientists, Mainz, Germany, May 24 – 29, 2015.  (Keynote)
  46. B. M. L. Koch, A. Amirfazli, J. A. W. Elliott, “A Framework for Characterizing Contact Angle Measurement on Textured Surfaces”, 15th Conf of the Int Assoc of Colloid and Interface Scientists, Mainz, Germany, May 24 – 29, 2015.
  47. F.J. M Ruiz-Cabello, M.A. Rodriguez-Valverde, A. Amirfazli, A Fernández-Salmerón, D. San Sebastian-Lázaro, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, “Superhydrophobic coatings to prevent icing in the ski lifts of Sierra Nevada”, Smart and Green Interfaces Conference — 2015, Joint with COST MP1106 Annual MC meeting, Belgrade, Serbia, Mar 30. – Apr. 01, 2015.
  48. D.S. Martínez, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, A. Viedma A. Amirfazli, “Morphological dynamics of a falling drop in a magnetic field”, APS 67th Ann. Meeting DFD, San Francisco, USA, Nov. 23-25, 2014.
  49. H. Chan, T. Tang, A. Amirfazli, “Fast liquid transfer between two surfaces”, APS 67th Ann. Meeting DFD, San Francisco, USA, Nov. 23-25, 2014.
  50. V. Sechenyh, S.H. Banitabaei, M. Karimi, A. Amirfazli, “Drop Impact onto a Solid Particle”, APS 67th Ann. Meeting DFD, San Francisco, USA, Nov. 23-25, 2014. (Gallery of Fluid Motion)
  51. V.Grishaev, C. S. Iorio, A. Amirfazli, “Morphology of Particle Laden Drop Impact onto a Surface”, ASME 2014 4th US-European Fluids Eng. Division Summer Meeting, Chicago, USA, Aug. 3-7, 2014.
  52. H. Chen, T. Tang, A. Amirfazli, “Drop transfer between two surfaces” IMA7 Conf., Vienna, Austria, Jun 23-27, 2014.
  53. V. Grishaev, C.S. Iorio, A. Amirfazli, “Impact of particle laden drops onto surfaces of various wettability”, APS 66th Ann. Meeting DFD, Pittsburgh, USA, Nov. 24-26, 2013.
  54. A.J.B. Milne, B. Fleck, D. Nobes, D. Sen, A. Amirfazli, “Drag on Sessile Drops”, APS 66th Ann. Meeting DFD, Pittsburgh, USA, Nov. 24-26, 2013.
  55. D.K. Mandal, A. Criscione, A. Amirfazli, “Water Drop Shedding under Icing Conditions from Surfaces with Different Wettabilities”, APS 66th Ann. Meeting DFD, Pittsburgh, USA, Nov. 24-26, 2013.
  56. H. Chen, T. Tang, A. Amirfazli, “Liquid transfer between two solid surfaces with the effect of contact angle hysteresis”, APS 66th Ann. Meeting DFD, Pittsburgh, USA, Nov. 24-26, 2013.
  57. A. Amirfazli, T. Tang, H. Chen, “Passing of a drop from one surface to another: a simulation and analytical study”, APS 66th Ann. Meeting DFD, Pittsburgh, USA, Nov. 24-26, 2013.
  58. S. Tarquini, C. Antonini, M. Marengo, A. Amirfazli, J. Palacios, “Assessing icephobicity of superhydrophobic surfaces as passive anti-icing coating strategy on helicopter blades”, ILASS 2013, Sept. 1-4, 2013, Chania, Greece.
  59. B. Koch, A. Amirfazli, J. A. W. Elliott, “Experimental study of the effect of geometry on equilibrium and nonequilibrium contact angles on textured surfaces”, 87th Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Jun 23-26, 2013 Riverside, USA.
  60. M.A. Cabrerizo Vílchez, “A numerical tool for analyzing equilibrium capillary rise”, 5th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces, San Sebastián, Spain, 26-28 June 2013.
  61. S. F. Chini, A. Amirfazli, “Understanding the evaporation of spherical micro-liter drops in quiescent environment”, Droplets 2013, June 17-20, 2013, Marseilles, France.
  62. S. F. Chini, A. Amirfazli, “Variation of evaporation flux along the sessile drop surfaces”, Droplets 2013, June 17-20, 2013, Marseilles, France.
  63. D. Barona, A. Baldelli, and Alidad Amirfazli, “Superhydrophobic and Electrically Conductive Coating”, Nanotech 2013, May 12-16, 2013, Washington DC, USA. (Invited)
  64. B. Peters, A. Amirfazli, “Experimental and Numerical Investigations into the Coating Process of a Single Particle”, COST meeting, Prague, Czech Republic Mar. 20-21, 2013.
  65. T. Bauer, A. Amirfazli, “Shedding of Drops in Freezing Conditions from Superhydrophobic Surfaces”, ACIS 2013, Noosa, Australia, Feb 3-7, 2013. (Invited)
  66. A.J.B. Milne, B. Fleck, A. Amirfazli, “Measuring the force of drag on air sheared sessile drops”, APS 65th Ann. Meeting DFD, San Diego, USA, Nov. 18-21, 2012.
  67. J.N. Wu, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, A. Amirfazli, “Influencing the In-flight Shape and Velocity of a Ferrofluid Drop by a Magnetic Field: Case of a Falling Drop Towards a Surface”, APS 65th Ann. Meeting DFD, San Diego, USA, Nov. 18-21, 2012.
  68. C. Chang, A. Criscione, N. Linder, S. Jakirlic, C. Tropea, A. Amirfazli, “A New Formulation for Volume-of-Fluid Simulations of Drops on Solid Surfaces: Inclusion of Adhesion Force”, APS 65th Ann. Meeting DFD, San Diego, USA, Nov. 18-21, 2012.
  69. A.J.B. Milne, J.A.W. Elliott, A. Amirfazli, “Modeling Contact Angles of Surfactant Solutions on Heterogeneous and Rough Surfaces”, SIS2012, Edmonton, Canada, Jun 24-28, 2012. (Invited)
  70. S. Madani, A. Amirfazli, “Oil drop shedding from solid substrates by shearing liquids”, 86th ACS Colloid Surface Sci. Symp., Baltimore, USA, Jun 10-13, 2012.
  71. C. Antonini, F. Villa, , I. Bernagozzi, A. Amirfazli, M. Marengo, “Is  superhydrophobicity always needed? Case of drop impact onto a surface”, 86th ACS Colloid Surface Sci. Symp., Baltimore, USA, Jun 10-13, 2012
  72. Chin-Chi Hsu, Elmar Bonaccurso, Alidad Amirfazli, “Splashing of Drops upon Impact onto Soft Surfaces”, 5th International Workshop on Bubbles and Drop Interfaces, B&D 2012 , Kraków, Poland, May 20-24, 2012.
  73. H. Chen, A. Amirfazli, T. Tang, “Modeling Liquid Transfer between Surfaces with Contact Angle Hysteresis”, 5th International Workshop on Bubbles and Drop Interfaces, B&D 2012 , Kraków, Poland, May 20-24, 2012.
  74. A. Criscione, C. Chang, I.V. Rosiman, C. Tropea, S. Jakirlić, A. Amirfazli, “Numerical Study for Drop Transfer between Two Plates”, 5th International Workshop on Bubbles and Drop Interfaces, B&D 2012 , Kraków, Poland, May 20-24, 2012.
  75. A. Amirfazli, “Collision of a Drop onto Particles of Various Wettabilities”, 5th International Workshop on Bubbles and Drop Interfaces, B&D 2012 , Kraków, Poland, May 20-24, 2012.
  76. V. Grishaev, A. Amirfazli, O. Kabov, “Prevention of spreading of the liquid with low surface tension by a micro-groove” 8th Zsigmondy Kolloquium of the German Colloid Society, March 5-7, 2012, Darmstadt, Germany.
  77. A.J.B. Milne, B. Defez Garcia, M. Cabrerizo-Vilchez, A. Amirfazli, “Surface and Bulk Oscillations of Sessile Drops: Clearing Up Confusion and Understanding Wind Sheared Drops”, APS 64th Ann. Meeting DFD, Baltimore, USA, Nov. 20-22, 2011.
  78. A. Amirfazli, S. Strzebin, O. Peise, D. Chevrollier, “Particle-drop Impact in Midair”, APS 64th Ann. Meeting DFD, Baltimore, USA, Nov. 20-22, 2011.
  79. A. Amirfazli, “Penetration of Liquid into Troughs of a Textured Surface at Reduced Gravity”, 6th Int. Conf. on Two-phase Systems for Ground & Space Applications, Cava de’ Tirreni (Napoli), Italy, Sept. 25-28, 2011.
  80. G. Fang, A. Amirfazli,  “A Thermodynamic Approach to Describe Spreading of Sessile Drops Encountering a Sharp Edge”, CECAM workshop “Modeling Wetting Phenomena: From Particle Based Models to the Continuum” Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 14-16, 2011.
  81. S.F. Chini, A. Amirfazli, “A Diffusive Model for Evaporation of Spherical Water Drops at Room Temperature and Standard Pressure”, Diffusion Fundamentals Conf. IV, Troy, USA, Aug. 21-24, 2011.
  82. S.F. Chini, A. Amirfazli, “A Comparative Study of Evaporation of Pendant and Sessile Drops”, ASME- ICNMM2011, Edmonton, Canada, Jun 19-22, 2011.
  83. C. Antonini, M. Marengo, A. Amirfazli, “Superhydrophobic Coatings as a new Strategy for Energy Saving Anti/de-icing Systems”, SAE 2011 Int. Conf. on Aircraft, Engine Icing, on Ground Deicing, Chicago, USA, Jun. 13-17, 2011.
  84. M. Singh, D. Barona, A. Amirfazli, “Wetting Performance of Worn Superhydrophobic Surfaces” ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, McMAT-2011, Chicago, USA, May 31 to June 2, 2011.
  85. Y. Zhuo, M.R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, “Direct Laser Patterning of SAMs using CW Elliptical Laser Beams” ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, McMAT-2011, Chicago, USA, May 31 to June 2, 2011
  86. C Antonini, A Amirfazli, M Marengo, “Drop impact in icing conditions: effect of water solidification on contact line dynamics”, 18th Ostwald Kolloquium on“Dynamic Wetting of Complex Liquids”, Mainz, Germany,May 16-18, 2011.
  87. G. Fang, A. Amirfazli, “Contact Angle Phenomenon at Sharp Edges: A Thermodynamic Approach”, 241st ACS Nat. Meeting,  Anaheim, USA, Mar. 27-31, 2011.
  88. A.J. B. Milne,  A. Amirfazli, “Oscillations of Sessile Drops Due to Shearing Air Flow”, Interfacial Phenomena for Bubbles, Droplets, Films and Soft Matter Symp., Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2010. (INVITED).
  89. R. S Parhar  A. Amirfazli, “Impact of Drops with Low Weber Numbers on Soft Surfaces”, Interfacial Phenomena for Bubbles, Droplets, Films and Soft Matter Symp., Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2010.
  90. D. Barona and A. Amirfazli,“Enabling Lab-on-paper Devices Through Producing a Superhydrophobic Paper and Altering its Wetting Properties Using Ink-jet Printing” SIS 2010, Melbourne, Australia , Nov 14-19, 2010.
  91. A.J.B. Milne, J. Elliott, A. Amirfazli, “Contact Angle of Surfactant Solution Drops on Rough/Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Model and Experimental Study” SIS 2010, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 14-19, 2010. (Invited)
  92. A. Amirfazli, “Interpretation of Contact Angle Data to Estimate Drop Adhesion onto Solid Surfaces”, 240th ACS Nat. Meeting, Boston, USA, Aug. 22-26, 2010.
  93. A.J.B. Milne, J. Elliott, A. Amirfazli, “Contact Angle of Surfactant Solution Drops on Rough/Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Model and Experimental Study” SIS 2010, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 14-19, 2010. (Invited)
  94. A.J.B. Milne, A. Amirfazli “Shear shedding of drops and the use of superhydrophobic surfaces in microgravity: PFC and ground based results”, 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Bremen, Germany, 18-25 July 2010.
  95. A.J.B. Milne, A. Amirfazli, “Drop Adhesion to Surfaces Exposed to a Shearing Airflow”, 7th Int. Symp. Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion Danbury, USA, Jun 23-25, 2010.
  96. S.F. Chini, A. Amirfazli, “A New Method for Measuring the Contact Angle of Asymmetric and Symmetric Drops”, 7th Int. Symp. Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion Danbury, USA, Jun 23-25, 2010.
  97. J. Ally, A. Amirfazli “Recent Advances and Fundamentals of Magnetically Targeted Aerosol Particles in the Airways”, The 8thInternational Conference on the Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, Rostock, Germany from May 25-29, 2010
  98. A.J.B. Milne, A. Amirfazli, “Insight into drop runback on hydrophilic to superhydrophobic surfaces by shearing airflow”, 62nd Ann. Meeting APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 22–24, 2009; Minneapolis, USA.
  99. M-C. Williamson, et al., “The Canadian Lunar Experiments and Reference Analogue (CLEAR) Mission: Technology Transfer on Earth leads to Multidisciplinary Science on the Moon”, 2009 Canadian Space Summit, Nov. 20-22, 2009, Kingston, Canada.
  100. A. Amirfazli, What Makes a Robust Surface Superhydrophobic?”, Int. Workshop Bubbles & Drops, Sept. 23-25, 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece.  (Plenary talk)
  101. P.J. Ramón-Torregrosa, M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, A. Amirfazli, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, Effects of Waviness Filtering on Surface Roughness Measurements by Microscopy: A Numerical Study”, Int. Workshop Bubbles & Drops, Sept. 23-25, 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  102. A. Amirfazli, M. Innocenti, T. Horn, C. Antonini, M. Marengo, “Icing mitigation strategies using surface coatings”, Int. Workshop Atmospheric Icing on Struct., Sept. 8-11, 2009, Andermatt, Switzerland.
  103. C. Antonini, M. Marengo, A. Amirfazli, “Impact of water drops on cold sub-zero surfaces”, Int. Workshop Atmospheric Icing on Struct., Sept. 8-11, 2009, Andermatt, Switzerland.
  104. R. Yurko, M. Flynn, A. Amirfazli, “Liquid Film Flow Around Corners”, ELGRA Biennial Symposium, Sept. 1-4, 2009, Bonn, Germany; ELGRA News, 26, 164, (2009).
  105. A..J.B. Milne and A. Amirfazli “The Autophilic Effect: Wetting of Hydrophobic Surfaces by Surfactant Solutions”, 13th IACIS Int. Conf.  Surface and Colloid Sci.  & 83rd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symp., Jun. 14 – 19, 2009, New York, USA.
  106. A.J.B. Milne and A. Amirfazli “Airflow Induced Shedding of Drops On Surfaces of Various Hydrophobicities”, 13th IACIS Int. Conf.  Surface and Colloid Sci.  & 83rd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symp., Jun. 14 – 19, 2009, New York, USA.
  107. M. Innocenti, C. Antonini, M. Marengo, A. Amirfazli, “Superhydrophobic Coating for Mitigating Icing of Airfoils”, DIPSI Workshop – Droplet Impact Phenomena & Spray Investigation, May 22, 2009, Bergamo, Italy.
  108. L. Szekely A. Amirfazli, “Challenging Higher Education: Developing Enterprising Graduates for a Changing World of Work” , WACE’s 7th WACE Int. Symp. Work Integrated Learning, Dec. 3-5, 2008, Madrid, Spain.
  109. P. Zabeti, A.J.B. Milne; A. Amirfazli; J.A.W. Elliott, “The Effect of Surfactants on Droplet Contact Angle Over Superhydrophobic Surfaces”, 58th Can. Chem Eng Conf, Oct 19-22, 2008, Ottawa, Canada.
  110. J. Ally, A. Amirfazli, “Drag Force on Magnetic Microparticles at an Air-liquid Interface”, 7th Int. Conf. Sci. Clinical Appl. Magnetic Carriers, Vancouver, Canada, May 21 – 24, 2008.
  111. AG. Au, D. Palathinkal, A.B. Liggins, V.J. Raso,  J. Carey, R.G. Lambert, A. Amirfazli, “Subject Specific Construction of Knee Bones”, 5th Ann. Meeting of Alberta Prov. CIHR Training Program in Bone and Joint Health, Banff, Canada, Oct. 18 – 19, 2007.
  112. J. Dressler, R. Ng, A. Au, A. Amirfazli, J. Carey, “Experimental Measurement of In-Vitro Stresses on Knee Cortex under Gait Level Loads”, 8th Annual Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conf., Banff, Canada, Oct. 19-21, 2007
  113. A G Au, D. Palathinkal, A B Liggins 2, V J Raso, J Carey, R G Lambert, A. Amirfazli, “Subject Specific Geometry Reconstruction of Knee Bones”, Proc. of 31st ABS meeting, Aug. 22-25, 2007, Stanford, CA, USA.
  114. R. Willing, Il Y. Kim, A G Au, A. Amirfazli, “A Novel Approach to Design Knee Implants for Wear and Stress Shielding Performance”, Proc. of 31st ABS meeting, Aug. 22-25, 2007, Stanford, CA, USA.
  115. S. Meyyappan, M. R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, “Fabrication of Surface Energy Gradients Using Direct Laser Patterning for Self Assembled Monolayer Surfaces”, 234th ACS Nat. Meeting, Aug. 19-23, 2007, Boston, MA, USA
  116. A.J. B. Milne, K. Grundke, M. Nitschke, F. Simon, A. Amirfazli, “Topology and chemistry in the wetting of superhydrophobic surfaces in the presence of surfactants”, 234th ACS Nat. Meeting, Aug. 19-23, 2007, Boston, MA, USA
  117. A.J.B. Milne, A. Amirfazli, “Reduced Gravity Testing of Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Pure Liquids and Surfactant Solutions”, presentation made to the Physical Sciences Advisory Committee of the Canadian Space Agency as a part of Canadian Space Agency Public Forum at U of A, Edmonton, May 30, 2007.
  118. Laura Palacio, Fco. Javier Carmona, Alidad Amirfazli, Lourdes Martínez, “Assessment of Drop Mobility of Hydrophobic Membranes”, Int. Workshop on Drops & Bubbles Interfaces, Mar. 25-28, 2007, Granada Spain.
  119. F. J. Carmona, E. Pierce, A. Amirfazli, “A New Formulation to Describe Drop Adhesion Forces: Case of Drops on an Inclined Surface”, Int. Workshop on Drops & Bubbles Interfaces, Mar. 25-28, 2007, Granada Spain.
  120. E. Pierce, F. J. Carmona, A. Amirfazli, “Understanding Sliding and Contact Angle Results in Tilted Plate Experiments, Int. Workshop on Drops & Bubbles Interfaces, Mar. 25-28, 2007, Granada Spain.
  121. A. Amirfazli, P. Flynn, “Energy Studies: Research & Educational Landscape at Mechanical Engineering, U of A”, EnergyINet Workshop on Gasification/combustion Workshop, March 15, 2006, Vancouver, Canada (Invited).
  122. A. Milne and A. Amirfazli, “Wetting of superhydrophobic surfaces topological and surfactant effects”, Dynamics of Liquid Drops and Film/Wall Interactions; at European Space Agency / ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands April 3-4, 2006 (Invited).
  123. A. Milne, W Li, K. Grundke,A. Amirfazli, “Wetting of Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Experimental and Theoretical Perspectives”, 5th Int. Conf. Contact Angle and Adhesion, June 21-23, 2006, Toronto, Canada.  (Invited).
  124. H. Tavana, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surfaces of n-Hexatriacontane and Study of their Wetting Properties”, 5th Int. Conf. Contact Angle and Adhesion, June 21-23, 2006, Toronto, Canada.
  125.  S. F. Chini, H. Sadeghi, A. Milne, W. Moussa, A. Amirfazli, “Study of Pattern Collapse During Photolithography of Submicron Features Due to Capillary and Surface Tension Forces”, 5th Int. Conf. Contact Angle and Adhesion, June 21-23, 2006, Toronto, Canada.
  126. S. Meyyappan, M.R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, “Fabrication of surface energy gradients using direct laser patterning for self assembled monolayer surfaces”, CSME conference, May 21-23, Calgary, Canada, 2006.
  127. J. Ally, W. Roa, A. Amirfazli, “Visualization of a Magnetic Aerosol”, 6th Int. Conf. Sci. Clinical Appl. Magnetic Carriers, May 17 – 20, 2006, Krems, Austria.
  128. J. Ally, W. Roa, A. Amirfazli, “Model Studies of Magnetic Particle Retention for the Conducting Airways”,6th Int. Conf. Sci. Clinical Appl. Magnetic Carriers, May 17 – 20, 2006, Krems, Austria.
  129. E. Shameli, Mir B. Khamesee, J. Ally, A. Amirfazli, “Modeling and Analysis of a Magnetic Positioning Device for Aerosol Particles Targeting in Biomedical Applications”, 6th Int. Conf. Sci. Clinical Appl. Magnetic Carriers, May 17 – 20, 2006, Krems, Austria.
  130. A. G. Au, X. H. Huang, J. Carey, R. G. Lambert, A. Amirfazli, “Toward a Patient Specific Finite Element Model for Knee”, CSME conference, May 21-23, 2006, Calgary, Canada.
  131. Y. Zhang, M. R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli “Mathematical Model for Making Tunable Chemical Gradients of Self Assembled Monolayers Using a Laser Sheet”, CSME conference, May 21-23, 2006, Calgary, Canada.
  132. S. Maldonado, B.A. Fleck, T. Heidrick, A. Amirfazli, B. Knapper, E.W. Chan, “Effect of the feeding pipe length on the stability of two-phase nozzles”, CSME conference, May 21-23, 2006, Calgary, Canada.
  133. S. Maldonado, B.A. Fleck, T. Heidrick, A. Amirfazli, B. Knapper, E.W. Chan, “Improving the Stability of a Gas-liquid Spray by Modifying the Two-phase”, ILASS Americas 19th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Toronto, Canada, May 24-26, 2006.
  134. A. Amirfazli, W. Li, “Microtextured surfaces and their ultrahydrophobic behavior”, Pacifichem 2005, Dec. 15-20, 2005, Hawaii, USA.
  135. A. Amirfazli, “Development of an instrument to study liquid-fluid interfaces: case of lung surfactants”, Pacifichem 2005, Dec. 15-20, 2005, Hawaii, USA.
  136. C.E. Ejim, B.A. Fleck, A. Amirfazli, “A Scaling Study of the Atomization of a Two-Phase Industrial Nozzle: Part 1 – Effect of Surface Tension and Viscosity on Mean Drop Size Profiles”, ILASS- EUROPE ’05, Sept. 5-7, 2005, Orléans, France.
  137. M. R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, “Direct Surface Micro-Patterning of Self Assembled Monolayers using a CW Laser Beam: Curvilinear Paths and Various Junction Types”, The 8th International Conference on Laser Ablation, Sept 11-16, 2005, Banff, Canada.
  138. S.E. Kirkwood, M. R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, R. Fedosejevs, “Femtosecond laser pulse desorption and patterning of self-assembled monolayers on gold-coated substrates”, The 8thInternational Conference on Laser Ablation, Sept 11-16, 2005, Banff, Canada.
  139. M. R. Shadnam, A. Luu, S.E. Kirkwood, R. Fedosejevs, A. Amirfazli, “Study of Direct Laser Patterning of Self Assembled Monolayers”, 230th ACS National Meeting, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2005, Washington DC, USA.
  140. A. G. Au, V. J. Raso, A. B. Liggins and A. Amirfazli, “Internal Bone Stress Analysis of Tibial Implant with Incorporation of Soft Tissues”, ISB2005, Aug. 1-5, 2005, Cleveland, USA.
  141. J. Ally, A. Amirfazli, W. Roa, “Model Studies of Magnetic Particle Retention in the Conducting Airways”, ICMENS 2005, Jul. 24-27, 2005, Banff, Canada.
  142. W. Li, A. Amirfazli, “Superhydrophobic Behavior of a Microtextured Surface: A Thermodynamic Approach”, Interfacial Phenomena in Micro and Nano Systems: A Symp. in conjunction with ICMENS 2005, Jul. 24-27, 2005, Banff, Canada.
  143. A. Ababneh, A. Amirfazli, and J. Elliott, “Effect of Gravity on the Macroscopic Advancing Contact Angle: An Experimental Investigation”, Interfacial Phenomena in Micro and Nano Systems: A symp in conjunction with ICMENS 2005, Jul. 24-27, 2005, Banff, Canada
  144. A. Amirfazli, “Two Hundred Years of Contact Angle Research (1805-2005)”, 79th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symp., June 12-15, 2005 Potsdam, NY, USA.
  145. M. R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, “Direct Laser Micro-Patterning of Self Assembled Monolayers”, 79th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symp., June 12-15, 2005, Potsdam, NY, USA.
  146. A. G. Au, V. J. Raso, A. B. Liggins, J. Pullukatt, J. Carey, A. Amirfazli, “Analyzing Heterogeneity of Mechanical Properties in Knee Bones by Computed Tomography”, 3rd Int. Symp. Adv. Biomaterials/Biomechanics, April 3–6, 2005, Montreal, Canada.
  147. W. Li, A. Amirfazli, “Analysis of Contact Angle Hysteresis for Superhydrophobic Surfaces” ACIS 2005, Australian Colloid Interface Symp. Feb. 13-18, 2005, Sydney Australia.
  148. E. Pierce, A. Amirfazli, M. Amrien “Development of a Novel Instrument Combining Florescent Microscopy and Surface Tension Measurement Tools to Study Liquid-Fluid Interfaces” ACIS 2005, Australian Colloid Interface Symp., Feb. 13-18, 2005, Sydney Australia.
  149. M. R. Shadnam, D. Raso, A. Amirfazli, “A Novel Methodology Using Laser to Pattern Self-assembled Monolayer Surfaces”, ACIS 2005, Australian Colloid Interface Symp. Feb. 13-18, 2005, Sydney, Australia.
  150. M. Janicki; A. Amirfazli; J. Ally; P.A. Spiers, M. Clark, R. G. Lambert, “Polymethylmethacrylate Cement: Effect of Temperature on Viscosity and Working Time”, RSNA 2004, 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 2004, Chicago, USA.
  151. W. Li, R. Mohamadi, and A. Amirfazli, ”Effect of Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Wetting in Micro-systems” ICMENS 2004, Banff, Canada, 2004.
  152. A. Bateni, S.S. Susnar, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “A Novel Methodology to Study Effects of the Electric Field on Shape and Surface Tension of Drops in Microgravity”, 35th COSPAR Sci, Assem., 18 – 25 July 2004, Paris, France.
  153. J. Ally, B. Martin, B. Khamesee, W. Roa, A. Amirfazli, “Magnetic Targeting of Aersol Particles for Chemotherapy”, 5th Int. Conf. Sci. Clinical Appl. Magnetic Carriers, May 20 – 22, 2004, Lyon, France.
  154. C. E. Ejim, B. Fleck, E. W. Chan, B. A. Knapper, and A. Amirfazli, “Weber Number Scaling Study of Two-phase Flow Through Nozzles”, Canadian Int. Petrolum Conf., June 2-5, 2004 Calgary, Canada.
  155. M.R. Shadnam, A. Amirfazli, “Laser Induced Temperature Field on Surfaces: Application to SAM Patterning”, Annual APS Meeting, Mar. 22-26, 2004, Montreal, Canada
  156. R. Mohammadi, J. Wassink, A. Amirfazli, “The Role of Surfactants in Hydrophobicity of Super Water-Repellent Surfaces”, 4th Int. Symp. on Contact Angles, Wettability and Adhesion, June 14-16, 2004, Philadelphia, USA.
  157. R. Mohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Determination of Contact Angle for Micro-particles by a Novel Optical Method”, 4th Int. Symp. on Contact Angles, Wettability and Adhesion, June 14-16, 2004, Philadelphia, USA.
  158. A.G. Au, D.D. Otto, V.J Raso, A Amirfazli, “Development of a Finite Element Tool for Stress Analysis of Femur and Tibia Incorporating Anatomically Realistic Mechanical Properties”, Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, October 2003, Winnipeg, Canada.
  159. A. Bateni, S.S. Susnar, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “Effects of Electric Field on Shapes and Surface Tension of Liquid Drops”, Canadian Space Agency, October 21, 2003, St. Hubert, Canada.
  160. D. Otto, V.J. Raso, K. Bagnall, A. Amirfazli, G. Thoronton, “Variation in the Mechanical Behavior of Rat ACL During the Estrous Cycle”, ACL Injuries:The Gender Question, Joyner Sportsmedicine Institute, Apr. 4-5, 2003, Kentucky, USA.
  161. M. Hoorfar, A. Amirfazli, J. A. Gaydos, and A. W. Neumann, “The Effect of Line Tension on the Shape of Liquid Menisci near Stripwise Heterogeneous Walls”, 77th ACS Colloid Surfaces Symp., Atlanta, USA, June 2003.
  162. R. Mohammadi, A. Amirfazli, “Effect of Surfactant on Wetting of Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces”, 77TH ACS Colloid Surfaces Symp., Atlanta, USA, June 2003.
  163. A. Bateni, S.S. Susnar, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “The Effect of Electrostatic Fields on Shapes and Surface Tension of Drops”, 77TH ACS Colloid Surfaces Symp., Atlanta, USA, June 2003.
  164. Bateni, S.S. Susnar, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “Effects of Electric Field on Shapes and Surface Tension of Liquid Drops”, Canadian Space Agency, October 21, 2002, St. Hubert, Canada.
  165. A. Au, V. J. Raso, D. Otto, A. Amirfazli, “Finite Element Stress Analysis of Femur and Tibia Based on Anatomical Variation of Orthotropic Bone Properties”, 3rd Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference, Nov. 8-10, 2002, Banff, Canada.
  166. A. Bateni, , S.S. Susnar, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann,  “High Accuracy Method to Determine Local Contact Angles“,  76th  Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Ann Arbor, USA, June 23-26, 2002.
  167. A. Amirfazli, S. Micheal, K. Grundke, and A.W. Neumann, “A New Method for Simultaneous Determination of Surface Tension and Density of Polymer Melts from Shape of a Pendent Drop”, 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A., March, 2000.
  168. A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “Measurements of Line Tension for Solid-Liquid-Vapor Systems: Line Tension and its Correlation with Solid-Liquid Interfacial Tension”, 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, USA, August, 1998.
  169. A. Amirfazli, W. He, O.I. del Rio, S.S. Susnar, A.W. Neumann, “The Effect of Electric Field on Drops”, presented to European Space Agency Topical Team: Equilibrium and Dynamic Properties of Adsorbed Layers; a workshop on the industrial applications, Genova, Italy, April 16-18, 1998.
  170. A. Amirfazli, P. Chen, D.Y. Kwok, J. Gaydos, A.W. Neumann, “Experimental Strategies to Determine Line Tension”, 9th Int. Conf. Surfaces and Colloid Sci., Sofia, Bulgaria, July, 1997.
  171. A. Amirfazli, S.K.H. Chan, J. Gaydos, A.W. Neumann, “Drop Size Dependence of Contact Angles and Line Tension Measurements on a Self Assembled Monolayer Surface”, 71st ACS Colloids and Surface Sci. Symp., Newark, U.S.A., June 1997.
  172. P. Chen, S.S. Susnar, C. Mak, A. Amirfazli, A.W. Neumann, “Lens Size Dependence of Contact Angles and Line Tensions of Dodecane/Water/Air Systems”, 71st ACS Colloids and Surface Sci Symp., Newark, U.S.A., June 1997.