Ted Heindel

Ted Heindel is an ISU University Professor, the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE); he also holds a courtesy professor appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He directs the Experimental Multiphase Flow Laboratory at ISU, which houses a unique instrument for performing X-ray visualization studies of large-scale complex fluid flows. His research currently focuses on multiphase flow hydrodynamics (e.g., mixing in gas-liquid, gas-solid, and gas-liquid-solid flows), multiphase flow visualization and characterization using X-ray imaging technology, and particle-particle mixing. This work has applications in petroleum-based and bio-based chemical and fuel processing, energy generation, food processing, agricultural waste management, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and wastewater treatment. Dr. Heindel’s research program has been funded by over 60 projects supported through the NSF, ONR, USDA, DOE, the State of Iowa, and industrial partners. He has co-authored one book and published over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers and over 280 conference papers, abstracts, and technical reports.

Dr. Heindel currently directs the ISU Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE). This is a collection of over 25 ISU faculty with interests in multiphase flows. CoMFRE also has 5 member companies whose dues support research that they direct. Dr. Heindel is co-founder and co-organizer of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow Spotlight Virtual Seminar Series, which organizes 6 international seminars each semester. He also has an appointment as an associate editor of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow.