Mechanical engineering faculty Mehdi Kabir advises students who gave presentation at IMECE Conference

Three current or former students of Medhi Kabir, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, attended the recent International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) in Memphis, TN, where they presented a technical paper from a 2025 senior capstone research project. Kabir was co-author of the paper with mechanical engineering students Andrew Cisco, Dominic McKinney, Izaiah Smith, and Billy Moore. Pictured above at the IMECE are, from left: senior David Howe, Andrew Cisco '25, and senior Corey Field. Kabir accompanied the students to the conference, held Nov. 16-20.

A senior design team of mechanical engineering students from Alfred University, led and advised by Mehdi Kabir, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, delivered an oral presentation of their research at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), held Nov. 16-20 in Memphis, TN.

IMECE is the largest and most prestigious international mechanical engineering conference worldwide and is held annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Students Andrew Cisco (main presenter), Corey Field, and David Howe presented the accepted manuscript titled "Thermal Management of Small Satellites' Battery Module Using Micro/Nano-enhanced PCM-based Heat Sinks," which is published in the ASME conference proceedings. Andrew, who earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in May 2025, was a co-author of the technical paper as part of his senior capstone project. Corey and David are current senior mechanical engineering majors, and the university brought them to conference in support of their senior capstone.

The technical paper was authored by Kabir and his former mechanical engineering students from Alfred University, including Andrew Cisco, Dominic McKinney, Izaiah Smith, and Billy Moore.