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David G. Foster

Professor of Chemical Engineering (instructional)

PhD, University of Rochester, 1999

Office Location
4001 Wegmans Hall
Telephone
(585) 276-5350
Fax
(585) 273-1348
Web Address
Website

Research Overview

Research Interests

  • Principles of Transport Phenomena
  • Classic Chemical Engineering as well as Biomedical Engineering Research
  • Creation of Nanoparticle Coatings for Enhanced Capture of Flowing Cells in Microtubes
  • Capture Cancer Cells in Blood Flow
  • Creating State of the Art Videos for Curricular Purposes of Fundamental Fluid Mechanics Principles
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Transport Phenomena

Courses Offered (subject to change)

  • CHE 150:  Intro to Sustainable Energy
  • CHE 268/468:  Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • CHE 441:  Advanced Transport Phenomenon
  • CHE 243:  Fluid Dynamics
  • CHE 250:  Separation Processes

Selected Publications

  • Ansari, M.; Gandhi, H.A.; Foster, D.G.; White, A.D., "Iterative Symbolic Regression for Learning Transport Equations," AIChE Journal, 2022, e17695. DOI 10.1002/aic.17695.
  • WRF Book coverWelty,J.R.; Rorrer, G.L.; Foster, D.G., "Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer," 6th ed., John Wiley, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-118-94746-3.
  • Hughes, A.D.; Marsh, G.; Waugh, R.E.; Foster, D.G.' "Holloysite Nanotube Coatings Suppress Leukocyte Spreading," Langmuir, 2015, 31, 50-13553-13560.
  • Han, W.; Allio, B.A.; Foster, D.G.; King, M.R., “Nanoparticle Coatings for Enhanced Capture of Flowing Cells in Microtubes,” ACS Nano. 2010, 4, 174-180.
  • Osafo-Acquaah, A.; Foster, D.G.; Jorne', J., "Isotropic Effect of Fluid Flow on Scaling of Surface Roughness During copper Electrodeposition," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2008, 155, D270-D277.

Honors and Awards

  • Bond Faculty Scholarship (2026)
  • Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2025)
  • Undergraduate Engineering Professor of the Year Award, University of Rochester Student's Association (2011-2012)
  • Undergraduate Engineering, Professor of the Year Award, University of Rochester Student's Association (2006-2007)
  • Special Recognition Award – Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society (2006)