DANI FADDA
fadda@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4626
Office: ECSW 2.150C
800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: ECW 31
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Education
PhD Southern Methodist University, 1996
Research Interests
Thermal Fluids Sciences, Multiphase Flow & Separation, Filtration
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- Rukhsar, A., Fadda, D., Lee, J., and You, SM., “Boiling heat transfer with a microporous heating surface in a narrow gap with cover plates of different wettability,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 244, July 2025, 126956, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.126956
- Rahimi, H., Fadda, D., Lee, J., and You, S.M., “Working principles of wickless thermal ground planes,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 125922, ISSN 1359-4311, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125922.
- Fadda, D., Rios, O., and Thamban, PLS., 2025, “Artificial Intelligence in an Online Engineering Economy Class,” ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, https://peer.asee.org/55459, 10.18260/1-2–55459
- Rios, O., Fadda, D., and Thamban, PLS., 2025, “Creating Measurement Fixtures for Verifying Geometric Tolerances,” ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, https://peer.asee.org/56166, 10.18260/1-2–56166
- Fadda, D., Park, W., Thamban, PLS, and Rios, O, 2025, “Laser Cutters versus 3D Printers for Mechanical Engineering Projects,” Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, March 9 – 11, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA, https://peer.asee.org/55065, 10.18260/1-2–55065
Major Honors and Awards
- UTD President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Online/Blended Instruction, 2021
- UTD Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2021, for demonstrated and consistent teaching excellence, success in positively affecting a broad spectrum of students both in and outside the classroom, and creation of a dynamics learning environment.