Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Authored Books

• Becker S., Kuznetsov A., Zhao D., deMonte F. and Pontrelli G. (2022) Modelling of Mass Transport Processes in Biological Media. Elsevier.

• Becker SM. (2017) Modeling of Microscale Transport in Biological Processes. xiii+380.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2015) Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Biological Processes. London: Academic Press. 428.

• Becker S. and Kuznetsov A. (2013) Transport in Biological Media. 1-559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/C2011-0-05837-4.

Chapters

• de Monte F., D’Alessandro G., Becker S. and Pontrelli G. (2022) Continuum models of drug transport to multiple cell-type population. In Becker S; de Monte F; Ponterlli G; Kuznetsov A; Zhao D (Ed.), Modeling of Mass Transport Processes in Biological Media: 87-137.Academic Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85740-6.00003-0.

• Becker S. (2017) Modeling transdermal delivery by electroporation: The thermodynamic approach. Handbook of Electroporation: 1219-1235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32886-7_14.

• Becker SM. (2016) Modeling Transdermal Delivery by Electroporation: The Thermodynamic Approach. In Miklavcic D (Ed.), Handbook of Electroporation: 1-17. Cham: Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26779-1_14-1.

• Becker SM. (2015) Analytical Bioheat Transfer: Solution Development of the Pennes' Model. In Becker S; Kuznetsov A (Ed.), Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Biological Processes: 77-124. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-408077-5.00004-3.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2015) Preface. Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Biological Processes: 11-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-408077-5.09993-4.

• de Monte F., Pontrelli G. and Becker SM. (2015) Transdermal Drug Delivery and Percutaneous Absorption: Mathematical Modeling Perspectives. In Becker S; Kuznetsov A (Ed.), Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Biological Processes: 273-304. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-408077-5.00010-9.

• de Monte F., Pontrelli G. and Becker S. (2013) Drug Release in Biological Tissues. In Becker S; Kuznetsov AV (Ed.), Transport in Biological Media: 59-118. Waltham: Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-415824-5.00003-5.

• Pavšelj N., Miklavčič D. and Becker S. (2013) Modeling Cell Electroporation and Its Measurable Effects in Tissue. In Becker S; Kuznetsov AV (Ed.), Transport in Biological Media: 493-520. Waltham: Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-415824-5.00013-8.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2011) Skin Electroporation: Modeling Perspectives. In Vafai K (Ed.), Porous Media: Applications in Biological Systems and Biotechnology: 331-454. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2010) Skin electroporation: Modeling perspectives. Porous Media Applications Biological Systems and Biotechnology: 231-364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781420065428.

Journal Articles

• Guan Y., Becker S., Zhao D., Xu J., Shahsavari M. and Schluter J. (2023) Entropy generation and CO2 emission in presence of pulsating oscillations in a bifurcating thermoacoustic combustor with a Helmholtz resonator at off-design conditions. Aerospace Science and Technology 136 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2023.108204.

• Rong H., Zhao D., Becker S. and Liu X. (2023) Entropy production and thermodynamics exergy investigation on an ammonia-methane fueled micro-combustor with porous medium for thermophotovoltaic applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.08.034.

• Rong H., Zhao D., Cai T. and Becker S. (2023) Enhancing thermal and exergy performances in a CO2-Free micro-combustor with reverse flow double-channel outlet structure. Applied Thermal Engineering 233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121180.

• Zhao H., Zhao D., Becker S. and Zhang Y. (2023) NO emission and enhanced thermal performances studies on Counter-flow Double-channel Hydrogen/Ammonia-fuelled microcombustors with Oval-shaped internal threads. Fuel 341 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127665.

• Zhao H., Zhao D., Becker S., Rong H. and Zhao X. (2023) Entropy generation and improved thermal performance investigation on a hydrogen-fuelled double-channel microcombustor with Y-shaped internal fins. Energy 283 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128476.

• Aghajannezhad P., Sellier M. and Becker S. (2022) THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRICAL AND TOPOLOGICAL CHANGES ON THE FLUID FLOW THROUGH LARGE-SCALE DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORKS. Journal of Porous Media 25(12): 17-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/JPorMedia.2022040127.

• Becker S., Kuznetsov AV., Zhao D., de Monte F. and Pontrelli G. (2022) Model of drug delivery to populations composed of two cell types. Journal of Theoretical Biology 534 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110947.

• Becker SM. (2022) Theoretical model of the influence of irreversibly electroporated cells on post pulse drug delivery to reversibly electroporated cells. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 38(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3564.

• Guo L., Zhao D. and Becker S. (2022) Temperature Difference and Stack Plate Spacing Effects on Thermodynamic Performances of Standing-Wave Thermoacoustic Engines Driven by Cryogenic Liquids and Waste Heat. Journal of Thermal Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11630-022-1572-2.

• Liu X., Zhao D., Guan D., Becker S., Sun D. and Sun X. (2022) Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines. Progress in Aerospace Sciences 130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2021.100796.

• Sefidan AM., Sellier M., Hewett JN., Abdollahi A., Willmott GR. and Becker SM. (2022) Numerical model to study the statistics of whole milk spray drying. Powder Technology 411 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117923.

• Sefidan AM., Sellier M., Hewett JN., Abdollahi A., Willmott GR. and Becker SM. (2022) Wet-core temperature and concentration profiles in a single skim milk droplet drying process. Applied Thermal Engineering 212 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118571.

• Zhao H., Zhao D. and Becker S. (2022) Entropy production and enhanced thermal performance studies on counter-flow double-channel hydrogen/ammonia-fuelled micro-combustors with different shaped internal threads. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47(85): 36306-36322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.08.168.

• Aghajannezhad P., Sellier M. and Becker S. (2021) Patching Hele-Shaw Cells to Investigate the Flow at Low Reynolds Number in Fracture Networks. Transport in Porous Media 136(1): 147-163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01505-x.

• Becker SM. (2021) The Influence of Irreversibly Electroporated Cells on Post Pulse Drug Delivery to Reversibly Electroporated Cells. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.23.446669.

• Bruschewski M., Flint S. and Becker S. (2021) Magnetic Resonance Velocimetry Measurement of Viscous Flows through Porous Media: Comparison with Simulation and Voxel Size Study. Physics (Switzerland) 3(4): 1254-1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/physics3040079.

• Boyd B., Suslov SA., Becker S., Greentree AD. and Maksymov IS. (2020) Beamed UV sonoluminescence by aspherical air bubble collapse near liquid-metal microparticles. Scientific Reports 10(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58185-2.

• Nestsiarovich K., Pons D. and Becker S. (2020) Communication Adjustment in Engineering Professional and Student Project Meetings. Behavioral Sciences 10(7) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs10070111.

• Ni S., Zhao D., Becker S. and Tang A. (2020) Thermodynamics and entropy generation studies of a T-shaped micro-combustor: Effects of porous medium and ring-shaped ribs. Applied Thermal Engineering 175 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115374.

• Robertson J., Squire M. and Becker S. (2020) Circulation Cooling in Continuous Skin Sonoporation at Constant Coupling Fluid Temperatures. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 46(1): 137-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.08.023.

• Zhao D., Cai T., Becker S., Wang B., tang A., Fu J., Han L., Sun Y. and Cao F. (2020) Nox emission performance assessment on a perforated plate-implemented premixed ammonia-oxygen micro-combustion system. Chemical Engineering Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.128033.

• Zhao D., Wang B., Becker S., Huang Y. and Li W. (2020) Current Technologies and Challenges of applying fuel cell hybrid propulsion systems in unmanned aerial vehicles. Progress in Aerospace Sciences http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2020.100620.

• Boyd B. and Becker S. (2019) Numerical modeling of the acoustically driven growth and collapse of a cavitation bubble near a wall. Physics of Fluids 31(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5084729.

• Robertson J., Squire M. and Becker S. (2019) A Thermoelectric Device for Coupling Fluid Temperature Regulation During Continuous Skin Sonoporation or Sonophoresis. AAPS PharmSciTech 20(4) http://dx.doi.org/10.1208/s12249-019-1357-4.

• Shu J., Fu J., Liu J., Wang S., Yin Y., Deng B. and Becker SM. (2019) Influences of excess air coefficient on combustion and emission performance of diesel pilot ignition natural gas engine by coupling computational fluid dynamics with reduced chemical kinetic model. Energy Conversion and Management 187: 283-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.03.047.

• Becker SM. (2018) Prediction of Local Losses of Low Re Flows in Non-uniform Media Composed of Parrallelpiped Structures. Transport in Porous Media 122(1): 185-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-018-0998-1.

• Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2018) Numerical modelling of an acoustically-driven bubble collapse near a solid boundary. Fluid Dynamics Research 50(6) 065506: 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1873-7005/aad58a.

• Robertson J. and Becker S. (2018) Influence of Acoustic Reflection on the Inertial Cavitation Dose in a Franz Diffusion Cell. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 44(5): 1100-1109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.01.021.

• Argus F., Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2017) Electroporation of tissue and cells: A three-equation model of drug delivery. Computers in Biology and Medicine 84: 226-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.04.001.

• Boyd B. and Becker S. (2016) Macroscopic Modeling of In Vivo Drug Transport in Electroporated Tissue. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 138(3) 031008: 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4032380.

• Munro B., Becker S., Uth MF., Preußer N. and Herwig H. (2015) Fabrication and Characterization of Deformable Porous Matrices with Controlled Pore Characteristics. Transport in Porous Media 107(1): 79-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11242-014-0426-0.

• Pavselj N., Zorec B., Miklavcic D. and Becker S. (2015) Experimental Factors to Be Considered in Electroporation-Mediated Transdermal Diffusion Experiments. ASME Journal of Biomedical Engineering 137(12) 124501-1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4031767.

• Becker S., Zorec B., Miklavčič D. and Pavšelj N. (2014) Transdermal transport pathway creation: Electroporation pulse order. Mathematical Biosciences 257: 60-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2014.07.001.

• Becker SM. (2013) One Dimensional Transient Heat Conduction in Composite Living Perfuse Tissue. Journal of Heat Transfer 135(7) 71002: 11pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4024063.

• Becker SM. and Herwig H. (2013) One dimensional transient heat conduction in segmented fin-like geometries with distinct discrete peripheral convection. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 71: 148-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2013.04.004.

• Zorec B., Becker S., Reberšek M., Miklavčič D. and Pavšelj N. (2013) Skin electroporation for transdermal drug delivery: the influence of the order of different square wave electric pulses. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 457(1): 214-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.09.020.

• Becker S. (2012) Analytic one dimensional transient conduction into a living perfuse/non-perfuse two layer composite system. Heat and Mass Transfer 48(2): 317-327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00231-011-0886-5.

• Becker SM. (2012) Transport modeling of skin electroporation and the thermal behavior of the stratum corneum. International Journal of Thermal Science 54: 48-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.10.022.

• Becker SM. (2011) Skin Electroporation with Passive Transdemal Transport Theory: A Review and a Suggestion for Future Numerical Model Development. Journal of Heat Transfer 133(1): 11011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4002362.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2008) Thermal in-vivo skin electroporation pore development and charged macromolecule trans-dermal delivery: A numerical study of the influence of chemically enhanced lower lipid phase transition temperatures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51(7-8): 2060-2074. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.06.010.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2007) Local Temperature Rises Influence In Vivo Electroporation Pore Development: A Numerical Stratum Corneum Lipid Phase Transition Model. Journal of Bio-Mechanical Engineering 129(5): 712-721. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2768380.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2007) Numerical Assessment of Thermal Response Associated With In Vivo Skin Electroporation: The Importance of the Composite Skin model. Journal of Bio-Mechanical Engineering 129(3): 330-340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2720910.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2007) Thermal damage reduction associated with in vivo skin electroporation: A numerical investigation justifying aggressive pre-cooling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 50(1-2): 105-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.030.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2006) Numerical Modeling of In Vivo Plate Electroporation Thermal Dose Assessment. Journal of Bio-Mechanical Engineering 128(1): 76-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2132375.

• Becker SM., Kuznetsov AV. and Avramenko AA. (2004) Numerical Modeling of a Falling Bioconvection Plume in a Porous Medium. Fluid Dynamics Research 35(5): 323-339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fluiddyn.2004.07.003.

• Kuznetsov AV. and Becker SM. (2004) Effect of the Interface Roughness on Turbulent Convective Heat Transfer in a Composite Porous/Fluid Duct. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 31(1): 323-339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1933(03)00197-0.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Andrade I., Krumdieck S. and Becker S. (2022) Assessment of Occupant Adaptive Heating Behaviour in Office Buildings - A Pilot Field Study. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1101(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/2/022036.

• Boyd B. and Becker S. (2019) Simulation of the Ultrasound-Induced Growth and Collapse of a Near-Wall Bubble. In IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances in Moving Boundary Problems in Mechanics Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13720-5_9.

• Boyd B., Suslov SA., Becker S., Greentree AD. and Maksymov IS. (2019) UV-plasmonic germicidal radiation beams enabled by sonoluminescence of air bubbles near liquid-metal particles. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 11202 http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2541086.

• Robertson J., Squire M. and Becker S. (2019) Passive Cavitation Detection During Skin Sonoporation. In Gutschmidt S; Sellier M; Hewitt J (Eds). IUTAM Bookseries, vol 34 34: 63-74. Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13720-5_6.

• Becker SM. (2018) Toward the Problem of Low Re Flows Through Linerarly Elastic Porous Media. In 34 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13720-5_15.

• Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2018) Simulation of the ultrasound-induced growth and collapse of a near-wall bubble. In.

• Becker SM. and Gasow S. (2017) Prediction of local losses of low RE flows in elastic porous media. In Proceedings ASME2017(58066) http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2017-69345.

• Robertson J. and Becker SM. (2017) Temperature Control in a Franz Diffusion Cell Skin Sonoporation Setup. In.

• Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2016) Modeling of In Vivo Tissue Electroporation and Cellular Uptake Enhancement. In IFMBE Proceedings 53: 207-210.

• Robertson JP. and Becker SM. (2016) Custom Experimental Apparatus Design for the Investigation of Ultrasound as an Active Enhancement Method in Transdermal Drug Delivery. In IFMBE Proceedings 53.

• Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2015) Modeling of In Vivo Tissue Electroporation and Cellular Uptake Enhancement. In IFAC-PapersOnLine 48(20): 255-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.10.148.

• Becker S., Collinson D., Mansell E., Robertson J., Hannon A., Zorec B. and Pavselj N. (2014) Skin Electroporation: Test Cell Re-Configuration. In The New Zealand Medical Journal 127(1396): 98.

• Becker S., Zorec B., Pavšelj N. and Miklavčič D. (2014) Computational modeling of skin electroporation: reconciliation between experimental observations and anticipated physics. In.

• Becker SM. (2012) Transport modeling of skin electroporation and the thermal behavior of the stratum corneum. In AIP Conference Proceedings 1453(1): 365-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4711201.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2007) Fluid flow phenomena associated with In Vivo skin electroporation. In.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2006) The importance of the composite skin model in numerical investigations of the thermal response associated with in vivo skin electroporation. In (AIAA-2006-2939).

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2005) Plate Electroporation: A Numerical Study of Factors Affecting Thermal Damage. In ASME Conference Proceedings(IMECE2005-79540): 433-442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79540.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Becker S., Boyd B. and Yue L. (2023) Direct numerical simulation of secondary atomization of a vaporizing drop. Wellington: Fluids in New Zealand 2023, 15 Feb-17 Jun 2023.

• Becker S., Gutschmidt S. and Rangelow IW. (2023) UNDERLYING PHYSICS OF THERMAL ACTUATION IN COMPOSITE MEMS. Ilmenau, Germany: 60th ILMENAU SCIENTIFIC COLLOQUIUM, 5-8 Sep 2023.

• Aghajannezhad P., Sellier M. and Becker S. (2022) The effect of geometrical and topological changes on the fluid flow through large-scale Discrete Fracture Networks. Auckland: Fluids in New Zealand, 27 Jan 2022.

• Andrade I., Vishnupriya V. and Becker S. (2022) Methods for assessment of space heating energy use in buildings: A literature review. Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand: 7TH NEW ZEALAND BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, 17-18 Feb 2022.

• Becker S. and Bruschewski M. (2021) Low-resolution magnetic resonance velocimetry to measure velocity in porous media. Christchruch NZ: Fluids in New Zealand FiNZ2021, 27 Jan-29 May 2021.

• Kommedal D., Andrade I. and Becker S. (2021) Analysis of the effect of infiltration in heat load calculations of a retrofitted office building in Christchurch- New Zealand. Christchurch New Zealand: Fluids in New Zealand FiNZ2021, 27-29 Jan 2021.

• Radwan S., Bishop D., Becker S., Krumdieck S. and Kabaliuk N. (2021) Empirical heat transfer correlation for expansion pulsed pressure mass transport regime. Christchruch, New Zealand: Fluids in New Zealand FiNZ2021, 27-29 Jan 2021.

• Sefidan AM., Sellier M., Hewett J., Willmott G. and Becker S. (2020) Numerical simulation of milk droplet drying process within a spray dryer. Massey: Fluids in New Zealand, 30 Jan 2020.

• Boyd B. and Becker S. (2019) The acoustically-driven expansion and collapse of a near wall bubble. Seattle USA: 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 23-26 Nov 2019.

• Robertson J. and Becker SM. (2018) Temperature Control in a Skin Sonoporation Setup. Christchruch NZ: IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances in Moving Boundary Problems in Mechanics, 12 Feb-15 Mar 2018.

• Becker SM. (2017) Loss Prediction of Low Re Flow Through Quasiperiodic Serpentine Channels. Denver CO USA: 70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 19-21 Nov 2017.

• Becker SM. and Gasow S. (2017) Prediction of local losses of low Re flows in elastic porous media. portland OR USA: 69th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 20-22 Nov 2016.

• Boyd B. and Becker S. (2017) Video: Simulation of the ultrasound-induced growth and collapse of a near-wall bubble. 70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 19-21 Nov 2017.

• Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2017) Simulation of the ultrasound-induced growth and collapse of a near-wall bubble. Denver CO USA: 70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 19-21 Nov 2017.

• Boyd B. and Becker SM. (2017) Simulation of ultrasound induced bubble collapse near a rigid boundary. Christchruch: Fluids in New Zeland, 9 Feb-10 May 2017.

• Munro B. and Becker SM. (2017) Experimental Analysis of Flow-Induced Matrix Deformation on Deviation from Darcy's Law in Deformable Porous Media. Denver CO USA: 70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 19-21 Nov 2017.

• Robertson J. and Becker SM. (2017) The effects of acoustic reflection the inertial cavitation behaviour in a novel in vitro skin isonation setup. Christchurch: Fluids in New Zealand, 9 Feb-10 May 2017.

• Finbar JA., Becker SM. and Boyd BW. (2016) The effect of irreversibly electroporated cell dynamics on drug transport in electroporated tissue. Christchurch, New Zealand: Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Health Research Society of Canterbury, 5-5 Aug 2016.

• Becker S. and Lehmann S. (2015) Pressure predictions of Darcian flow in non-uniform media. Christchurch, New Zealand: Fluids in New Zealand 2015 (FiNZ), 28-30 Jan 2015.

• Boyd B., Becker S. and Pollet L. (2015) Theoretical Modelling of In Vivo Skin Electroporation: Degree of Electroporation and Mass Transfer Enhancement. Christchurch, New Zealand: Fluids in New Zealand 2015 (FiNZ), 28-30 Jan 2015.

• Collinson D. and Becker S. (2015) Development of a cost-efficient method for micro-scale heat transfer and temperature studies. Christchurch, New Zealand: Fluids in New Zealand 2015 (FiNZ), 28-30 Jan 2015.

• Robertson JP. and Becker SM. (2015) Motivations for a Custom Apparatus for Sonophoresis Experimentation Berlin. Berlin, Germany: 9th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems (BMS 2015), 31 Aug-2 Sep 2015.

• Becker S. and Munro B. (2014) Experimental characterization of the deviation from Darcy flow at low Reynolds numbers through elastic porous matrices. San Francisco, CA, USA: 67th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, 23-25 Nov 2014.

• Boyd B., Pollet L. and Becker S. (2014) Theoretical modelling of in vivo skin electroporation: degree of electroporation and mass transfer enhancement. Dunedin, New Zealand: D4: Devices for Diagnostics and Drug Delivery, 26-27 Nov 2014.

• Collinson D., Robertson J., Mansell E., Hannon A., Becker S., Pavšelj N. and Zorec B. (2014) The development of active testing systems for transdermal drug delivery. Dunedin, New Zealand: D4: Devices for Diagnostics and Drug Delivery, 26-27 Nov 2014.

• Munro B. and Becker S. (2014) Experimental Analysis of Entrance Effects in Low Reynolds Flow in Porous Media. San Francisco, CA, USA: 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 23-25 Nov 2014.

• Becker SM. (2012) Transdermal transport modeling during the application of electroporation pulses. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: 3rd Australia & New Zealand Micro/Nanofluidics and Bionano Symposium, 12-13 Apr 2012.

• Becker SM., Pavselj N., Zorec B. and Miklavcic D. (2012) Transport Modeling of Skin Electroporation and the Thermal Behavior of the Stratum Corneum. Auckland, New Zealand: 23rd International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, 19-22 Nov 2012.

• Becker SM. (2011) One Dimensional Transient Heat Conduction in Composite Perfuse Tissue. Melbourne, Australia: 9th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (9AHMTC), 2-4 Nov 2011.

• Becker SM. (2010) Targeted Drug Delivery: A Micro-Thermo-Dynamic Approach to Modeling Electroporation Transport through the Stratum Corneum in Combination with Passive Porous Media Models. Toulouse, France: 2nd European Conference on Microfluidics, 8-10 Dec 2010.

• Becker SM. and Kuznetsov AV. (2006) Numerical Assessment of Large Molecule Electrophoretic and Diffusional Response Associated With in vivo Electroporation. Research Triangle Park, NC, USA: North Carolina Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Meeting, 9-10 Mar 2006.

Theses / Dissertations

• Becker SM. (2007) In Vivo Electroporation of Skin and Biological Tissue: Theoretical model development and Numerical Investigation of Associated Thermo-Electrical and Structural Responses and Enhanced Mass Transport. Raleigh, NC, USA. North Carolina State University.

Student Supervision

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• Masters - Flint S: Capturing Flow through Porous Meida: MRI and Numerical Comparisons (2022)
• Masters - Robinson M: Analysis of the Warmer Kiwi Homes Initiative
Current
• PhD - Andrade Beltran M: Adaptive Capacity in Heating Office Spaces in NZ
• PhD - Guo L: Numerical studies on the performance of a standin-wave thermoacoustic engine
• PhD - Mohammadi Sefidan A: Energy efficient buildings in New Zealand climate by applying latent heat storage systems
• PhD - Ni S: Numerical and entropy studies of premixed flame stability behaviours and emissions in a micro-combustor
• PhD - Radwan Mohamed S: Heat transfer correlation for expansion regime pulsed pressure mass transport
Completed
• PhD - Aghajannezhad P: Simulation of Fluid Flow in Rock Fractures (2022)
• PhD - Boyd B: Numerical modelling of an acoustically-driven bubble : the growth and collapse near a wall (2018)
• PhD - Boyd B: The Physics of Molecular Delivery by Electroporation of the Stratum Corneum: Local Transport Region Initiation and Evolution (2019)
• PhD - Erin M: Development of mathematical models of everyday life factors on glycaemia, identifiable in outpatients with type 1 diabetes.
• PhD - Flint T: Shape optimisation to mitigate cavitation using boundary element methods (2017)
• PhD - Johari S: A Micropillar Based On-Chip System for Continuous Force Measurement of C.elegans (2012)
• PhD - Liu D: Development of a unified creep-faatigue model for engineering purposes (2018)
• PhD - Mansell E: Identification and identifiability of secondary factors in the glycaemic dynamics of individuals with diabetes (2018)
• PhD - Nestsiarovich K: Communication in multidisciplinary project environment (2020)
• PhD - Robertson J: Coupling fluid temperature control and passive cavitation detection during skin sonoporation (2019)
• PhD - Robertson J: The development of active testing systems for transdermal drug delivery (2019)
• PhD - Siliang N: Numerical and entropy studies of premixed flame stability behaviours and emissions in a micro-combustor (2022)
• PhD - Siwach S: Development and validation of a CFD-based approach towards analysing Pentane vaporizers (2017)
• PhD - Siwach S: Heat transfer data for optimum design and sizing of cost-effective, low maintenance heat exchangers for <1MWeORC systems (2021)
• PhD - Sun Y: Study of a premixed hydrogen-fuelled flame transfer function in mesh-scale combustor (2022)
• PhD - Wilkes R: Exploring the effects of thermomechanical processing and surface preparation on the in vitro corrosion performance of Mg-Zn-Ca alloys for biodegradable orthopaedic implants (2021)
• PhD - Wong C: Design-to-Resource (DTR) using SMC Turbine Adaptive Strategy (2015)
• PhD - Wong C: Waste Heat Resources and ORC System Plans (2015)
• Masters - Collinson D: Pressure predictions of Darcian flow in non-uniform media (2016)
• Masters - Guan D: Aeroacoustics Damping Performance Studies on Helmholtz Resonators and In-duct Perforated Plates (2020)
• Masters - Healey A: Development of reverberation rooms for the measurement of sound absorption (2019)
• Masters - Katinas C: Solution of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rectangular Helicoidal Pipes (2009)
• Masters - Ormsby Z: Integration of structured light methods to the DIET breast screening system
• Masters - Ormsby Z: Integration of structured light methods to the DIET breast screening system (2019)
• Masters - Flint T: Towards understanding empty nose syndrome using computational fluid dynamics
• Masters - Gasow S: Prediction of Low Re Flow in Non-Uniform and Deformable Porous Media (2016)
• Honours - Andrew Nisbet, George Hercus, Kerry Hebden, Matt Pedersen, Robert Harris: Kathmandu Tent Testing (2013)
• Honours - Aplin J: Summer Scholarshipo Research: Deformable Porous Media: Experimental Investigation of the Onset of non-Darcian Flow at Low Reynolds’ Numbers. (2013)
• Honours - Brent Jones, Dougie Squire, George Donald, Sytse Tacoma: Deformable Porous Media (2012)
• Honours - Bruschewski M: Pulsed Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (2011)
• Honours - Collinson D: UC Summer Research: Transdermal Drug Delivery: Microscale Imaging of Active Enhancement Techniques (2015)
• Honours - David Collinson; Alex Hannon; Erin Mansell; Jeremy Robertson: Transdermal Drug Delivery (2014)
• Honours - Jack Coote; Damon Hutley; Tim Ilin; Jeff Krause: Invert Robotics: Retractable camera Arm (2016)
• Honours - Lehmann S: Pressure predictions of Darcian flow in non-uniform media (2014)
• Honours - Liam Clark, Oliver Coulmann, Benjamin Munro: Capture of Local Deformations within a Deformable Porous Media (2013)
• Honours - Macdonald C: UC Summer Research: Energy Modelling of Aquatic Facilities (2015)
• Honours - Mark Houwers; Neryda Duncan; Jordan Maher; Denis Milkin: New Zealand Transport Agency: Kaikoura Fur Seals (2016)
• Honours - McLean C: Geothermal Heat Exchanger for a Stirling Engine (2011)
• Honours - POLLET L: Computational Transdermal Drug Delivery (2014)
• Honours - Preuer N: Experimental Analysis of the Effect of Flow Induced Deformation on the Permeability of Porous Media (2013)
• Honours - Thomas Frewen, James Mcarthur, Joanne Duncan: Foundation for Arable Research: Grain Drying with Renewable Energy (2015)
• Honours - William Corke, Jed Graham, Zafran Khuzaimah, Choon Seng Wong: Vortex Heating (2011)
• Summer Student - Argus F: Transdermal Drug Delivery: permeability enhancement by Electroporation (2016)

Future Research

• Themodynamics
• Deformable Porous Media
• Composite Heat Transfer
• HVAC Engineering