CV, updated Feb 2018

CV for Björn Palm,
born on Jan 29, 1955
1. University degree
1982: M. Sc. degree in physics and chemistry (fysikerlinjen) from Stockholm University.
1983-84: Additional studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and at Stockholm University.
2. Doctoral degree.
1991: Ph. D. degree in Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration from the Royal Institute of Technology on a thesis entitled ”Enhancement of Boiling Heat Transfer by Aid of Perforated Metal Foils”.
3. Relevant postdoctoral work.
1990-06-01 - 1991-05-31: Research Assistant (forskningsassistent) at the Dept. of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration, KTH.
1991-06-01 - 1993-10-31: Research Engineer (forskningsingenjör) at the Dept. of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration, KTH.
1993-11-01 - 1999-03-03: Researcher (forskarassistent) at the Dept. of Energy Technology, KTH.
4. Qualification as Associate Professor (habilitation). 2000-05-11: Docent in Energy Technology.
5. Current position.
Since October 1, 1999 Head of the Division of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration at the Department of Energy Technology, KTH (sharing this duty with Professor Per Lundqvist).
Since January 2006 full professor in Energy Technology at KTH. Since Aug 2011 Head of the Department of Energy Technology.
6. Previous positions and periods of appointment.
1999-03-04 – 1999-09-30: University Lecturer (universitetslektor) in Energy Technology (MMT dnr 400-290-98) at the Dept. of Energy Technology, KTH.
7. Parental leave,
Parental leave in periods during 1984 to 1988
8. Persons awarded doctorates for whom Björn Palm has been the main supervisor.
 Niklas Tengblad, Tekn. Lic, 1996, Cooling of electronic components with closed loop two- phase thermosyphons
 Mats-Erik Jonsson, Tekn. Lic. 1997, Development and optimization of a multipurpose heat pump for different climates
 Olivier Pelletier, Tekn. Lic 1998, Propane as Refrigerant in Heat Pumps
 Hans Jonsson, Ph. D. 2001, Turbulent forced convection air cooling of electronics with heat sinks under flow bypass conditions,
 ChunHong Sheng, Tekn. Lic. Dec. 2001, Some Two-Phase Flow and Boiling Heat Transfer Characteristics in Small Diameter Tubes
 Sanjeeva Witharana, Tekn. Lic. May 2003, Boiling of Refrigerants on Enhanced Surfaces and Boiling of Nanofluids
 Rahmatollah Khodabandeh, Ph. D. 28 May 2004, Heat transfer and pressure drop in two phase thermosyphons for cooling of electronics
 Joachim Claesson, Ph. D. 28 jan 2005, Thermal and Hydraulic Performance of Compact Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers Operating as Evaporators in Domestic Heat Pumps
 Primal Fernando, Ph. D. 19 feb. 2005, Design of refrigeration equipment for minimum charge of refrigerant
 Paulina Bohdanowicz, Ph.D. nov 2006, Responsible resource management in hotels : attitudes, indicators, tools and strategies
 Raul Anton Remirez, Ph.D. feb 2007, Experimental and numerical study of the thermal and hydraulic effect of EMC screens in radio base stations : Detailed and compact models
 Richard Furberg, Tekn. Lic. 22 feb. 2007, Boiling Enhancement of Well Defined Porous Surfaces
 Wahib Owhaib, Ph. D. 1 march 2007, Heat transfer and pressure drop in microchannels
 Åke Melinder, Ph.D. June 2007, Thermophysical Properties of Aqueous Solutions Used as Secondary Working Fluids
 Samer Sawalha, Ph. D. june 2008, Carbon dioxide as primary and secondary refrigerant in commercial refrigeration
 Getachew Bekele, Ph. D., jan 2010, Study into the potential an feasibility of a standalone solar-wind hybrid electric energy supply system
 José Acuna, Tekn. Lic, may 2010, Improvements of U-pipe Borehole Heat Exchangers,
 Claudi Martin, Ph. D., nov 2010, Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Single Vertical Channels of Small Diameter
 Rashid Ali, Ph. D., Dec 2010, Phase Change Phenomena During Fluid Flow in Micro channels
 Branco Simanic, Tekn. Lic. April 11, 2011, Energy Auditing and Efficiency in a Chain Hotel – The Case of Scandic, Järva Krog
 Richard Furberg, Ph. D., nov. 25, 2011, Enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer on a Dendritic and Micro Porous Copper Structure
 Hamayun Maqbool, Ph. D., feb 27, 2011, Flow boiling of ammonia and propane in mini channels
 Erik Björk, Ph.D. April 2012, Energy Efficiency Improvements in Household Refrigeration Cooling Systems
 José Acuna, Ph.D. Feb 2013, Distributed thermal response tests – New insights on U-pipe and Coaxial heat exchangers in groundwater-filled boreholes
 Jörgen Wallin, Ph.D. Sept 2014, Investigating Different Opportunities to Increase Energy Efficiency in Buildings by Retrofitting Heat Pump Coupled Heat Recovery Systems
 Jianyong Chen, Ph.D., Dec 2014, Investigation of Vapor Ejectors in Heat Driven Ejector Refrigeration Systems
 Anwar Zahid, Ph.D., Dec 2014, Flow Boiling Heat Transfer, Pressure Drop and Dryout Characteristics of Low GWP Refrigerants in a Vertical Mini-Channel
 Ehsan Bitaraf Haghighi, Ph. D. Feb 2015, Single Phase Convective Transfer with Nanofluids: An Experimental Approach
 Gunda Mader, Ph.D. April 2015, Economic analysis of air-water heat pump technologies with a screening method
 Qingming Liu, Ph.D. Feb 2017, Numerical study of flow boiling in micro/mini channels
9. Awards etc.
 Matts Bäckström Award for part of Ph.D. Thesis
 Best paper award, International Journal of Refrigeration, 2008, for the paper “A Minichannel Aluminium Tube Heat Exchanger, part I, II and III”. (First author: P. Fernando).
 ICNMM2011 ASME Outstanding Researcher Award, 2011
10. Journal Editorial boards etc
 International Journal of Refrigeration
 Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
11. Conference scientific boards 2009 – 11 (far from complete list)
 3rd IIR Conference on thermophysical properties and transfer processes of refrigerants, juni 2009
 The 7th ECI International Conference of Boiling Heat Transfer, (Invited Keynote), maj 2009
 The 7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, juni 2009
 IIR International Conference on Ammonia Refrigeratioin, maj 2009
 US-EU-China Thermal Physics Conference - Renewable Energy, maj 2009
 7th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, juni 2009
 The 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, aug 2010
 The 9th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, aug 2011
12. Learned societies
 Elected national delegate of the International Institute of Refrigeration
 Elected national delegate of Eurotherm