Dr. Ahmed Elatar is a mechanical engineering R&D Associate Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Before he joined ORNL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON, Canada, providing consulting services for Wind Engineering projects. Additionally, he was a Research and Design Associate at S2e Technology Incorporation in London, ON, Canada, and a Mechanical Design Engineer at Dr. Abdel-Hamid El-Sayed Consulting in Alexandria, Egypt. He is also a Member of the ASME Heat Transfer Equipment Technical Committee) and ASHRAE technical committees. His research focuses on developing and researching HVAC equipment to enhance performance while minimizing harmful emissions.