Seminar Series: Spring 2024

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Gilman Hall 132

February 2, 2024
Prof. Tamy Guimarães (Pennsylvania State University)
“Advancing Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics through Instrumentation Development”

Hosted by: Prof. Dennice Gayme (MechE)

March 8, 2024 
Prof. James C. Liao (University of Florida)
“Fluid Dynamics of Swimming Fishes during Acceleration and Schooling”

Hosted by: Prof. Rajat Mittal (MechE)

March 15, 2024
Dr. Xiangkun Elvis Cao (WSE/ROSEI – Special Seminar)
“Optofluidics for Human and Planetary Health”

Hosted by: Prof. Dennice Gayme (MechE)

March 22, 2024
SPRING BREAK – NO SEMINAR

March 29, 2024
Prof. Matthew J. Rau (George Washington University)
“The Deformation and Fragmentation of Biological Marine Aggregates in Turbulence”

Hosted by: Prof. Dennice Gayme (MechE)

April 5, 2024
Dr. Peter Sullivan (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
“Marine Boundary Layers with Submesoscale Surface Heterogeneity: LES Results”

Hosted by: Prof. Thomas Haine (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

April 12, 2024
Dr. Harshal Raut (Johns Hopkins University – Mechanical Engineering)
“Hydrodynamic Performance and Scaling Laws for a Modeled Wave-Induced Flapping Foil Propulsion System”

Hosted by: Dr. Jung-Hee Seo & Prof. Rajat Mittal (MechE)

April 19, 2024
Prof. Patrick Heimbach (University of Texas at Austin)
“Learning from (sparse) Observations through the Lens of Models”

Hosted by: Prof. Thomas Haine (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

April 26, 2024
Prof. Aimy Wissa (Princeton University)
“Nature in Motion: The Power of Bioinspired Design in Unraveling Locomotion across Mediums and Scales”

Hosted by: Prof. Dennice Gayme (MechE)

Center for Environmental and Applied Fluid Mechanics