This field of study is based on the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and applied aircraft aerodynamics. Areas of current research include computational fluid dynamics, turbulent boundary layer flows, aeroacoustics, rotorcraft aerodynamics, urban air mobility aircraft aerodynamics and acoustics, wind turbine aerodynamics, active flow control, subsonic wind tunnel measurement, vortex generator, fixed-wing tip vortex, parachute drag prediction, aircraft design and optimization.
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Faculty
Ralph C. Aldredge
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- Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Jean-Pierre Delplanque
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- Professor and Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
Mohamed M. Hafez
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- Professor
Seongkyu Lee
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- Associate Professor
Jae Wan Park
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- Associate Professor
Maximilian F. Platzer
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- Adjunct Professor
Stephen K. Robinson
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- Professor
Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn
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- Professor
Ben D. Shaw
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- Professor
C.P. "Case" van Dam
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- Professor