ABOUT ME
I enjoy studying turbulent fluid mechanics, situations often beyond the capability of modern computational fluid mechanics, but which can be modeled very accurately in a wind tunnel. It is something that affects us anytime we step outside and into the planetary boundary layer. I strive to find the interesting and important aspects of any investigation and share them in a comprehensible way with those involved. I am especially motivated by opportunities to develop novel measurement techniques and the application of testing methods to a new problem.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Wind tunnel experimentation and analysis
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Effects on buildings and interactions with humans.
Uncertainty Analysis
Everyone knows they should probably do more to understand the accuracy of their measurement. It provides a deeper understanding of the results.
EDUCATION
2012-2017
University of California Davis
PhD Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Lab
2007 - 2011
Baylor University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
Minor: Mathematics
Focus: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Numerical Methods
Computational Methods
Can this be faster for the computations or the human?