Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics

Research in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics includes fluid-structure interactions, unsteady fluid flows, phase-based analysis of fluid flows, rarefied gas flow, particle flow simulation, aerodynamic trajectories in phase space and turbulent odor plume dynamics.

Axial velocity [m/s] contours for Re ≅ 300.

(Left) Graduate student collecting odor plume statistics for an outdoor propylene plume in the Black Rock Desert. (Right) Representative time trace of the odor concentration measured using a photoionization detector. In natural settings, turbulent wind breaks up odor plumes into highly intermittent signals, which makes tracking them to their source a challenging task for animals, as well as engineered systems.

Associated faculty

Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Matteo Aureli
Matteo Aureli
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6973
maureli@unr.edu
PE 218
4577
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Deformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties, modeling and simulation, phase-field, fracture
Lei Cao
Lei Cao
Associate Professor
(775) 784-1690
leicao@unr.edu
PE 228
4577 Deformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties, modeling and simulation, phase-field, fracture
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Cahit Evrensel
Cahit Evrensel
Associate Professor and ASME Fellow
(775) 784-6093
cahit@unr.edu
PE 220
4577
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Miles Greiner
Miles Greiner
Foundation Professor
(775) 784-4873
greiner@unr.edu
WPEB 216
4577
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Mustafa Hadj-Nacer
Mustafa Hadj-Nacer
Research Associate Professor
(775) 682-7480
mhadjnacer@unr.edu
PE 219
4577
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
James Hanna
James Hanna
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6406
jhanna@unr.edu
PE 217
4577
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Computational fluid dynamics,Unsteady aerodynamics,Fluid-structure interaction,Data-driven modeling and control
Aditya G. Nair
Aditya G. Nair
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
(775) 682-6647
adityan@unr.edu
PE 232
4577 Computational fluid dynamics,Unsteady aerodynamics,Fluid-structure interaction,Data-driven modeling and control
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Ryan Tung
Ryan Tung
Associate Professor
(775) 784-7782
rtung@unr.edu
PE 207
4577
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics controls, robotics, data-driven, insects, behavior, system identification, neuroscience, neuroethology
Floris van Breugel
Floris van Breugel
Associate Professor
(775) 682-9822
fvanbreugel@unr.edu
PE 226
4577 controls, robotics, data-driven, insects, behavior, system identification, neuroscience, neuroethology
Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Petros Voulgaris
Petros Voulgaris
Chair, Founding Aerospace Program Director, and Victor LaMar Lockhart Professor
(775) 682-5725
pvoulgaris@unr.edu
PE 204C
4577