The topics of our lab are split into 3 main thrusts of research. All of the research uses computation fluid dynamics for analysis of pertinent physics for the flow interest.
Respiratory Flows
Current Projects:
- Numerical Simulation of fluid-structure-particle interaction in the respiratory system
Researchers: Carlos Ruvalcaba, Stephanie Ortega, Susana Ramirez Perez, Brooke Raabe - Computational modeling of airflow through obstructed endotracheal tubes
Researcher: James McCay
Past Projects:
Materials & Manufacturing
Current Projects
- Surrogate Model Building and Uncertainty Quantification in Additive Manufacturing
Researchers: Alex Wolfer, Amanda Braun
Past Projects
- Physics-based preconditioning for stiff multi-physics problems in additive manufacturing processes
Researcher: Brian Weston - Microstructures, Spray Rolling, Welding
Energy and Environment
Current Projects
- Thermo-hydraulics of Nuclear Technology
- Investigation of Heat Transfer in Extreme Environments with Associated Density Variations
Researcher: Rebecca Barney - Physics-based Formulations from Classical Nucleation Theory
Researcher: Dane Sterbentz