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Mechanical and Ocean Engineering; Three-Dimensional Flow-Field Dynamics of Rising and Falling Objects in Water, Acceleration Induced Cavitation

ID: 736400 Utah, USA

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Expert’s current research interests are in fluid dynamics, experimental fluid flow phenomena, advanced imaging techniques, water entry, collective behavior of animals, novel imaging, and experimental methods. By merging different areas of research, he works on problems such as three-dimensional flow-field dynamics of rising and falling objects in water, acceleration induced cavitation, the transport of water through desert plants and the collective behavior of pelotons and fish. Expert received his B.S in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah, and then attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his Ph.D.09’ in Ocean and Mechanical Engineering. He is currently an associate professor at a prestigious State University.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2009 Degree: Ph.D Subject: Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year: 2003 Degree: B.S. Subject: Mechanical Engineering Institution: University of Utah

Work History

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Years: 2017 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Associate Professor Department:
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Available upon request.
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Years: 2015 to 2017 Employer: Utah State University Title: Assistant Professor Department:
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Available upon request.
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Years: 2010 to 2014 Employer: Brigham Young University Title: Assistant Professor Department:
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Available upon request.
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Years: 2009 to 2010 Employer: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Title: Research Engineer Department:
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Available upon request.
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Years: 2003 to 2009 Employer: MIT Title: Research Assistant Department:
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Available upon request.
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Years: 2005 to 2008 Employer: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Title: Research Assistant Department:
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(Summers)
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Years: 2004 to 2009 Employer: MIT Title: Research Supervisor Department:
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Available upon request.
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Years: 2003 to 2003 Employer: University of Utah Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant Department:
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Available upon request.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Physical Society (APS)
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
Marine Technology Society (MTS)
IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE OES)
Awards / Recognition
Milton Van Dyke Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner “Fluted Films”, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics
Utah Educator of the Year Nominee (SAME Nomination), Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Great Basin Post
Milton Van Dyke Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, “The shear joy of watching paint dry”
Milton Van Dyke Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics
Gallery of Fluid Motion Video Winner, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, “Buckling instability of crown sealing”
Utah Educator of the Year Nominee (SAME Nomination), Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Great Basin Post
Milton Van Dyke Gallery of Fluid Motion Video Winner, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, “Catastrophic cracking courtesy of quiescent cavitation.”
Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research Fellowship recipient.
Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, “A new angle on water entry.”
Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research Fellowship recipient
Milton Van Dyke Gallery of Fluid Motion Video Winner, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion Video
Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research Fellowship recipient
Poster Gallery Winner, Annual Acoustical Society of America Meeting, “Three-dimensional whole-field measurements of pulsatile glottal jets using synthetic aperture particle image velocimetry.”
Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner, 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, “Oil droplet in alcohol.”
Finalist One of four finalists in the MGH-MIT Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Research.
Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) recipient, participated in research at the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) (twice)
Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner, 60th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, Salt Lake City, UT. “The life of a water-entry cavity at low bond number.”
Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Winner, 58th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, “Air cavity formation in the wake of a spinning sphere impacting the free surface.”
Best Student Chapter Marine Technology Society.
Publications and Patents Summary
Peer-reviewed journal publications 44
Peer-reviewed short papers and invited papers appearing in journals 11
Peer-reviewed conferences 20
Conference presentations (abstract only) 77
Peer-reviewed posters and videos 49
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