Fluids and Materials Sciences
People
- Richard Braun, Professor
Phase change theory. Thin film flows, Fluid Dynamics, Crystal Growth
- L. Pamela Cook, Professor
Complex fluids, Viscoelastic fluids: flows and modeling; Transonic aerodynamics
- David A. Edwards, Professor and Interim Chair
Viscoelastic systems, Polymers
- Pak-Wing Fok, Assistant Professor
Epitaxial Growth, Step models
- Robert P. Gilbert, UNIDEL Professor
Moving boundary problems (Hele Shaw flows) and porous media (homogenization)
- David O. Olagunju, Professor
Viscoelastic fluids, Reacting flows, Flow stability
- Yvonne Ou, Assistant Professor
Dehomogenization methods and wave propagation in composite materials
- John Pelesko, Associate Professor
Microwave heating and shock compaction. Thermal and thermoelastic instabilities arising in materials processing. Surfactants. Microelectromechanical systems
- Louis Rossi, Professor
Vorticity dynamics, flow through porous media, viscoelastic flows
- Gilberto Schleiniger, Associate Professor
Viscoelastic fluid flow and transonic aerodynamics
Research
The fluid mechanics and materials science group within the Department is very active. Faculty members are interested in a wide range of modern problems that originate from or have applications in industry. In fluid mechanics, many of us are interested in viscoelastic fluids, thin film flows and transonic aerodynamics. In materials science, our faculty members strive to understand the mathematics of phase transformations and to develop novel descriptions of composite materials.
Graduate Studies
Students wishing to study and do research in fluids and materials are advised to apply to the Applied Mathematics Graduate Program and take the following courses
Other courses in the Department of Mathematical Sciences which may be of interest are:
Students in Applied Mathematics are also encouraged to take courses outside the Department. Examples of such courses are:
