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Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
Caltech
Paul E. Dimotakis received his degrees at Caltech (Physics 1968; Nuclear Engineering 1969; Applied Physics 1973). He stayed on at Caltech and is presently the John K. Northrop Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Applied Physics. Following work on liquid helium and superfluidity, his research at Caltech has focused on investigations of turbulent-flow phenomena, with an emphasis on turbulent transport and mixing, and combustion. In work outside Caltech as a consultant, he has participated in the development of pilotless drones, high-power chemical lasers, the stealth fighter, contributed to the development of the Space Shuttle aerodynamics, assisted in the internal aerodynamics of sealed computer (Winchester) disks, helped with the fluid mechanics design of the "Leap-Frog fountain" at Disney's Epcot Center in Florida, and participated in experiments in the Lawrence Livermore Nova laser facility also assisting with compressible and incompressible turbulence issues. A sailor, he was a member of the sail-design America3 team in their successful defense of the Americas Cup in 1992. He served as Associate Editor for the J. Fluid Mechanics and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.
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