Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m.
Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall
101 Guggenheim

Organized by Paul Dimotakis

2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 2000-2001

2005 - 2006

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October · November · December · January · February · March · April · May

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[Seminars Are Announced Weekly]
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for students, postdoctoral scholars, visitors, and faculty to present the results of ongoing research projects. It is intended to be a relatively informal forum for presenting unfinished work and ideas about future work.

October

October 4, 2005
Laurent Benezech
Experimental Investigation of Planar Strained Hydrocarbon Flames Near Extinction
Kazuo Sone
Spectral-element Method for Axisymmetiric Laminar Reacting Flow

October 11, 2005
No seminar-- ASC Research Review

October 18, 2005
Joseph Klamo
Adventures in a Water Tunnel: The Fascinating World of Vortex-induced Vibrations and a Little Damping
Ivan Bermejo Moreno
Characterization of 3D Free-form Surfaces Based on Shape Index and Curvedness Spectra

October 25, 2005
Emilio Graff
Developments in DDPIV
Shannon Browne
Detailed and Reduced Chemical Mechanisms for Detonation Simulation

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November

November 2 , 2005
Idit Avrahami
Characterization of Impedance Pumping using Numerical Simulations
David Hill
Simulations of Shocks in a ConvergentGeometry

November 8 , 2005
Michele Milano
Evolutionary Optimization of Flapping Wings: Progress and Latest Results
Christopher Krok
Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel, Design and Construction

November 15 , 2005
Rita Liang
Detonation Simulations with Simplified Chemical Kinetics
Elijah Sansom
Explorations of Air-Liquid Interfaces and Nanocarpets for Developing a Self-Assembly Patterning Method - "Capillography" 

November 22, 2005
No seminar-- APS/DFD Meeting

November 29, 2005
George Matheou
Fluid Dynamics Code Verification Based on Linear Stability Analysis
Jim Karnesky
Vented Explosions  

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December

Winter break. There will be no seminars in December.

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January

January 10, 2006
No seminar-- GALCIT Research Review

January 17, 2006
Special seminar--
Richard Morgan [University of Queensland]
Hypersonic Research at the University of Queensland

January 24, 2006
Christopher Mouton
The Mechanisms of Tripping Between Regular and Mach Reflection in the Dual-Solution Domain
Marco Latini
Vortex-in-cell Investigation of the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability

January 31, 2006
Amy Lam
Effect of CO2 Injection on Transition in a Supersonic Boundary Layer
Brad Morris
Structural Integrity vs. Spacecraft Contamination: an Issue of Ion Engine Grid Optimization

February

February 7, 2006
Christopher Bond
Converging Shock Experiments in the 17” Shock Tube
Manuel Lombardini
Simulation of the Cylindrical Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability

February 14, 2006
No seminar-- Qualifying Exams

February 21, 2006
Daniel Lang
Scalar Dispersion in Subsonic Flows
Santiago Lombeyda
Visualization of Scanned Subsonic Flows Using Hardware Volume Rendering

February 28, 2006
Richard Kramer
Stable High Order Finite Difference Interface Schemes
Lydia Trevino
The Development of a Shear Stress Sensor for Bubbly Flows

March

March 7 , 2006
Kakani Young
Swim or Die: Evolutionary Constraints on Jet-Propelled Medusae
Aristides Bonanos
Compressible Turbulent Mixing with Ramp Injection

March 14, 2006
No seminar-- Final Exam Study Period

March 21, 2006
No seminar-- Spring Recess

March 28 , 2006
Laurence Loumes
Computational Investigation of a Biologically Inspired Two Layer Impedance Pump
Sally Moffett
Interaction of a Flame with an Expansion Wave

April

April 4 , 2006
Jifeng Peng 
Estimation of Animal Swimming Forces From Wake Measurements
Andrew Tchieu 
Vorticity Based Reduced Order Model for Flow Control

April 11 , 2006
Daniel Chung
Wall modeling for large eddy simulation
Kevin Parkin
Progress on the Microwave Thermal Thruster

April 18 , 2006
Jeffrey Bergthorson
Modeling particle-velocimetry techniques and alternatives to "laminar flame speed" estimations
Mark Hesselink
Linear Stability Analysis of Baroclinic Waves

April 25 , 2006
Hans Hornung
Idealized simulation of Mars Science Laboratory parachute deployment
Brad Dooley
Secondary evaporation of liquid agents in an atmospheric boundary layer 

May

May 2 , 2006
No seminar

May 9 , 2006
Laurent Benezech
Investigation of hydrocarbon flames
Ivan Bermejo Moreno
Geometrical characterization of structures in turbulence

May 16 , 2006
Beverley McKeon
Manipulation of bluff body flows
Joseph Klamo
Flow visualization on vortex-induced vibrations

May 23, 2006
Special Seminar
Simona Bordoni
University of California, Los Angeles
Eddy influence on monsoon dynamics

May 30 , 2006
GALCIT Feedback Seminar