FDRC seminar series
Fall 2026
9:30 am ET · 125 Reber Building
Series organizer: Samuel Grauer
Jacqueline O’ConnorUse of information networks for understanding hydrodynamic instability on complex wake flows Pennsylvania State University
Aditya NairData-driven approaches for simulation, modeling and control of unsteady fluid flows University of Nevada, Reno
Matthew KrullExperimental and computational characterization of transonic turbine relevant flow fields Pennsylvania State University
Chaopeng ShenSensitivity-aware neural operator learning: from Navier–Stokes rollouts to flood and tsunamis Pennsylvania State University
Harish GaneshUnderstanding the drag of soft biofilms: A multidisciplinary experimental approach University of Michigan
Zhao PanEngineering with simple math: From urinals in restrooms to diagnostics in fluid mechanics labs University of Waterloo
Vijay VedulaAdvancing patient-specific models of blood flow for clinical decision support Columbia University
Shaun HarrisLaminar–turbulent transition numerical methods and reduced order models in hypersonic environments Sandia National Laboratories
Paul DurbinThe compressible wall law and turbulence modeling Iowa State University
Nathan WeiTime is of the essence: Exploring the effects of unsteady flows in renewable-energy systems University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan NaughtonDevelopment and application of an unsteady pressure measurement system University of Wyoming
Pennsylvania State University
Thanksgiving
No seminar
Sven SchmitzOn the role of induced power in wind turbine & helicopter aerodynamics Pennsylvania State University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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