C.P. "Case" van Dam (Professor)

Research Interests:

• aerodynamics including design and optimization
• aircraft design
• experimental and computational fluid dynamics
• biofluiddynamics
• wind energy

Current Research:

• prediction, measurement and reduction of aerodynamic drag
• multi-disciplinary design of aircraft high-lift systems
• in-flight infrared imaging of boundary-layer transition and separation
• aerodynamics of wind turbines and aircraft forebodies at dynamic conditions
• micro-electro-mechanical systems for aerodynamic load control

Main Job:

• Advising students...

Jonothan Baker (Doctoral Student)

Research Interests:

• blunt trailing edge airfoils
• wind tunnel experimentation

Current Research:

• wind tunnel studies for aerodynamic drag reduction

Raymond Chow (Doctoral Student)

Research Interests:

• applied computational fluid dynamics
• active aerodynamic load control
• novel moving overset grid generation methods

Current Research:

• unsteady aerodynamic behaviour
• small scale load control devices

Scott Larwood (Doctoral Student)

Research Interests:

• wind turbine structural dynamics
• atmospheric turbulence

Current Research:

• swept wind turbine blades for load control
• wind energy permitting issues
• wind turbine rotor fragment risk
• wind turbine FAA obstruction lighting

Edward Mayda (Doctoral Student)

Research Interests:

• applied computational fluid dynamics
• numerical optimization
• parametric geometry definition

Current Research:

• development of time-accurate transition predicition methods for use in Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes flow solvers
• 3D computational investigation of micro-tab based load control systems

Syta Saephan (Post-Doctoral Researcher)

Research Interests:

• applied computational fluid dynamics

Current Research:

• CFD-based prediction for wind turbine rotor performance

Henry Shiu (Research Engineer)