Advanced Flow Diagnostics and Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory

 Group picture taken at 2011 Summer Lab's BBQ Party on 07/09/2011

Front - left to right: Prof. Pu, Prof. Deng, Hui, Zifeng, Danlei, Sunny, Hiro and Bin   

Back - left to right: Prof. Hong, Meilin, Jill, Travis, Ahmet, Anand, Chrissy and Dan

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What's New?!

• Recent Research Highlights.

• 01/04/2012: our recent research work related to wind turbine aerodynamics is highlighted in an article of Scientific American.

• 12/16/2011: Season's greeting card for 2012 New Year!

• 12/14/2011: Our research work to investigate the effects of complex terrains on wind energy production is featured on Science Daily!

• 12/12/2011: Our research on wind turbine aeromechanics is highlighted on the headline news of Iowa State University!

• 11/12/2011: Fellowships are available to provide International Research Experience for Graduate and Undergraduate Students on Bio-Inspired Aerodynamics and Bio-Inspired Engineering at Shanghai, China in 2012 summer.

• 09/10/2011:A Post-Doctoral Research Associate Position in Experimental Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics is available immediately!

• 08/12/2011:  Our research on "Molecular Tagging Techniques for Stratified Flow: Application to Boundary Mixing" is supported by National Science Foundation.

• 08/10/2011: National Science Foundation funds us to conduct researches on "Characterization of Surface Wind Energy Resources and Wake Interferences among Wind Turbines over Complex Terrains for Optimal Site Design and Turbine Durability" for three years.

• 07/14/2011: Hirofumi Igarashi receives an offer to be a quality engineer of ARK Technologies, Inc. in Chicago. Congratulations, Hiro!

• 07/11/2011: Travis Grager defended his MS thesis successfully. Travis has also received an offer to be a research engineer of PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INC. in Boston. Congratulations, Travis!

• 06/23/2011: Zifeng receives an offer to be an Assistant Professor at Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering of Wright State University. Congratulations, Prof. Yang!

• 06/20/2011:  Our research on wind turbine aeromechanics is supported by the Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development (IAWIND).

• 04/06/2011:  Our research on "Icing physics studies pertinent to wind turbine icing and de-/anti icing" is supported by National Science Foundation.

• 04/04/2011: National Science Foundation funds us to establish "US-China Collaboration on Bio-Inspired Aerodynamic Designs for the Development of Next Generation Micro-Air-Vehicles".

• 12/23/2010: Our research on fuel injector nozzle/atomizer is highlighted by wired.com!

• 12/21/2010: Our research on fuel spray flows is on the headline news of Iowa State University!

Open Positions:

RA and/or TA positions for Ph.D. study are available.  Students with experimental fluid mechanics or aerodynamics background, especially with hands-on experiences of using optical diagnostic techniques such as LDV, PIV and LIF, are encouraged to apply.