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Exploring
  • Aerolasticity and Aviation Safety
  • Computational Fluid Physics
  • Flow Diagnostics and Sensors
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Wind Tunnel and Flow Imaging

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Our Members
Jeffrey K. Bennighof Jeffrey K. Bennighof
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
William W. Hagerty Fellow in Engineering
Research Interests:
* Computation of Structural Dynamics
* Adaptive Reduction of Large Structure Models
* Minimum Time Control of Structures
bennighof[at]mail.utexas.edu

Noel T. Clemens Noel T. Clemens
Ph.D., Stanford University
Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Foundation Professorship in Engineering
Research Interests:
* Turbulent Combustion
* High-Speed Turbulent Flows
* Applications of Laser Imaging Diagnostics
e-mail to: clemens[at]cfdlab.ae.utexas.edu
or go to homepage at: http://www.ae.utexas.edu/~clemens/

David B. Goldstein David B. Goldstein
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Chevron Centennial Fellow in Engineering No. 1
Research Interests:
* Development of Numerical Methods
* Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
* Detailed Flow Physics
david[at]cfdlab.ae.utexas.edu

Ronald O. Stearman Ronald O. Stearman
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Bettie Margaret Smith Professor in Engineering
Research Interests:
* Aircraft Noise and Structural Acoustics
* Aeroelastic and Structural Dynamic System Identification
* Higher Order Statistics
ron[at]aeroel.ae.utexas.edu

Venkat Raman Venkat Raman
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests:
* Turbulence & Combustion
* Large-Eddy Simulations
* Statistical Methods for Turbulent Reactive Flows
* Parallel Computations
v.raman[at]mail.utexas.edu

Laxminarayan L. Raja Laxminarayan L. Raja
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Robert and Francis Stark Centennial Fellow in Engineering
Dr. Raja specializes in computational modeling and experimental studies of low-temperature glow discharge plasmas. His current research focus is on atmospheric-pressure glow discharges, microdischarges, and semiconductor process plasmas.
lraja[at]mail.utexas.edu

Jayant Sirohi Jayant Sirohi
Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests:
* High power density solid state actuators
* Multifunctional structures
* Multi-mission capable micro/unmanned aerial vehicles
* Rotorcraft design
jayant.sirohi[at]mail.utexas.edu

Charles E. Tinney Charles E. Tinney
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests:
* Steady and unsteady aerodynamics
* Turbulence and shear flow phenomena
* Aeroacoustics
* Separating/reattaching flows
* Open and close-loop flow control
* Experimental techniques
* Nonlinear systems
* Reduced order modeling
cetinney[at]mail.utexas.edu

Philip L. Varghese Philip L. Varghese, Director
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Stanley P. Finch Centennial Professor in Engineering
Research Interests:
* Tomography by Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
* Laser Diagnostics Using Raman and Rayleigh Scattering
* Optimal Modeling of Nonequilibrium Flows varghese[at]mail.utexas.edu
Homepage: http://www.ae.utexas.edu/~Varghese