Luke A
- Research Program Mentor

PhD candidate at Brown University

Expertise

Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics

Bio

Hi everyone, my name is Luke and I have been studying engineering and physics for over a decade. I have a deep interest in fluid dynamics and its applications, from rocket science, to weather prediction and meteorology, and even biology. To do research, I like to use simple experiments coupled with analytical and theoretical techniques to help improve our understanding of physical processes. I like using 3D printing and computational fluid dynamics tools to achieve this goal. Outside of research I like to listen to and make music.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of a New Boat Design

We will create computer code to solve the equations of motion for water and air and use that code to determine the flow of water around a boat. Then, we can redesign the boat to try to decrease the overall drag!

Droplet Generator

Droplet generation is extremely important in a variety of different applications, like inkjet printing and in gasoline powered cars. We can build a simple droplet generator that can generate droplets and use cameras to visualize them!

Coding skills

Matlab, Python, C++

Credentials

Work experience

Brown University (2023 - Current)

Postdoctoral Researcher

Education

Swarthmore College

BS Bachelor of Science (2015)

Engineering

State University of New York at Stony Brook

MS Master of Science (2016)

Mechanical Engineering

Brown University

PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate