Clarence

Rowley

Sin-I Cheng Professor in Engineering Science. Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Research interests: Fluid flows from a dynamical systems point of view; modeling and model reduction for bifurcation analysis and control; numerical methods, both for fluids simulations, and analysis of dynamical systems; applications of geometric methods in fluid mechanics

A quadcopter drone and operator — The researchers are working to improve controls for flight systems and other applications that demand quick responses. Photo by Bumper DeJesus

Teaching robots to think on the fly

award presented to Sujit Datta — Caroline Zhao, undergraduate engineering council president, presents an award to Sujit Datta, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering. Photos by Frank Wojciechowski

Teaching awards celebrate instructors’ positive impact on students’ lives and careers

Floryan’s research on swimming has applications in propulsion systems

Egeman Koleman speaks with Al von Halle at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. They are wearing hard hats.

Data drive quests to control nuclear fusion

Graduate student’s computer program helps stabilize fusion plasmas

Fall 2007 Commendation List for Outstanding Teaching

Student uses drill press while others observe.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Solving problems in energy, combustion, fluids, lasers, materials science, robotics and control systems, and nuclear security

Clarence Rowley