Luigi

Martinelli

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Research interests: Simulation of viscous flow past complex configurations with application to aircraft and ship design

Students seated at a long table at the welcome lunch. — Members of the engineering Class of 2028 gathered for a welcoming ceremony in the Friend Center courtyard. Photos by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Dean encourages incoming students to seize opportunities and form strong bonds at Princeton

Speedboat with large spray of water behind it — The students adapted a legendary speedboat, named Big Bird, for electric propulsion. Photos by Princeton Electric Speedboating

Princeton’s student team broke the world speed record for electric boats

Portrait of Sau-Hai (Harvey) Lam — Sau-Hai (Harvey) Lam, the Edwin Wilsey ’04 Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, developed influential theories in fluid mechanics, combustion and plasma dynamics, and helped shape engineering education at Princeton. Photo courtesy of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Graphic by Neil Adelantar.

Sau-Hai (Harvey) Lam, leading theoretician of fluid mechanics and esteemed mentor, dies at 87

Researchers portrait

Flipped wind mills find power in numbers

Summer workshops build hands-on experience for MAE majors

Tim Baker, creator of computer models for aerodynamics, dies

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