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departments at Northwestern represented
Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Materials Science, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Impacting research from cells to galaxies
Fluid dynamics is the study of flowing materials which includes liquids and gases. Fluid flow arises in a variety of settings ranging from astrophysics to atmosphere to granular flows to living organisms big and small. Some of the numerous application areas include materials processing, health and medicine, biotechnology, climate and environment, and sports, among others. Fluid dynamics finds a home in many departments at Northwestern, spanning engineering (biomedical, chemical and biological, civil and environmental, material science, mechanical), applied mathematics, and physics and astronomy. Consequently, there is a wide range of research and curricular options available.
Setting ourselves apart
Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Materials Science, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Including APS Fluid Dynamic Fellows and members of National Academies
Examples include: living organisms, computational methods, geophysics, riverbed flows, water recovery, biofluid dynamics, organ physiology, astrophysics, additive manufacturing, granular flows, interfacial flows, sports mechanics, and micro, nano, and molecular scale flows, and more
The annual Steve Davis Lecture hosted by the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics