Dr. Zhongquan Charlie Zheng, professor and chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Utah State University, will give a seminar titled "Multi-Physics Multi-Scale Fluid Flow and Acoustic Propagation."

Abstract: The presentation will provide an overview of the Multi-physics and Multi-Scale Fluid Flow (M2F2) simulation lab, which has been developed to advance the frontiers in fluid flow and acoustic propagation problems by rigorously investigating fundamental principles and their practical applications. This pursuit is grounded in computational and theoretical methods and strengthened by interdisciplinary collaborations with academic peers, government agencies, and industry partners. The following examples will be presented: Bio-inspired flow simulation around multiple moving and morphing structures using the immersed-boundary method; Sound and ultrasound propagation in complex geometries and multiple materials; High-lift and jet aeroacoustic problems; Aircraft wake vortex dynamics and formation flight dynamics for unmanned aerial vehicles; Combined molecular/continuum simulation for nano-scaled flow.

Bio: Dr. Zhongquan Charlie Zheng is currently a Professor and Head of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Utah State University. He is a Fellow of ASME and an Associate Fellow of AIAA. Before joining Utah State University, he served on the faculty in the Aerospace Engineering Department at University of Kansas, and prior to that, in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University. He also conducted research at NASA Langley Research Center before entering academia.