Congratulations to Lab Alumnus Zijie Qu, now on the faculty at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, whose paper (from his PhD thesis) on high speed microrheology was published last week in Flow Measurement and Technology

This paper combines high speed imaging, Statistical Tracking Velocimetry, and microrheology to determine the elastic relaxation times  of weakly viscoelastic polymer solutions.  – Congratulations!

Our lab had an impressive showing at the APS/DFD meeting in Indianapolis this week. There were TEN papers from our group with first authors ranging from Post Docs, to recently graduated PhDs, to current PhDs and undergrads.  Check out our lab lunch at a local Italian restaurant in the “Pope Room” (wait – which one is the pope, and which one is Kenny?).  In addition to contributions from our lab, there was an equally fierce showing from the Brown Center for Fluid Mechanics  – something like 50 people attending, not to mention alumni from Brown undergrad and grad programs who are now either students or professors in the field at institutions throughout the USA and the World.  A particular highlight was Prof Monica Martinez Wilhellmus’ plenary talk to and audience of 2000,  on the dynamics of Artic sea ice. – Congratulations to all!!