Koochesfahani Named Fellow of American Physical Society

November 10, 2008

Manoochehr Koochesfahani, associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for his "pioneering contributions to the development of experimental techniques including laser induced fluorescence, molecular tagging velocimetry and thermometry, and quantum dot imaging, and for his fundamental studies of turbulent mixing."

The APS, founded in 1899, is the largest organization of professional physicists in the United States; it has 46,000 members. Election to fellowship is limited to no more than one-half of one percent of the membership.

Koochesfahani's research group’s studies of turbulent mixing, unsteady fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, vortex flows and, more recently, micro- and nano-flows and biologically-inspired flows, have made pioneering contributions in developing “optical probes,” or non-intrusive laser–based measurement tools, for the flow of gases and liquids. His whole-field optical tools allow for measurement of many points at the same time. A hallmark of his efforts are his molecule-based methods for imaging the velocity and temperature fields in a flow. Among them are the techniques of molecular tagging velocimetry (MTV) and molecular tagging thermometry (MTT). More recently, his lab has introduced the method of quantum dot (QD) imaging for mapping flows with nanometer resolution.

He will be recognized at the organization's 61st Annual Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, November 23-25.