Wednesday, July 24, 2019
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Engineering Science Hall (Building 9), lecture hall 2, room 2325
By Dr. K. R. Sreenivasan, New York University.
From aerodynamics to quantum gravity, there is a tradition of studying fields via loops. We consider the behavior of loops in turbulent fields to establish their scaling properties and contrast them with those of traditional averages over balls. The talk can be followed with no specialized knowledge.
Biography of Professor Sreenivasan:
Professor Katepalli R. Sreenivasan is an aerospace scientist, fluid dynamicist and applied physicist whose research includes physics and applied mathematics. He studies turbulence, nonlinear and statistical physics, astrophysical fluid mechanics andcryogenic helium. He was the dean of engineering and executive vice provost for science and technology at New York University. He is also the Eugene Kleiner Professor for Innovation in mechanical engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering and a professor of physics and mathematics at the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Sreenivasan is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, the African Academy of Sciences and the Accademia die Lincei in Italy.
