FDRC Seminar Series
Each semester, FDRC invites speakers from across the United States and abroad to present their research on fluid dynamics to members of the Penn State community. Topics include fundamental research on turbulence, numerical methods for CFD, the development of experimental techniques, and engineering applications related to medicine, propulsion, combustion, and more.
Seminars are accompanied by complimentary coffee and donuts!
The seminars can also be watched remotely via Zoom at this link.
Spring 2026 Series
Seminars in this series are hosted every Thursday at 9:30 am in 125 Reber Building.
Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15 | Trung Le | North Dakota State University | Fotis Sotiropoulos |
| Jan. 22 | Kelly Huang | University of Houston | Robert Kunz |
| Jan. 29 | Cong Wang | University of Iowa | Tamy Guimarães |
| Feb. 5 | Fotis Sotiropoulos | Pennsylvania State University | Internal |
| Feb. 12 | John Brigham | University of Pittsburgh | Gregory Banyay |
| Feb. 19 | Parvin Bayati | Pennsylvania State University | Internal |
| Feb. 26 | Robert Martinuzzi | University of Calgary | Robert Kunz |
| Mar. 5 | Hui Hu | Iowa State University | S. Grauer, T. Guimarães |
| Mar. 12 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar. 19 | Rana Zakerzadeh | Duquenese University | Michael Krane |
| Mar. 26 | Young "Paul" Yi | Princeton University | Margaret Byron |
| Apr. 2 | Ellen Longmire | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Mark Miller |
| Apr. 9 | Noelia Grande Gutiérrez | Carnegie Melon University | Keefe Manning |
| Apr. 16 | Michael Plesniak | George Washington University | Melissa Brindise |
| Apr. 23 | Juan Mendoza Arenas | University of Pittsburgh | Xiang Yang |
| Apr. 30 | Alison Ferris | Princeton University | Samuel Grauer |
