View of the Budapest skyline at sunset. Location of the Short Course in Environmental Fluid Mechanics in June, 2004.
Courses Taught
The following is a comprehensive list of courses developed and taught at Texas A&M University. I also organized the Ocean Engineering Seminar Series in Fall 2004.
- CVEN 311 - Fluid Dynamics Fluid properties; statics; kinematics; basic conservation principles of continuity, energy and momentum; similitude and hydraulic models; incompressible flow in pipes; fluid dynamic drag. Prerequisites: MATH 251 and CVEN 221; CVEN 302 or registration therein. Teaching Fall 2008.
- CVEN 302 - Computer Applications in Engineering and Construction Application of computers to solution of civil engineering problems using various numerical methods; mathematical modeling and error analysis; solution of algebraic and differential equations; numerical differentiation and integration; curve-fitting. Undergraduate level. Last taught Spring 2006.
- OCEN 489/689 - Mixing and Transport in the Environment A first course in environmental fluid mechanics: an introduction to fluid mass transport in naturally occurring flows. Topics include molecular and turbulent diffusion; dispersion; river, estuary, and ocean mixing; dissolution boundary layers; tidal mixing; offshore wastewater outfalls; and an introduction to environmental quality numerical modeling. Developed by Dr. Scott Socolofsky. Taught as a stacked undergraduate/graduate course. Last taught Spring 2007.
- OCEN 678 - Fluid Dynamics for Ocean and Environmental Engineering Central conservation laws; Navier-Stokes equations; steady and unsteady Bernoulli's equation; potential flow theory and basics of panel methods; laminar and turbulent boundary layer; dispersion and diffusion processes in laminar and turbulent flow; flow past a body of any shape. Graduate level. Teaching Fall 2008.
- OCEN 681 - Seminar Reports and discussion of current research and selected published technical articles.
- CVEN 489 - Mixing and Transport in the Environment Precursor to OCEN 489/689. A first course in environmental fluid mechanics: topics include an introduction to fluid and mass transport in naturally occurring flows, molecular and turbulent diffusion; river, lake, and estuary mixing; chemical reaction kinetics; concentration boundary layers; atmospheric transport; and, an introduction to environmental quality computer modeling. Undergraduate level. Co-developed with Dr. Kuang-An Chang. Last taught Spring 2005.
- OCEN 689 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics Precursor to OCEN 489/689. Application of fluid mechanics to problems of mixing, transport, and transformation of substances in the water environment. Topics include introduction to advective, diffusive, and dispersive processes in the environment; stratified flows; internal waves; shear flow instability; jets and plumes; and applications to mixing, transport, and transformation in rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Graduate level. Co-developed with Dr. Kuang-An Chang. Last taught Spring 2005.
- ENGR 111 - Foundations of Engineering 1 Introduction to the engineering profession, ethics, and disciplines; development of skills in teamwork, problem solving, logic processing, design, and drawing; emphasis on computer applications and CAD tools. Undergraduate level. Last taught in Fall 2004.
- ENGR 212 - Conservation Principles in Thermal Sciences Theory and application of energy methods in engineering; conservation of mass and energy; energy transfer by heat, work, and mass; thermodynamic properties; analysis of open and closed systems; the second law of thermodynamics and entropy; gas, vapor, and refrigeration cycles. Undergraduate level. Last taught in Fall 2003.
Short Courses
I have also been active in teaching lectures at the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), European Graduate School, Environment Water, Short Course on Environmental Fluid Mechanics. I have taught at the last two offerings (Budapest, Hungary, in 2004 and Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2006). My lectures covered the following topics
- Atmospheric Planetary Boundary Layer
- Atmospheric Mixing Models
- Mixing and Transport in Multiphase Flows
- Mixing and Transport in Shallow Flows
- Laboratory Demonstration on Mixing through Shallow Tidal Inlets