My current research focus is in engineering education: open pedagogy and how to foster 'transformative experiences' for students via creative, aesthetic projects. I have pioneered two unique courses, Flow Visualization and Aesthetics in Design, where students are set free to create and publish new knowledge, unconstrained by funding agencies or competitive grading. My fluid dynamics research interests center around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications ranging from combustion to coughs and atmospheric clouds. Current projects include the aerodynamics of woodwind instruments.
