Prof. Michael Calvisi
Lab Director
Research Interests: Theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flows, biofluid mechanics, nonlinear dynamics

Fathia Arifi
Ph.D Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Current Research: Optimal acoustic control of nonshperical oscillations of ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles

Bashir Alnajar
Ph.D Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Current Research: Numerical modeling of lipid-coated ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles using Level Set and Boundary Element Methods

Previous Lab Members

Graduate Students (in alphabetical order):


• John Brlansky, M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2015
  Thesis Title: "Numerical Evaluation of Shape Mode Stability of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles"


• James Carroll, M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2012
  Thesis Title: "Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis and Control of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles"


• Ross Elder, 2Lt USAF, M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2012
  Thesis Title: "Numerical Modeling of Ultrasonic Cavitation in Ionic Liquids: A Study of Fluid Properties and Thermal Effects"


• Sean Neu, M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2015
  Thesis Title: "Numerical Investigation of Nonspherical Dynamics and Shape Stability of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles near a Rigid Boundary"


• Joseph Ulisse, 2Lt USAF, M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2011
  Thesis Title: "Viscous and Compressible Effects in Ultrasoncic Cavitation with Heat and Mass Transfer"

Undergraduates (in reverse chronological order):


• Ryan Reger, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2016
• Natalia Valdievieso Tamayo, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2015
• Laia Ragués Pujol, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2014
• Colin Curtis, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2014
• Mitchell Holck, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2013
• Akihiko Ohnaka, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2012
• Paola Genoa, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2011

RESEARCH GROUP - SPRING 2011
Pictured from left to right are J. Ulisse, Dr. M. Calvisi, J. Carroll, and P. Genao