AAE Colloquium: Dr.Yuan Xuan
Event Date: | November 15, 2018 |
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Hosted By: | AAE |
Time: | 3:00 pm |
Location: | ARMS 1109 |
Priority: | No |
School or Program: | Aeronautics and Astronautics |
College Calendar: | Show |
Toward Predictive Simulations of Chemically-Reacting Flow Systems: From Chemistry to Turbulence
Dr. Yuan Xuan
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
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Bio
Yuan Xuan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He received his B.S. and his first M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from École Polytechnique, France. He received his second M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology. Prof. Xuan’s research program spans diverse areas where medium and high temperature chemically-reacting systems are critical, including power and propulsion systems, fuel chemistry, and synthesis methods for advanced nanostructured materials. Prof. Xuan’s research has received funding support from multiple federal agencies, including the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation.