Alexander J. Smits
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Alexander J. Smits is a prominent mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for his influential research on turbulent flows and high-speed aerodynamics.
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| instanceOf |
fluid dynamicist
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mechanical engineer → person → |
| awardReceived |
AIAA Fluid Dynamics Award
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APS Fluid Dynamics Prize → ASME Fluids Engineering Award → |
| citizenship |
Australia
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United States → |
| educatedAt |
Monash University
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University of Melbourne → |
| employer |
Princeton University
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| fieldOfWork |
aerodynamics
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fluid dynamics → high-speed aerodynamics → mechanical engineering → turbulence → |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied physics
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mechanical and aerospace engineering → |
| hasResearchInterest |
aero-optics
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boundary layer transition → compressible flows → drag reduction → experimental methods in fluid mechanics → flow measurement techniques → high Reynolds number turbulence → hypersonic flows → laser Doppler velocimetry → particle image velocimetry → rough-wall turbulence → supersonic turbulence → wall-bounded turbulent flows → wind tunnel testing → |
| knownFor |
contributions to experimental fluid mechanics
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experiments in wall-bounded turbulence → research on high-speed aerodynamics → research on turbulent flows → studies of high Reynolds number flows → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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American Physical Society → American Society of Mechanical Engineers → |
| notableWork |
research on supersonic and hypersonic boundary layers
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research on turbulent pipe flow → studies of drag reduction in turbulent flows → |
| occupation |
professor
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| positionHeld |
Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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| workLocation |
Princeton, New Jersey
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Fluid Dynamics Prize
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