Dr. Dan Meiron

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Biography

Professor Dan Meiron is a faculty member at the California Institute of Technology, holding the Fletcher Jones Professorship. His research predominantly revolves around computational modeling of fundamental fluid mechanical phenomena. His significant domains of interest include fluid mechanics, shock-driven flow instabilities, turbulence, high strain rate solid mechanics, and the development of adaptive numerical methods that facilitate flows suitable for high-performance computation. Professor Meiron has also played a pivotal role as the Graduate Option Representative in Applied Computational Mathematics for Aeronautics and serves as the Undergraduate Option Representative for Aerospace Engineering. He has received an Excellence in Teaching Award for his contributions to education in the engineering discipline.

Research Interests

Courses

Computational Fluid Dynamics Hydrodynamic Stability GALCIT Colloquium Introductory Methods Applied Mathematics

Requirements for California Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong background in mathematics and physical sciences
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