Dr. Donald Koch

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Biography

Donald Koch received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and B.A. in History from Case Western Reserve University in 1981. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986. Following a year of postdoctoral study at DAMTP, Cambridge University, he joined the School of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University where he is now a full professor. Koch is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has co-authored over 100 scientific publications in areas such as particulate multiphase flow and has supervised 18 Ph.D. students. His research focuses on Rheology, transport processes in particle suspensions, porous media, micro- and nano-structured materials, and many other related fields.

Research Interests

Rheology Transport Processes Particle Suspensions Porous Media Micro- and Nano-structured Materials Solvent-free Nanoparticle Fluids Aggregation Processes Colloids Aerosols Non-continuum Gas Flows Reactions Collective Behavior Swimming Micro-organisms Convective Heat Mass Transfer Particulate Systems Two-way Coupling Particle-laden Turbulent Gas Flows Geologic Sequestration Carbon Dioxide Geothermal Energy Extraction Colloids Interfacial Science Fluid Dynamics Polymers Soft Matter Heat Transfer Mass Transfer Statistical Mechanics Molecular Simulation Sustainable Energy Systems Microfluidics Microsystems Computational Science Engineering Nanoscale Electronics Photonics Materials Processing Complex Fluids

Awards

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Fellow

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Presidential Young Investigator

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Frenkiel Award

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Postdoctoral Fellow

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Fellow

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture