Dr. Gordon Stubley

Biography

Gordon Stubley is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. With over 35 years of experience in teaching and research, he specializes in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and engineering fluid mechanics. His research interests encompass the development of fundamental CFD algorithms, adaptive mesh generation, discretization schemes, multigrid solution methods, and treatments for moving surface boundaries. He actively disseminates CFD technology through applications in complex engineering flow situations, including microfluidic cell sorters, water treatment processes, flow chemical analysis instrumentation, centrifugal pump passage flows, and atmospheric boundary layer flows in complex terrains. Stubley is also dedicated to engineering education, having served as the inaugural Associate Dean of Teaching from 2012 to 2018, where he contributed to improving teaching and learning effectiveness within the engineering faculty. He has developed teaching workshops, enhanced TA training programs, and promoted teaching excellence across the university. In his academic career, he has held various leadership roles and is passionate about fostering the integration of innovative teaching methodologies in engineering education.

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