CAREER: Stability and Dynamics of Mixed-Kinematic and Non-Isothermal Viscoelastic Flows and Development of Internet-Ready Instruction Modules

Sureshkumar教授和他的学生将解决设计和控制聚合物加工操作所需的核心要素；也就是说，他们将开发可靠的模型和强大的模拟工具来预测非等温粘弹性流动的稳定性。他们的实验将采用数字粒子图像测速（DPIV）和红外成像技术。苏雷什库马尔教授还确定了一个全面的计划，为K-12的学生提供通过研究生学习的教育经验。在这些经验中，他将强调这些粘弹性流动的重要性以及在他的研究中使用的分析/实验技术的有效性。

Professor Sureshkumar and his students will address the core elements that are required to design and control polymer processing operations; namely, they will develop reliable models and robust simulation tools to predict the stability properties of non-isothermal viscoelastic flows. Their experiments will employ digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV) as well as infrared imaging techniques. Professor Sureshkumar has also identified a comprehensive plan to provide educational experiences for students in K-12 through graduate study. He will emphasize, in these experiences, the importance of these viscoelastic flows and the efficacy of the analytical/experimental techniques that are utilized in his research.