CAREER: Fluid Mechanics of Micro-Scale Engineering Systems

Meinhart教授将扩展他在极小尺度粒子图像测速(PIV)方面的开创性工作，以研究微流系统中的流动。在这些非常小的尺度上进行有效的流体混合是一种与常见的宏观尺度混合本质上不同的现象。记录微尺度混合中相关速度场的能力对于发展依赖于“混沌平流”的微型生物分析仪器和其他设备将是相当重要的。迈因哈特教授将协调他的研究和他的教学贡献。他将参与加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的教育推广计划，在该计划中，他将通过研究生院计划将微型机电系统(MEMS)的有趣方面带给K-12年级的人。

Professor Meinhart will extend his pioneering work on extremely small scale particle image velocimetry (PIV) to study flows in micro flow systems. Effective fluid mixing at these very small scales is a qualitatively different phenomenon than the familiar macroscopic scale mixing. The ability to record the associated velocity fields in microscale mixing will be of considerable importance for the development of micro-bioanalytical instruments and other devices which will depend upon "chaotic advection".Professor Meinhart will coordinate his research with his instructional contributions. These will include his involvement with the University of California - Santa Barbara Educational Outreach Program in which he will bring the interesting aspects of Micro Electrical-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) to persons in the K-12 through graduate school programs.