Teaching at Purdue University
(
indicates teaching award/distinction)
(past syllabi are available on
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Spring 2024
ME 69700 —
Nonlinear Wave Mechanics.
Fall 2023
ME 50900 — Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (on campus),
ME 50900 — Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (via
Purdue Engineering Online).
Recognized as
Outstanding Engineering Teacher.
Spring 2023
None — on sabbatical.
Fall 2022
None — on sabbatical.
Spring 2022
ME 30800 (lecture component of former ME 30900) — Fluid Mechanics.
Fall 2021
ME 30800 (lecture component of former ME 30900) — Fluid Mechanics (
Lead).
Spring 2021
ME 69700 —
Nonlinear Wave Mechanics (
New Course).
Recognized as
Outstanding Engineering Teacher.
Won the Graduate Teaching Award from the School of Mechanical Engineering, upon nomination from students in this course.
Fall 2020
ME 50900 — Intermediate Fluid Mechanics.
Recognized as
Outstanding Engineering Teacher.
Spring 2020
ME 30900 — Fluid Mechanics (
Lead).
Fall 2019
ME 30900 — Fluid Mechanics.
Spring 2019
ME 61000 — Boundary Layer Theory.
Recognized as
Outstanding Engineering Teacher.
Fall 2018
ME 50900 — Intermediate Fluid Mechanics.
Spring 2018
ME 30900 — Fluid Mechanics (
Lead).
Recognized as
Outstanding Engineering Teacher.
Fall 2017
ME 30900 — Fluid Mechanics.
Spring 2017
ME 30900 — Fluid Mechanics.
Fall 2016
ME 50900 — Intermediate Fluid Mechanics.
Spring 2016
ME 50900 — Intermediate Fluid Mechanics.
Fall 2015
Not teaching.
Some thoughts on teaching:
According to a quote misattributed to Galileo Galilei, "
mathematics is the key and door to the sciences." Today, it is as true as ever that without mathematics the great leaps in physics, technology and even genomics that have occurred in the last century would not have been possible. Therefore, teaching theoretical concepts using the language of mathematics is of utmost importance in all areas of engineering. This is especially true in fluid mechanics, where abstract concepts can be tied to their everyday physical manifestations. In this respect, teachers of theory courses are in the unique position to show the beauty and power of mathematics to students.