Reflection and Outlook of Engineering Sciences
A Symposium in Honor of Professor Theodore Yao-Tsu Wu's 90th Birthday
September 26, 2014
This Symposium not only marks the 90th birthday of Theodore Yao-Tsu Wu but also celebrates the remarkable lifetime achievements and contributions of a true gentleman and scholar. Ted’s marvelous and multi-faceted contributions to fluid mechanics and engineering science are, of course, archived in his broad-ranging scholarly contributions to subjects as diverse as cavitation, ship hydrodynamics, water waves, fish and micro-organism locomotion. But, even more special, has been his guidance and mentorship of many generations of young scholars now spread throughout the world. In essence, this day will honor a very special human being and will witness many tributes to Ted’s selfless humanity, kindness, generosity and compassion.
Program
Location: Beckman Institute Auditorium
| 9:15-9:45 am | Registration and coffee |
| 9:45-10:00 am | Welcome and introductions |
| 10:00-10:30 am |
Ocean Wave Mechanics: Solving Sea Surface Mysteries
Professor Marshall Tulin, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 10:30-11:00 am |
Cloaking in the Diffraction Problem of Water Waves
Professor J. Nicholas Newman, M.I.T. |
| 11:00-11:30 am | Break |
| 11:30-12:00 pm | Water Waves and Current Through a Forest of Cylinders
Professor Chiang C. Mei, M.I.T. |
| 12:00-12:30 pm |
Numerical Simulation of Local Tsunamis in China Coasts
Professor Hua Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Lunch (Dabney Lounge) |
| 2:00-2:30 pm |
Pursuing Higher and Deeper in Energy Research
Professor Yong Hao, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China |
| 2:30-3:00 pm |
What is Frequency?
Professor Norden E. Huang, National Central University, Taiwan |
| 3:00-3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15-3:45 pm |
From Nodal Cilia to the Kelvin Impulse
Professor John R. Blake, University of Birmingham |
| 3:45-4:15 pm |
Spinning Rods, Microfluidics, and Propulsion of Fluid by Primary Cilia
Professor Roberto Camassa, University of North Carolina |
| 4:15-4:45 pm |
Bubbles Emerging from a Submerged Granular Bed
Professor Chris Brennen, Emeritus |
| 6:30-9:00 pm |
Dinner at Athenaeum (by invitation)
Special Speaker: Dr. Gary Guthart, Intuitive Surgical Inc. |
The Organizing Committee
Chris Brennen, Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus
Tom Hou,
Tim Colonius,
Leslie Rico,
Laura Grinnell,
Contact
Leslie Rico
wu90@caltech.edu
(626) 395-3389