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About Dr. Thurow

Dr. Thurow

Dr. Brian S. Thurow

W. Allen and Martha Reed Associate Professor

Department of Aerospace Engineering 211 Davis Hall Auburn University, AL 36849-5338

Thurow@auburn.edu

Phone: (334) 844-6827

Fax: (334) 844-6803

Education Information

  • 2005 - Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
  • 2001 - MS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
  • 1999 - BS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University

Experience

  • 2010 - Present: W. Allen and Martha Reed Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
  • 2009 - Present: Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
  • 2005 - 2009: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
  • 1998 - 2004: Graduate Research Assistant, Ohio State University
  • 1997 - 1997: Co-op, Combustion Center of Excellence, GE Aircraft Engines
  • 1997 - 1997: Intern, Advanced Technology and Analytics, Square D Company

Honors and Awards

  • 2013: Invited Participant at the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
  • 2013: SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in Aerospace Engineering - Auburn University.
  • 2012: SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in Aerospace Engineering - Auburn University.
  • 2011: Provost's Award for Supporting Graduate Scholarship
  • 2010: Awarded W. Allen and Martha Reed Endowed Professorship in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
  • 2009: Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Research Award of Excellence - Auburn University
  • 2009: William F. Walker Teaching Award For Excellence - Auburn University
  • 2009: AIAA Most Outstanding Faculty Member Award - Auburn University
  • 2009: SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in Aerospace Engineering - Auburn University.
  • 2008: SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in Aerospace Engineering - Auburn University.
  • 2006: SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in Aerospace Engineering - Auburn University.
  • 2005: University Fellow - The Ohio State University.
  • 2001: National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow - American Society for Engineering Education.

Professional Activities

  • 2009 - Present: Graduate Program Officer, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
  • 2007 - Present: Faculty Chair, Graduate Student Recruitment Committee, Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
  • 2005 - Present: Member, AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Technical Committee
  • 2013 - 2014: Conference Technical Chair, Aerodynamic Measurement Technology, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
  • 2005 - 2012: Faculty Advisor, AIAA Student Chapter, Auburn University
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Fluid Dynamics, AIAA Journal, Physics of Fluids, Experiments in Fluids

Scientific and Professional Societies

  • 2008 - Present: American Physical Society
  • 1999 - Present: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research Interests

  • Laser Diagnostics
  • Experimental Fluid Dynamics
  • 3-D Imaging
  • High-Speed Imaging
  • Turbulence
  • Aero-Optics
  • Supersonic/Compressible Flow
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Last Updated: 5/15/18 9:22 AM