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Dr. Brian Leonard
Dr. Brian Leonard
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Dr.
Brian Leonard
Professor Emeritus
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B.S. (Mechanical
Engineering), University of Melbourne, 1958.
M.S. (Aeronautical
Engineering), Cornell University, 1961.
Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering),
Cornell University, 1965.
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Professor
Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, 1997-Present.
Professor, The University of Akron, 1985-1997.
Professor of engineering science, City University of New York, 1983-85.
Visiting research scientist, C.S.I.R.O., Atmospheric Research, 1983-84.
Guest professor, SFB 80, Karlsruhe, West Germany, 1977-78
Associate professor, City University of New York, 1975-82
Assistant professor, City University of New York, 1971-74
Visiting research associate, Columbia University Plasma Laboratory,
1969-70
Lecturer, Applied Mathematics, Monash University, 1967-68.
Senior lecturer, Aeronautical Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology, 1966-67.
Visiting assistant professor, Cornell University, 1965-66.
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Member:
American Physical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, and Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
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Recipient
of College of Staten Island's "Dolphin Award" for outstanding
achievements in scholarship, 1982.
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| Research
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Fluid mechanics,
computational fluid dynamics, geophysical fluid dynamics, computational
physics, plasma dynamics, applied mathematics, and basic research
in computational fluid dynamics algorithm design. Development of
third-order upwinding and related codes for highly convective flows.
Applications to engineering and geophysical fluid dynamics.
Member: Editorial boards of International Journal for Numerical
Methods in Fluids, Numerical Heat Transfer, and Numerical Methods
in Heat and Fluid Flow.
Referee for numerous journals and granting agencies.
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The University of Akron
Mechanical Engineering Department
ASEC, Rm. 101.
Akron, Ohio 44325-3903
Department Office: (330) 972-6307
Department Fax: (330) 972-6027
Office Location: ASEC 101
Email: smeier@uakron.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Celal Batur
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