The Fluids Research Oriented Group (F.R.O.G.)

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The Function of the Group

The Fluids Research Oriented Group (FROG) is an organization of faculty and graduate students at Michigan Technological University whose primary purpose is to foster interdisciplinary research and education in fluid mechanics and related areas.

Our primary means to accomplish this is a weekly seminar/film series. At the present time these are held on Tuesdays at 4 pm in Chem Sci 201. Popcorn, coffee, and other beverages are provided. Anyone who is interested is welcome.

Check out the Spring Seminar Schedule

In regard to interdisciplinary fluid mechanics education, we are currently integrating a wide variety of fluid and flow problems. For example, in our applied math graduate course for engineers examples are drawn from viscoelastic shear flows, compressible aerodynamics, and groundwater flows. The connection between the types of partial differential eqns. which govern the flow phenomena, and the solution methodologies are emphasised.

Organization of the group

The group is currently directed jointly by Faith Morrison(ChE) and Bob Kolkka (Math) . There are departmental liasons who disseminate FROG information to their faculty. They are:

• Donna Michalek (ME-EM)
• Faith Morrison (ChE)
• Don Yerg (Phys)
• Bob Kolkka (Math)
• Les Liefer (Chem)

Regionally, we are part of a larger organization, The Midwest Universities Fluid Mechanics Consortium, which consists of fluid mechanics researchers at the following universities:

• The University of Michigan
• Michigan State University
• Michigan Technological University
• Western Michigan University
• The University of Illinois, U-C
• The U of I, Chicago Circle
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• The University of Notre Dame
• The University of Wisconsin,Madison
• The University of Minnesota
• Purdue University
• The Ohio State University
• Northwestern University

• The Fluid Dynamics Research Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology
• The Rheology Research Center at The University of Wisconsin, Madison
• The Engine Research Center at The University of Wisconsin, Madison
• The Center for Mathematical Sciences at The University of Wisconsin, Madison

This page last updated 1/25/95.