Overcoming Limitations in Atmospheric Turbulence Modeling

Normalized streamwise variance as a function of MOST stability parameter,…


Advancing Astronaut Health Monitoring Through Suborbital Flights

The Kim Lab, led by Dr. Jungkyu “Jay” Kim in the Department of Mechanical…


Utah Bionic Leg in Science Robotics

The Utah Bionic Leg, a motorized prosthetic for lower-limb amputees developed…


Collaborating in India

Over the course of several years, mechanical engineering professor and…


Thermal Conductivity at Ultra-High Temperatures

As temperature increases, the population of phonons (heat carriers in most…


Using Machine Learning to Improve Wind Farms

Cover of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy A team of researchers…


Searching for Life Out There

University of Utah graduate student Zachary Estlack, left, and U mechanical…


Ferocious Fungus

It’s called Armillaria ostoyae, and it’s a gnarly parasitic fungus with long…


Wasted Space

Space has become a trash heap. According to NASA, there are more than 27,000…


Searching for Life in Space with Microfluidics

Space travel and exploration have been interests of PhD student Zachary Estlack…