Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Attinger’s research area is in multiphase microfluidics, which describes the dynamical behavior of several fluids or phases constrained by a micro-geometry. Multiphase microfluidics systems are typically multiscale, and feature multiple deforming interfaces. Current micro- and nano-manufacturing techniques provide tools to engineer the performance of multiphase microfluidic systems. Attinger’s lab members work at understanding and enhancing multiphase microfluidic transport phenomena. Typical problems in which we have built expertise and leadership are multiphase flow in microgeometries, and the deposition with phase change of a single droplet on a solid wall. Applications are in biology, manufacturing, bloodstain pattern analysis, advanced thermal management and energy transport. Research funding comes from NSF, the Department of Justice and NIH.
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About Daniel Attinger
Attinger’s research area is in multiphase microfluidics, which describes the dynamical behavior of several fluids or phases constrained by a micro-geometry. Multiphase microfluidics systems are typically multiscale, and feature multiple deforming interfaces. Current micro- and nano-manufacturing techniques provide tools to engineer the performance of multiphase microfluidic systems. Attinger’s lab members work at understanding and enhancing multiphase microfluidic transport phenomena. Typical problems in which we have built expertise and leadership are multiphase flow in microgeometries, and the deposition with phase change of a single droplet on a solid wall. Applications are in biology, manufacturing, bloodstain pattern analysis, advanced thermal management and energy transport. Research funding comes from NSF, the Department of Justice and NIH.
| Present | Associate Professor, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- ASME-ICNMM Outstanding Researcher Award, at ICNMM 2012
- ASME certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution to the success of the Micro & Nano Technology Society-Wide Forum at IMECE 2012
- Cover of RSC journal “Analytical Methods” for article by Kim et al., 2012
- ASME certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution to the success of the Micro & Nano Technology Society-Wide Forum at IMECE 2011
- Honorable mention for best poster Award at IMECE Micro & Nano Technology Poster Forum 2010
- Five times Primary Investigator of an NSF grant
- Five keynote lectures in International Conferences
- NSF early CAREER award, 2005
- Medal of ETH Zurich for excellent PhD thesis, 2001
- Full Scholarship for Ph.D. thesis at ETH Zurich, 1997-2001
- Award for best EPFL MS Mechanical Engineering GPA amg. 50 students
Courses
- ME 335: Fluid Flow
- MECE E6105: Transport Phenomena at the Microscale
- MECE E3100: Introduction to Mechanics of Fluids
Contact Information
2036 Black Engr
2529 Union Dr
Ames, IA 50011-2030
515-294-1692
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