2012
Susan T. Brown, Ph.D.
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Research Experience for Undergraduates
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You
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participate in meaningful research
work independently
work as part of a team
learn something new
experience:
 What it is like to do academic research in CFD for Engineering
problems
 What it is like to do academic research at University of Hawai‘i
◦ We will advance our department research
◦ We will experience what it is like to have you on our team
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We hope to have published research
We strive for maximum discovery with minimum
frustration!
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To participate in research at this level, you
need expertise/knowledge on three levels
1. Theory of fluids
2. Numerical concepts, use of numerical code
3. High performance computing issues for large
problems
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We will provide sessions to review/augment
your basic knowledge in all these areas over
the next two weeks
You will also begin your projects with your
mentors, and apply what you learn.
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June 12-13, 2012 – Joint Hawai‘i-Korea
Workshop on Engineering of Coastal
Structures for Tsunami and Coastal Storm
Surge Hazards
◦ Mandatory for Matt, Stephanie, Jordan, and Adam
◦ Others will decide with mentor if they will attend
 If they attend, let Dr. Riggs know, so he can register
them.
◦ Time: 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Students are expected
to work on their research projects in the am.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
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Every Friday except June 15
◦ Visit to Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
◦ Mandatory for all students
◦ Picnic at Fort DeRussy Beach Park
◦ Not Mandatory, but lots of fun
◦ Brown bag lunch in Holmes 287
◦ Bring lunch and a drink
◦ If I am in town, you get cookies or dessert, if not, you get me on
conference call or skype. (I’ll still be eating cookies.)
◦ Be prepared to give a 5 minute summary of how it’s going with
your work and discuss everyone else’s work
◦ Very informal – intended to help and avoid time-wasting blocks.
Also to leverage each other’s knowledge.
◦ Mandatory for all students.
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Prof. H. Ronald Riggs, Prof. Ian Robertson, Eid Khowitar, Tsunami
effects on shorelines and structures and Tsunami interactions with
structures
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Stephanie Soon, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Matthey Wesley, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Adam McGuire, Humboldt State University
Jordan Perez, California State University, Chico
Prof. Weilin Qu, Jonathon Mita, Fluid flow and heat transfer in thin
pin heat exchangers
◦ Caroline McConnell, Union University
◦ Nathan Shumway, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Prof. Marcelo Kobayashi, Projects TBA
◦ Evan Greer, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
◦ Jawad Elwir, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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Professionalism
◦ Dorm rules
◦ Behavior while not at school
◦ Behavior while on campus
Hacking – DON’T
Absenteeism and hours
o Your team
o Your mentor
o Me
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LS-Dyna
• Commercial Code
• Licenses
Current Schedule and other
resources http://reu.eng.hawaii.edu/harp/
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PROBLEM!!
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Housing staff
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•Pay, reimbursements, etc.
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Sheree Hashimoto
•Travel
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Lori at Quality Travel
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Susan T. Brown, Ph.D.
◦ Project Director and PI
◦ Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering
◦ Ph.D. from the von Karman Institute for Fluid
Dynamics, Belgium
◦ B.S. in ChemE
◦ 20 years experience in contract research in fluids
and HPC
◦ 10 years experience with interns
◦ stbrown@hawaii.edu
◦ POST203G
◦ 808-375-6821
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Ron Riggs, Ph.D.
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project Co-PI
Ph.D, Structural Engineering from UC Berkeley
23-year faculty at UH CEE department
Researches tsunami effects on structures
riggs@hawaii.edu
Office location: POST 203F
Phone: 808-956-6566
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Marcelo Kobayashi, Ph.D.
◦ Associate Professor in Mechanaical Engineering
◦ Ph. D. in Mathematics AND in ME from the Technical
University of Lisbon, Portugal
◦ Research Interests: Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Aeroacoustics and Aeroelasticity, Non-linear
Dynamical Systems
◦ Will teach Elementary CFD during training
◦ Phone: 808 956-6579
◦ marcelok@hawaii.edu
◦ Office location: POST207G
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Ian Robertson, Ph.D.
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Experimental Component
Ph.D. from Rice University, Houston, TX
Structural Analysis is speciality.
At UH for 18 years.
Office Location: Holmes Hall 381
ianrob@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-6536
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Weilin Qu, Ph.D.
◦ Ph.D. from Purdue University
◦ Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
◦ Research interests: Thermal/Fluid Transport
Phenomena in Micro-Scale Structures, Boiling and
Two-Phase Flow, Electronics Cooling, and Seawater
Desalination Driven by Renewable Energy
◦ Will Teach Heat Transfer portion of training
◦ qu@hawaii.edu
◦ Office location: POST 207F
◦ Phone: 808-956-6332
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Jonathon Mita
◦ Graduate student working with Dr. Qu
◦ jmita@hawaii.edu
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Eid Khowitar
◦ Graduate student working with Drs. Riggs and
Robertson
◦ eid.khowitar@gmail.com
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Andrew Yukitomo
◦ System administrator for HOSC
◦ yukitomo@hawaii.edu
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Prof. Sungsu Lee
◦ Visiting Professor from
School of Civil Engineering
Chungbuk National University
410 Seongbong-Ro
Cheongju, Rep. of Korea
Phone +82-43-261-3344
Email joshua@cbnu.ac.kr
Specializes in CFD applications in Sructures
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Prof. Zuo Yi
◦ Specializes in MDS and biomembranes
◦ Ph.D. 2006, University of Toronto
◦ Phone:(808) 956-9650
Email: yzuo@hawaii.edu
◦ Office: Holmes Hall 302
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Sheree Hashimoto
◦ Fiscal Officer
◦ Responsible for all reimbursements
 Baggage (up to 2 pieces)
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Stipends
Problems with meal cards
sheree.hashimoto@hawaii.edu
Office location: Holmes Hall 246
Phone: 808 956-3677