CT Space Grant Consortium Spring 2014 Call for Applications

The list of available fellowships and grants has been posted for faculty and students on the Connecticut Space Grant Consortium website.
The Consortium's Spring 2014 application deadline is February 4, 2014, at 2 p.m.
Download a poster with information about the Consortium's call for applications.
Visit ctspacegrant.org, email ctspgrant@hartford.edu, or stop by in person at the Space Grant Consortium office in Dana 203 with any questions.

Sabbaticals Awarded for 2014–2015

President Walter Harrison and Provost Sharon L. Vasquez are pleased to announce that the following faculty members have been awarded sabbaticals for the 2014–15 academic year. 

Professor Abiodun Ilumoka (Fall Semester 2014)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Professor Ilumoka will use her sabbatical in collaboration with the Connecticut Science Center, to exploit synergies between the two institutions to establish a powerful cluster of innovative and dynamic STEM workforce development programs. Project components will include a range of activities from after-school enrichment programs to summer programs, Saturday workshops, field trips and mentoring/shadowing experiences provided by industry-based STEM professionals.  


Associate Professor Saeid Moslehpour (Fall Semester 2014)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Professor Moslehpour will use his sabbatical to write his second book of electronic system design using electronic design automation titled Computer Aided Digital Circuit Analysis Using Cadence. He will also be a visiting professor at Power and Water University of Technology teaching and learning about distance learning (eLearning). 

Associate Professor David Pines (Spring Semester 2015)
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Professor Pines will use his sabbatical to strengthen and deepen the humanitarian service learning projects in India and Kenya in which he and others have been engaged for the last seven years. These cross-cultural experiences have emphasized the importance of listening and understanding so that relationships can be developed to address the basic needs facing the residents of Abheypur, India and Western Kenya. The humanitarian projects exemplify the University’s mission statement which stresses the importance of engaging our students to contribute to a pluralistic, complex world.

Professor Chittaranjan Sahay (Fall Semester 2014)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Professor Sahay will use his sabbatical to pursue research in the area of Machining of Titanium Alloys, and prepare material for a handbook in manufacturing metrology. During the last year, the University of Hartford has established a Center for Manufacturing and Metrology. The laboratory facilities for the Center consist of a manufacturing metrology lab in D 102 and at the Advanced Manufacturing Center of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology. A graduate certificate program in manufacturing metrology has been established to meet the needs of the industry. There is however a lack of textbooks in this fast developing area.   

Biomedical Engineering Seniors participate in a "Kitchen Battle"

On Friday, December 7^th, the biomedical engineering seniors competed in a Kitchen Battle at The Kitchen at Billings Forge.  The event, part Dr. Arico’s Biomedical Engineering Senior Design course offered an off-campus opportunity to hone their team work and communication skills.  Each student team was tasked with making a dish using ingredients in the ‘mystery basket’.  Students then worked with the Kitchen staff to create the dish.  Following the judging/eating period, students reflected on the similarities and differences in team dynamics and communication in the different setting.

Mohammed B.:  “The kitchen battle was an amazing opportunity for us as senior students. We could see the differences in the group work in two different areas, at the senior design class and at the kitchen. At the senior design class, my group is more confident and can deal with things so easily. The reason behind that is that they are used to this kind of work, which makes them feel confident about it. But at the kitchen, they were not as confident as in the design class. They were so shy since almost no one knew how to cook. I think the reason behind that is that they did not get used to this kind of work, they just need more practice in cooking so they achieve better results in this side.” 

Alyssa B: “On Friday, December 7^th, our BE460 class gathered at Kitchen at Billings Forge in Hartford to participate in a team building kitchen battle. The class split into our design project teams and we were given a basket of ingredients to cook three dishes out of. Our group discussed possibilities of dishes and decided on three before heading back to the kitchen to start cooking. Once in the kitchen, each member of the group began performing a certain task such as cutting onions or preparing chicken for the grill. In the end, I was surprised by what our group could accomplish by working as a team. Our communication in the kitchen was functional and produced very successful and tasty dishes.  I did notice a difference in communication during the Kitchen Battle compared to our normal group work. Our group seemed more respectful of other members of the team and more functional and productive as a whole. I am not sure why we were more productive in the kitchen compared to doing project related things. Maybe it was because we were given a set timeline by the chefs and everyone was completing their own task. There was no set leader and no one was controlling or criticizing another.” 

Lydia W: “The Kitchen Battle was a really fun experience that was also a great team building activity. You have to be able to truly trust the people in your class if you are going to eat food that they make. I think that it was good for my group, but it was also something that made our class better friends. Before the kitchen battle, I had never spent anytime outside of class with the majority of the people in BE 460, so it was nice to get to know people on more of a personal, rather than professional, level. I know that a lot of people were not enthusiastic about this event, but it seemed like everyone really enjoyed it. I will admit that I was not looking forward to this event, but I had a great time, and I believe that my group will definitely benefit from participating.”

Sawruk Publishes Article About CETA's Work in Afghanistan

The article, "Reconstructing Afghanistan: An Architecture Curriculum for a 'New Way of Life'" by Associate Professor of Architecture Theodore Sawruk was recently published in the British-based International Journal of Islamic Architecture (Volume 2 Number 2, ISSN 2045-5895).

Female students on the Herat University campus with the Engineering Building in the background.

In 2008, the University of Hartford's College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) was given a $1.33 million grant from the World Bank to help re-establish the School of Engineering at Herat University in western Afghanistan. The grant mission facilitated creating a new Architectural Engineering Technology program to address the growing needs of contemporary Afghanistan.
Over the next three years various individuals worked to forge an innovative curriculum, one that melds the historic traditions of a 2,000-year-old city with the contemporary needs of a Western-style Islamic society.  When the ideally conceived, Western-inspired curriculum was finally taken to Herat University for approval and implementation, a new and harsher reality emerged.
Sawruk's article chronicles the events, individuals, and unique constructs that eventually reshaped the proposed curriculum.  It relays how the current state of the profession, cultural traditions, expanding innovations, and economic realities came to bare on the development of this new program, and how Western preconceptions were revised by Islamic realities.  And finally, how did the melding of these realities supplant the initial utopian agendas of Hartford faculty members in the creation of a more viable, integrated curriculum, one which evolved to support an evolving, unique, and contemporary architectural identity?
Sawruk can be reached via email at sawruk@hartford.edu.

Shertukde to Write Textbook on Digital Control Applications

Hemchandra Shertukde, professor of electrical and computer engineering, CETA, has received another contract from CRC Press, a Taylor and Francis Publishing Co., to write a new solo book entitled Digital Control Applications Illustrated with Matlab, to be completed for submission on May 31, 2014. This is an 800-page text for undergraduate and graduate students.

This is on the heels of completing his earlier book, entitled Distributed Photo Voltaic Grid Transformers, on July 31, 2013, to be published on March 7, 2014 by CRC Press as well. The latter is in completion of the sabbatical award that  Shertukde received for Fall 2012.
Please visit www.crcpress.com or www.amazon.com for more details on books published by Shertukde over the past three years.

During the week of Oct. 19-24, Shertukde presented further work on the User's Guide for DPV Grid Transformers as a part of the Working Group C.57.159 of the IEEE-Transformer Committee as a part of Power Energy Society (PES) in St. Louis, Mo. Shertukde is also the chair of this working group. IEEE-PES is responsible for publishing standards, user's guides, and recommendations to be followed by the electrical industry worldwide, as co-sponsored and published by ANSI.

King Named Finalist for Engineer of the Year in Ireland

Eoin King, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and acoustics, CETA, was named a finalist for the title of Chartered Engineer of the Year in his native Ireland.

Engineers who become licensed professionals in Ireland are called "Chartered Engineers," and a select few from each year’s 450+ new license holders are cited for this distinction.
King was nominated for his development of strategic noise maps for all major roads in Ireland, representing the most exhaustive environmental noise assessment undertaking to date in that country. He has already been awarded the Innovation Voucher from Enterprise Ireland for this accomplishment.
"Noise mapping involves the graphical representation of noise," King says. "In this case it was the average noise level over a complete year of Ireland's road network. We use the noise maps to analyze where the problems are and where people are exposed to the most noise. This allows us to identify noise hotspots. We pass this information on to the local authority which can then develop a noise action plan to deal with the problems.”
Before starting this fall at the University of Hartford, King earned his PhD in 2008 from Trinity College, Ireland, where he studied environmental acoustics. He subsequently taught undergraduate classes at Trinity College Dublin and The Dublin Institute of Technology, and served as coordinator for the Institute of Acoustics’ tutored distance learning Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control. An avid musician and guitarist, King is excited about his move to the United States and starting here in the University of Hartford acoustics program.

Nagurney Publishes in International Transactions in Operational Research

Ladimer S. Nagurney, professor of electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering, CETA, published an article in the International Transactions in Operational Research, titled "Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Networks with Outsourcing Under Price and Quality Competition," (volume 20(6), pp 859-888) along with Anna Nagurney and Dong Li from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
The paper develops a game theory pharmaceutical supply chain network model with outsourcing under price and quality competition in equilibrium and dynamic versions. This model, with proposed algorithm, allows for the determination of the optimal product flows of in-house and outsourcing activities and provides the firm with the optimal make-or-buy and contractor selection decisions.
This paper was also recently presented in an invited session on "Pricing and Revenue Management in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry" at the INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Annual Conference, which took place October 6-9, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Download the presentation.

Gov. Malloy Tours Manufacturing Metrology Lab

The University of Hartford’s College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) is home to a unique lab that provides students with skills vital to the manufacturing industry. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy visited the Manufacturing Metrology Lab on Friday, Oct. 25, to learn how it can help Connecticut’s economy.

CETA Dean Lou Manzione (right) discusses the benefits of the Manufacturing Metrology Lab with Gov. Dannel Malloy.

Metrology is the technology of automated precision measurement of complex manufactured parts that can be used to assure rigorous specifications are met. Workers trained in metrology are important to the more than 4,000 manufacturers in Connecticut who provide more than 165,000 jobs.

“We try to uncover skill gaps,” CETA Dean Lou Manzione told Malloy as he gave him a tour of the lab. “It’s critical to this state. You’ve made job creation a real cornerstone of your administration and we support you strongly on that.”

Manzione also explained that these precise measurements enable parts to be exchanged worldwide, because there is confidence that the parts meet international companies’ standards.

“This facility is an enabler of global supply chains,” said Manzione. “This enables Connecticut manufacturers to remain competitive in a fiercely competitive global environment.”

Malloy said he was glad to have the opportunity to take the tour.

“It’s a great looking laboratory, the equipment is great, and the level of cooperation between parties is wonderful,” he told Manzione.

The Manufacturing Metrology Lab opened just over a year ago with support from Pratt & Whitney. Firms and organizations such as Nikon, Zygo, Faro Arm, and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) provided the equipment in the lab.

Join the Society of Women Engineers

Join the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)!

SWE was created for all women in the STEM fields, also known as the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields. It's a great organization where women from all different STEM majors can meet and get to know each other, as well as network with other professional women in their desired fields.

We're planning tons of fun events this semester; we already attended a SWEet Treats and Corn Maze event held by the regional SWE and we'll hopefully be doing an ice cream social and a movie night this semester, as well as networking with other women!

We're holding a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in UT Hall, Room 306, at 12:15 p.m., so please stop by! There will also be food available!

If you have any questions or interest, please email Kimberly Colavito at colavito@hartford.edu.

3...2...1...Lift Off! All Space Grant Application Forms Are Go!

The list of available fellowships and grants has been posted for faculty and students on the Connecticut Space Grant Consortium website!
The Consortium's fall 2013 application deadline is October 24 at 2 p.m.

Download a poster with information about the Consortium's call for applications.

Visit our website (ctspacegrant.org), email ctspgrant@hartford.edu, or even stop by in person (Dana 203) with any questions!

CETA would like to congratulate the 13-14 CETA Scholarship recipients

CETA would like to congratulate the 13-14 CETA Scholarship recipients who are as follows:

Mirsky Feng Chen Virginia Dempske Joseph Faucher Stephanie Hebert William Keller Chris Mutchler Matthew Stoutz Teso Lydia Weitzler ZERBAN/TAU BETA/KAPPA Lane Miller CLARKE/SEAN Andrew Mannino STROLL Karen Zapata O'CONNOR Malissa Carvalho ZACHS Eugene Semyanko A&N Hajek Techonology Xin Yan K. Zheng DEVIN Jeffrey Knecht WETHERELL Stephen Bruno Jayson Wilson KAMAN Mark Lamothe HEMOND Christopher Vincent SITTARD Jordan Strybos COEL Kimberly Colavito SAVIN Peter Andrews Thomas Iannelli Dominic Santaniello Matthew Stoutz Beth D. Weiss VAN ZELM Lyle b. Siegall HEYWOOD Louis Diaz-Delgado KLOCK Feng Chen Giuliana X. Jessop Ali A. Mourad Tadeusz Baginski Braden Daley Theresa DeFreitas WOHL Dylan Hardy ASME Erik Quitzau SAHAY Ashley Keller Joseph T. Buonagurio '09 David Arena Graham M. Platt Karen Brzostowski Sharon & Paul Oliva Feng Chen Chelsea Perryman Anita Slusarski Kevin Dempsey Conor Knox Dr. Ernest B. Gardow Jeffrey Knecht AetnaCareer Ladder Conor Knox Martin Jones Inol Santana Sid Schwartz Feng Chen Chester Gehman Jason Ferrisi John Hesson Sahay Peter Bowers Katz Colin Pfund

Lecture on Kabbalah and Architecture

Architect and writer Alexander Gorlin will lecture on the influence of Kabbalah on architecture in the University of Hartford Architecture Lecture Series on Monday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. in Wilde Auditorium.
Gorlin was recently profiled in the New York Times regarding his new book on the subject.
The lecture is free and open to the public, and visitors should park in visitor lots K or D. The lecture series is made possible through the JCJ Architecture Endowment of the University of Hartford Department of Architecture.
See the complete schedule of lectures for the fall semester.

Ilumoka Conducts Study on Behalf of Conn. General Assembly

Abby Ilumoka, professor of electrical and computer engineering, CETA, and a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE), participated in a recently concluded year-long study entitled “CT Disparity Study:  Phase I,” conducted by CASE on behalf of the Connecticut General Assembly.
The study was conducted in accordance with legislation adopted during the 2012 General Assembly session, Public Act 12-1 and Public Act 12-104, authorizing CASE to conduct a disparity study of the state’s Small and Minority Business Enterprise Set-Aside Program.
A briefing was held to present the results of the study to the Connecticut General Assembly on Sept. 18, 2013 at the Legislative Office Building at the State Capitol in Hartford.
An electronic version of the report is available on the Academy’s website at the following link: Connecticut Disparity Study: Phase I, or at www.ctcase.org/summaries/disparity.pdf.

Eppes, Milanovic and Malik Present Paper at Conference in Austria

Tom Eppes, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Ivana Milanovic, professor of mechanical engineering; and Shiraz Malik, graduate student in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA), presented a paper at the June 2013 Multidisciplinary Conference sponsored by the International Journal of Arts & Sciences in Bad Hofgastein, Austria.
The conference brings together international academics to present research in the fields of social sciences, humanities, education and technology.
The paper, "Vibrational Response of a Gong," presents the results of a three-dimensional finite element analysis of the eigenmodes of an Indonesian gong suspended in air. A model was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3a to identify discrete vibrational modes, known as eigenfrequencies, which constitute the set of amplitude response patterns produced when the gong is abruptly struck by an external force. These frequencies are driven by the physical geometry and material composition of the gong and suspension system. Contour plots of the complex surface deformations as a function of time are examined along with acoustic wave propagation into the surrounding air.
 

Nagurney Presents to High School Students at Olin College

Ladimer S. Nagurney, professor of electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering, CETA, visited the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Mass., on June 29 to make a presentation, titled "What is Supply Chain Management?," to 200 high school students who were visiting Olin as part of the LeadAmerica Program in Engineering and Technology.

Nagurney is pictured during his presentation to high school students at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.

Nagurney returned to Olin College on July 9 to present to the second session of the program.
See Nagurney's presentation

Milanovic at ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting

Ivana Milanovic, professor of mechanical engineering, CETA, participated in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fluids Engineering Division Summer Conference (FEDSM 2013) in July in Nevada.
The FEDSM Conference brought together international researchers and engineers focusing on fluid flow in a variety of applications. The objectives of the meeting were to provide a forum for the presentation of state-of-the-art research and opportunities for technical interactions among participants.
Milanovic co-organized the 13th Symposium on Fundamental Issues and Perspectives in Fluid Mechanics and the 6th Symposium on the Transport Phenomena in Mixing. Milanovic also chaired a session on Transitional and Turbulent Flows. This marks the 10th year of her activities on the Fluid Mechanics Technical Committee co-organizing symposia, forums and poster sessions.

Andre Stiles: "Study Abroad is One of the Best Decisions I Ever Made”

Recent UHA grad Andre Stiles ('13) reflects upon his semester abroad in Florence, Italy and how the experiences and skills gained from study abroad have opened a door of new opportunities. Read on to learn more about Andre in our alumni series: "Where are they now?"

 

Name: Andre Stiles

Major: Architectural Engineering Technology

Minor: Business Management

Graduation year: 2013

Study abroad location & term: Florence, Italy. Spring Semester 2012

Your next step after graduation: Graduate School at Columbia University studying Preservation Design in the school of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.

Please tell us a little about your previous international experience.

Before studying abroad, my only experience outside of the USA was a trip I did in high school with an exchange program in Germany. I was there for 3 weeks and stayed with a family living in Ulm, Bavaria. I had to go to school, do chores, and live as an everyday German teenager. I was also able to travel around Germany and see the amazing history and landscapes that seemed so different than anything I had encountered in America. I was happy to have had this experience abroad because it taught me at a young age the importance of learning about culture, and that there is so much more that this world has to offer.

The benefits from studying abroad are difficult to write down in ink because they are different for everyone. Obviously, there are the benefits like becoming an expert traveler, becoming more aware of your surroundings, and getting a better grasp on world language.  But I’m talking about the ones that effect your everyday life in ways that may not be so self-evident. For example, you subconsciously learn how to adapt quickly to new conditions, whether that be trying new foods, meeting new people, or moving to a new city.  You learn how to manage your money in a way that makes you extremely mature for your age. (Seriously, a weekend trip to any big city for under $100 including food, lodging, and sightseeing is completely doable). Your time management skills become ridiculous, and what some might see as OCD, you see as an adventure. (Trust me, you tell your friends back home you did a 1 ½ day trip to London, saw every major attraction from Portobello market to the London Eye, saw two Broadway shows, mastered the tube, had time for high tea at Harrods, didn’t miss your flight there or back, and still made it home for your Ancient Roman History exam and see if they believe you).

 

The little things that used to bother you become irrelevant, because now you see every day as an epic journey and there is no time to waste dwelling on the negatives. You will become obsessed with some food item which, in turn, will change your entire diet back home. (For me all I wanted when I first got to Italy was barbecue sauce and all I want now is pesto.... pesto on literally everything.) But most importantly, you can see a world that you never thought possible. You can look at anything and understand why it is important and beautiful. You see history and art in the most unlikely of places and every second becomes a part of your legacy. You are humbled by knowledge as the world around you becomes so much smaller. Every experience, every relationship, and every single day is a gift that should not be left unopened.

Tell us a little about the next chapter of your life after UHA:

In the fall I’ll be attending my dream school, Columbia University in New York City! There I will be getting my Masters in Preservation Design and I cannot be more excited. It’s amazing to look back and see how basically all the factors that helped me get into Columbia were skills related to studying abroad-- skills I had to use to get abroad, be abroad, and reflect on my abroad experience. The program I signed up with for studying abroad was not handed to me on a silver platter. It took hours of work, tediously making sure all of my classes fit. Sure, there were some easier options, but the most important things in life are the ones worth fighting for! This drive helped me through the most tedious process you will ever go through in your entire life which is applying to graduate programs…. it’s literally a full-time job.

Studying abroad for anyone is an amazing learning experience, but I do have a bias for people in the architectural fields as we get something extra out of the whole package.  It is one thing to learn about the history of architecture in a book, but a completely different benefit when you experience it in person. You gain a whole new appreciation for structure and design that can be jaded by a sedentary learning environment. You get new opinions, new ideas, and see completely different approaches to design issues. Respect is now a staple in your vocabulary and is used in so many aspects of world architecture. Respect for the environment, culture, history, present, and future of the sites and buildings you are designing. You can see better the way in which a space will be inhabited and how using a certain, let’s say, material can make or break a project. See, in our American institutions we can sometimes get selfish, greedy, and lazy in our designs. It is easy to lose sight of what makes architecture such an amazing profession in the first place. In our corporate America we see $$ dollar signs but there is so much more to the human experience than money. As I said, every day is a gift, and the buildings we live in should help us to respect that. This is one of many concepts that is hard to see past if you don’t study abroad and get a different perspective. Overall, I was able to become a better designer and this was another step in the right direction toward graduate school.

Lastly, when I returned from studying abroad I didn’t just simply say “Oh cool! I’m back in America, let’s go to Wendy’s and order a supersized baconator”…. (even though I did). I put my new skills to the test and started using every day to the fullest. I took history and historic preservation courses, I blogged and reflected on my experience (http://stilesabroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-toflorence.html), and then I traveled some more around America to get an even wider variety of opinions on what architecture means to different people. When I was able to present my lecture on the architecture of Italy in the fall of 2012, I saw a side of myself that I had never seen before. I no longer had stage fright, I was truly psyched about explaining everything I had experienced, and, most of all, I was eager to get more people excited and involved in studying abroad. I wanted everyone to see what I had seen, and for them to get a worldly perspective on what it is to be an architect.  This newfound confidence was the final push for me to get into my dream school for graduate studies, and the same can happen for anyone if you set your mind and your heart to it.

What would you want to say to UHA students who are thinking about going abroad?

Studying abroad is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my entire life, and I know that sounds cheesy and something you expect to hear, but it has truly changed my life for the better. For my career, it has opened up numerous doors and was a huge factor in my acceptance at Columbia University. Then, for my everyday life, I am instantly more cultured than a good majority of the people in America who have no clue what is going on in the world around them. It may seem scary at first and that is why so many people don’t go. They are comfortable here in their little bubble, but once you step off that plane in the destination of your choosing, you won’t believe what the world has in store for you! So suck it up, think of the place you have always dreamed of going, make sure all your classes work, pack your bags, and embark on one of the most amazing journeys you will ever have in your lifetime.

Also if you ask anyone who graduated from college what their biggest regret was, a good majority will say never studying abroad; if you ask a student who studied abroad what their biggest regret was, they’ll say not studying abroad longer. If that doesn’t put it into perspective, I don’t know what will.

Any other thoughts or advice?

Wherever you go, go with all of your heart, and you will not be disappointed!

Bon Voyage!!

-Andre Stiles

Interested in spending a semester off-campus?  Contact Susan Carey in the Study Abroad Office: sucarey@hartford.edu

Or visit our official website: www.hartford.edu/studyabroad
Source: http://uhartfordstudyabroad.blogspot.com/2013/08/andre-stiles-study-abroad-is-one-of.html

Milanovic Presents Paper at ASEE-NE Conference

Ivana Milanovic, professor of mechanical engineering, CETA; Khaled J. Hammad, assistant professor of engineering at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU); and Nidal Al-Masoud, associate professor of engineering at CCSU, presented a research paper at the American Society of Engineering Education – North East Section (ASEE-NE) Conference, which took place in Northfield, Vt., in March.
The paper, "Characteristics of a Confined Annular Jet Flow Field," reported wall shear stress and centerline velocity distributions to demonstrate the influence of the governing parameters on the recirculation and redevelopment features of the flow field

Flow regions of a confined annular jet

Velocity field