Philippe M. Bardet

The George Washington University Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Bardet is a Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the George Washington University, in the heart of the Nation’s Capital. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a PhD in Nuclear Engineering in 2006. His current research is focused on developing instrumentation and acquiring data for understanding complex flows. The recent developments include non-intrusive laser diagnostics for measuring water vapor temperature, dissolved gas concentration, as well as velocimetry techniques, both seedless and particle based. Notably, Dr. Bardet’s group has advanced Molecular Tagging Velocimetry to measure wall shear stress directly in high-Reynolds number flows. The tools are applied on fluid-structure interactions, mass transfer and dynamics at liquid gas interfaces, and 3D turbulent boundary layers. He has led several in-situ experimental campaigns where his team instrumented large experimental facilities with custom diagnostics, including an Integral Effect Test facility at Oregon State University. Dr. Bardet teaches courses in Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods, and Optics.