Saad Ragab, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Areas
- Fluid mechanics
Research Interests
- Direct and large eddy simulations of turbulence
- Hydrodynamic stability and transition
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Aerodynamics
- Gas dynamics and heat transfer
- Naval hydrodynamics
- Free-surface flow
- Hydrodynamic design using computational fluid dynamics
- Optimization techniques.
Education
- 1979: Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 1974: M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Cairo, Egypt
- 1970: B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Cairo, Egypt
Awards, Honors, and Service
- 2004: The Frank J. Maher Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, ESM, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 2003: The College of Engineering Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- August 1996: A Session Chair at the 3rd International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics & Applications, Blacksburg, VA, July 28-August 1, 1996
- August 1996: A member of the local organizing committee for the 3rd International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics & Applications, Blacksburg, VA, July 28-August 1, 1996
- June 1995: A member of the Technical Program Committee of the 12th AIAA CFD Conference
- 1994: The College of Engineering Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 1993: Certificate of recognition from the Fluid Dynamics Division of the American Physical Society for a video entry presented at the Gallery of Fluid Motion, 46th Annual Meeting of the DFD, APS, Nov. 21-23, 1993, Albuquerque, NM