2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Perspectives On Transport Phenomena

This is an invited session focused on the pioneering accomplishments in the field of transport phenomena. the speakers will be among those who have established the field and who will present their perspectives on the way the field is progressing.

Chair

Joel Plawsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Presentations

12:30 PM

(308a) A Century of Transport: a Personal Tour
Stuart W. Churchill

01:10 PM

(308b) A Brief History of the Navier-Stokes Equations: Room for Improvement
Howard Brenner

01:50 PM

(308c) The Role of Computation in Continuum Transport Phenomena
Bruce A. Finlayson

02:30 PM

(308d) Biological Applications of Transport Phenomena: Converting Mysteries to Puzzles
Edwin N. Lightfoot