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Location
113C Grehan
Phone
859-218-0648
Email
sean.bailey@uky.edu

Research Description

The objectives of my research laboratory are to utilize small uncrewed aircraft for atmospheric research. Of primary interest are the characteristics of turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer, which is coupled with fundamental turbulence research in laboratory wind tunnels. Also of interest is the use of uncrewed aircraft for additional scientific purposes including heritage science and environmental monitoring.

Research Interests

  • Wall-Bounded Flows
  • Atmospheric turbulence
  • Unsteady vortex flows and wake turbulence
  • Small-scale turbulence
  • Large-scale coherent structures
  • Development of experimental methods
 

Education

Princeton University, New Jersey, Mech. and Aero. Engineering, 2007-2008

University of Ottawa, Canada Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2002-2006

University of Western Ontario, Canada Mechanical Engineering M.E.Sc., 2001

University of Western Ontario, Canada Mechanical Engineering B.E.Sc., 1998

Appointments

Jul. 2022-Pres.: Associate Professor, Dept. of Mech. Engin., University of Kentucky

Jul. 2015-Jun. 2022.: Associate Professor, Dept. of Mech. Engin., University of Kentucky

Jan. 2010-Jun. 2015: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mech. Engin., University of Kentucky

Jan. 2009-Dec. 2010: Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Engineering, Princeton University

Jan. 2007-Dec. 2008: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Engineering, Princeton University