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Sean Bailey, Ph.D.
Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Faculty

Research Overview

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, Mechanical. and Aerospace 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-Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky

Jul. 2015-Jun. 2022: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky

Jan. 2010-Jun. 2015: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky

Jan. 2009-Dec. 2010: Associate Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University

Jan. 2007-Dec. 2008: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University