Ramkumar Parthasarathy

Professor

Email: rparthasarathy@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1735
Office: Engineering Lab 143
Office Hours: By appointment only

Education
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering (1989)
The University of Michigan
M.S., Mechanical Engineering (1985)
Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1984)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Research Focus

Turbulent multiphase flows
Spray and gas-jet break-up
Hydrodynamic stability
Rotating flows

Experience and Awards

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Presidential Professor
Alumni Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma, 2008
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Presidential Professorship Award, University of Oklahoma, 2008
Regent's Award for Superior Teaching, University of Oklahoma, 2006
L.A. Comp Outstanding Professor in Aerospace Engineering, Sigma Gamma Tau, University of Oklahoma, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007
BP-Amoco Good Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma, 1999
Tom J. Love Outstanding Professor in Mechanical Engineering Award, Pi Tau Sigma, University of Oklahoma, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001
Outstanding Professor, College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1997
Distinguished Lectureship Award, College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1997
Distinguished Achievement Award, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 1988
Listed in the 4th and 5th editions of Who's Who in Science and Engineering

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Fluid Dynamics
Aerodynamics
Compressible Fluid Flow
Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Wind Tunnel Laboratory
Aerospace Propulsion Systems

Graduate Courses

Turbulence
Fluid Dynamics
Viscous Fluid Flow
Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
Hydrodynamic Stability

Professional Activities and Organizations

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Physical Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Sigma Gamma Tau, Aerospace Honor Society