Peter Oshkai

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Victoria
PO Box 3055 STN CSC
Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P6
Tel: (250) 721-8922
Fax: (250) 721-6051
E-mail: poshkai@me.uvic.ca

Education

Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering: June 2002
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Dissertation: Flow-Acoustic Coupling in a Cavity-Pipeline System
Dissertation advisor: Professor Donald Rockwell
M.S., Applied Mathematics: January 1999
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Thesis: Free-Surface Wave Interaction with a Horizontal Cylinder
B.A., Mathematics: June 1995
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Research Interests

Design and development of engineering systems using analytical and experimental approaches; advanced global imaging techniques for quantitative analysis of flow phenomena.

Areas of application include: flow-induced noise and vibrations, wind and tidal turbines, biomimetic propulsion, flow structures in fuel cells, flows through prosthetic heart valves.

Special interest in experimental and analytical study of flow-acoustic interactions, biomimetic propulsion, cardiovascular flows, and wind turbines.

Experience

Associate Professor. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. July 2009 - present.
Assistant Professor. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. July 2003 - June 2009.
Postdoctoral Researcher and Laboratory Coordinator. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. June 2002 - June 2003.

Professional Activities

Associate Editor, Journal of Fluids and Structures.
Member, ASME Fluid-Structure Interaction Technical Committee
Co-developer, International Symposium on Fluid-Structure Interactions, 2006 – present.
Member, Scientific Committee of the 2012 International Symposium on Flow-Induced Vibrations.

Publications

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