Dr. Nicholas Winowich

Associate Professor

Department of Engineering
East Carolina University
Slay Building Suite 220

Phone: (252) 737-1034
Email: Winowichn@ecu.edu

Education:

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• MS in Mechanical Engineering: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• BS in Mechanical Engineering: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Research Interests:

Research interests include engineering applications of fluid dynamics to hydrodynamic lubrication, two phase sealing, combustion systems, plasmas and coupled electromagnetic-fluid phenomena (magnetofluidynamics (MFD) and electrohydrodynamics (EHD)).  MFD applications have included molten metal stirring, DC liquid metal pumping, and sliding liquid metal contacts for homopolar generators. Studies of one atmosphere uniform glow discharge plasmas (OAUGDP) have been performed for industrial applications related to sterilization and EHD plasma actuators for aerodynamic flow control. High end computational fluid dynamics has been of particular interest for multidisciplinary applications related to industrial HVAC, plasma arc dynamics, indoor air quality, hydrology and bioreactors. This research has been funded by state and federal agencies (NASA, NSF, DoE, DoL, AFoSR, FAA, ONR) and through industrial contracts.