GTREO Seminar: Dr. Gregg Abate, AFOSR

​Working with AFOSR and Highlights from the Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows Program

ABSTRACT: The Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows portfolio supports basic research into the dynamics and control of aerodynamic shear flows, including the interactions of these flows with rigid and flexible surfaces in motion. The portfolio is interested in aerodynamic flows arising in both internal and external configurations and extending over a wide range of Reynolds numbers.  The portfolio emphasizes the characterization, modeling, prediction and control of flow instabilities, turbulent flows and aerodynamic interactions. A focus on the understanding of the fundamental flow physics is motivated by an interest in developing physically-based predictive models and innovative control concepts for these flows.

BIOGRAPHY:  Dr. Gregg Abate is the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) program officer for Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida in 1999. He was an engineer at AFRL for several years before becoming a program officer for the European Office of Aerospace Research & Development, and joined AFOSR in 2018.