Lowe Research Group

Our lab, the Vortical Flow and Diagnostics Lab, directed by Prof. Todd Lowe, specializes in aerodynamics and the development of experimental techniques for applications in propulsion and energy systems. Much of our work is conducted in the propulsion labs at Virginia Tech.

More about Prof. Lowe:

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Professional Leadership

• Co-Director, Virginia Tech Advanced Propulsion and Power Laboratory
• Director, Virginia Tech – Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence
• Core Member of the Rolls-Royce/Virginia Tech University Technology Center for Advanced System Diagnostics
• Core Member of the Center for Research and Engineering in Aero/Hydrodynamic Technologies (CREATe)
• Past Chair (2020-2022) of the Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Technical Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Point Contact (2023) for the Aircraft Engine Committee Turbo Expo Technical Meeting, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI)

Awards

• Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
• Fellow, ASME
• Associate Fellow, AIAA
• 2023 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
• 2018 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research
  
• 2018 SAE International Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award
• Virginia Space Grant Consortium Young Investigator Award
  

Professional Organizations

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Physical Society (APS)
• SAE International (SAE)