Ellen Longmire
Professor

Professor Longmire's research uses advanced experimental methods to study single- and multi-phase turbulent flows, liquid/liquid mixtures, microscale flows, and biomedical flows. Current projects focus on eddy identification in turbulent boundary layers, droplet generation and coalescence in liquid/liquid flows with surface tension, fluid/structure interaction and cell processing in microscale devices (MEMS), and cardiovascular flow.

Degrees

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1990.
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1985.
B.A., Physics, Princeton University, 1982.

Experience

2003-Present: Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota.
1996-2003: Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota.
1990-1995: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota.
1985-1986: Research Engineer, Science Applications International Corporation, Los Altos, CA.
1984: Assistant Engineer Physics Research Laboratory Hauni-Werke Koerber & Co., Hamburg, Germany. (5 months).
1984: Associate Engineer, Honeywell Test Instruments Division, Denver, CO. (3 months).

Five Recent Publications

Kim, J. and Longmire, E.K., 2009, Investigation of binary drop rebound and coalescence in liquids using dual-field PIV technique, Exp. Fluids, published online, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Clara Mata, Ellen Longmire, David McKenna, Katie Glass, Allison Hubel, 2009, Cell motion and recovery in a two-stream microfluidic device, Macrofluid Nanofluid, published online, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Troolin, D.R., and Longmire, E.K, 2009, Volumetric velocity measurements of vortex rings from inclined exits, Exp. Fluids, Published online, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Clara Mata, Ellen Longmire, David McKenna, Katie Glass, Allison Hubel, 2008, Experimental study of diffusion-based extraction from a cell suspension, Microfluid Nanofluid, , (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Matthew Stegmeir, Ellen Longmire, and Susan Mantell, 2008, Parametric effects of bubble-microcantilver impacts in a confined channel, Physics of Fluids, 20, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF

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Honors and Fellowships

Fellow, American Physical Society, 2007: Background
Distinguished Women Scholars Award, 2007: Background
NSF National Young Investigator, 1994-1999.: Background
McKnight Land-Grant Professor, 1994-1996.: Background
AAUW Dissertation Fellowship, 1989-90.: Background
Link Energy Fellowship, 1987-88.: Background
Chevron U.S.A. Fellowship in Energy Studies,
1984-85. DAAD Postgraduate Fellowship, 1982-83.: Background

Editorial Positions

Associate Editor, Experiments in Fluids Associate Editor, Physics of Fluids, 2008-2010

Scientific and Professional Societies

American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (Executive Committee, 2002-2005; Secretary/Treasurer, 2006-2009).
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Sigma Xi.

Visiting Positions

2008: Tewkesbury Scholar, University of Melbourne.
1999: Visiting Associate Professor, University of California/Berkeley.
1998: Visiting Associate Professor, Keio University, Japan.
1994: Visiting Researcher. Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse, France. (4 months).