Alexandra H Techet

Associate Professor of Mechanical & Ocean Engineering

Room 5-324
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-452-2266
Email: ahtechet@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ahtechet/www

Administrative Contact:
Barbara Smith
Room 5-320
Phone: 617-253-0137
Email: bsmith@mit.edu

Education:

Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering, June 2001
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
S.M. in Ocean Engineering, June 1998
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
B.S. in Ocean Engineering, June 1995
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

MIT Service:

2006-Present: Associate Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, M.I.T.
2005-2006: Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, M.I.T.
2002-2005: Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering, M.I.T.
2002-2004: Doherty Assistant Professor of Ocean Utilization

Principal Publications in last five years: (last two years)

T. Truscott, A.H. Techet, "Air Cavity Formation in the Wake of a Spinning Sphere Impacting a Free Surface," Physics of Fluids, September 2006.

A . H. Techet, K. Lim, F.S. Hover, M.S. Triantafyllou, " Hydrodynamic Performance Of A Biologically Inspired Three-Dimensional Flapping Foil" Proc. 14th Inter. Symp. Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST05), Durham, New Hampshire, August 21-24, 2005.

Triantafyllou, M. S., F. S. Hover, A. H. Techet, and D. K. P. Yue "Review of Scaling Laws in Aquatic Locomotion and Fish-like Swimming," Applied Mechanics Review, 58(4):226-237, July 2005.

Triantafyllou, M. S., A. H. Techet, and F. S. Hover, "Review of Experimental Work in Biomimetic Foils," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, v. 29(3), pp. 585-594, 2004.

Techet, Alexandra H., Franz S. Hover, and Michael S. Triantafyllou, "Separation and Turbulence Control in Biomimetic Flows," Flow Turbulence and Combustion, 71:105-118, 2003.

Fish, F., G. Lauder, R. Mittal, A. Techet, M. Triantafyllou, J. Walker, P. Webb, "Conceptual Design for the Construction of a Biorobotics AUV Based on Biological Hydrodynamics," Proc. 13th Inter. Symp. Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST03), Durham, New Hampshire, August 24-27, 2003. (Invited Paper).

Triantafyllou, M. S., A. H. Techet, Q. Zhu, D. N. Beal, and F. S. Hover, "Vorticity Control in Fish-like Propulsion and Maneuvering," Integrative and Comparative Biology, 42:1026-1031, 2002.

Scientific & Professional Societies:

American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics (Member)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Member)
Marine Technology Society (Member)

Honors & Awards:

Doherty Assistant Professor of Ocean Utilization (2002)
Marine Technology Society, Student Section Award (Faculty Advisor) (2003)
ONR Young Investigators Award (2004)
Marine Technology Society, Student Section Award (Faculty Advisor) (2004)
T. Francis Ogilvie Young Investigator Lectureship (MIT) (2004)
Winner 2005 American Physical Society Gallery of Fluid Motion, for submission "Air Cavity Formation in the Wake of a Spinning Sphere Impacting a Free Surface" (2005)