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John K. Eaton

 
Title:Professor
Department(s):Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation(s):Vice-Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department
Location:Bldg. 500, rm. 501F
Mail Code:3030
Phone:650.723.1971       
Fax:650.723.4548
E-mail: eaton@vk.stanford.edu
Administrator: Deborah Green Michael

Research Statement

Eaton uses experiments and computational simulations to study the flow and heat transfer in complex turbulent flows, especially those relevant to turbomachinery, particle-laden flows, and separated flows, and to develop new techniques for precise control of gas and surface temperature during manufacturing processes.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD Mechanical Engineering 1980 Stanford
Publication TitleAuthor(s)/Speaker(s)Open Document
Discrete Green's function measurements in a single passage turbine model Eaton, JK, et. al.
Fully resolved simulations of particle-turbulence interaction Eaton, JK, et. al.
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Academic Honors & Awards

Editorial Advisory Board of International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Perin Award for Undergraduate Teaching
ASME Fellow
University Fellow (1988-90)
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award
Stanford Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
National Science Foundation Three-Year Graduate Fellowship
Silver Medal Award from the Royal Society of the Arts Member of the Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi