Kristofer Meehan, third-year MAE graduate student in our group, just recently passed his generals examination with his presentation titled “Control of Dynamic Stall with Nanosecond-Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators.” His PhD committee consists of Dr. Mikhail Shneider (advisor), Prof. Richard Miles (co-advisor), Prof. Clancy Rowley, and Dr. Yevgeny Raitses. Kris is now officially a Princeton PhD candidate.

Congratulations, Kris!

Our very own Dr. Andrey Starikovsky, an avid professional mountain climber, has recently climbed all the way to the top of Mt. Everest!

For reference, the elevation of Mt. Everest is 8,848 m or approximately 5.5 miles. It took Andrey one month to finish the climb.

Not many climbers can claim rights on this monumental feat, but most of all we are glad we still have him in one piece. Congrats Andrey!

5300 m above base level.

6400 m above base level.

7800 m above base level.

8300 m above base level.

Link to his video atop of Mt. Everest (360 degree rotation view, taken with a GoPro Hero).

Our 3rd-year graduate student David Feng (feels weird referring to myself in the third-person POV) has recently taken on the critical task of updating the Applied Physics Group webpage after 5-6 years of inactivity. It is under construction for the time being, but also periodically updated henceforth. Hopefully everything related to what we’re currently doing will become clear and transparent soon!