~~NOTOC~~ ===== J. Iwan D. Alexander, Ph.D.===== {{people:ida2.gif?175|J. Iwan D. Alexander}} Professor\\ Director, National Center Space Exploration and Research\\ Faculty Director, Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation\\ Ph.D. Washington State University 1981 ===== Contact information ===== ===Office=== 305 Olin Building ==Hours== By appointment ===Phone=== 216.368.0748 ===E-mail=== [[ida2@case.edu]] ==== Research and Academic Interests ==== * Experimental and theoretical studies of the dynamics and static behavior of fluid surfaces and interfaces * Vibrational convective transport in melts and inhomogeneous liquids * Control of flow and nutrient transport in plant growth media under weightless conditions for advanced life support * Physicochemical transport processes in biological systems * Fluid transport processes in bone * Dynamics of two phase miscible and immiscible fluids * Binary and self-diffusion in liquid metals and compound semiconductors * Effects of fluid convection (forced and free) on heat and mass transfer in melts and solutions associated with materials preparation processes \\ ==== Biography ==== * {{people:ida2:ida2vita2003.pdf|Curriculum Vita}} \\ ==== Selected Publications, Patents, and Other Achievements ==== * [[people:ida2:pubs|Publications]] \\ ==== Links ====