John Farnsworth

  • Associate Professor
  • Director of AMReC
  • AEROSPACE MECHANICS RESEARCH CENTER (AMREC)
  • RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CENTER FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES (RECUV)
John Farnsworth
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Office Location: AERO 356

Focus Area

Fluid Dynamics

Education

PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2011
MS, Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2007
BS, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006

Professional Experience

2023 - Present, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2014 - 2023, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2013 - 2014, Visiting Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2011 - 2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Aeronautics, United States Air Force Academy

Awards

Michael A. Sadowsky Prize, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2007
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2006 & 2007

Research Interests

Experimental fluid dynamics focusing on image-based flow velocimetry, flow control, unsteady aerodynamics, three-dimensional flow fields, fluid-structure interaction, wind turbine aerodynamics, biologically inspired flight