Jean R. Hertzberg

Research Interests

Flow visualization, fluids education

Jean Hertzberg teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and design as well as measurement techniques, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and computer tools. She has pioneered a spectacular course on the art and physics of flow visualization, and is conducting research on the impact of the course with respect to visual perception and educational outcomes. Her disciplinary research centers around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications in both combustion and bio-fluid dynamics. She is also interested in a variety of flow field measurement techniques. Current projects are focused on velocity and vorticity in human cardiac ventricles and large vessels.

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• Goodman, Katherine, Jean Hertzberg, and Noah Finkelstein. “Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr. Twain! Re-Engaging Science Students Through Visual Aesthetics.” Leonardo, January 24, 2018, 1–8.
• Gurung, Arati, Phillip E. Gates, Luciano Mazzaro, Jonathan Fulford, Fuxing Zhang, Alex J. Barker, Jean Hertzberg, et al. “Echo Particle Image Velocimetry for Estimation of Carotid Artery Wall Shear Stress: Repeatability, Reproducibility and Comparison with Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging.” Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 43, no. 8 (August 1, 2017): 1618–27.
• Abarr, Miles, Denise Mauney, Jean Hertzberg, and Lupita D. Montoya. “Characterization of a Commercial Synthetic Jet Actuator for Air Quality Applications.” Journal of Fluids Engineering 139, no. 7 (April 24, 2017): 071103-071103–7.
• Browning, James R., Jean R. Hertzberg, Joyce D. Schroeder, and Brett E. Fenster. “4D Flow Assessment of Vorticity in Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction.” Bioengineering 4, no. 2 (April 5, 2017): 30.
• Abarr, Miles, Jean Hertzberg, and Lupita D. Montoya. “Pumped Thermal Energy Storage and Bottoming System Part B: Sensitivity Analysis and Baseline Performance.” Energy 119 (January 15, 2017): 601–11.