SEAS alum receives AIAA Fluid Dynamics Award

By Elizabeth Egan 

The AIAA is the world’s largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. The Fluid Dynamics Award honors contributions to the understanding of the behavior of liquids and gases in motion as related to need in aeronautics and astronautics.

Glauser is a professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Syracuse University. He served as the associate dean for research and doctoral programs within the university’s College of Engineering and Computer Science from 2008 to 2016, where he was responsible for overseeing research activities and coordinating the development of future research portfolios.

His research has focused on applying low-dimensional models to turbulent and transitioning flows for understanding and control. Glauser has obtained over $13 million in research funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency and other organizations. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed publications and conference proceedings and has presented over 100 invited presentations and keynote talks worldwide.

Glauser is a fellow of the AIAA, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Physical Society and the Institute of Physics.

He has served as a member of the University at Buffalo’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s advisory board since 2019 and as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for SEAS since 2023.

Glauser earned his PhD and bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from UB.

The award was presented on July 29 at the AIAA Aviation Forum in Las Vegas, where Glauser also gave a Fluid Dynamics Award special lecture.