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David Halpern
Professor
dhalpern@as.ua.edu
(205) 348-1977
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Education:
- B.Sc. - University of Bristol, Bristol, England, 1984
- Certificate of Advanced Study - University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1985
- Ph.D. - University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona, 1989
Research Focus:
- Physiological fluid mechanics
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Multiphase flows
Selected Publications
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Halpern, D. and Frenkel, A. L. Nonlinear evolution, travelling waves, and secondary instability of sheared-film flows with insoluble surfactants. J.Fluid Mech., 594, 125-156, 2008.
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Halpern, D., Fujioka, H. and Grotberg, J.B. Liquid and surfactant delivery into pulmonary airways. Respiratory Physiology & Neurophysiology, 163, 222-231, 2008.
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Halpern, D., Fujioka, H. and Grotberg, J. B. The effect of viscoelasticity on the stability of a pulmonary airway liquid layer. Phys. Fluids 22, 011901, 2010.
- Bian, S., Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D., Zheng, Y. and Grotberg, J.B. Experimental Study of Flow Fields in an Airway Closure Model. J.Fluid Mech. 647, 391-402, 2010.
