Lorena A. Barba Group :: Professor Lorena A Barba’s research group at the George Washington University.

The problem in education is the "sole proprietor creation model," says Adrian Sannier—profs creating courses alone http://t.co/qTu8CG6TdY View // Reply // Retweet // Like

Announcing AeroPython!

Lorena Barba

I haven't lectured in two years. I've of course been teaching, but have stopped using the method known as "the lecture"—delivering a set amount of material (aka, "covering") from the front of the classroom to a group of mostly quiet, note-taking students. Like greater profs before me, I am a converted lecturer.1 It was Spring... Continue »

New NVIDIA #CUDA Research Center at GW's Barba Group http://t.co/VOkkGCnShc @GPUComputing @GWColonialOne @GWGradEngineer View // Reply // Retweet // Like

New CUDA Research Center at GW

NVIDIA names GW a new CUDA Research Center, in recognition of the research trajectory of Prof. Lorena Barba. The announcement reads as follows. The CUDA Research Center at the George Washington University in Washington, DC, recognizes the research trajectory of Prof. Lorena A. Barba. With a background in mechanical engineering and aeronautics, and a few... Continue »

RT @nathanabaker: Amazing Video Clips Visually Isolate the Flight Paths of Birds http://t.co/90WGgWf4ja via @Colossal View // Reply // Retweet // Like

J. Brent Parham, MSc 2013

J. Brent Parham at his MSc thesis defense in Boston University, December 2013.

Aerodynamic drag in space—using #GPUs to simulate gases interacting with a satellite's geometry. #aiaaSciTech paper http://t.co/Mwwf5i7gpq View // Reply // Retweet // Like

Finding the Force—Consistent Particle Seeding for Satellite Aerodynamics

At AIAA SciTech 2014 —the "largest event for aerospace research, development and technology in the world"—, this paper is part of the AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, in the session "Modeling and Simulation of Space Systems" (MST-07), to be held Jan. 17 (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM). The first author and speaker, J. Brent Parham, was a... Continue »

Proposal: Just-in-time Interactive Online Modules for Applied Engineering Computing

This short proposal was submitted in November 2013 to the Grants for High-Impact Teaching and Learning Practices of The Office of Teaching & Learning, George Washington University.

We propose to develop and pilot a series of interactive online modules that teach programming in... Continue »

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twitter Ella Fitzgerald: "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie"—the only singer to whom the band tuned up! http://t.co/Rl5l7ElEc7 for @jchawner View // Reply // Retweet // Like

twitter @TripIt Can notifications be turned off during certain hours? The "on-time" msg at 2 AM for my 6 AM flight ruined my sleep! View // Reply // Retweet // Like

Student guest blog post: the Wagner effect

Lorena Barba

The fourth and final student guest post explains the Wagner effect, and its role in animal flight. We hope you enjoy the series of posts from GW students of animal locomotion! The previous guest posts are: Pterosaur quad launch Pterosaur weight estimation Pterosaur wings and flight capabilities This post completes the series, which was inspired... Continue »
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