West Lafayette,
IN,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
The study of Fluid Mechanics influences a wide array of applications, from hydraulic pumps and microorganisms to jet engines. Purdue University assembles a top-tier team of researchers to simulate these phenomena computationally and implement the findings in practical scenarios.
Whether examining airflow across turbine blades or the coating of pharmaceutical tablets with liquids, Purdue features unique facilities that allow researchers to investigate novel concepts and establish new benchmarks, such as the nation's largest academic hydraulics laboratory. Even at microscopic or nanoscopic scales—including processes within the human body—Purdue's researchers possess the specialized knowledge to make groundbreaking discoveries regularly.