Prof. Stefan Llewellyn Smith — Research Profile
University of California, San Diego · Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 2, 2026
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Fall 2027Application deadline
Jan 13, 2027
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Prof. Stefan Llewellyn Smith at University of California, San Diego Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering lists Fluid dynamics and environmental engineering as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Suppression of Rayleigh–Bénard convection and restratification by horizontal convectionJournal of Fluid Mechanics · Jun 15
- Stability of SQG Kolmogorov flowDynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans · May 25
- On the fundamental solution for viscous internal waves and Brinkman flows. Part 1. Two dimensionsPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · May 14
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