$12 Million Consortium Will Open Careers in Naval Research to Students from All Backgrounds
December 8, 2023
Led by GW Engineering’s Philippe Bardet, the Consortium on Naval Enterprise Pathways will help provide an aging sector with a robust, diverse and sustainable workforce.
New Facilities Will Bring Turbulence down to Earth
February 27, 2023
GW Engineering’s Philippe Bardet secured equipment from the Idaho National Laboratory to expand the study of fluid mechanics at GW.
Read more: https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/new-facilities-will-bring-turbulence-down-earth
GW to host 34th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics
October 28, 2020
GW’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) will host the 34th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics in 2022. The symposium is the main international conference for naval hydrodynamics sponsored by the US Office of Naval Research. It is held every two years, and every six years in the US. Organizers expect approximately 200 participants from 20 countries.
Read more: https://mae.engineering.gwu.edu/gw-host-34th-symposium-naval-hydrodynamics
Dr. Bardet to receive NATO AVT Young Contributor Award
June 25, 2019
The NATO Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel of NATO’s Science & Technology Organization has selected Dr. Philippe Bardet to receive its Fall 2019 AVT Young Contributor Award. Dr. Bardet will be honored with the award in Trondheim, Norway on October 10.
Read more: https://mae.engineering.gwu.edu/dr-bardet-receive-nato-avt-young-contributor-award
Dr. Bardet awarded $800K Department of Energy grant
July 3, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Dr. Philippe Bardet a Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP)/Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) grant of $800,000 for his project “Validation of pressure relaxation coefficients in RELAP-7 Seven-Equation model.”
Read more: https://mae.engineering.gwu.edu/dr-bardet-awarded-800k-department-energy-grant
Dr. Philippe Bardet receives 1-year, $415,646 DURIP grant from the Office of Naval Research
August 30, 2016
Dr. Philippe Bardet has received a one-year, $415,646 DURIP grant from the Office of Naval Research to acquire instruments for very high-speed three-dimensional velocity and profilometry measurements. The instrumentation will be used to develop diagnostics to instrument capillary waves: 3D + time surface profile and velocity fields.
Remembering Fukushima: Unique GW Model Improves Understanding of Nuclear Reactor Behavior during Earthquakes
March 11, 2015
The GW research team, led by Philippe Bardet, is actively testing a model of a nuclear reactor core on a sophisticated shake table to study fuel rod behavior during earthquakes, aiming to enhance safety and understanding in nuclear reactor operations.