Faculty

Professor Morteza Gharib

Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Medical Engineering
Director/Executive Officer, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories/Department
Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair/Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies

Email: mgharib@caltech.edu
Phone: 626-395-4453
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Professor Gharib's research interests cover a range of topics in fluid dynamics and aeronautics. These include vortex dynamics, active and passive flow control, autonomous flight, underwater systems and robotics, as well as advanced flow-imaging diagnostics.

His biomechanics and medical engineering research activities can be categorized into two main areas: the fluid dynamics of physiological machines (such as the human circulatory system and aquatic breathing/ propulsion), and the development of medical devices (such as heart valves, cardiovascular health monitoring devices, and drug delivery systems.