Todd Lowe
received his B.S. (2001) and Ph.D. (2006) degrees in Aerospace engineering from
Virginia Tech. He leads a research team focused on the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of propulsion inlets and
exhausts with advanced capabilities in laser-based optical diagnostics. His fundamental contributions have provided insights for understanding
turbulence transport and noise in turbulent shear flows, with much recent work focused on the impact of large-scale turbulence on supersonic
jet noise. His instrumentation research has resulted in several notable impacts, including fluorescent particle velocimetry for very near wall
flow measurement, 250 kHz planar Doppler velocimetry and new interpretations of the particle lag effects on supersonic turbulent boundary layer
statistics. His recent work motivated by the propulsion/airframe integration problem has led to advances in applying laser diagnostics in
turbofan engine ducts. He is co-inventor of two US utility patents, with two additional patents pending, and has publications in the areas
of advanced diagnostics for fluid dynamics, turbulent shear flow physics, propulsion and power, and signal processing. He is the Associate
Director of the Advanced Propulsion and Power Laboratory at Virginia Tech and currently leads a team of fourteen graduate students, a research
scientist and a laboratory engineer. Prior to returning to Virginia Tech as a faculty member in late 2010, he was V.P. for Research and
Development at AUR, Inc., a small business focused on laser diagnostics research and development.