P. Amy Tsai, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Fluid Mechanics Computational Fluid Dynamics Nano Fluidics Multiphase Flows Energy And Environment Renewable Energy Water Resources Design And Manufacturing

About

Dr. Tsai is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Fluids and Interfaces. 

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Toronto (2007)
• M.Sc., University of Toronto (2003)

Awards/Honors:

• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Fluids and Interfaces, (2016 - 2025)
• Stimulating Research Funds, The Netherlands (2009, 2012)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship to Princeton University (2010)

Research

Applied Fluid Mechanics & Interfacial Phenomena for Energy, Environmental, and Health Applications, using experiments and numerical simulations.

Research Activities: 

• Nano- and Micro-Fluidics 
• Complex Fluids 
• Wetting & Evaporation
• Drop Impact
• Convection; 
• Enhanced Oil Recovery 
• Porous Media Flow 
• Carbon Capture and Storage 
• Machine Learning 

Publications:

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Teaching

Dr. Tsai usually teaches MEC E 230, 331, or/and 371. 

Group website  

MEC E 331A - Fluid Mechanics I

External flow, boundary layers, momentum theories, similitude, fluid metering, fluid friction, fluid friction in pipes, pipe networks. Prerequisites: MEC E 230, 250, MATH 209. Corequisite: CH E 243. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 330 or MEC E 331.

MEC E 331B - Fluid Mechanics I

External flow, boundary layers, momentum theories, similitude, fluid metering, fluid friction, fluid friction in pipes, pipe networks. Prerequisites: MEC E 230, 250, MATH 209. Corequisite: CH E 243. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 330 or MEC E 331.

MEC E 630 - Fluid Dynamics

Kinematics of fluid motion, fundamental fluid equations and concepts, laminar boundary layers, potential flow, stability and transition, introduction to turbulence.

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