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Michael Amitay

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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School of Engineering

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Michael Amitay is currently serving as a Mechanical, Aerospace And Nuclear Engineering Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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aerospace engineering aerodynamics fluid dynamics fluid mechanics fluid flow engineering unsteady flows computational fluid dynamics aerospace aircraft aeronautics aeroelasticity mechanical engineering flow physics aeroacoustics vortex dynamics active control vortex induced vibration fluid science mechanical systems aerostructure synthetic jets flow control turbulence modeling active flow control flow control (data) boundary layers synthetic jet vibration control flight control numerical simulations turbomachinery aerospace systems systems engineering multiphase flows hydrodynamic stability unmanned aircraft systems turbulent flow heat transfer aerospace technology aerospace simulation unmanned aerial vehicles aircraft design process actuation synthetic jet actuators fluid power thermal engineering control system technology wind engineering wind power generation wind energy technology wake dynamics numerical investigation automatic control dispersion science active vibration control bubble dynamics aerodynamic flow control low angles precision engineering fluid machinery automotive aerodynamics microscale system aerial robotics flow measurement vertical tail tapered wings high-rise buildings air vehicle system heat transfer enhancement actuation frequency wall jet free jet s817 airfoil mechanical science convective heat transfer flow control applications renewable energy wind power

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Notable Scholarly Works

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Biglobal Resolvent Analysis of Separated Flow Over a Naca0012 Airfoil. arXiv (Cornell University) (2025)

Rolandi, Laura VictoriaSmith, LukeAmitay, MichaelTheofilis, VassiliosTaira, Kunihiko

turbulence modelingfluid dynamicsboundary layersbiglobal resolvent analysisengineeringfluid mechanicsfluid flowunsteady flowstemporal discountingaerospace engineeringcomputational fluid dynamicsaerospacenumerical simulationsshock wavesnaca0012 airfoilaerodynamics

Effect of Static and Dynamic Motions on Aerodynamic Loads and Vortical Structures on a Chined Forebody Delta Wing. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2025)

Paul RemneffMichael Amitay

vibration controlaircraftdynamic motionsaerostructureaerospace engineeringforebody delta wingaerodynamic loadsaerospaceaeroelasticityaerodynamics

Flow Control on a Finite Swept and Tapered Wing at a Low Reynolds Number. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2025)

Evan MahnsMichael Amitay

fluid dynamicsaircraftflow control (data)fluid mechanicsfluid flowaeronauticsunsteady flowsaerospace engineeringfinite swepttapered wingaerospaceflow controlaerodynamics

Flow Control Over a Generic Tailless Chined Forebody Delta Wing. AIAA Journal (2025)

Tomás E. Rojas CarvajalMichael Amitay

fluid dynamicsactive flow controlaircraftengineeringaerostructureaeronauticsactive controlaerospace engineeringcomputational fluid dynamicsforebody delta wingaerospaceaeroelasticityflow controlaerodynamics

WITHDRAWAL: Characteristics of a Swept and Taperedwing in Dynamic Motion. (2025)

Sarah SullivanEvan MahnsMichael Amitay

kinesiologymotor controlhuman movementdynamic motion

Control of Artificially-Generated Hairpin Vortices in a Laminar Boundary Layer. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2024)

John WylieMichael Amitay

turbulence modelingfluid dynamicsvortex induced vibrationboundary layersaircraftfluid mechanicsfluid flowlaminar boundary layerunsteady flowsvortex dynamicsaerospace engineeringcomputational fluid dynamicshairpin trainaerospaceaerodynamics

Control of a Streamwise Vortex Using a Finite Span Synthetic Jet. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2024)

Paul RemneffTomas E. Rojas CarvajalMichael Amitay

turbulence modelingfluid dynamicsvortex induced vibrationaircraftfluid mechanicsfluid flowflow physicsunsteady flowswind tunnelvortex dynamicsaerospace engineeringcomputational fluid dynamicsstreamwise vortexsynthetic jetaerodynamics

Control of Reverse Flow Over a Periodically Pitching Cantilevered Swept Blade Using Passive Camber Morphing. (2024)

Cooper NelsonTufan K. GuhaMichael Amitay

mechanical systemsmorphing structureaerospace engineeringreverse flowaeroelasticityaerodynamics

Control of Reverse Flow Over Cantilevered Swept Blades Using Passive Camber Morphing. AIAA Journal (2024)

Cooper NelsonTufan Kumar GuhaMichael Amitay

fluid flowaeronauticsnegative liftaerospace engineeringrotor dynamicssweep anglemechanical engineeringunsteady flowsturbomachineryfluid mechanicscomputational fluid dynamicsaerospaceaeroelasticitypropulsionmechanical systemsengineeringfluid dynamicsaircraftreverse flowaerodynamics

Experimental Validation of the Modified HolméN Vortex Identification Method. AIAA Journal (2024)

Tomás E. Rojas CarvajalJacob NealMichael Amitay

fluid dynamicsvortex induced vibrationfluid mechanicsfluid flowunsteady flowsflow measurementvortex dynamicscomputational fluid dynamicscounter-rotating vorticesnew schemespatial resolutionaerodynamics

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Michael Amitay

Professor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Michael Amitay is currently serving as a Mechanical, Aerospace And Nuclear Engineering Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Michael Amitay

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Biglobal Resolvent Analysis of Separated Flow Over a Naca0012 Airfoil. arXiv (Cornell University) (2025)

Rolandi, Laura VictoriaSmith, LukeAmitay, MichaelTheofilis, VassiliosTaira, Kunihiko

Effect of Static and Dynamic Motions on Aerodynamic Loads and Vortical Structures on a Chined Forebody Delta Wing. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2025)

Paul RemneffMichael Amitay

vibration controlaircraftdynamic motionsaerostructureaerospace engineeringforebody delta wingaerodynamic loadsaerospaceaeroelasticityaerodynamics

Flow Control on a Finite Swept and Tapered Wing at a Low Reynolds Number. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2025)

Evan MahnsMichael Amitay

fluid dynamicsaircraftflow control (data)fluid mechanicsfluid flowaeronauticsunsteady flowsaerospace engineeringfinite swepttapered wingaerospaceflow controlaerodynamics

Flow Control Over a Generic Tailless Chined Forebody Delta Wing. AIAA Journal (2025)

Tomás E. Rojas CarvajalMichael Amitay

WITHDRAWAL: Characteristics of a Swept and Taperedwing in Dynamic Motion. (2025)

Sarah SullivanEvan MahnsMichael Amitay

kinesiologymotor controlhuman movementdynamic motion

Control of Artificially-Generated Hairpin Vortices in a Laminar Boundary Layer. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2024)

John WylieMichael Amitay

Control of a Streamwise Vortex Using a Finite Span Synthetic Jet. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (2024)

Paul RemneffTomas E. Rojas CarvajalMichael Amitay

Control of Reverse Flow Over a Periodically Pitching Cantilevered Swept Blade Using Passive Camber Morphing. (2024)

Cooper NelsonTufan K. GuhaMichael Amitay

mechanical systemsmorphing structureaerospace engineeringreverse flowaeroelasticityaerodynamics

Control of Reverse Flow Over Cantilevered Swept Blades Using Passive Camber Morphing. AIAA Journal (2024)

Cooper NelsonTufan Kumar GuhaMichael Amitay

Experimental Validation of the Modified HolméN Vortex Identification Method. AIAA Journal (2024)

Tomás E. Rojas CarvajalJacob NealMichael Amitay

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