STAL has moved to UCLA! This site will be updated soon with more information about current and future projects.
Welcome
The Separated and Transient Aerodynamics Laboratory is an experimental laboratory that has recently (July 2024) moved to Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland. Our research focuses on unsteady, separated, and three-dimensional flows on flapping wings, rotorcraft, and wind/water turbines. We perform experiments in water tanks and wind tunnels to better understand the flow physics and vortex dynamics of these flows.
