Aline Cotel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: 
119 EWRE
Phone: 
(734) 763-1463
Fax: 
(734) 763-2275
Email: 

acotel@umich.edu

Visit my homepage at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~acotel/Site/Welcome.html

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1351 Beal Avenue, 119 EWRE
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125

  • Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1995
  • M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1992
  • B.S., Ecole Polytechnique Feminine, 1991
  • CEE Departmental Award for "exceptional contributions to the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Michigan." (2005-06).
  • National Science Foundation Career Award (2005).
  • Crosby Research Award (2002).
  • James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award (Chi Epsilon, Great Lakes District) (2001).
  • Member, American Physical Society (APS) and its Publications Committee.
  • Member, American Geophysical Union.

Geophysical and Biological Fluid Dynamics. Experimental techniques: Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Particle Image Velocimetry.

Tritico, H., Cotel, A.J. and Clarke, J., (2007), “Development of small scale submersible PIV system,” Measurement Science and Technology 18(8), 2555-2562.

Samothrakis, P. and Cotel, A.J., (2006), “Finite volume gravity current impinging on a stratified interface.” Experiments in Fluids. 41(6), 991-1003.

Cotel, A.J., Webb, P. and Tritico, H., (2006), “Do trout choose habitats with reduced turbulence?” Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 115, 610-619.

Samothrakis, P., and Cotel A. J., (2006), “Propagation of a gravity current in a two-layer stratified environment,” J. Geophys. Res., 111, C01012, doi:10.1029/2005JC003125.

Cotel, A.J., Golingo, R., Oakes, J.E. and Riewe, R.R. (2004), “Analysis of heat transfer in ancient Inuit fur parka ruffs,” J. of Climate Research, 26, 77-84.