Kevin Mcilhany

Professor, Ph.D.

Physics Department
United States Naval Academy
572 Holloway Rd.  m/s 9c
Annapolis, MD 21402
(410) 293-6667

•  mcilhany@usna.edu
•  Website

Education:

• B.A., 1989  Northwestern University
  

• M.S., 1992  University of California, Riverside
  

• Ph.D., 1996  University of California, Riverside
  
  

Research Areas:

• Fluid and Dynamical Studies - Computational
• Experimental Medium Energy Physics - Polarized Nuclear Structure

Professional Experience:

• 2014--present  Professor of Physics, Physics Department United States Naval Academy
• 2006--2014  Associate Professor of Physics, Physics Department United States Naval Academy
• 2000--2005  Assistant Professor of Physics, Physics Department United States Naval Academy 
• 1999--2000 Senior Post Doctoral Associate, Laboratory for Nuclear Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1997--1999 Post Doctoral Associate, Laboratory for Nuclear Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1996--1997 Post Doctoral Associate, W.K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory California Institute of Technology
• 1995--1996 Visiting Scientist, W.K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory California Institute of Technology

Recent Publications:

K. McIlhany, S. Wiggins
"Eulerian Indicators under Continuously Varying Conditions,"
Phys. Fluids 24, 073601 (2012).

K. McIlhany, D. Mott, E. Oran, S. Wiggins

"Optimizing mixing in lid-driven flow designs through predictions from Eulerian indicators,"
Phys. Fluids 23, 082005 (2011).

K. McIlhany, S. Wiggins
"Optimizing Mixing in Channel Flows: Kinematic Aspects Associated with Secondary Flows in the Cross-Section",
Journal of Micro and NanoFluidics, Vol. 10, Num. 2, pp. 249-262.