CALTECH-EP DUAL MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING OR AERONAUTICS & FLUID MECHANICS Sylvain FERRARI Associate Vice President for International Development Ecole Polytechnique NAFSA 2011 Preconference workshop Transatlantic joint degrees at the Master s level Monday, May 30, 2011 FUNDAMENTALS & APPLICATIONS Ecole Polytechnique (EP) in partnership with Université Pierre & Marie Curie (UPMC) Initiated in academic year 2007-08 Two-year European Master s program Directors: P. Huerre & S. Zaleski Year M1: 3rd year Ingénieur s program in French at EP Year M2: program taught entirely in English Location of courses: EP or UPMC campuses FUNDAMENTALS & APPLICATIONS Objectives: To acquire a fundamental understanding of modern challenges in fluid mechanics and to learn how to use the most recent theoretical concepts and methods Semester S3: Six months of (mostly required) courses Semester S4: Six-months of scientific project (internship) in an academic or industrial laboratory in France or abroad Instructors: leading international scholars in the Paris area 23 students in 2009-2010 (14 enrolled at 2 Caltech, 1 Univ. Cambridge, 1 IISc Bangalore, 1 Bogazici, 4 EP, 1 ESPCI, 2 ENS-Cachan, 1 ENSAM, 1 UTC-Compiègne)
Multiscale phenomena (S. Zaleski, UPMC) SUBJECT AREAS Turbulence dynamics (P. Sagaut, UPMC) Numerical methods for fluid mechanics (O. Pironneau, UPMC) Diffusion, advection & the dynamo effect (F. Pétrélis, ENS-Ulm) Compressible flows (P. Cinnella, A. Lerat, ENSAM) SUBJECT AREAS Drops & bubbles (D. Quéré & Ch. Baroud, EP) Introduction to hydrodynamic instabilities (C. Cossu, EP) Hydrodynamic instabilities & Flow control (P. Huerre & P. Schmid, EP) Mechanics of living systems (E. de Langre, EP) Acoustics of musical instruments (A. Chaigne, ENSTA) Separated flows (O. Cadot, ENSTA) EXAMPLES OF INTERNSHIP TOPICS IN 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 Julia Cosse: Drag reduction by flexibility in natural structures (with E. de Langre, LadHyX) Jason Rabinovitch: Near-wall vortex instabilities in turbomachinery (with V. Brion, ONERA) Ultrasound techniques for treatment of thrombosis in the brain (with A. Szeri, UC-Berkeley) Mixing models in turbulent flows : comparison of DNS & LES (with G. Blanquart, Caltech) Transition to turbulence in Taylor-Couette flow (with B. Hof, Max Planck Inst., Göttingen) Cooling of VINCI cryogenic engine in a gravity and microgravity environment (CNES, French Space Agency)
WHAT HAPPENED TO STUDENTS OF THE 2009-2010 CLASS? 1st-year PhD students: 12 Master student: 1 Industry: 1 Partner Institutions École Polytechnique Grande École (Founded in 1794) (l X) Emphasis on fundamental sciences and mechanics Founding member of ParisTech 1000 undergraduates, 1750 graduate students 360 faculty, 10 departments, 22 laboratories Renowned for its many contributions to science (laws, concepts) and society Excellence in engineering sciences, including fluid mechanics (LadHyX) Caltech Private University (Founded in 1891) Emphasis on fundamentals of science and engineering 900 undergraduates, 1300 graduate students 290 faculty Renowned for its excellence in research (30+ Nobel laureates) Aerospace Engineering program, GALCIT (13 faculty, ~80 students with 16 MS & 65 PhD), ranked #1 by US News & World report. Partner Institutions Similar size and academic culture with emphasis on fundamental engineering sciences at Caltech and École Polytechnique At Caltech, a new Space Engineering Masters program was launched in 2007 with the goal of re-establishing ties with JPL and attracting talented students (Ares Rosakis, Director, GALCIT) At École Polytechnique-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, the language of the second year in Masters program (M2) was switched from French to English in September 2007 with the objective to attract more international students and to develop Dual Master s degrees with international partners (Patrick Huerre, Program Director, LadHyX) Several visits had taken place at Caltech and at École Polytechnique in order to finalize the academic content and the details of the program Strong support of faculty and administration in both partner institutions
IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING OR AERONAUTICS & FLUID MECHANICS Objective : to foster the development of a long-term cooperation on education and research on topics of interest to the Space Engineering and Aeronautical Sciences community between two leading academic institutions: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and École Polytechnique (EP) Caltech-EP two-year program: Caltech students: 1st year at Caltech, 2 nd year at EP EP students: 1st year at EP, 2 nd year at Caltech Structure of the Program Caltech s Masters program is one year (3 terms) in duration and emphasizes fundamentals of fluid and solid/structural mechanics with applications to experimental methods and space engineering. École Polytechnique s Masters program is two years (M1, M2) in duration and emphasizes modern fluid mechanics. The second year program (M2) is entirely taught in English. Flexibility in course requirements to suit student needs. The traditional courses are tightly coupled with internships each year. Research projects under joint supervision between the two partner institutions and associated research institutions and industry. History of the Program Successful launch of Dual Master s Program in Aeronautics/ Space Engineering (Caltech) and Fluid Mechanics (École Polytechnique) in the academic year 2008-2009 2008-2011 : Financial support from Partner University Fund (French Embassy in Washington) Up to 1/3rd of the cost supported by PUF
History of the Program Participating students Ongoing developments: The Master and beyond 2010 Andrew Heiskell award for Innovation in International Education from Institute of International Education (IIE), New York Caltech: Caltech: 2008-2009 Prakhar Mehrotra Amandine Hamel 2009-2010 Julia Cosse, Jason Rabinovitch Jocelyn Escourrou 2010-2011 Thomas Vezin, Yuan Xuan Proposal by EP faculty of joint «seedling» experimental projects to be undertaken by students at Caltech (Manipulation of the wake dynamics of a blunt cylindrical body, B. McKeon & P. Schmid) Exchange of Master-level courses & professors (1 EP course at Caltech and vice-versa) for a 2 months period to favor elaboration of joint research efforts at PhD level Caltech: 2011-2012 Peter Bridi, Esteban Hufstedler, Shaun Swanson, Dustin Summy Joint supervision of PhD students (2 EP students jointly supervised by B. McKeon, Caltech & P. Schmid, EP on Flow Control) Mathieu Blanchard
Future: Solid Mechanics & Doctoral Research Extension of dual Master agreement to Solid Mechanics (Offer by EP of Solid Mechanics M2 in English; dual Master with Caltech underway) Extension of dual Master agreement to other depts at Caltech (ME, Chem.E.,.) Definition of a jointly supervised dual Caltech-EP PhD program Benefits & Outcome Promote increased cooperation between Caltech and École Polytechnique in education and research leading to fundamental discoveries and technological innovations in areas related to Aerospace Sciences and Engineering Complementary components of degree programs. Internships in partner countries provide broadening experience Attract a significant number of students (including domestic students!) to the graduate programs of both institutions. Raise the level of awareness of the benefits of such exchange and dual degree programs Promote scientific and cultural understanding between the two institutions Model for dual degree programs for the two institutions Contributes to internationalizing the campus & global exchange Important elements for success of venture Partner institutions share common academic interests (fundamental research in Aerospace and Fluid Mechanics) and culture Similar sizes and focus of institutions Complementary academic strengths (Excellence of broadly-based scientific approach on US side ; Emphasis on rigorous mathematical modelling on French side) On the French side, offer of a challenging program in English by leading scholars Strong commitment of leaders of each institution (Jean-Lou Chameau & Yannick d Escatha) Support of Partner University Fund International recognition (Heiskell award of IIE) Support of efficient international relations officers for assistance, logistics, advertising of program, scholarships etc