Now for some lasers...

I was pleased to stumble upon a page buried in the National Science Foundation website that highlighted the work that Dr. Roger Simpson and I conducted during my Ph.D. studies. The website (http://www.nsf.gov/eng/cbet/nuggets/1443/1443_simpson.htm) contains a descriptive 'nugget' of our accomplishments in developing laser instruments for near-surface fluid flow characterization. Ours was selected as one of three among several funded research programs to represent the Fluid Dynamics initiative of the Chemical, Bioengineering Environmental and Transport Systems program. Our program managers for this have been Drs. Michael Plesniak and William Schultz. We are certainly indebted to them for their support during our funding term.

Fur, feathers, trout, and lasers...

Well, at least it's not MySpace...

Here, I will share some information about our adventures in the outdoors of Southwest Virginia with an emphasis on fly-fishing and conservation. As an active member of the New River Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited, I welcome readers to learn more about our work.

Shameless plug: Please check out my work: http://www.aurinc.com/
Our company, Applied University Research, Inc., develops and markets high performance laser-Doppler velocimetry/anemometry instruments for several applications including turbomachinery, aircraft and submarine noise, and wind tunnel testing. We can also do on-site flow measurements using our advanced instruments such as the sub-miniature laser Doppler velocimeter.

To come: fly-tying, SWVA fishing journal, and more about lasers.