Kevin W. Cassel

Author of the books, "Matrix, Numerical, and Optimization Methods in Science and Engineering" (Cambridge University Press 2021) and "Variational Methods with Applications in Science and Engineering" (Cambridge University Press 2013), Kevin W. Cassel is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and his honors include IIT's University Excellence in Teaching Award (2008) and Ralph L. Barnett Excellence in Teaching Award (2007, 2001), the 2002 Alfred Noble Prize, and the Army Research Office Young Investigator Award (1998–2001). Professor Cassel has been a visiting researcher at the University of Manchester and University College London, and is a visiting professor at the University of Palermo, Italy. His research utilizes computational fluid dynamics in conjunction with advanced analytical methods to address problems in bio-fluids, unsteady aerodynamics, multiphase flow, and cryogenic fluid flow and heat transfer.