Faculty

Melany L. Hunt
Dotty and Dick Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Degrees and Appointments
B.S., University of Minnesota, 1983; M.S., University of California, 1985; Ph.D., 1987. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1988-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2001; Professor, 2001-2011; Kenan Professor, 2012-13; Hayman Professor, 2013-; Executive Officer, 2002-2007; Vice Provost, 2007-14.
Assistant(s)
Research Group Matters
Holly Golcher
262 Gates-Thomas Laboratory
626-395-4229
golcher@caltech.edu
Research Overview
Professor Hunt focuses on heat transfer and fluid mechanics associated with granular and particulate flows, fluidized beds, and porous media; convective flows in buoyancy driven flows, rotating machinery, and complex fluid systems.
List of Research Areas
multi-phase flows, convective heat transfer
News about Melany L. Hunt »