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  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the fluid mechanics of porous media, pattern selection in nonequilibrium growth, and the molecular dynamics of fluid flow

Overview

Joel Koplik is affiliated with the City College of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Ocean Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics covered in their scientific work include:

  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Material Dynamics and Properties

Their recent publications highlight various aspects of fluid mechanics, interfacial phenomena, and materials behavior. Notable papers include:

  • Surfactant and dilatational viscosity effects on the deformation of liquid droplets in an electric field (2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science)
  • Film deposition and dynamics of a self-propelled wetting droplet on a conical fibre (2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Continuum and Molecular Dynamics Studies of the Hydrodynamics of Colloids Straddling a Fluid Interface (2021, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Pairwise hydrodynamic interactions of spherical colloids at a gas-liquid interface (2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Glassy dynamics and equilibrium state on the honeycomb lattice: Role of surface diffusion and desorption on surface crowding (2021, Physical review. E)

Joel Koplik often collaborates with a group of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Charles Maldarelli (6 coauthored papers)
  • Subramaniam Chembai Ganesh (4 coauthored papers)
  • Jeffrey F. Morris (4 coauthored papers)
  • Shaghayegh Darjani (3 coauthored papers)
  • Tak Shing Chan (2 coauthored papers)

Their work has been published in various scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics (3 publications)
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (2 publications)
  • Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (1 publication)
  • Physical review. E (1 publication)

Joel Koplik received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1992, with a citation noting their contributions to the fluid mechanics of porous media, pattern selection in nonequilibrium growth, and the molecular dynamics of fluid flow.

Best Publications

  • Theory of dynamic permeability and tortuosity in fluid-saturated porous media

    David Linton Johnson;Joel Koplik;Roger Dashen

  • Pattern selection in fingered growth phenomena

    David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Void growth and coalescence in porous plastic solids

    J. Koplik;A. Needleman

  • New pore-size parameter characterizing transport in porous media.

    David Linton Johnson;Joel Koplik;Lawrence M. Schwartz

  • Molecular Dynamics of Fluid Flow at Solid Surfaces

    Joel Koplik;Jayanth R. Banavar;Jorge F. Willemsen

  • Capillary displacement and percolation in porous media

    Richard Chandler;Joel Koplik;Kenneth Lerman;Jorge F. Willemsen

  • Molecular dynamics of Poiseuille flow and moving contact lines.

    Joel Koplik;Jayanth R. Banavar;Jorge F. Willemsen

  • Continuum Deductions from Molecular Hydrodynamics

    Joel Koplik;Jayanth R. Banavar

  • Boundary conditions at a fluid-solid interface.

    Marek Cieplak;Marek Cieplak;Joel Koplik;Jayanth R. Banavar

  • Vortex reconnection in superfluid helium.

    Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Geometrical models of interface evolution

    Richard C. Brower;David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Lattice Boltzmann method for non-Newtonian (power-law) fluids.

    Susana Gabbanelli;German Drazer;Joel Koplik

  • Geometrical Approach to Moving-Interface Dynamics

    Richard C. Brower;David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Creeping flow in two-dimensional networks

    Joel Koplik

  • Viscosity renormalization in the Brinkman equation

    Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine;A. Zee

  • PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS: Geometrical Approach to Moving-Interface Dynamics

    Richard C. Brewer;David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Transport and dispersion in random networks with percolation disorder

    J. Koplik;S. Redner;D. Wilkinson

  • Geometrical models of interface evolution. II. Numerical simulation

    David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Steady-state dendritic crystal growth.

    David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Deterministic and stochastic behaviour of non-Brownian spheres in sheared suspensions

    German Drazer;Joel Koplik;Boris Khusid;Andreas Acrivos

  • Geometrical models of interface evolution. III. Theory of dendritic growth

    David A. Kessler;Joel Koplik;Herbert Levine

  • Permeability anisotropy induced by the shear displacement of rough fracture walls

    Harold Auradou;German Drazer;Jean-Pierre Hulin;Joel Koplik

  • TERRACED SPREADING OF CHAIN MOLECULES VIA MOLECULAR DYNAMICS

    De Coninck J;D'Ortona U;Koplik J;Banavar

  • Nonlinear flow in porous media

    Sergio Rojas;Joel Koplik

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Maldarelli
Charles Maldarelli City University of New York
David A. Kessler
David A. Kessler United States Naval Research Laboratory
Andreas Acrivos
Andreas Acrivos City University of New York
Pawel Keblinski
Pawel Keblinski Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Herbert Levine
Herbert Levine Northeastern University
Jeffrey F. Morris
Jeffrey F. Morris City College of New York
Sidney Redner
Sidney Redner Santa Fe Institute
Ponisseril Somasundaran
Ponisseril Somasundaran Columbia University
David Linton Johnson
David Linton Johnson Schlumberger (United States)
Sanjoy Banerjee
Sanjoy Banerjee City College of New York

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