Nikolai Priezjev
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- biofluid mechanics
- hybrid methods
- slip boundary conditions
- transport phenomena
Research Biography
Molecular simulations of complex fluids, interfacial phenomena, slip boundary conditions, transport phenomena in micro and nanofluidic systems, thermocapillary fluid motion, hybrid multiscale methods, liquid crystals, and statistical mechanics.
Selected Publications
- N. V. Priezjev and S. M. Troian, "Influence of periodic wall roughness on the slip behaviour at liquid/solid interfaces: molecular scale simulations versus continuum predictions," Journal of Fluid Mechanics 554, 25 (2006).
- N. V. Priezjev, "Rate-dependent slip boundary conditions for simple fluids," Physical Review E 75, 051605 (2007).
- A. Niavarani and N. V. Priezjev, "Rheological study of polymer flow past rough surfaces with slip boundary conditions", Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 144902 (2008).
- A. Niavarani and N. V. Priezjev, "The effective slip length and vortex formation in laminar flow over a rough surface," Physics of Fluids 21, 052105 (2009).
Selected Achievements and Awards
- American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) Grant 2008-2010
- Michigan State University Intramural Research Grants Program (IRGP) Award 2005-2007