C.P. “Case” van Dam

Associate Dean for Facilities and Capital Planning, College of Engineering
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California Davis
Davis, CA 95616

Email: cpvandam at ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 752-7741

Research:

We are actively involved in a variety of projects including wind tunnel testing of airfoils, wings, and wind energy conversion systems; computational fluid dynamic analysis of airfoils, wings, aircraft, and rotors; and full-scale aerodynamic testing of various systems.
We work closely with engineers and researchers of various companies and institutions on the above problems and this has resulted in long-term cooperative research, development & demonstration efforts with these groups and, subsequently, outstanding job opportunities for the graduates.
One project that is receiving significant recognition is the research on active control of the aerodynamic loads acting on airfoils, wings, and wind turbine blades.