Rate My Professor Richard Howell

Howell's research centers on fluid-structure interaction, with a focus on the flutter and stability of flexible structures in flows. His investigations include the dynamics of cantilevered-free flexible plates in ideal and uniform flows, spring-mounted systems for potential energy harvesting applications, non-linear cantilever-free beams in inviscid flow, and stability control via localized stiffening or spring support. Collaborative projects with Professor Anthony Lucey explore flutter mechanisms relevant to paper manufacturing, biomedical modeling such as snoring and post-traumatic syringomyelia, and wake effects on oscillating plates. Key publications encompass 'Interaction between a cantilevered-free flexible plate and ideal flow' (Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2009), 'Flutter of spring-mounted flexible plates in uniform flow' (Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2015), 'Stability of a flexible insert in one wall of an inviscid channel flow' (Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2014), 'Aero-/hydro-elastic stability of flexible panels: Prediction and control using localised spring support' (Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2013), 'The effect of inertial inhomogeneity on the flutter of a cantilevered flexible plate' (Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2011), 'Energy production characteristics of a spring-mounted cantilevered-free flexible plate in a uniform flow' (ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 2012), and 'Stability of a flexible wall separating two inviscid channel flows' (ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, 2013). Additional works address propeller unsteady loads, snoring simulation, and crossflow instabilities for helicopter blades.