Joanna Austin
Joanna Austin
Professor of Aerospace
B.E., University of Queensland, 1996; B.S., 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1998; Ph.D., 2003. Caltech, 2014-.
Research Overview
Joanna Austin's research is focused on fundamental problems in reactive, compressible flows across a broad range of applications, including hypervelocity flight and planetary entry, supersonic combustion and detonation, bubble dynamics, and explosive geological events.
Research Summary:
Fundamental problems in reactive, compressible flows across a broad range of applications, including hypervelocity flight and planetary entry, supersonic combustion and detonation, bubble dynamics, and explosive geological events.
Related Courses
2025-26
Ae/APh 104 abc – Experimental Methods
Ae 150 abc – Aerospace Engineering Seminar
2022-23
Ae 150 abc – Aerospace Engineering Seminar
Ae 234 ab – Hypersonic Aerodynamics