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Patrick was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and he received his Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2008 and his Doctorate degree in Engineering Science from the University of California, San Diego, in 2023. His dissertation research focused on the interactions of fluid vortices.
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Patrick Folz
I am a scientist and educator currently based in San Diego, California, USA. Broadly speaking, I am interested in the relationship between large-scale patterns/laws and small-scale behavior, primarily in fluid flows. I employ computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods to investigate fundamental flows such as interacting vortex pairs, with an eye towards utilizing my findings towards understanding more complicated flows such as turbulence. In addition, I am interested in the science of teaching and learning, both to improve my own pedagogical skills and to help make science education more accessible, and valuable, to everyone who wants to partake of it.
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