faculty and staff : Aline J. Cotel
Aline Cotel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office:    119 EWRE
Phone:   (734) 763-1463
Fax:        (734) 763-2275
Email:     acotel@umich.edu

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Mailing Address:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1351 Beal Avenue, 119 EWRE
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125

Program Area: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Education
Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1995
M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1992
B.S., Ecole Polytechnique Feminine, 1991

Honors
- CEE Departmental Award for "exceptional contributions to the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Michigan." (2005-06).
- National Science Foundation Career Award (2005).
- Crosby Research Award (2002).
- James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award (Chi Epsilon, Great Lakes District) (2001).

Professional Affiliation and Activities:
- Member, American Physical Society (APS) and its Publications Committee.
- Member, American Geophysical Union.

Technical Interests:
Geophysical and Biological Fluid Dynamics. Experimental techniques: Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Particle Image Velocimetry.

Selected Publications
Tritico, H., Cotel, A.J. and Clarke, J., (2007),
“Development of small scale submersible PIV system,”
Measurement Science and Technology 18(8), 2555-2562.

Samothrakis, P. and Cotel, A.J., (2006),
“Finite volume gravity current impinging on a stratified interface.”
Experiments in Fluids. 41(6), 991-1003.

Cotel, A.J., Webb, P. and Tritico, H., (2006),
“Do trout choose habitats with reduced turbulence?”
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 115, 610-619.

Samothrakis, P., and Cotel A. J., (2006),
“Propagation of a gravity current in a two-layer stratified environment,”
J. Geophys. Res., 111, C01012, doi:10.1029/2005JC003125.

Cotel, A.J., Golingo, R., Oakes, J.E. and Riewe, R.R. (2004),
“Analysis of heat transfer in ancient Inuit fur parka ruffs,”
J. of Climate Research, 26, 77-84.