Instructor: Jennifer Stroud Rossman Office: 248 AEC Office Phone: (610) 330-5406 Email: rossmanj@lafayette.edu

Instructor: Karina Skvirsky Office: 214 Williams Office Phone: (610) 330-5826 Email: skvirskk@lafayette.edu

Course Description: The flow of fluids explains how airplanes fly, why a curveball curves, why atherosclerotic plaque clogs arteries, why Jupiter's red spot is growing, and how hurricanes form. Yet it is difficult to see fluids flowing without the techniques of flow visualization. We will discuss these techniques, the fluid flow phenomena they seek to illustrate, and the photographic methods needed to create effective images that are successful both scientifically and artistically. This is a class in fluid dynamics, art history, laboratory technique, photography, scientific ethics, and concept-based art.