News
On TV: Tadd Truscott and Alex Techet show how bullets can enter the water on the Discovery Channel “Time Warp” (10/2008)
 
 
Contact
truscott at mit dot edu
Bldg 5-025
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
 
Lab: (617) 324-7157
I am making the the manuscripts listed on this page available to the academic community for use in teaching and research. The copyrights associated with each paper remain with the appropriate parties. To download PDF versions of each paper click on the PDF link at the end of each citation. Publications Aristoff, J.M., Truscott, T.T., Techet, A.H. & Bush, J.W.M. The Water-Entry Cavity Formed by Low Bond Number Impacts. Physics of Fluids 20, 091111 September 2008. PDF Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Cavity Formation in the Wake of a Spinning Sphere Impacting the Free Surface. Physics of Fluids 18, 091113, September 2006. PDF Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Water-entry of Spinning Spheres. Under Review Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. The Effect of Mass, Diameter, and Surface Coatings on Spheres Impacting with the Free Surface. In preparation Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Experimental Investigation of Shallow Angle Water-Entry of High Speed Projectiles. In preparation Invited Presentations Truscott, T.T. Water Entry of Spheres and Bullets. Mathworks Apps Meeting. Natick, MA. October 29, 2008. Presentations Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Shallow-Angle Water Entry of Ballistic Projectiles. 61st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Antonio, TX. November 23, 2008. Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. A New Spin on Wetting Angle. 60th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Salt Lake City, UT. November 19, 2007. Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Cavity Dynamics of Spinning Spheres Impacting the Air-Water Interface at High Velocity. 59th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Tampa Bay, FL. November 20, 2006. Posters Aristoff, J.M., Truscott, T.T., Techet, A.H. & Bush, J.W.M. The Life of a Water-Entry Cavity at Low Bond Number. 60th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, winner. PDF Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. The Effect of Spin on Wetting Angle During Water- Entry. 60th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion. PDF Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Shallow Angle Water-Entry of High-Speed Projectiles. 60th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion. PDF Truscott, T.T. & Techet, A.H. Air Cavity Formation in the Wake of a Spinning Sphere Impacting the Free Surface. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, winner. PDF Awards 2008 - One of four finalists in the MGH-MIT Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Research. 2007 - American Physical Society - Division of Fluid Mechanics, Fluids Gallery poster winner. 2007 & 2006 - Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) recipient, participated in research at the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. Summer. 2005 - American Physical Society - Division of Fluid Mechanics, Fluids Gallery poster winner. 2004 - Marine Technology Society Best Student Chapter Award. 2003 - Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) completed. Publications_files/Aristoff2008.pdfPublications_files/Truscott2006.pdfPublications_files/lowbondnumberimpact9.pdfPublications_files/NewSpinPoster_v6.pdfPublications_files/bulletposter3.pdfPublications_files/Poster_v7_8x10smallersizev2.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5