Commentary on Fluid Mechanics

Arnaldo Rodriguez-Gonzalez is a dynamicist, specializing in topological dynamics and its applications to fluid dynamical systems. He received his Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics from Cornell, where he worked on applications of dynamical systems theory to low-Reynolds number hydrodynamics, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He has previously worked as an intern on multiple research projects, such as modeling thermal control systems for LIGO’s gravitational-wave detectors, modeling liquid xenon hydrodynamics for the XENON dark matter detector, and modeling thermoelectric superconducting magnet phenomena for both Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is also passionate about teaching, and has received the H. D. Block Prize in 2019 and 2021 for excellence in teaching engineering mechanics at Cornell.