Dr. Azemi BenaïssaB.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng. Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Azemi Benaissa

Office: SB3123

Telephone: 613-541-6000 ext 6121

Fax: (613) 542-8612

E-mail: benaissa-a@rmc.ca

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Royal Military College of Canada

PO Box 17000, Station Forces

Kingston, Ontario CANADA

K7K 7B4

Brief History

Dr. Benaissa joined the Royal Military College of Canada in 1998 as a research associate and became a member of the Faculty in January 1999.

Table of Research / Academic Experience

1982-1990 Assistant Professor Algiers University Algeria
1990-1995 Professor Leschi Insitute Marseille
1992-1993 Assistant Professor École d'Ingénieur Marseille
1993-1995 Research Associate (RA) Institute of Statistics and Turbulence Marseille
1995-1996 Research Associate (RA) École Polytechnique de Montréal Montreal
1995-1996 Part-time RA Laval University Quebec
1996-1998 Research Associate (RA) Queen's University Kingston
1998-1998 Research Associate (RA) Laval University Quebec
1998-1999 Research Associate (RA) RMC Kingston
1999-1999 Lecturer RMC Kingston
1999-2002 Assistant Professor RMC Kingston
2002-present Associate Professor RMC Kingston

Specializations and Research Interests (Keywords)

  • Turbulence (small scale turbulence - coherent structures and scale interactions)
  • Passive scalar mixing (in turbulent shear flows and homogeneous turbulence)
  • Low Reynolds number flows (control of the laminar separation bubble)
  • Pulsed flows (interaction of pulsing with small scale turbulence)

Equipment used for Research and Teaching

Current and Recent Teaching Duties

Undergraduate Courses

GMF411 Mécanique des fluides II
GMF353 Thermodynamique II
GAF461 Propulsion aéronautique et spatiale
GMF457 Écoulements compressibles
GMF421 Transmission de la chaleur

Graduate Courses

ME513 Fluid Mechanics - Viscous Flows
ME519 Special Topic in Turbulence
AE517 Fluid Dynamics - Compressible Flow
Gas Turbine Short Courses Thermodynamics and Propulsion

Society Memberships

  • Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario - 2000-Present
  • Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME) -
    2002-Present
  • Combustion Institute - 2002-Present

Honours and Awards

  • Ministry of Graduate Education, Postgraduate Award (2 years), 1982
  • Ministry of Graduate Education, Award for Advanced Research Studies in France-Poitiers (one month), 1985
  • Ministry of Graduate Education, Award for Advanced Research Studies in France - Institute of Mechanics and Statistics of Turbulence (Marseille - 3 months), 1990
  • Award of France-Algeria Collaboration for Ph.D. (Marseille - 3 years), 1990
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Appt. by NSERC (funded by NATO) at Queen's University (2 years). 1996

Publications