PHOTO 321NFlow Visualization: The Art and Physics of Fluid Motion

3 credits · Photography · Penn State

In this course, student will explore techniques for the visualization of the physics of fluid flows including seeding with dyes and particles. Students will also gain technical expertise in a range of flow visualization and photographic techniques drawn from the course topics, such as photographing atmospheric clouds. Assignments are student-driven, to individuals and mixed teams of undergrad students from different majors. This course will reveal the techniques of making laboratory and everyday fluid flows visible for both scientific and aesthetic purposes. Students will create images using photographic techniques, and document their work in written reports. Questions such as "what makes an image scientific?" and "what makes an image art?" will be explored.