William Irvine

Tempest in a teacup: UChicago physicists make breakthrough in creating turbulence A black background with a purple-orange ball in the center

Tempest in a teacup: UChicago physicists make breakthrough in creating turbulence

Scientists create tiny capsules that can vacuum up or deliver cargo at will Electron scanning microscope image of several round objects each with a tiny hole

Scientists create tiny capsules that can vacuum up or deliver cargo at will

UChicago physicist William Irvine selected for $2 million Brown Investigator Award Prof. William Irvine

UChicago physicist William Irvine selected for $2 million Brown Investigator Award

UChicago scientists push the boundaries between materials and machines close-up of red spring

UChicago scientists push the boundaries between materials and machines

UChicago scientists use gyroscopes to find unusual state of matter Gyros

UChicago scientists use gyroscopes to find unusual state of matter

Clever experiment documents multi-scale fluid dynamics

Clever experiment documents multi-scale fluid dynamics

Physicist studies concepts affecting fluids at different scales

Physicist studies concepts affecting fluids at different scales

Knotty Thrills

Knotty Thrills

Three UChicago physicists untie a 150-year-old tangle of a puzzle.


NOVA

Mysteries of fluid flow unraveled by knots

Mysteries of fluid flow unraveled by knots

Asst. Prof. William Irvine explains how his research on knotted vortices could help physicists better understand turbulent flow


Scientific American

Fragile knots untangle deep physics questions

Fragile knots untangle deep physics questions

Idea for innovative research began with musing about smoke rings.


Steve Koppes