Javier Diez

Dr. Javier Diez is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at XTT and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr. Diez is the co-inventor of the XTT aerodynamic deflector technology. He is the author of over 50 journal articles, conference papers, and technical publications, and has given over 15 invited lectures, in the areas of turbulence, flow control, experimental fluids and wind energy among others. He has also served as a reviewer of multiple journals and government evaluation panels. Dr. Diez’s primary research interests lie in the areas of thermal fluid measurements. These include microfluidic actuators, active flow control, turbulent flows, flow diagnostics (i.e.: Particle-Image- Velocimetry (PIV), Planar-Laser-Induced-Fluorescence (PLIF), pulsed shadowgraph and holography) and multiphase flows, all of which have important and diverse applications.

His research has been funded by industry and government agencies such as NSF, ONR, NASA, FAA, DARPA, and AFOSR among others. Professor Diez has received certificates of recognition from, NASA, Boeing and SPACEHAB, and NASA Combustion Module-2 Managers.