Faculty
Princevac, Marko
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Marko Princevac received his Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering at Arizona State in 2003 and his B.Sc. in Mechanical
Engineering and Naval Architecture at the University of Belgrade,
Serbia. At Arizona State University, he won recognition for his work
with students, and received an Air & Waste Management Association
scholarship. He has worked as an industrial laboratory and field
supervisor in Mexico, and for the roller-bearing industry in
Serbia. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
and the Air & Waste Management Association.
Research Topics
Dr. Princevac is interested in
fundamental and applied fluid mechanics research -- in particular, the
application of fundamental turbulence concepts to studies in
environmental flows. During his graduate studies and a short
post-doctoral period afterward, he gained a strong background in
laboratory and field experimental work. This helped him identify some
physical phenomena and build simple physical (laboratory) models that
can successfully explain complex field observations or a part thereof.
He also has experience in developing idealized theoretical models to
explain fluid dynamic processes. His approach has been to
cross-fertilize field measurements with carefully designed laboratory
experiments and simple theoretical analysis.
His early research
was focused on “engineering flows”, specifically ship’s
propulsion and resistance. This research resulted in several
polynomial models for the estimation of the power and resistance for
the specific type of semi-displacement hull forms. In graduate school
he focused his research on thermally driven environmental flows,
motivated by tremendous air quality problems that are occurring in
cities located in the areas of complex terrain.
Currently, he is focusing on field experimental research on urban
flows, specifically on urban dispersion (pollutants or toxic releases,
industrial disasters or terrorist attacks) and parameterizations of
turbulence within urban canyons. He plans to extend this to encompass
numerical work, especially in the area of urban dispersion.
Selected Publications
Hunt, J.C.R., H.J.S. Fernando, and M. Princevac, “Unsteady Thermally Driven Flows on Gentle Slopes”, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Vol. 60, No. 17, pp. 2169–2182, 2003.
Lee, S.M., H.J.S. Fernando, M. Princevac, M. Sinesi, D. Zajic, and J. Anderson, “Transport and Diffusion of Ozone in the Nocturnal and Morning PBL of the Phoenix Valley”, Journal of Environmental Fluid Dynamics Vol 3 (4), 331-362, 2003
Monti, P., H.J.S. Fernando, M. Princevac, W.C. Chan, T.A. Kowalewski and E. R. Pardyjak, “Observations of Flow and Turbulence in the Nocturnal Boundary Layer Over a Slope”, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Vol 59 (17), 2513-2534, 2002
Fernando, H.J.S., S.M. Lee, J. Anderson, M. Princevac, E. Pardyjak , and S. Grossman-Clarke, “Urban Fluid Mechanics: Air Circulation and Contaminant Dispersion in Cities”, Journal of Environmental Fluid Dynamics Vol 1, 107-164, 2000
Radojcic, D., M. Princevac and T. Rodic, “Resistance and Trim Predictions for the SKLAD Semidisplacement Hull Series”, Oceanic Engineering International, Vol. 3 (1), 34-50, 1999
