William W. Schultz

The University of Michigan
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (directions)

also Naval Arch.& Marine Engineering
2027 Auto Lab
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2133 USA
Phone (734) 936-0351
mailto:schultz@umich.edu

Faculty Director
The Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
1024 Hill Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone (734) 936-6287

Teaching

Winter 10:        ME495 Senior Laboratory
Fall 09:            ME320 Fluid Mechanics
Fall 09:            ME520 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Winter 06:        ENG490-082 Engineering for Community
Fall 02,04,05:   ME495 Senior Laboratory
Winter 04,05:   ENG490-082 Engineering for Community
Fall 03:             ME520 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Winter 03:        ME521 Advanced Fluid Mechanics II
Winter 02:        ME626 Singular Perturbations in Fluid Mechanics

Service

Research Policy Committee Chair
College of Engineering Nominating Committee Chair
ME Undergraduate Advisory Committee
ProCEED (Program for Community Engagement in Engineering Design) Faculty Coadvisor

Research

Keywords:

Contact Lines; Flows in Material Processing (glass, paper and metals); Swimming; Desalination; Biofluids; Dysphagia; Hydrodynamics Stability; Lubrication; Arc Welding; Laundry Process; Fluid Mechanics Education

Brief Bio:

Bill Schultz received his BSME and MSME from Purdue in 1974 and 1976. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from Northwestern in 1982 after spending three years at Owens-Corning Fiberglas. After beginning his teaching career, he has spent the last 25 years in Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan. He recently finished a three-year term as the Program Director in Fluid Dynamics at the National Science Foundation, Engineering Directorate and has now started a three-year term as the Faculty Director of the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.