| Ronald Adrian | |
| Field: | Engineering and Physics |
| Work Institutions: | University of Illinois Arizona State University |
| Alma Mater: | Churchill College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral Students: | Kendra Sharp |
Ronald J. Adrian is the Ira A. Fulton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University's Fulton School of Engineering and heads the Laboratory for Energetic Flow and Turbulence. He is well known for his contributions to the field of fluid dynamics in the areas of wall turbulence, thermal convection, coherent structures in turbulence and laser instrumentation. He is the Associate editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Co-editor of the Springer Series in Experimental Fluid Mechanics and Co-founder and editor of eFluids.com.