Michael Booty

Michael Booty is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research focuses on fluid dynamics, interfacial flows, electrokinetic phenomena, and surfactant behavior, with applications in microfluidics and computational mathematics. Booty is a co-principal investigator on multiple federal grants, including projects on numerical methods for interfacial flows with ionic fluids and surfactants, and has contributed to conferences on applied and computational mathematics. His work bridges theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, addressing challenges in fluid-structure interaction, electrokinetic flow, and surfactant-mediated processes.

Grants & Collaborations: Booty has secured 8 federal grants, including a long-term project (2017–2024) on numerical methods for interfacial flows. Collaborations span topics like magnetic field-assisted assembly and computational mechanics. His research also includes experimental validation in microfluidic systems, such as tipstreaming dynamics.

Research Interests: Booty’s expertise spans computational fluid dynamics, surfactant solubility effects, and electrostatic-driven phenomena. His recent work emphasizes hybrid numerical methods for complex interfacial problems, with applications to vesicle deformation, drop breakup, and electrokinetic systems. He has contributed to both theoretical frameworks (e.g., long-wave equations) and practical methodologies (e.g., boundary integral techniques).

Awards & Recognition: While specific awards are not listed, his sustained contributions to fluid dynamics and computational methods reflect high scholarly impact, as evidenced by 452 citations and an h-index of 13.