Dr. Seth Putterman is a Professor of Physics at UCLA. His research areas include nonlinear fluid mechanics and acoustics, sonoluminescence, friction, x-ray emission and crystal generated nuclear fusion. He has served as a Consultant to government and industry including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, TRW and the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation. Prof. Putterman serves as an Advisor at Tribogenics, Inc. He has served as a Director of the Julian Schwinger Foundation for Physics Research since 2002 and as a Panel Member for the Department of Defense’s Defense Sciences Research Council since 2007. Prof. Putterman served as a Director at Parametric Sound Corp. from May 9, 2011 to November 21, 2013. Prof. Putterman is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and the American Physical Society and a past recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship.
