Hirotaka Sakaue is an associate professor at the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame. Prior to this, he was a researcher at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Dr. Sakaue received his MS and PhD degrees from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. His research interests are in interdisciplinary studies on fluid mechanics and chemistry.