Computational and Data-Driven Fluid Dynamics

Current Group

Tim Colonius
Tim Colonius
Principal Investigator
Kristen Bazua
Kristen Bazua
Administrattive Assistant
Vishal Anantharaman
Vishal Anantharaman
Graduate Research Assistant
Caroline Cardinale
Caroline Cardinale
Graduate Research Assistant
Sotirios (Soto) Catsoulis
Sotirios (Soto) Catsoulis
Graduate Research Assistant
Jose Rodolfo Chreim
Jose Rodolfo Chreim
Graduate Research Assistant
Ethan Eichberger
Ethan Eichberger
Graduate Research Assistant
Samuel Glenn
Samuel Glenn
Graduate Research Assistant
Nazarii Koval
Nazarii Koval
Graduate Research Assistant
Hyeoksu Lee
Hyeoksu Lee
Graduate Research Assistant
Franz O'Meally
Franz O'Meally
Graduate Research Assistant
Michael Wadas
Michael Wadas
Postdoctoral Scholar
Yanjun (Chris) Zhang
Yanjun (Chris) Zhang
Graduate Research Assistant

Former Graduate Students

NameYearPresent PositionThesis
Michael Sleeman 2026 Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology Nonlinear Disturbance Evolution in Boundary Layers Using the One-Way Navier-Stokes Equations
Wei Hou 2025 Fast Algorithms for Spanwise Periodic Incompressible External Flows: From Simulation to Analysis
Rahul Arun 2024 Foster and Coco Stanback Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering, Caltech Beyond Symmetry: Normality-Based Analysis of Velocity Gradients in Turbulent Flows
Liam Heidt 2024 Lead Software Engineer, Cadence Design Systems Modal analysis of harmonically forced turbulent flows with application to jets
Jean Sebastien Spratt 2024 Co-founder, Prophet AI Numerical Simulations of Cavitating Bubbles in Elastic and Viscoelastic Materials for Biomedical Applications
Omar Kamal 2022 Aerodynamics Engineer, Boeing Optimal Receptivity and the Generalization of the One-Way Navier-Stokes (OWNS) Equations to Complex High-Speed Boundary Layers and Jets
Marcus Lee 2022 Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UC Merced Instabilities in the Flow Over a Spinning Disk at Angle of Attack
Ben Stevens 2022 Quantitative Researcher, DRW Applications of Machine Learning to Finite Volume Methods
Ethan Pickering 2021 Head of Data Science Research, Bayer Crop Science Resolvent Modeling of Turbulent Jets
Ke Yu 2021 Quantitative Researcher, Citadel Securities Multi-resolution Lattice Green's Function Method for High Reynolds Number External Flows
Phillipe Tosi 2019 Entrepreneur in Residence, Sutter Hill Ventures Fluid-Structure Instability in an Internal Flow Energy Harvester
Andre da Silva 2019 Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Insituto Technologico de Aeronautica, Brazil An EnKF-based Flow State Estimator for Aerodynamic Problems
Andres Goza 2018 Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Numerical Methods for Fluid-Structure Interaction, and their Application to Flag Flapping
Kazuki Maeda 2018 Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University Simulation, Experiments, and Modeling of Cloud Cavitation with Application to Burst Wave Lithotripsy
Jeeson Choi 2016 Team Leader in Battery AI Diagnostics, LG Energy Solution Unsteady aerodynamics and optimal control of an airfoil at low Reynolds number
Sebastian Liska 2016 Senior Scientist, Nanohmics Fast Lattice Green's Function Methods for Viscous Incompressible Flows on Unbounded Domains
Jomela Meng 2016 Thermal Product Design Engineer, Apple Numerical Simulations of Droplet Aerobreakup
Aaron Towne 2016 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Advancements in jet turbulence and noise modeling: accurate one-way solutions and empirical evaluation of the nonlinear forcing of wavepackets
Hsieh-Chen Tsai 2016 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University Numerical Investigation of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines at Low Reynolds Number
Vedran Coralic 2015 Staff Aerodynamics Engineer, Relativity Space Simulation of shock-induced bubble collapse with application to vascular injury in shockwave lithotripsy
Keita Ando 2010 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Japan. Taiwan University Effects of polydispersity in bubbly flows
Won Tae Joe 2010 HV Engineering Director, 42dot Optimized feedback control of vortex shedding on an inclined flat plate
Jeffrey Krimmel 2010 Owner, Krimmel Strategy Group (KSG) Numerical simulation of wave focusing and scattering in shock wave lithotripsy
Gudmundsson Kristjan 2010 Director of International Projects, Landsvirkjun Instability Wave Models of Turbulent Jets from Round and Serrated Nozzles
Jennifer Franck 2009 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Large-eddy simulation of flow separation and control on a wall-mounted hump
Eric Johnsen 2008 Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Numerical simulations of non-spherical bubble collapse with applications to shockwave lithotripsy
Kunihiko (Sam) Taira 2008 Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles The immersed boundary projection method and its application to simulation and control of flows around low-aspect-ratio wings
Guillaume Bres 2007 Software Engineering Group Director, Cascade R&D Numerical simulations of three-dimensional instabilities in cavity flows
Hongyu Ran 2005 Founder and President, Being Technology Numerical Study of the Dynamics and Sound Generation of a Turbulent Vortex Ring
Alastair Preston 2004 Senior Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants Modeling heat and mass transfer in bubbly cavitating flows and shock waves in cavitating nozzles
Michel Tanguay 2004 Director cfd development, Altair Computation of bubbly cavitating flow in shock wave lithotripsy
Jeff Eldredge 2002 Professor and Department Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles A dilating vortex particle method for compressible flow with application to aeroacoustics
Clarence Rowley 2002 Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University Modeling, simulation, and control of cavity flow oscillations
Kamran Mohseni 2000 W. P. Bushnell Endowed Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida A: Universality in vortex formation; B: Evaluation of Mach wave radiation in a supersonic jet

Former Postdocs

NameYearPresent Position
Akhil Nekkanti 2025 Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Isabel Scherl 2024 Assistant Professor, Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shunxiang Cao 2022 Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School
Lennart Schneiders 2022 Software Engineer (Numerical Methods & CFD), Siemens Digital Industries Software
Spencer Bryngelson 2021 Assistant Professor, CSE, Georgia Tech
Mauro Rodriguez 2021 Assistant Professor, Engineering, Brown University
Benedikt Dorschner 2019 Compute Developer Technology Engineer, NVIDIA
Georgios Rigas 2019 Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London
Kevin Schmidmayer 2019 Permanent researcher (eq. Assis. Prof.), Inria
Gianmarco Melgaldo 2018 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore
Oliver Schmidt 2018 Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCSD
Yuri Feldman 2014 Professor, Applied Physics, The Hebrew University   of Jerusalem
Daniel Appelo 2013 Professor, Mathematics, Virginia Tech
Aniruddha Sinha 2013 Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, India
Daniel Hartmann 2011 Vice President Regional Manufacturing at Bayer Animal Health
Daniel Rodriguez 2011 Assistant Professor, Universidad Politecnica de Mardid, Mardid, Spain
Daniel Fuster 2010 CNRS Researcher, Institut Jean Le Rond D'Alembert UPMC, Paris, France
Arnab Samanta 2010 Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Takao Suzuki 2005 Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle
Sergio Pirozzoli 2000 Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma
Amit Basu 1999 Apple, Cupertino
Greg Hernandez 1999