I direct the Simulations of Flow Physics and Acoustic (SOFIA) Laboratory. Our group's research falls into the categories of fluid dynamics and acoustics.
Teaching
- MAE M20 Introduction to Programming with MATLAB
- MAE 103 Elementary Fluid Mechanics
- MAE 150A Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
- MAE 153A Engineering Acoustics
- MAE 157 Basic Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
- MAE 250A Foundations of Fluid Dynamics
- MAE 250B Viscous and Turbulent Flow
- MAE 250E Spectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics
- MAE 259A Numerical Methods for Incompressible Flows
- MAE 150G/250G Fluid Dynamics of Biological Systems (formerly 259A,150D)
Education
- Post-doctoral researcher (2001-2003), Cambridge University Engineeering Department
- Ph.D. 2002, Caltech, Mechanical Engineering
- M.S. 1997, Caltech, Mechanical Engineering
- B.S. 1996, Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering
Other information
- UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award, 2024
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 2017
- Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013
- Member, Editorial Board, Physical Review Fluids, 2018-2023
- Associate Editor, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2010-present
- Member, AIAA Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee, 2007-2013
- Co-founder, Southern California Symposium on Flow Physics, 2007-present
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2007-2012
- Susan and Henry Samueli MAE Teaching Award, June 2006
- Richard Bruce Chapman Award, Caltech, June 2002
- Caltech GSC Teaching Assistant Award, June 2000