Research focus: Classical Fluid Mechanic; Aircraft Wake Vortices; Biofluid Mechanics; Vortex Dynamics; Rotating Flows; Experimental Techniques; Bluff Body Aerodynamics; Turbulent Flows.
Research Interest
Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Our research group is focused on the fluid dynamics of vortices, waves, turbulence, and hydrodynamic stability. We use traditional analysis, CFD, and more recently Deep Learning and Bayesian Optimization. Our studies are motivated by geophysics, astrophysics, physics and engineering. Our research on fluids is carried out with large scale computations using spectral methods, Raynolds Averaged …
Theoretical & Applied Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Research focus: Theoretical Fluid Dynamics; Nonlinear Wave Mechanics; Ocean and Coastal Waves Phenomena; Ocean Renewable Energy (Wave, Tide and Offshore Wind Energy); Nonlinear Dynamical Systems; Fluid Flow Control.
FLOW Lab
Our research focuses on the advancement of the physical understanding of high-Reynolds number single- and multiphase flows. The present focus is on flows relevant to energy production, offshore applications, and naval hydrodynamics. Our research combines advanced experimental techniques, instrument development, and theoretical model development.
Shawn Shadden
Vice Chair of Graduate Studies
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
shadden@berkeley.edu
(510) 664-9800
For more information see: Shadden Lab
Current Classes Taught
Research Description:
Cardiovascular Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dynamical Systems, Fluid Dynamics, Lagrangian Coherent Structures, Mathematical Modeling, Thrombosis
Key Publications:
To view a list of Professor Shadden’s publications, please visit the Shadden Lab website.
Ömer Savaş
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
6113 Etcheverry HallUniversity of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
savas@me.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-5705
For more information see: Current Classes Taught
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Research Description:
Fluid mechanics: aircraft wake vortices; biofluid mechanics; boundary layers; instrumentation; rotating flows; transient aerodynamics; turbulent flows; vortex dynamics
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Key Publications:
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Stephen Morris
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
6115 Etcheverry HallUniversity of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
morris@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-5545
For more information see: Current Classes Taught
Research Description:
Continuum mechanics, especially problems involving the interaction of bulk and surface continua: micromechanics of pressure-induced solid-solid phase changes (e.g. the olivine-spinel transformation); interfacial phenomena (e.g. evaporating thin films); electroporation of cell membranes.
Key Publications:
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Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering
208A Stanley Hall #1762University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1762
mofrad@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-8165
For more information see: Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory
Current Classes Taught
Education
1991 B.A.Sc., Sharif University of Technology
1994 M.A.Sc., University of Waterloo
1999 Ph.D., University of Toronto
Professional Experience
1999 – 2000 Post-Doc, Computer Science Department, University of Toronto
2000 – 2002 Post-Doc, MIT and Harvard Medical School/Mass. General Hospital
2002 – 2004 Principal Research Scientist, Biological and Mechanical Engineering, MIT
2005 – 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
2010 – 2013 Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
2011 Visiting Professor, Department of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2012 – 2013 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
2012 – Present Faculty Scientist, Molecular Biophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
2012 – 2014 Faculty Director, UC Berkeley Master of Bioengineering (M.Eng) Program
2013 – Present Professor, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
2014 – 2015 Faculty Co-Director, Berkeley-UCSF Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) Program
Research Description:
Multiscale Biomechanics of Cardiovascular Disease and Brain Injury; Molecular and Cellular Mechanobiology; Mechanics of Integrin-Mediated Focal Adhesions; Mechanics of the Nuclear Pore and Nucleocytoplasmic Transport
Key Publications:
To view a list of Professor Mofrad’s publications, please visit the Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory website and PubMed.
Philip S. Marcus
Tien-Modak Chancellor’s Chair in Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Tien-Modak Chancellor’s Chair in Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
pmarcus@me.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-5942
For more information see: Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Current Classes Taught
Research Description:
Algorithms, atmospheric flows, convection, fluid mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, ocean flows, numerical analysis, turbulence.
Key Publications:
2015
“High S/N Keck and Gemini AO imaging of Uranus during 2012–2014: New cloud patterns, increasing activity, and improved wind measurements”, LA Sromovsky, I de Pater, PM Fry, HB Hammel, P Marcus, June 2015, Icarus, vol. 258 pp. 192–223, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.029.
“Dramatic Change in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot”, AA Simon, MH Wong, JH Rogers, GS Orton, I de Pater, X Asay-Davis, RW Carlson, PS Marcus, March 2015, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, vol. 46 pp. 1010. — PDF
To view a complete list of Professor Marcus’ publications from previous years, please visit the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory website.
Simo Mäkiharju
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
6119 Etcheverry HallUniversity of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
makiharju@berkeley.edu
For more information see: FLOW Lab
Current Classes Taught
Simo A. Mäkiharju is an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley. Prof. Mäkiharju’s undergraduate studies were in Energy Technology at the Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. In 2005 he received his Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. from the Ohio State University and his Ph.D. in 2012 from the University of Michigan. His graduate research focused on the reduction of hydrodynamic drag by gas injection and the development of a time-resolved x-ray densitometry imaging system for the study of multiphase flows. He continued at the University of Michigan as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (2012-2014) and as an Assistant Research Scientist (2014-2015) investigating single- and multiphase flow mixing in channel flows while continuing the development of x-ray based 2D and 3D flow measurement techniques. Starting as an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley in January of 2016, he is continuing to pursue his research interest in advancing the physical understanding of high-Reynolds number single- and multiphase flows through experimental research, primarily through the development and use of advanced experimental techniques.
Research Description:
One of the central objectives of Professor Mäkiharju’s research is to advance the physical understanding of high Reynolds number single- and multiphase flows primarily through experimental research, and through the development and use of advanced experimental techniques. Multiphase flows are encountered in almost every aspect of modern life, including offshore applications, biological flows, energy production, chemical processing, and naval hydrodynamics. Specific topics Professor Mäkiharju has worked on include the reduction drag on marine vehicles, mitigation of damage and noise caused by cavitation in naval and industrial applications, and efficient handling of single- and multiphase flows in energy production applications.
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M. Reza Alam
American Bureau of Shipping Chair in Ocean Engineering
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
American Bureau of Shipping Chair in Ocean Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
reza.alam@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-2591
For more information see: TAF Lab
Current Classes Taught
Born in Yazd, a small historic city at the geographic center of Iran, Reza received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering and MSc in Applied Mechanics from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. He then joined the Mechanical Engineering program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. He received his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2008, and then served as a Postdoctoral associate (2008-2009) and Lecturer (2009-2011) at MIT. In July 2011 Reza joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, CA, as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Research Description:
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics, Nonlinear Wave Mechanics, Ocean and Coastal Waves Phenomena, Ocean Renewable Energy (Wave, Tide and Offshore Wind Energy), Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Fluid Flow Control
Key Publications:
Publications in 2015
Jalali, M. A.; Khoshnood, A., and Alam, M.-R., “Microswimmer-Induced Chaotic Mixing“, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2015), In Press, [PDF]
Zareei, A. and Alam M.-R., “Cloaking in Shallow Water Waves via Nonlinear Medium Transformation“, Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2015), Volume 778, pp. 273-287
Timmerberg, S, Börner, T., Shakeri, M., Ghorbani, R. and Alam M.-R., “The “Wave Bridge” For Bypassing Oceanic Wave Momentum“, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy (2015), [PDF]
Couston, L. A., Mei, C. C., and Alam, M.-R. “Landslide Tsunamis in Lakes“, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 772 / June 2015, pp 784- 804. [PDF]
Nia, H. T., Jain, A. D., Liu, Y., Alam, M.-R., Barnas, R., and Makris N.C., “The evolution of air resonance power efficiency in the violin and its ancestors“ Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, A 471: 20140905. (2015). [PDF]
Börner, T., and Alam, M.-R. “Real Time Hybrid Modeling for Ocean Wave Energy Converters“, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 43, pages 784–795, (2015).
Please visit the TAF Lab website for the previous years’ publications.