Kai He – Ph.D. (2025) – Flow induced motion behaviors in elevated free stream turbulence
Aren Boyaci – Ph.D. (2024) – Rayleigh Taylor Instability in Elastic Materials (Current Position: Data Modeling Engineer, Rattunde AG, Germany)
Chris Ruhl – Ph.D. (2024) – Towards creating a laboratory Twin of High-Energy Tidal Sites. (Current Position: Thermal Sciences Associate at Exponent, Phoenix, AZ)
Sudharsan Kalidoss – Ph.D. (2023) - Optimization Of Self-Reacting Point Absorber And Power Take-Off System in Real Ocean Conditions. (Current Position: Research Engineer at General Electric Research, NY)
Pranav Modali – Ph.D. (2022) - On the performance and near wake characteristics of a Tidal Turbine under Axial Flow misalignment. (Current Position: Senior Hardware Development Engineer, Infinera, NJ)
Rahul Rajendran – Ph.D. (2020) - Mucus Clearance and Drug Delivery in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Airways. (Current Position: Modeling and Simulations Scientist, Vertex Cell & Genetic Therapies, MA)
Ashwin Vinod - Ph.D. (2019) - On the Performance and Near Wake Characteristics of a Tidal Current Turbine under tunable turbulent flows. (Current Position: Senior Research Engineer, Air Products and Chemicals, PA)
Rinosh Polavarapu - Ph.D. (2019) - On Rayleigh Taylor Instability in accelerated elastic-plastic slabs (Current Position: Data Scientist, Caterpillar Inc, IL
Denis Aslangil - Ph.D. (2019) - Direct Numerical Simulations of Homogeneous Variable Density Turbulence (Current Position: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, CO)
Nitin Kolekar - Ph.D. (2015) - Blockage and Free Surface Effects on Performance of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine (Current Position: Leader, CAE Hydraulics R&D Engineering, Lixil Water Technology Americas, NJ)
Mohammed Alzahrany - Ph.D. (2014) - Pulmonary fluid dynamics during HFOV (Current Position: Department of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Post-Doc/Visting Scientist:
Dr. Nitin Kolekar - (2015-2016) - Blockage, Free Surface and Yaw Effects on Performance of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine
M.S. (Thesis)
Jewel Haik - M.S. (2021) - Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in Soft Matter
Erwin Fuentes - M.S. (2019) - Design and Preliminary Experiments on a Rotating Wheel Rayleigh Taylor Instability Experiment
Kumar Swagat - M.S. (2018) - On passive control of transition to galloping of a circular cylinder undergoing VIV using rough strips
Angela Lawrence-M.S. (2018) - Effects of Free Stream Turbulence of Tidal Turbine Blades - Performance and Wake Measurements
Matt Pasch- M.S. (2017) - Near Wake Measurements of a Tidal Turbine under Yaw.
Andrew Auvil - M.S. (2017) - Effects of surface protrusion mechanisms on VIV of circular cylinders
Pranav Kashyap Modali - M.S. (2016) - Yaw effects on Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines (Computations)
Denis Aslangil - M.S. (2015) - RTI with variable acceleration
Pamela Roach - M.S. (2013) - RT-Strength
Ashwin Vinod - M.S. (2012) - VIV with roughness
Timothy Van Rhein - M.S. (2012) - Pulmonary CFD (Conventional Mechanical Ventilation)
Varun Lobo - M.S. (2012) - VIV
Suchi Subhra Mukherji - M.S. (2010) - CFD of Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines
