Daniel Fust
Daniel is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering starting Fall 2022. He comes to Oregon State from University of California, Davis with a Master's degree in Mechcanical Engineering. He worked as a R&D engineer at Omiquest from 2000-2022. His MS thesis was titled "Spline-based methods for boundary-layer calculations." For his PhD research, he will be working on numerical algorithm development for direct/large-eddy simulation of turbulent mass and momentum transport over porous, sediment beds.
Nathan Keane
Nathan is a Ph.D. (expected 2022) student in Center for Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric Sciences and is being co-advised by Prof. Apte (in Mechancial Engineering) and Prof. Greg Wilson (CEOAS). He comes to Oregon State from University of California, Santa Cruz with a Master's degree in Scientific Computing. He will be investigating sediment-turbulence interactions in coastal environments using large-eddy simulation together with discrete element modeling. His project is funded by NSF's Physical Oceanography division .
Shashank Karra
Shashank is a PhD student who joined our group in Spring 2016. He has a MS degree and also worked at Ansys for several years before returning to study for his PhD. He will be working on numerical simulation of compressible, reacting flows using Space-Time CE/SE methods. He is also working on turbulence in porous media as an intern at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He has chosen to work on turbulence in hyporheic zone for his thesis.
Ahmad Alshehri
Ahmad is a MS student who joined our group in Spring 2020. His research interest lies in erosion of oil and gas pipes due to sand particles. He will use LES-DEM to model erosion of oil and gas pipelines with and without bends.
