Welcome to the Scientific Computing and Flow Physics Laboratory!

Our research draws from applied mathematics, numerical/physical modeling, and high-performance computing to develop novel techniques to simulate and model flow phenomena. We seek to uncover the basic physics underlying complex multiscale and multiphysics flows, in particular inertially dominated interfacial flows, with emphasis on:

  • Multiphase flows and plasmas -- Cavitation, bubbles, droplets, low-temperature plasmas, biofluids
  • Stability and turbulence -- Hydrodynamic instabilities, turbulent mixing, vortex rings
  • High-temperature hydrodynamics -- Shocks, waves in heterogeneous media, radiation-hydrodynamics
  • Scientific computing -- Numerical analysis, high-order methods, high-performance computing



Our work finds applications in the energy sciences (high-energy-density physics, inertial confinement fusion, spallation neutron source, thermal hydraulics), health (diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, traumatic brain injury, plasma jets), defense (hypersonics, cavitation damage), transportation systems (aeronautics, automotive, naval engineering), and astrophysics.

Come find us in room 2016 of the Walter E. Lay Automotive Engineering Laboratory.



We thank our current and past sponsors for supporting our research: Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Naval Research (ONR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Ford Motor Company, Boston Scientific Corporation, Merck, Kadant, and the University of Michigan, as well as ALCF, OLCF, Blue Waters, and XSEDE/ACCESS computing.