Iago Dal-Ri dos Santos

Ph.D. Candidate
Iago is a Brazilian graduate student with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University (FSU), with focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and fire propagation in complex environments. Iago`s main interests involve heat transfer in turbulent flows and compressibility effects on high speed flows.

Ritambhara Dubey

Ph.D. Candidate
Ritambhara joined Florida State University as a Ph.D. student in 2020. She received her M.S. in Thermal and Fluids from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College Raipur. Before joining FSU, she has worked in Tata Motors as a Climate Control Engineer and in Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi as a project assistant. Other than academics she enjoys hiking and traveling.

Harikrishnan M.

Ph.D. Student
Harikrishnan holds a master's degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, and a bachelor's degree from Cochin University of Science and Technology. He joined FSU in the fall of 2024. His current research involves computational fluid dynamics, centered around atmospheric flow dynamics and the transport of particles therein. In his free time, he enjoys walking, acquiring new skills, and exploring different places.

Kyle Evans

Master's Student
Kyle earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Florida State University in 2024 and started his master’s right after. His current research involves modeling and computational investigation of particle transports in turbulent flows under different complex conditions. He is also interested in propulsion systems and aerospace. In his free time, Kyle enjoys gaming and traveling.

Dr. Bikash Mahato

Dr. Bikash Mahato has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar in November 2021. He obtained his Master’s and Ph.D. degree from the School of Mechanical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar in 2015 and 2020, respectively. Prior to joining our group Dr. Mahato has worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and in the School of Basic Sciences (Mathematics) at Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar. His research interests include computational aero-acoustics (CAA), direct numerical simulations (DNS), higher-order compact scheme, and computational fluid dynamics.

Tadeu Mendonca Fagundes

Ph.D.
Tadeu is a Brazilian Mechanical Engineer M.S. His main research topics are constructal design, optimization, heat transfer and nature-inspired structures.

Saurabh Saxena

Ph.D.
Saurabh graduated with a Master’s (M.S.) degree in Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering from University of Florida and a Bachelor’s (B.Tech) degree in Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University with a focus on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), turbulence, and energy efficiency.

Julia Oliveto

Master's
Julia is pursuing a Ph.D. in Computational Science with a focus in wildfire dynamics at Florida State University. She is also a graduate research assistant in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Earth and Environmental Science division, working on a parameterization of sub-grid effects of topography and vegetation on fire for Earth System Models. Julia holds B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics, and an M.S. in Mathematics. Her long-term interests include analyzing observational data and finding new creative ways to visualize results.

Tahere Ebrahimzade Babaki

Master's
Tahere joined the group in 2018. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bahonar University in Kerman, Iran. Her research focuses on particle dispersion in complex terrains.

Kristi McPherson

Kristi is originally from Jacksonville, FL. She is a senior in Chemical Engineering and is planning to start a Ph.D. program in the coming fall. She is excited about applying interdisciplinary engineering knowledge to solve environmental problems.

Oscar Jaramillo Perez

Oscar joined the group as an NSF-REU student. He currently studies Engineering Physics at New Mexico State University. After having been introduced to philosophy, physics and mathematics in high school, he started to think about how things behave and even more; the why. His goal is to understand a little bit more the universe and with that understanding increase the efficiency of aerial transportation. Outside of academics, Oscar swims, plays the guitar or simply talks to new people.

Jonathan Boylan

Jonathan is a fourth-year student at Florida State University pursing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. His interests include computer programming, dynamic systems, and propulsion. Outside of school he likes to dive and play beach volleyball.

Young Scholar Program 2019:

(a) Kenneth Borick Jr.
(b) Sally Zhang

Young Scholar Program 2018:

(a) Catherine Padilla
(b) Yunus Kovankaya