Dhawal Buaria, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Dhawal Buaria is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech. His research focuses on understanding and modeling large-scale fluid dynamical phenomena as fundamentally relevant for engineering and geophysical applications. Notably, by combining theory with cutting-edge numerical simulations and deep learning techniques, his work seeks to decipher universal properties of fully turbulent flows and associated mixing and transport phenomena. His research has been published in numerous high-impact journals, including Nature Communications, Physical Review Letters, PNAS, and Science Advances. In addition to his research, Dr. Buaria is also strongly committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM through his teaching and mentoring efforts. 

Research Interests

• Fluid Mechanics and Turbulence
• Turbulent mixing and transport  
• Extreme-scale High Performance Computing
• Machine Learning and Data-driven modeling 

Personal Information

Education

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
• M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
• B.Tech./M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2009