Pablo studies the fundamental physical mechanisms in droplet-laden turbulent flows using direct numerical simulation. To do this, he develops the group’s research code and runs large-scale simulations on supercomputers, which he then post-processes to discover physical mechanisms related to the interaction of turbulence and droplet interfaces. The physical mechanisms he discovers will play a vital role in improving models which can be used to design more efficient engines. He was selected for AIAA’s “20 Twenties” Award in 2016 and has won the Paul A. Carlstedt Endowed Fellowship (UW Aero & Astro, 2015), the Ruth C. Hertzberg Fellowship (UW Engineering, 2015) and the Theodore H. and Marie M. Sarchin Endowed Fellowship (UW Engineering, 2015). In his free time, he enjoys climbing, biking, and playing music with friends. 

Nithin focuses on fluid mechanics and is a first-year master’s student. He joined the CFM lab in Fall 2022 with the goal to learn about DNS of multiphase flows. He loves writing codes for CFD software with the aim to explain flow physics. Nithin received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Goa wherein he worked on simulating fluid-structure interaction using open-source tools applied to aeroelastic modelling of insect flight. He also worked as a CFD Engineer at SankhyaSutra Labs Ltd. predominantly working on enhancing the Lattice-Boltzmann flow solver to simulate moving boundaries. Nithin is recipient of the SPEEA Aerospace Career Enhancement (ACE) Fellowship for 2023-24. In his spare time he reads high-fantasy novels and enjoys watching or playing football (soccer). He is yet to fully explore his newfound love for mountain trekking in the Pacific North West.