Publications 

†- Equal contribution authors

1. Vilumbrales-Garcia †, R., Mugge †, R., Elsouht, M., Molina, V., Mugge, R., Lee, J., First, M. & Ganesh, H. Biofilm-induced drag in natural seawater. Accepted to Biofouling (2026-27)

2. Lucido, N., Khokani, P., Andrews, E., & Ganesh, H. Using high-sensitivity X-ray cameras to study turbidity currents. Experiments in Fluids 67, 145 (2026).

3. Knister, D., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Incipient Cavitation Resulting from the Non-Linear Interaction of a Pair of Counter-Rotating Vortices. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1032, A57 (2026)

4. Knister, D., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. The Non-Linear Interaction of a Pair of Counter- Rotating Vortices. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1034, A37 (2026).

5. Gawandalkar, U. U., Lucido, N. A., Jain, P., Poelma, C., Ceccio, S. L. & Ganesh, H. Examination of ventilated cavities in the wake of a two-dimensional bluff body using X-ray densitometry. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1014, A14 (2025).

6.  Bhatt, A., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. L. Partial cavity shedding on a hydrofoil resulting from re-entrant flow and bubbly shock waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 957, A28 (2023)

7. Bhatt, A., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Cavitating flow behind a backward facing step. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 139, 103584 (2021).

8. Wu, J., Deijlen, L., Bhatt, A., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. L. Cavitation dynamics and vortex shedding in the wake of a bluff body. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 917, A26 (2021).

9. Barwey, S., Ganesh, H., Hassanaly, M., Raman, V. & Ceccio, S. Data-based analysis of multimodal partial cavity shedding dynamics. Experiments in Fluids 61, 98 (2020).

10. Ganesh, H., Bhatt, A., Wu, J. & Ceccio, S. Effect of compressibility on bubbly cavitating flows. Journal of Hydrodynamics 32, 1–5 (2020)

11. Barbaca, L., Pearce, B. W., Ganesh, H., Ceccio, S. L. & Brandner, P. A. On the unsteady behaviour of cavity flow over a two-dimensional wall-mounted fence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 874, 483–525 (2019).

12. Wu, J., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Multimodal partial cavity shedding on a two-dimensional hydrofoil and its relation to the presence of bubbly shocks. Experiments in Fluids 60, 66 (2019)

13. Ganesh, H., Mäkiharju, S. A. & Ceccio, S. L. Bubbly shock propagation as a mechanism for shedding in separated cavitating flows. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B 29, 907–916(2017).

14. Mäkiharju, S. A., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. L. The dynamics of partial cavity formation, shedding and the influence of dissolved and injected non-condensable gas. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 829, 420–458 (2017).

15. Ganesh, H., Makiharju, S. & Steven, C. Bubbly shock propagation as a mechanism for sheet-to-cloud transition of partial cavities. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 802, 37–78 (2016).

16. Lee, I.-h., Mäkiharju, S. A., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. L. Scaling of gas diffusion into limited partial cavities. Journal of Fluids Engineering 138, 051301 (2016).

17. Ganesh, H., Schot, J. & Ceccio, S. L. Stationary cavitation bubbles forming on a delta wing vortex. Physics of Fluids 26 (2014).

18. Chang, N., Ganesh, H., Yakushiji, R. & Ceccio, S. L. Tip Vortex Cavitation Suppression by Active Mass Injection. Journal of Fluids Engineering 133, 111301 (2011)

1. Vilumbrales-Garcia, R., Elsouht, M., Callison, E. & Ganesh, H. Drag contribution due to streamer motion of artificial biofilm-like surfaces 2025-26.

2. Khokani, P., Lucido, N., Andrews, E. & Ganesh, H. Study of lock-exchange turbidity currents using time-resolved X-ray densitometry u. 2025-26.

3.  Khokani, P., Zhuang, B., Wand, F.-W., Tuteja, A., Ceccio, S. & Ganesh, H. Drag reduction and pressure spectra of spray-on superhydrophobic surfaces in a turbulent channel flow 2025-26.

4.  Lucido, N., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. A high-speed limited-angle X-ray tomography system to investigate 3-D optically opaque multiphase flows 2025-26.

5. Patel, M., Ganesh, H. & Capecelatro, J. Fast estimation of pressure from PTV measurements using smooth particle hydrodynamics 2025-26.

6. Vilumbrales-Garcia, R., Estrada, J. B. & Ganesh, H. Towards inferring drag produced by patchy sparse soft biofilms using live species and synthetic materials 2025-26.

7. Zhuang†, B., Wang†, F.-W., Khokani †, P., Bappi†, M.., Warwaruk†, L., Hong, K., Ganesh, H., Bross, M., McKinley, G., Mahesh, K., Ceccio, S. & Tuteja, A. Designing pressure-resistant superhydrophobic surfaces for sustainable turbulent drag reduction 2025-26

1. Andrews, E., Khokani, P., Lucido, N., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Partial Cavitation on a Hydrofoil Over a Wide Range of Size Scales in 36th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Busan, Korea (2026).

2. Elsouht, M., Vilumbrales-Garcia, R., Molina, V., First, M., Lee, J. & Ganesh, H. Understanding the drag of soft biofilms: A multidisciplinary experimental approach in 36th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Busan, Korea (2026).

3. Khokani, P., Zhuang, B., Fan-Wei, W., Ganesh, H., Tuteja, A. & Ceccio, S. Drag reduction characterization of spray-on superhydrophobic surfaces in a turbulent channel flow in 36th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Busan, Korea (2026)

4. Andrews, E., Khokani, P., Lucido, N., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Partial cavitation on a hydrofoil over a wide range of size scales in 78th Annual APS-DFD, Houston, Texas, USA (2025).

5. Andrews, E., Khokani, P., Lucido, N., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Scaling of partial cavity topology and shedding mechanisms with geometric scale in 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flows, Toulouse, France (2025).

6. Callison, E., Elsouht, M., Vilumbrales-Garcia, R., Ceccio, S. & Ganesh, H. Roughness and the effect of streamer motion on drag in biofilm-like surfaces in 78th Annual APS-DFD, Houston, Texas, USA (2025).

7. Gawandhalkar, U., Lucido, N., Poelma, C., Ceccio, S. & Ganesh, H. Ventilation hysteresis in ventilated cavities in the wake of a bluff body in 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flows, Toulouse, France (2025).

8. Khokani, P., Lucido, N., Andrews, E. & Ganesh, H. Investigation of lock-exchange turbidity currents using time-resolved X-ray densitometry in 78th Annual APS-DFD, Houston, Texas, USA (2025).

9. Khokani, P., Lucido, N., Andrews, E. & Ganesh, H. Time-resolved X-ray densitometry investigation of lock-exchange turbidity currents in 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flows, Toulouse, France (2025).

10. Khokani, P., Zhuang, B., Fan-Wei, W., Ganesh, H., Tuteja, A. & Ceccio, S. Drag reduction characterization of spray-coated superhydrophobic surfaces in a turbulent channel flow in 78th Annual APS-DFD, Houston, Texas, USA (2025).

11. Lucido, N., Ganesh, H. & Ceccio, S. Performance Characteristics of a Limited Angle High Speed X-ray Tomography System for Optically Opaque Multiphase Flows in 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flows, Toulouse, France (2025).

12. Vilumbrales-Garcia, R., Sun, C., Kumar, B., Estrada, J. & Ganesh, H. Towards inferring drag produced by patchy, heterogeneous soft biofilms in 78th Annual APS-DFD, Houston, Texas, USA (2025).

13. Callison, E., Elsouht, M., Ceccio, S. & Ganesh, H. Drag generation mechanism of artificial biofilm-like surfaces in 35th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Nantes, France (2024).

14.  Gawandhalkar, U., Lucido, N., Poelma, C., Ceccio, S. & Ganesh, H. Closure mechanisms of 2D ventilated supercavity in 35th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Nantes, France (2024).

1. Understanding the Drag of Soft Biofilms: An Experimental Approach Penn State Fluid Dynamics Research Consortium invited seminar  (Penn State University, USA). Oct. 2026.

2. Understanding the Drag of Soft Biofilms: An Experimental Approach CREATe invited seminar  (Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech). Aug. 2026.

3. HIFOIL mLCC experiments Cavitation Erosion Workshop - ONR (University of Memphis, USA). Aug. 2024.

4. Similarities and Differences in Partial Cavity Shedding Dynamics on Hydrofoils- Experimental Studies and Data-Based Findings Artificial Intelligence – Machine Learning for Cavitation Workshop, ONR (Johns Hopkins University, USA). Aug. 2024.

5. Seeing Through Water: X-ray based Measurements of Cavitating Flows Page Morton Hunter Seminar (Clemson University, USA). Aug. 2023.

6. Seeing Through Water: X-ray based Measurements of Cavitating Flows Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series (University of Texas, Austin, USA). Aug. 2021.

7. Effect of Compressibility on Shedding Dynamics of Cavitating flows Ocean Engineering Seminar (University of California, Berkeley, USA). Aug. 2020.

8.  Effect of Compressibility on Shedding Dynamics of Cavitating flows Guest lecture (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India). Aug. 2019.

9. Effect of Compressibility on Shedding Dynamics of Cavitating flows Special Seminar Series (Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA). Aug. 2019