Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics,
Packard Lab, Room 550D
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Dr. Aiyer leads the MET Laboratory, where his group studies environmental and multiphase flows using theory, high-fidelity simulation, reduced-order modeling, and machine learning.
2023-Present: Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Lehigh University
2020-2023: Postdoctoral Research Associate with Michael Mueller and Luc Deike, Princeton University
2015-2016: Visiting Research Scholar with Rama Govindarajan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad
2016-2020: MS and Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
2011-2016: M.Sc., Physics and B.E., Mechanical Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus
Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2025-2027).
Explore ACCESS grant, Role: PI, Amount: 6000 node hours.
XSEDE startup allocation grant, Role: PI, Amount: 1600 node hours.
Johns Hopkins University departmental fellowship (2016)
INSPIRE fellowship award by the Government of India (2011-2016)
