Welcome to the research page of the Multiphase and Environmental Turbulence (M-FDT) lab, led by Dr. Aditya Aiyer. We are a part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Lehigh University.
Our research interests are focused on gaining deeper insight into multiphase and multiscale fluid flows using theory, modeling, and high-fidelity numerical simulations. Additionally, we develop theoretical and machine learning models based on the generated data to improve predictions, upscale models, and develop subgrid-scale parameterizations. The scientific insights gleaned will be used to develop models to enable the rapid prototyping of complex systems and accelerate discovery in climate modeling, renewable energy, and industrial processes.
Multiphase Flow and Environmental Transport
Offshore Wind Energy
Air-sea interaction
Wall modeled Large-eddy Simulation
September 2025: Prof. Aiyer was awarded an Early Career Fellowship from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine!
August 2025: Musaddik Jaowad joins the lab to work on ocean turbulence and wave-structure interactions. Welcome, Musaddik!
June 2025: Aditya attends the Boundary Layer and Turbulence Meeting in Turin, Italy, and the Wind Energy Science Conference in Nantes, France, to present the lab's work on the effects of waves and atmospheric stability on offshore wind farm wakes
December 2024: Aditya gives seminars at IIT-Bombay and IISC, Bangalore
September 2024: Mohammadreza joins the lab to work on "Air-sea interactions and offshore wind energy". Welcome, Mohammadreza!
May 2024: Ben Pelson joins the lab to work on "Aerodynamic Performance of Offshore Wind Turbines". Welcome Ben!
May 2024: Nghi Bui joined the lab as the first undergraduate student to work on "remote sensing for offshore renewable energy" as part of Lehigh University's STEM-SI program. Welcome Nghi!
April 2023: Prof. Aiyer visits the University of Rochester to present his work on air-sea interaction modeling for offshore wind energy
November 2023: Prof. Aiyer presents his work on "Modeling the effects of swell and vertical wave motions in wall-modeled Large Eddy Simulation of offshore wind farms" at the APS-DFD meeting in Washington DC
October 2023: Prof. Aiyer travels to Puerto Rico to attend the Flow, Turbulence, and Wind Energy Symposium
August 2023: Prof. Aiyer starts as an Assistant Professor at Lehigh University
June 2023: Dr. Aiyer presents an invited seminar at New Light: Rising Stars in Energy and Environment seminar series at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
March 2023: Dr. Aiyer visits Northeastern University for an invited seminar
January 2023: The print version of the paper is now out in the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
December 2023: Our paper on a new wall-modeling framework was accepted in the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences