Anirban Guha @ Dundee

Anirban Guha (অনির্বাণ গুহ)

anirbanguha.ubcATgmail.com

I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee. My research is primarily curiosity-driven; I typically formulate reduced-order physical and mathematical models of various problems encountered in fluid dynamics, especially pertaining to geophysical and environmental flows. My research has applications in topical areas like ocean mixing (hence climate change), and aquatic pollution mitigation. Some of my talks/lectures are available on Youtube: GFD Lecture-1, GFD Lecture-2, Synchronization and Instability and Hamiltonian fluid dynamics.

I obtained my PhD from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver; my thesis was broadly on the theoretical underpinnings of stratified shear instabilities. Many summers ago, I obtained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Recent News:

July 2025: Paper with Lima on shear instabilities induced by an oscillating density interface published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics [link].
June 2025: NOTES + MATLAB CODES ON HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY (Link)
June 2025: Offering NPTEL+ Masterclass series on Hydrodynamic Stability (Link)
March 2025: Paper on 5-wave interactions in inertia gravity waves with former PhD student Saranraj got published in Physical Review Fluids (Link)

Experience:

Nov 2023 - Present: Senior Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, UK.
Sep 2019 - Oct 2023: Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, UK.
Feb 2019 - July 2019: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany.
Dec 2014 - Jan 2019: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India.
Nov 2013 - Dec 2014: Postdoc, Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, USA.
July 2013 - Oct 2013: David Crighton Fellow, Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, UK.

Ph.D. students:

1) Saranraj Gururaj (at Dundee, Mar 2020-June 2023): Thesis on internal gravity wave triads in oceans and its role in energy cascade, which finally leads to ocean mixing. Saranraj is a recipient of the 2018 Mehta Gold Medal from IIT Kanpur, and the 2022 David Crighton Fellowship from DAMTP, University of Cambridge. Saranraj has joined the University of Liverpool as a Postdoc in Ocean Sciences.

2) Akanksha Gupta (at IIT Kanpur, Aug 2017-Nov 2022): Thesis on surface waves and bathymetry interactions, and their effect on particle transport. Akanksha is a recipient of the Raman-Charpak Fellowship (Indo-France), Shashtri Indo-Canadian fellowship, split-site Commonwealth Ph.D. scholarship (held at the University of Dundee), and Lalit Kishore Chaudhary Memorial Award (IIT Kanpur). Akanksha is currently a Postdoc at Scripps/UCSD.

Significant Awards and Recognitions:

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Govt. of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2019.
Early Career Research Award from the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 2017.
Recognized as an excellent instructor (by student feedback survey) at IIT Kanpur in Winter 2016 and Fall 2018.
David Crighton fellowship, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). University of Cambridge, 2013.
Earl R. Peterson memorial scholarship, The University of British Columbia, 2013.

Faculty of applied science graduate award, The University of British Columbia, 2013.

Four year fellowship, The University of British Columbia, 2009 - 2012.