People

The PSU Turbulence Lab is driven by a diverse and collaborative team of researchers, from faculty and postdoctoral scholars to graduate and undergraduate students. Our strength lies in combining diverse expertise and fresh perspectives to tackle the fundamental challenges of fluid turbulence.

Xiaowei "Luke" Zhu

Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Portland State University

Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Ph.D. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
M.S. Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
B.S. Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

Dr. Zhu is deeply engrossed in the field of turbulence, leveraging Computational Fluid Dynamics as his main investigative tool. His research direction encompass: heat transfer and air pollutant dispersion in urban environments, bio-inspired strategies for turbulent drag reduction, and the dynamics of large wind farms.

PSU Faculty Website:

https://www.pdx.edu/profile/xiaowei-luke-zhu

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AAvFGsEAAAAJ