Adrián Lozano-Durán

Draper Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Pronouns He/His
I'm interested in solving outstanding problems in physics & modeling of turbulent flows using rigorous mathematical theory combined with numerical simulation in state-of-the-art supercomputers. Applications range from UAVs to commercial airliners to hypersonic vehicles.

Contact Info

Office Phone

650.665.4746

Email

Office

Website/Lab

Lab

Administrative Contact

Douglas Purdy
617.253.2727

Financial Contact

Jei Lee Freeman
617.258.6796

Specialization and Research Interests

Fluid dynamics theory and modeling by artificial intelligence, numerical simulations, turbulent flows

Teaching Interests

Fluid dynamics, turbulence, aerodynamics, numerical methods

Academic Degrees

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, 2015; MSc. and BS., Aerospace Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, 2012

Society Memberships

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; American Physical Society

Positions Held at MIT

Draper Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, January 2021- Present

Positions Held outside MIT

Physical Review Fluids, Early Career Board Member since 2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University, 2016 – 2020

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Awards & Honors

2017
Milton van Dyke Award, American Physical Society (Division of Fluid Mechanics)
2021
Early Career Board Member, Physical Review Fluids

Key publications