Leonardo Chamorro

For More Information

• Renewable Energy & Turbulent Environment Group (RE-TE-G)

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Minor, University of Minnesota, 2010.
• M.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2008.

Academic Positions

• Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 08/2024-Present.
• Affiliate, Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 08/2020-present.
• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 08/2019-07/2024.
• Affiliate, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 01/2016-present.
• Affiliate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 08/2014-present.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 06/2013-07/2019.
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 02/2013-06/2013.
• Research Associate in experimental fluid mechanics. Coordinator of the wind energy and hydrokinetic experimental research, and research manager of the SAFL wind tunnel, University of Minnesota. Supervisor: Fotis Sotiropoulos, 2010 - 2013.
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota. Advisor: F. Porte-Agel, 2006-10.

Research Interests

• Aero / hydrodynamics
• (Offshore) Wind and Hydrokinetic energy
• Advanced flow diagnostics
• Particle Dynamics
• Geophysical flows, complex boundary layer processes
• Flow-structure interaction
• Wind and Hydrokinetic energy
• Turbulence Theory
• Fluid Mechanics

Chapters in Books

• Arndt, R.E.A. and L.P. Chamorro, (2017) Hydraulic turbines. Handbook of Energy Conversion.

Selected Articles in Journals

• [153] Kim J.-T., Kim T., Jung H., Huang Y.-T., Jeon Y., Liu F., Cheng S., Park J., Park J., Jeffery B., Kim T., Ni X., Kim N., You D., Chamorro L.P., Ni X., and Rogers J.A. “Shape morphing programmable systems for flow control applications.” Adv Intell Syst, accepted, 2025.
• [152] Wang Y., Jetti Y-S., Cheng S., Figueroa-Espinoza B., and Chamorro L.P. “Surface roughness effects on −1 spectral scaling in atmospheric boundary layer." J Geophys Res Atmos, accepted, 2025.
• [151] Dou Z., Hong L., Ciu S., Li Z., Chan F.K., Bhosale Y., Aydin O., Juarez G., Saif M.T.A., Chamorro L.P. and Gazzola M. “An in vitro living system for streaming flow rectification." Phys Rev Res, accepted, 2025.
• [150] Flores D., Sandhu S., White A., Yin A., Li A., Kang S., Wang Y., Chamorro L.P. and Duduta M. "RoboNautilus: A Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robotic Siphon for Underwater Propulsion." npj Robotics, doi.org/10.1038/s44182-025-00035-2, 2025.
• [149] Cheng S., Neary V.S. and Chamorro L.P. "Directional Variations in Tidal Flow Multifractality and Intermittency." J Geophys Res - Oceans, 130(6) e2025JC022463, 2025.
• [148] Unnikrishnan A., Jung H., Cheng J., Narayanan V., Vanka S.P. and Chamorro L.P. "On the dominant motions in Taylor-Couette systems with square enclosures." J Fluid Mech, 1013, A38, 2025.
• [147] Bardoel S.L. Cheng S., Chamorro L.P. and Fernando H.J.S. "Gravity Currents past Thin Two-Dimensional Obstacles." J Fluid Mech, 1012, A15, 2025.
• [146] Kang S., Ramesh R., Peet Y., and Chamorro L.P. "Influence of swirl ratio on the structure and dynamics of tornado-like vortices." Phys Fluids (Featured article), 37, 057135, 2025.
• [145] Lin J.T.-Y., Rao R., Lee J., Jung H., Kang S., Best J., and Chamorro L.P. "On the Inertial Effects in Bedload Particle Transport in a 90-degree Confluence." J Hydraul Eng, 151(5): 06025009, 2025.
• [144] Ryu K-W., Kim J-Y., and Chamorro L.P. "Vertical Extrapolation of Weibull Parameters Using PDF Scaling and Wind Shear Exponent." J Renew Sust Energ, (Editor's Pick) 17, 023304, 2025.
• [143] Jetti Y-S., Cheng S., Porcu E., Chamorro L.P., Ostoja-Starzewski M. "A covariance function with fractal, Hurst, and scale-bridging effects for random surfaces and turbulence." Z. Angew. Math. Phys., 76:59, 2025.
• [142] Esquivel-Puentes H., Vacca A., Chamorro L.P., Garcia-Bravo J., Warsinger D.M., and Castillo L. "Simultaneous electricity generation and low-energy-intensive water desalination using a hydraulic wind turbine." Desalination, 601:118526, 2025.
• [141] Van Zante Z., Purwar T., Kang S., Quinones J.J.., Bocanegra-Evans H., Harrison-Smith B., Chamorro L.P., and Castillo L. "A novel and versatile cough simulator for respiratory disease studies." Phys Fluids, 36, 121907, 2024.
• [140] Riaz A., Shehzadi M., Khan S.U., Ghaffari A., and Chamorro L.P. "Numerical study of entropy production and electroosmosis effects in a particulate-fluid suspension under peristaltic motion of Prandtl fluid." Mater Today Commun, 41, 110647, 2024.
• [139] Riaz A., Nadeem M., Chamorro L.P., Muhammad T., Nawaz T., Khan S.U. "Analyzing Heat Transfer and Entropy Generation in Catheterized, Stenosed Arteries." Int Commun Heat Mass Transf, 158:107930, 2024.
• [138] Kang S., Best J., and Chamorro L.P. ✉ " On the dynamics of aligned inertial particles settling in a quiescent, stratified two-layer medium." J Fluid Mech, 988, A26, doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.462, 2024.
• [137] Wang H., Hong L., and Chamorro L.P. ✉ "Micro-scale Particle Tracking: From Conventional to Data-driven Methods." Micromachines, 15(5), 629, 2024.
• [136] Gao Y., Paul J.E., Chen M., Seth A., Liu Q., Hong L., Chamorro L.P., Ewoldt R.H., Sottos N.R. and Geubelle P.H. "Fluid convection driven by surface tension during free-surface frontal polymerization." Mech Mater, 104987, 2024.
• [135] Cheng S., Neary V.S. ✉, Chamorro L.P. ✉ "On detrending stream velocity time series for robust tidal flow turbulence characterization." Ocean Eng, doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.117427, 2024.
• [134] Kim J-T., Yoon H.J., Cheng S., Liu F., Kang S., Paudel S., Cho D., Luan H., Lee M., Jeong G., Park J., Huang Y.T., Lee S.E., Cho M., Lee G., Han M., Kim B.H., Yan J., Park. ✉, Jung S. ✉, Chamorro L.P. ✉, Rogers J.A. ✉ "Functional Bio-inspired Hybrid Fliers with Separated Ring and Leading Edge Vortices." PNAS Nexus, doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae110, 2024.
• [133] Unnikrishnan A., Narayanan V., Chamorro L.P., and Vanka S. "Taylor-Couette flow and heat transfer in an elliptical enclosure with a rotating inner cylinder." Phys Fluids, doi.org/10.1063/5.0190826, 2024.
• [132] Kim J-T., and Chamorro L.P. "Coupled mechanics in skin-interfaced electronics via computer vision methods." Soft Science, doi: 10.20517/ss.2023.50, 2024.
• [131] Riaz A., Mehmood K., and Chamorro L.P. " Exploring Pressure, Temperature, and Flow Patterns in Ciliated Microfluidic Systems." Phys Fluids, 36, 012015, 2024.
• [130] Nguyen D., Kesler R.M., Cheng S., Chamorro L.P., Vega S. and Masoud F. "On the fire hose kickback force in solid water streams." Fire Technol, doi.org/10.1007/s10694-023-01539-9, 2024.
• [129] Ran J., El-Kebir H., Lee Y., Chamorro L.P., Berlin R., Cornejo G., Benedetti E., Giulianotti P.C., Bhargava R., Bentsman J. and Ostoja-Starzewski M. "Heat conduction in lining tissue during radiofrequency electrosurgery." J R Soc Interface, 21:20230420, 2024.
• [128] Cai T., Wang Z., Chamorro L.P., Zheng L., and Ma F., "Cavitation cloud of waterjet under double excitation." Phys Fluids, 35, 123326, 2023.
• [127] Hong L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ “On the synergy of biomicrofluidic technologies and real-time 3D tracking: a perspective” Biomicrofluidics, doi:10.1063/5.0174269, 2023.
• [126] Kang S., Hong L., Cheng S., Best J.L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ “On the settling of aligned spherical particles in various quiescent media.” J Fluid Mech, 975, R1, doi:10.1017/jfm.2023.899, 2023.
• [125] Choi M.H., Hong L., Chamorro L.P. Edwards B., and Timperman A.T. “Measuring the electrophoretic mobility and size of single particles using microfluidic transverse AC electrophoresis (TrACE).” Lab on a Chip, doi: 10.1039/d3lc00413a, 2023.
• [124] Siguenza-Alvarado D., Pulletikurthi V., Quinones J., Nelson C., Cheng S., Doosttalab A., Chamorro L.P., and Castillo L. “Wake interaction of aligned wind turbines over two-dimensional hills.” Phys Fluids, 35, 105142, 2023.
• [123] Cheng S., Olivieri S., Rosti M.E., and Chamorro L.P.✉ “Gap-modulated dynamics of flexible plates.” J Fluid Mech, 974, A12, 2023.
• [122] Mahmoodi E., Khezri M., Ebrahimi A., Ritschel U., Chamorro L.P. and Khanjari A. “A Simple Model for Wake-Induced Aerodynamic Interaction of Wind Turbines.” Energies, 16, 5710, 2023.
• [121] Esquivel-Puentes A., Vacca A., Pulletikurthi V., Doosttalab A., Garcia-Bravo J., Warsinger D.M., Chamorro L.P., and Castillo L. “On the design and power output response of hydraulic wind turbines.” Energy Convers Manag, 293, 117425, 2023.
• [120] Cai T., Chamorro L.P., Ma F., and Han J. “Impact of nozzle lip on the cavitation cloud characteristics of self-excited cavitating waterjets.” Ocean Eng, 285, 115329, 2023.
• [119] Pulletikurthi V., Esquivel-Puentes H., Cheng S., Chamorro L.P., and Castillo L. "Impact of flow regime on the performance of anti-biofouling coatings." Sci Rep, 13, 9501, 2023.
• [118] Cai T., Chamorro L.P., Ma F., Zhu Q., Han J. "Acoustic Modes of Self-Excited Cavitating Waterjets on Erosion." Phys Fluids, 35, 063322, 2023.
• [117] Kang S., Cheng S., Hong L., Kim J-T., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Single sidewall cooling modulation on Rayleigh-Bénard convection." J Fluid Mech, 957, A13, 2023.
• [116] Cai T., Chamorro L.P., Zhu Q., and Ma F. “Impact of self-excited cavitating waterjet feeder pipe on acoustic and erosion patterns.” Ocean Eng, 272, 113863, 2023.
• [115] Yuk J., Akash M., Chakraborty A., Basu S., Chamorro L.P., and Jung S. "Morphology of pig nasal structure and modulation of airflow, thermal conditioning, and olfactory functionality." Integr Comp Biol, doi.org/10.1093/icb/icad005, 2023.
• [114] Zheng Y., Liu H., Chamorro L.P., Zhao Z., Li Y., Zheng Y., and Tang K. “Impact of turbulence level on intermittent-like events in the wake of a model wind turbine.” Renew Energy, 203, 45-55, 2022.
• [113] El-Kebir H., Ran J., Lee Y., Chamorro L.P., Ostoja-Starzewski M., Berlin R., Aguiluz G.M., Benedetti E., Giulianotti P.C., and Bentsman J. “Minimally Invasive Live Tissue High-fidelity Thermophysical Modeling using Real-time Thermography.” IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (Featured Article), DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2022.3230728, 2022.
• [112] Gao Y., Paul J.E., Chen M., Hong L., Chamorro L.P., Sottos N.R., Geubelle P.H. "Buoyancy-Induced Convection Driven by Frontal Polymerization." Phys Rev Lett (Editor's pick), 130, 028101, 2022.
• [111] Yoon H.-J., Lee G., Kim J.-T., Yoo J.-Y., Luan H., Cheng S., Kang S., Huynh. H.L.T., Kim H., Park. J., Kim J., Kwak S.S., Ryu H., Kim J., Choi Y., Ahn H.-Y., Choi J., Oh S., Jung Y.H., Park M., Bai W., Huang Y., Chamorro L.P.✉, Park Y. ✉, Rogers J.A. ✉, "Biodegradable, three-dimensional colorimetric fliers for environmental monitoring." Science Adv, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade3201, 2022.
• [110] Kim J-T., Ouyang W., Hwang H., Jeong H., Kang S., Bose S., Kwak S., Ni X., Kim H., Park J., Chen H., Soetikno A, Kim J., Xu S., Chamorro L.P.✉, and Rogers J.A.✉, "Dynamics of Plosive Speech via Imaging, Computations, and soft-electronics." PNAS, 119 (46) e2214164119, 2022.
• [109] Wu Y., Wu M., Vázquez-Guardado A., Kim J., Zhang X., Avila R., Kim J-T, Deng Y., Yu Y., Melzer S., Bai Y., Yoon H., Meng L., Zhang Y., Guo H., Hong L., Kanatzidis E., Haney C., Waters E., Banks A., Hu Z., Lie F., Chamorro L.P., Sabatini B., Huang Y., Kozorovitskiy Y., and Rogers J.A., "Wireless multi-lateral optofluidic microsystems for real-time programmable optogenetics and photopharmacology." Nature Comm, 13(1), pp.1-15., 2022.
• [108] Cheng S., Kaufman S., Tipnis V., Best J.L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ “Effects of low clay concentrations on nearly isotropic turbulence.” Phys Rev Fluids, 7, 073801, 2022.
• [107] Hong L., Cheng S., Houseago R.C., Parsons D.R., Best J.L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the submerged low-Cauchy-number canopy dynamics under unidirectional flows." J Fluid Struct, 113, 103646, 2022.
• [106] Bocanegra-Evans H., Doosttalab A., Siguenza-Alvarado D., Cheng S., Chamorro L.P., and Castillo L., "Spectral features of the wake and power fluctuations of model wind turbines under low-level jets." J Renew Sust Energ, 14, 033308, 2022.
• [105] Jin Y., Cheng S., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the impact of layout in the dynamics of wind turbine arrays under passive oscillations." J Renew Sust Energ, doi.org/10.1063/5.0095420, 2022.
• [104] Ranjan P., Mittal K., Chamorro L.P., and Tinoco R., "Impact of gaps on the flow statistics in an emergent rigid canopy." Phys Fluids, 34, 066601 , 2022.
• [103] Park J., Alvarado J.L. Chamorro L.P., Lux S. Marsh C.P., "Characterization of the flow and surface temperature around multiple vortex generators." J Fluid Eng, 144(9): 091301, 2022.
• [102] Ji B., Hong L., Kim J-T., Chamorro L.P. and Feng J., "Dynamics of an oil-coated bubble rising in a quiescent water." Phys Rev Fluids, 7, 033603, 2022.
• [101] Yuk J., Chakraborty A., Cheng S., Chung C-I., Jorgensen A., Basu S.✉, Chamorro L.P.✉ and Jung S.✉, "On the design of particle filters inspired by animal noses." J R Soc Interface, doi:10.1098/rsif.2021.0849, 2022.
• [100] Hong L. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "A fast, non-iterative ray-intersection approach for three-dimensional microscale particle tracking." Lab on a Chip, doi: 10.1039/d1lc01042e, 2022.
• [99] Zhang B., Jin Y., Cheng S., Zheng Y. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the dynamics of a model wind turbine under passive tower oscillations." Appl Energ, 311, 118608, 2022.
• [98] Houseago R.C., Hong L., Cheng S., Best J.L., Parsons D.R., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the turbulence dynamics induced by a surrogate seagrass canopy." J Fluid Mech, 934, A17, doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.1142, (2022).
• [97] Cheng S., Elgendi M., Lu F., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the wind-turbine wake and forest terrain interaction." Energies, 14, no. 21:7204. doi.org/10.3390/en14217204, 2021.
• [96] Liu J-H., Jiang N., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the large-scale streaks in the logarithmic layer of wall-bounded flows." J Visual., doi.org/10.1007/s12650-021-00810-x, 2021., 2021.
• [95] Cai T., Cheng S., Segalini A., Chamorro L.P.✉ "Local topography-induced pressure gradient effects on the wake and power output of a model wind turbine." Theor Appl Mech Lett (Invited), doi.org/10.1016/j.taml.2021.100297, 2021.
• [94] Kim J-T., Y. Kim, S. Kang, Nam J., Lee C., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Effect of the aspect ratio on the dynamics of air bubbles within Rayleigh-Benard convection." Phys Fluids, 33, 095104, 2021.
• [93] Kim B.H., Li K., Kim J-T., Park Y., Jang H., Wang X., Xie Z., Won S.M., Yoon H-J., Lee G., Jang W.J., Lee K.H., Chung T.S., Jung Y.H., Heo S.Y., Lee Y., Kim J., Cai T., Kim Y., Prasopsukh P., Yu Y., Yu X., Avila R., Luan H., Song H., Zhu F., Zhao Y., Chen L., Han S.H., Kim J., Oh S.J., Lee H., Lee C.H., Huang Y., Chamorro L.P.✉, Zhang Y.✉, Rogers J.A.✉ "Three-Dimensional Electronic Microfliers With Designs Inspired by Wind-Dispersed Seeds." Nature (and cover), doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03847-y, 2021.
• [92] Chen, D., Kim J-T., Chamorro L. P. and Timperman A. T. "An ion concentration polarization system that produces high currents and exceeds Ohmic scaling by over one order of magnitude." Lab on a Chip (and cover), 21(16), 3094-3104, 2021.
• [91] Siguenza-Alvarado D., Doosttalab A., Cheng S., Bocanegra-Evans H., Cal R., Chamorro L. P. and Castillo L. "Exploring the Effects of Low-Level-Jets on the Energy Entrainment of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines." J Renew Sustain Ener, doi/10.1063/5.0047194, 2021.
• [90] Ni X., Ouyanga W., Jeong H., Kim J-T., Tzavelis A., Mirzazadeh A., Wu C., Lee J.Y., Keller M., Mummidisetty C.K., Patel M., Shawen N., Huang J., Chen H., Ravi S., Chang J-K., Lee K., Wu Y., Lie F., Kang Y.J.., Kim J.U., Chamorro L.P., Banks A.R.,  Bharat A., Jayaraman A., Xu S., Rogers J.A. "Automated, multiparametric monitoring of respiratory biomarkers and vital signs in clinical and home settings for COVID-19 patients." PNAS, 118 (19) e2026610118, 2021.
• [89] Bardoel S.L., Horna D.V., Grachev A.A., Krishnamurthy R., Chamorro L.P., Fernando H.J.S., " Fog Formation during Gravity Currents Interacting with Coastal Topography." Bound-Lay Meteorol, In Press, 2021.
• [88] Laudani R., Zhang D., Faouzi T., Porcu E., Ostoja-Starzewski M., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On streamwise velocity spectra model with fractal and long-memory effects" Phys Fluids (Invited), 33, 035116, 2021.
• [87] Cheng S., Chamorro L.P., and Ansell P., "On the H-type transition to turbulence - Laboratory experiments and reduced-order modeling." Phys Fluids, 33, 024105, 2021.
• [86] Zhang B., Cheng S., Lu F., Zheng Y. and Chamorro L.P.✉ " Impact of Topographic Steps in the Wake and Power of a Wind Turbine: Part A - Statistics." Energies, 13(23), 6411, 2020.
• [85] Cai T., Kim J-T., Cheng S., Ma F., and Chamorro L.P., " On the effect of orifice thickness and divergence angle in the near and intermediate fields of axisymmetric jets." Exp Therm Fluid Sci. 123, 11029, 2020.
• [84] Gun A., Cheng S., Hong L., Kim J-T., Li K., and L.P. Chamorro ✉" On the acoustic fountain types and flow induced with focused ultrasound." J Fluid Mech (Rapids). 909, R2, 2020.
• [83] Kim J-T., Jin Y., Shen S., Dash A., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Free fall of homogeneous and heterogeneous cones." Phys Rev Fluids, 5, 093801, 2020
• [82] Doosttalab A., Siguenza-Alvarado D., Pulletikurthi V., Jin Y., Bocanegra-Evans H., Chamorro L.P., and Castillo L. "Interaction of low-level jets with wind turbines: on the basic mechanisms for enhanced performance." J Renew Sustain Ener. 12, 053301, 2020.
• [81] Aydin O., Emon B., Cheng S., Hong L., Chamorro L.P. and Saif T. “Performance of Fabrics for Home-Made Masks Against the Spread of COVID-19 Through Droplets: A Quantitative Mechanistic Study.” Extreme Mech Lett. 40, 100924, 2020.
• [80] Cheng S., Jin Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Wind turbines with truncated blades may be a possibility for dense wind farms." Energies, 13(7), 1810, 2020.
• [79] Fu S., Zhang, B., Zheng Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "In-phase and out-of-phase pitch and roll oscillations of model wind turbines within uniform arrays." Appl Energ, 269, 114921, 2020.
• [78] Cheng S., Jin Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the multiscale oscillations of a hinged plate under stratified coherent motions." J Fluid Struct, 94, 102944, 2020.
• [77] Jin Y., Kim J-T., Cheng S., Barry O., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the distinct drag, reconfiguration and wake of perforated structures." J Fluid Mech. 890, A1. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.98, 2020.
• [76] Kim J-T., Nam J., Shen S., Lee C., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the dynamics of air bubbles in Rayleigh-Benard Convection." J Fluid Mech. 891, A1, doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.1482019, 2020
• [75] Jin, Y. Chen, S. and Chamorro L.P. ✉ "Active pitching of short splitters past a cylinder: drag increase and wake." Phys Rev E, 100, 063106, 2019.
• [74] Mao Z., Jin Y., Wang Z., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the unsteady wake of a rigid plate under constant acceleration and deceleration." J. Fluid Eng. doi.org/10.1115/1.4045786, 2019.
• [73] Madhukar A., Park Y., Kim W., Julian H., Berlin R., Chamorro L.P., Bentsman J., and Ostoja-Starzewski M. "Heat Conduction in Porcine Muscle and Blood: Experiments and Time-Fractional Telegraph Equation Model." in J. R. Soc. Interface, doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0726, 2019.
• [72] Dharmarathne S., Bocanegra H., Hamed A.M., Aksak B., Chamorro L.P., Tatkun M., Doosttalab A. and Castillo L. "On the Large- and Small-scale Motions in a Separated, Turbulent-boundary-layer Flow." J Turbul, doi.org/10.1080/14685248.2019.1683186, 2019.
• [71] Fu S., Jin Y., Zheng Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Characterization of the wake and power fluctuations of a model wind turbine subjected to pitch and roll oscillations." Appl Energ, 253, 113605, 2019.
• [70] Kim J-T. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Lagrangian description of the unsteady flow induced by a single pulse of a jellyfish." Phys Rev Fluids, 4, 064605, 2019.
• [69] Anderson P.S.L., Crofts S.B., Kim J-T., and Chamorro L.P. "Taking a stab at quantifying the energetics of biological puncture." Integr Comp Bio, doi:10.1093/icb/icz078, 2019.
• [68] Tobin N., Lavely A., Schmitz S., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Spatio-Temporal Correlations in the Power Output of Wind Farms: On the Impact of Atmospheric Stability." Energies,12, 1486; doi:10.3390/en12081486, 2019.
• [67] Kim J-T., Jin Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Dynamics of flexible plates and flow under impulsive oscillation." J Fluid Struct, 87: 319-333, 2019.
• [66] Hayat I., Chatterjee T., Liu H., Peet Y.T., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Exploring wind farms with alternating two- and three-bladed wind turbines." Renew Energy, 138: 764-774, 2019.
• [65] Jin Y., Kim J-T., Fu S. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Flow-induced motions of flexible plates: fluttering, twisting and orbital modes." J Fluid Mech, 864: 273-285, 2019.
• [64] Fu S., Jin Y., Kim J-T., Mao Z., Zheng Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the dynamics of flexible plates under rotational motions." Energies, 11, 3384; doi:10.3390/en11123384, 2018.
• [63] Tobin N. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Modulation of turbulence scales passing through the rotor of a wind turbine." J Turbul, doi.org/10.1080/14685248.2018.1547387, 2018.
• [62] J-T. Kim, Sheng S., DiMarco S.L., Jin Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the Lagrangian acceleration in Rayleigh-Benard convection at various aspect ratios." Phys Rev Fluids, doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids. 3.113502, 2018.
• [61] Jin, Y., Kim J-T., Hong L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Flow-induced oscillations of low-aspect-ratio flexible plates with various tip geometries." Phys Fluids (Featured article), 30, 097102 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5046950, 2018.
• [60] Tobin, N. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Turbulence Coherence and its Impact on Wind-Farm Power Fluctuations." J Fluid Mech, 855: 1116-1129, 2018.
• [59] Jin, Y., Yan l., Qiu H. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Turbulence-driven reverse lift on 2D and 3D structures." Phys Rev E, 98, 033106, 2018.
• [58] Hamed A.M., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Turbulent boundary layer around 2D permeable and impermeable obstacles." Exp Fluids, 59:134, doi: 10.1007/s00348-018-2590-4, 2018.
• [57] Jin Y., Kim J-T., Mao Z. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the couple dynamics of wall-mounted flexible plates in tandem." J Fluid Mech (Rapids), 852, R2, doi:10.1017/jfm.2018.580, 2018.
• [56] Doosttalab A., Dharmarathne S., Bocanegra-Evans H., Hamed A.M., Gorumlu S., Aksak B., Chamorro L.P., Tutkun M., and Castillo L. “Flow modulation by a mushroom-like coating around the separation region of a wind-turbine airfoil section." J Renew Sustain Ener, 10, 043305, 2018.
• [55] Jin Y., Kim J-T., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Instability-driven frequency decoupling between structure dynamics and wake fluctuations." Phys Rev Fluids, 3, 044701, 2018.
• [54] Tobin N. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Wakes behind surface-mounted obstacles: Impact of aspect ratio, incident angle, and surface roughness." Phys Rev Fluids, 3, 033801, 2018.
• [53] Liu H., Hayat I., Jin Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the Evolution of the Integral Time Scale within Wind Farms." Energies, 11, 93; doi:10.3390/en11010093, 2018.
• [52] Bocanegra H., Hamed A.M., Gorumlu S., Doosttalab A., Aksak B., Chamorro L.P. and Castillo L. "Engineered bio-inspired coating for passive flow control." PNAS, doi/10.1073/pnas.1715567115, 2018.
• [51] Liu H., Jin Y., Tobin N. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Towards uncovering the structure of power fluctuations of wind farms." Phys Rev E, 6, 063117, 2017.
• [50] Liu B., Hamed A.M. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the Kelvin-Helmholtz and von Karman vortices in the near wake of semicircular cylinders with flaps." J Turbul, DOI: 10.1080/14685248.2017.1391390, 2017.
• [49] Jin Y., Hayat, I. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Modulation of aerodynamic force on a 2D elliptic body via passive splitter pitching under high turbulence." J Fluid Struct, 74:205-213, 2017.
• [48] Tobin N. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Theory For Windbreak Effects Within Infinite Wind Farms." Energies, 10(8) 1140; doi:10.3390/en10081140, 2017.
• [47] Mandadzhiev B.A., Lynch M.K., Chamorro L.P., and Wissa A.A. "An experimental study of an airfoil with a bio-inspired leading edge device at high angles of attack." Smart Mat and Struct, 26 094008, 2017.
• [46] Jin Y. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Passive pitching of splitters in the trailing edge of elliptic cylinders." J Fluid Mech, 826:363-375, 2017.
• [45] Hamed, A.M., Castillo L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Turbulent boundary layer response to large-scale wavy topographies." Phys Fluids, 29, 065113, 2017.
• [44] Hamed A.M., Pagan-Vazquez A., Khovalyg D., Zhang Z. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Vortical structures in the near-wake of tabs with various geometries." J Fluid Mech, 825: 167-188, 2017.
• [43] Liu B., Hamed A.M., Jin Y. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Influence of vortical structure impingement on the oscillation and rotation of flat plates." J Fluid Struct, 70:417-427, 2017.
• [42] Jin Y. and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the dynamics of 3D slung prisms under very low and high turbulence flows." J Fluid Mech, 816:468-480, 2017.
• [41] Hamed A.M., Vega J., Liu B., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Flow around a semicircular cylinder with passive flow control mechanisms." Exp Fluids, 58:22, 2017.
• [40] Hamed A.M., Sadowski M., Nepf H.M., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Impact of height heterogeneity on canopy turbulence." J Fluid Mech, 813:1176-1196, 2017.
• [39] Tobin N., Hamed A.M., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Fractional Flow Speed-up from Porous Windbreaks for Enhanced Wind-Turbine Power." Bound-Lay Meteorol, DOI: 10.1007/s10546-016-0228-8, 2017.
• [38] Jin Y., Ji S., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Spectral Energy Cascade of Body Rotations and Oscillations under Turbulence." Phys Rev E, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.94.063105, 2016.
• [37] Kim J-T., Liberzon A., and Chamorro L.P.✉ “Characterization of the Eulerian and Lagrangian accelerations in the intermediate field of turbulent circular jets.” J Turbul, di:10.1080/14685248.2016.125648, 2016.
• [36] Jin Y., Liu H., Aggarwal R., Singh A., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Effects of freestream turbulence in a model wind turbine wake." Energies, 9(10),830; doi:10.3390/en9100830, 2016.
• [35] Hamed A.M., Sadowski M., Zhang Z., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Transition to turbulence over 2D and 3D periodic large-scale roughnesses." J Fluid Mech (Rapids), vol. 804, R6, doi:10.1017/jfm.2016.575, 2016.
• [34] Park J., Pagan-Vazquez A., Alvarado J., Chamorro L.P., Lux S.M., and Marsh C.P. "Characterization of tab-induced counter-rotating vortex pair for mixing applications." J Fluid Eng, Vol. 139, 031102-1, 2016.
• [33] Jin Y., Ji S., Liu B., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the role of thickness ratio and location of axis of rotation in the flat plate motions.” J Fluid Struct, 64: 127–137, 2016.
• [32] Kim J-T., Z. Zhang, A. Liberzon, Y. Zhang, and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the Lagrangian features of circular and semicircular jets via 3D particle tracking velocimetry.” Exp Therm Fluid Sci, doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.05.003, 2016.
• [31] Park J., Pagan-Vazquez A., Alvarado J., Chamorro L.P., Lux S., and Marsh C. "Experimental and Numerical Visualization of Counter Rotating Vortices." J Heat Transf 138, 080908-1, 2016.
• [30] Moller, N.J., H. Kim, V.S. Neary, M.H. Garcia, and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the near-wall effects induced by an axial-flow rotor." Renew Energy, 91: 524-530, 2016.
• [29] Hamed, A.M., Jin Y., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "On the transient dynamics of the wake and trajectory of free falling cones with various apex angles." Exp Fluids, 56: 207, 2015.
• [28] Tobin N., Hamed A.M., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "An Experimental Study on the Effects of Winglets on the Wake and Performance of a Model Wind Turbine." Energies, 8(10): 11955-11972, 2015.
• [27] Hamed A.M., Kamdar A., Castillo L., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Turbulent boundary layer over 2D and 3D large-scale wavy walls." Phys Fluids, 27: 106601, 2015.
• [26] Kim J-T., Kim D., Liberzon A., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking Velocimetry for Turbulence Applications: Case of a Jet Flow." 108: J Visual Exp, 108 doi: 10.3791/53745, 2015.
• [25] Tobin N., Zhu H., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Spectral behaviour of the turbulence-driven power fluctuations of wind turbines." J Turbul, 16(9): 832-846, 2015.
• [24] Howard K.B., Chamorro L.P., and Guala M. "A Comparative Analysis on the Response of a Wind-Turbine Model to Atmospheric and Terrain Effects." Bound-Lay Meteorol, 158: 229–255, 2015.
• [23] Chamorro L.P.✉, Hill C., Neary V., Gunawan B., Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Effects of energetic coherent motions on the power and wake of an axial-flow turbine." Phys Fluids, 27: 055104, 2015.
• [22] Toloui M., Chamorro L.P., and Hong J. "Detection of tip-vortex signatures behind a 2.5 MW wind turbine." J Wind Eng Ind Aerod, 143: 105-112, 2015.
• [21] Chamorro L.P.✉, Hong J., and Gangodagamage C. "On the scale-to-scale coupling between a full-scale wind turbine and turbulence." J Turbul, 16(7): 617-632, 2015.
• [20] Howard K.B., Hu J.S., Chamorro L.P., and Guala M. "Characterizing the response of a wind turbine model under complex inflow conditions." Wind Energy, 18(4): 729-743, 2015.
• [19] Chamorro L.P.✉, Lee S., Olsen D., Milliren C., Marr J., Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Turbulence effects on a full-scale 2.5 MW horizontal-axis wind turbine under neutrally stratified conditions." Wind Energy, 18: 339-349, 2015.
• [18] Hong J., Toloui M., Chamorro L.P., Guala M., Howard K., Tucker J., and Sotiropoulos F. "Natural snowfall reveals large-scale flow structures in the wake of a 2.5-MW wind turbine." Nature Com, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5216, 2014.
• [17] Hill C., Musa M., Chamorro L.P., Ellis C., and Guala M. "Local Scour around a Model Hydrokinetic Turbine in an Erodible Channel." J Hyd Eng, 140(8) 04014037, 2014.
• [16] Toloui M., Riley S., Hong J., Howard K., Chamorro L.P., Guala M., and Tucker J."Measurement of atmospheric boundary layer based on super-large-scale particle image velocimetry using natural snowfall." Exp Fluids, 55: 1737, 2014.
• [15] Chamorro L.P.✉, Tobin N., Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Variable-sized wind turbines are a possibility for wind farm optimization." Wind Energy, 17(10): 1483-1494, 2014.
• [14] Neary V., Gunawan B., Hill C., and Chamorro L.P.✉ "Near and far field flow disturbances induced by model hydrokinetic turbine: ADV and ADP comparison." Renew Energy, 60: 1-6, 2013.
• [13] Chamorro L.P.✉, Hill C., Morton S., Ellis C., Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "On the interaction between a turbulent open channel flow and an axial-flow turbine." J Fluid Mech, 716: 658-670, 2013.
• [12] Chamorro L.P.✉, Troolin D.R., Lee S., Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Three-dimensional flow visualization in the wake of a miniature axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine." Exp Fluids, 54:1459, 2013.
• [11] Chamorro L.P.✉, and Arndt R.E.A. "Non-uniform velocity distribution effect on the Betz-Joukowsky limit." Wind Energy, 16(2): 279-282, 2013.
• [10] Chamorro L.P.✉, Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Drag reduction of large wind turbine blades through riblets: Evaluation of riblet geometry and application strategies." Renew Energy, 50: 1095-1105, 2013.
• [9] Chamorro L.P.✉, Guala M., Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "On the evolution of turbulent scales in the wake of a wind turbine model." J Turbul, 13(27): 1-13, 2012.
• [8] Chamorro L.P.✉, Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Reynolds number dependence of turbulence statistics in the wake of wind turbines." Wind Energy, 15: 733-742, 2012.
• [7] Chamorro L.P.✉, Arndt R.E.A., and Sotiropoulos F. "Turbulent Flow Properties Around a Staggered Wind Farm." Bound-Lay Meteorol, 141: 349-367, 2011.
• [6] Chamorro L.P. and Porte-Agel F. "Turbulent flow inside and above a wind farm: A wind-tunnel study." Energies, 4: 1916-1936, 2011.
• [5] Chamorro L.P. and Porte-Agel F. "Effects of Thermal Stability and Incoming Boundary-Layer Flow Characteristics on Wind-Turbine Wakes: A Wind-Tunnel Study." Bound-Lay Meteorol, 136: 515-533, 2010.
• [4] Chamorro L.P. and Porte-Agel F. "Wind-tunnel study of surface boundary conditions for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow past a rough-to-smooth surface transition." J Turbul, 11: 1-17, 2010.
• [3] Chamorro L.P. and Porte-Agel F. "Channel bed slope effect on the height of gravity waves produced by a sudden downstream discharge stoppage." J Hydraul Eng, 136(5): 328-330, 2010.
• [2] Chamorro L.P. and Porte-Agel F. "A Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Wind-Turbine Wakes: Boundary-Layer Turbulence Effects." Bound-Lay Meteorol, 132: 129-149, 2009.
• [1] Chamorro L.P. and Porte-Agel F. "Velocity and surface shear stress distributions behind a rough-to-smooth surface transition: A simple new model." Bound-Lay Meteorol, 130: 29-41, 2009.

Journal Editorships

• Associate editor for the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
• Associate editor for Frontiers in Energy Research
• Associate editor for the Journal of Energy Engineering

Other Outside Service

• Reviewer for "Science"
• Reviewer for "Physical Review Letters"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Fluid Mechanics"
• Reviewer for "Physical Review Fluids"
• Reviewer for "Physical Review X"
• Reviewer for "Physical Review E"
• Reviewer for "Scientific Reports"
• Reviewer for "Lasers in Surgery & Medicine"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Turbulence"
• Reviewer for "European Journal of Mechanics / B Fluids"
• Reviewer for "Physics of Fluids"
• Reviewer for "Atmospheric Environment"
• Reviewer for "Boundary layer Meteorology"
• Reviewer for "Environmental Fluid Mechanics"
• Reviewer for "Experiments in Fluids"
• Reviewer for "Measurement"
• Reviewer for "Optics and Lasers in Engineering"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Visualized Experiments"
• Reviewer for "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A"
• Reviewer for "Journal of the Royal Society Interface"
• Reviewer for "AIAA Journal"
• Reviewer for "Aerospace Science and Technology"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Fluids and Structures"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science"
• Reviewer for "International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer"
• Reviewer for "Flow Measurement and Instrumentation"
• Reviewer for 'Applied Energy'
• Reviewer for "Energy Conversion and Management"
• Reviewer for "Wind Energy"
• Reviewer for "Energies"
• Reviewer for "Renewable Energy"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy"
• Reviewer for "International Journal of Energy Research "
• Reviewer for "Wind Energy Science"
• Reviewer for "Monthly Weather Review"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Hydraulic Research"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Hydraulic Engineering"
• Reviewer for "Theoretical and Applied Climatology"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics"
• Reviewer for "Theoretical and Applied Climatology"
• Reviewer for "Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry"
• Reviewer for "Transactions of CSME"

Teaching Honors

• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Spring 2023.
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Spring 2021.
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Spring 2019.
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Fall 2018.
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Spring 2018.

Research Honors

• Nature Journal cover page based on our collaborative paper Kim et al., doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03847-y, 2021.
• Lab on a Chip Journal cover page based on our collaborative paper Chen et al, doi:10.1039/d1lc00470k, 2021.
• 'COVID-19 Wall of Recognition in Engineering' by the GCoE to those that create life-changing solutions, 2021.
• Best Paper Award for the “10th Anniversary" of the Journal Energies. 2018.
• Distinguished Lecture at the AIAA Student Chapter, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017.
• Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award. It recognizes the extraordinary performance and achievement of postdoctoral scholars at the University of Minnesota, 2012.
• Doctoral dissertation fellowship awarded by the graduate School, University of Minnesota, 2009.
• Best paper presentation award AMS-18th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Stockholm, Sweden, 2008.
• The Edward Silberman Award. Awarded to academically outstanding students who perform their research at the St. Anthony Falls Lab. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2008.
• Department of Civil Engineering travel award, University of Minnesota, 2007.
• Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Travel grant, University of Minnesota, 2007.
• Best graduated in Civil Engineering, awarded by the Chilean Board of Engineers.
• Best Civil Engineering Student, awarded by the University of Chile and Copeva Company.

Public Service Honors

• Member of the Editorial Board and Academic Editor of the Journal ‘Energies’ (January 2015 - Present) (01/2015-2024 )
• Associate editor for the Journal of Energy Engineering (June 2015 - Present) (06/2015-present )
• Associate editor for the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (February 2019 - Present) (02/2019-present )
• Group leader of the 'Funding and Engaging the Private Sector' of the I-MMAS (Illinois Mexican & Mexican-American Student and initiative). (2021-present)
• UMERC (University Marine Energy Research Community) Board of Directors. (08/2021-08/2024)
• Scientific chair of the fellowship panel on Energy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Mechanics (W&T7) at the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Belgium. (07/2021- )
• Member of the ISFV International Scientific Board. (2022, 2024)
• Member of the Research and Development Advisory Group (RDAG) of the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium. (2019-present)