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

• Affiliate, Department of Geology, 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-Present.
• 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

• Advanced flow diagnosis
• Particle Dynamics
• Geophysical flows, complex boundary layer processes
• Flow-structure interaction
• Wind and Hydrokinetic energy
• Fluid Mechanics & Turbulence

Chapters in Books

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

Selected Articles in Journals

• [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., Accepted, 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. et al., "Three-Dimensional Electronic Microfliers With Designs Inspired by Wind-Dispersed Seeds" Nature, 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, 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. et al., "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] S. Cheng, Y. Jin, and L.P. Chamorro, "On the multiscale oscillations of a hinged plate under stratified coherent motions," J Fluid Struct, 94, 102944, 2020.
• [77] Y. Jin, J-T. Kim, S. Cheng, O. Barry, and L.P. Chamorro, "On the distinct drag, reconfiguration and wake of perforated structures," J Fluid Mech. 890, A1. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.98, 2020.
• [76] J-T. Kim, J. Nam, S. Shen, C. Lee, and L.P. Chamorro, "On the dynamics of air bubbles in Rayleigh-Benard Convection," J Fluid Mech. 891, A1, doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.1482019, 2020
• [75] Y. Jin, S. Chen, and L.P. Chamorro "Active pitching of short splitters past a cylinder: drag increase and wake," Phys Rev E, 100, 063106, 2019.
• [74] Z. Mao, Y. Jin, Z. Wang, and L.P. Chamorro. "On the unsteady wake of a rigid plate under constant acceleration and deceleration," J. Fluid Eng. doi.org/10.1115/1.4045786, 2019.
• [73] A. Madhukar, Y. Park, W. Kim, H. Julian, R. Berlin, L.P. Chamorro, J. Bentsman, and M. Ostoja-Starzewski, "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] S. Dharmarathne, H. Bocanegra, A.M. Hamed, B. Aksak, L.P. Chamorro, M. Tatkun, A. Doosttalab and L. Castillo, "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] S. Fu, Y. Jin, Y. Zheng and L.P. Chamorro, "Characterization of the wake and power fluctuations of a model wind turbine subjected to pitch and roll oscillations", Appl Energ, 253, 113605, 2019.
• [70] J-T. Kim and L.P. Chamorro, "Lagrangian description of the unsteady flow induced by a single pulse of a jellyfish", Phys Rev Fluids, 4, 064605, 2019.
• [69] P. S. L. Anderson, S. B. Crofts, J-T Kim and L. P. Chamorro, "Taking a stab at quantifying the energetics of biological puncture" Integr Comp Bio, doi:10.1093/icb/icz078, 2019.
• [68] N. Tobin, A. Lavely, S. Schmitz and L. P. Chamorro, "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] J-T. Kim, Y. Jin and L.P. Chamorro, "Dynamics of flexible plates and flow under impulsive oscillation" J Fluid Struct, 87: 319-333, 2019.
• [66] Hayat, I., T. Chatterjee, H. Liu, Y. T. Peet and L.P. Chamorro, "Exploring wind farms with alternating two- and three-bladed wind turbines" Renew Energy, 138: 764-774, 2019.
• [65] Jin, Y., J-T. Kim, S. Fu, and L.P. Chamorro, "Flow-induced motions of flexible plates: fluttering, twisting and orbital modes" J Fluid Mech, 864: 273-285, 2019.
• [64] Fu S., Y. Jin, J-T. Kim, Z. Mao and L.P. Chamorro,"On the dynamics of flexible plates under rotational motions", Energies, 11, 3384; doi:10.3390/en11123384, 2018.
• [63] Tobin N. and L.P. Chamorro, "Modulation of turbulence scales passing through the rotor of a wind turbine", J Turbul, doi.org/10.1080/14685248.2018.1547387, 2018.
• [62] Kim J-T., S. Shen, S.L. DiMarco, Y. Jin and L.P. Chamorro, "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., J-T. Kim, L. Hong, and L.P. Chamorro, "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 L.P. Chamorro, "Turbulence Coherence and its Impact on Wind-Farm Power Fluctuations", J Fluid Mech, 855: 1116-1129, 2018.
• [59] Jin, Y., L. Yan, H. Qiu and L.P. Chamorro, "Turbulence-driven reverse lift on 2D and 3D structures", Phys Rev E, 98, 033106, 2018.
• [58] Hamed, A.M., and L.P. Chamorro, "Turbulent boundary layer around 2D permeable and impermeable obstacles", Exp Fluids, 59:134, doi: 10.1007/s00348-018-2590-4, 2018.
• [57] Jin, J., J-T. Kim, M. Zhongyu, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., S. Dharmarathne, H. Bocanegra-Evans, A.M. Hamed, S. Gorumlu, B. Aksak, L.P. Chamorro, M. Tutkun, and L. Castillo. “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., J-T. Kim, and L.P. Chamorro, "Instability-driven frequency decoupling between structure dynamics and wake fluctuations", Phys Rev Fluids, 3, 044701, 2018.
• [54] Tobin, N. and L.P. Chamorro, "Wakes behind surface-mounted obstacles: Impact of aspect ratio, incident angle, and surface roughness", Phys Rev Fluids, 3, 033801, 2018.
• [53] Liu, H., I. Hayat, Y. Jin, and L.P. Chamorro, "On the Evolution of the Integral Time Scale within Wind Farms", Energies, 11, 93; doi:10.3390/en11010093, 2018.
• [52] Bocanegra, H., A.M. Hamed, S. Gorumlu, A. Doosttalab, B. Aksak, L.P. Chamorro, and L. Castillo, "Engineered bio-inspired coating for passive flow control", PNAS, doi/10.1073/pnas.1715567115, 2018.
• [51] Liu, H., Y. Jin, N. Tobin, and L.P. Chamorro, "Towards uncovering the structure of power fluctuations of wind farms," Phys Rev E, 6, 063117, 2017.
• [50] Liu, B., A.M. Hamed, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., I. Hayat., and L.P. Chamorro, "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 L.P. Chamorro, "Theory For Windbreak Effects Within Infinite Wind Farms", Energies, 10(8) 1140; doi:10.3390/en10081140, 2017.
• [47] Mandadzhiev, B.A., M.K. Lynch, L.P. Chamorro, and A.A. Wissa, "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 L.P. Chamorro, "Passive pitching of splitters in the trailing edge of elliptic cylinders", J Fluid Mech, 826:363-375, 2017.
• [45] Hamed, A.M., L. Castillo, and L.P. Chamorro, "Turbulent boundary layer response to large-scale wavy topographies", Phys Fluids, 29, 065113, 2017.
• [44] Hamed, A.M., A. Pagan-Vazquez, D. Khovalyg, Z. Zhang, and L.P. Chamorro, "Vortical structures in the near-wake of tabs with various geometries", J Fluid Mech, 825: 167-188, 2017.
• [43] Liu, B., A.M. Hamed, Y. Jin, and L.P. Chamorro, "Influence of vortical structure impingement on the oscillation and rotation of flat plates", J Fluid Struct, 70:417-427, 2017.
• [42] Jin, Y. and L.P. Chamorro, "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., J. Vega, B. Liu, and L.P. Chamorro, "Flow around a semicircular cylinder with passive flow control mechanisms", Exp Fluids, 58:22, 2017.
• [40] Hamed, A.M., M.J. Sadowski, H.M. Nepf, and L.P. Chamorro, "Impact of height heterogeneity on canopy turbulence", J Fluid Mech, 813:1176-1196, 2017.
• [39] Tobin, N., A.M. Hamed, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., S. Ji, and L.P. Chamorro, "Spectral Energy Cascade of Body Rotations and Oscillations under Turbulence", Phys Rev E, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.94.063105, 2016.
• [37] Kim, J-T., A. Liberzon, and L.P. Chamorro, “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., H. Liu, R. Aggarwal, A. Singh, and L.P. Chamorro, "Effects of freestream turbulence in a model wind turbine wake", Energies, 9(10),830; doi:10.3390/en9100830, 2016.
• [35] Hamed, A.M., M. Sadowski, Z. Zhang, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., A. Pagan-Vazquez, J. Alvarado, L.P. Chamorro, S.M. Lux, and C.P. Marsh, "Characterization of tab-induced counter-rotating vortex pair for mixing applications", J Fluid Eng, Vol. 139, 031102-1, 2016.
• [33] Jin, Y., S. Ji, B. Liu, and L.P. Chamorro, "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 L.P. Chamorro, "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., A. Pagan-Vazquez, J. Alvarado, L.P. Chamorro, S. Lux, and C.P. Marsh, "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 L.P Chamorro, "On the near-wall effects induced by an axial-flow rotor", Renew Energy, 91: 524-530, 2016.
• [29] Hamed, A.M., Y. Jin, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., A.M. Hamed, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., A. Kamdar, L. Castillo, and L.P. Chamorro, "Turbulent boundary layer over 2D and 3D large-scale wavy walls", Phys Fluids, 27: 106601, 2015.
• [26] Kim, J-T., D. Kim, A. Liberzon, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., H. Zhu, and L.P. Chamorro, "Spectral behaviour of the turbulence-driven power fluctuations of wind turbines", J Turbul, 16(9): 832-846, 2015.
• [24] Howard, K.B., L.P. Chamorro, and M. Guala, "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., C. Hill, V. Neary, B. Gunawan, R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "Effects of energetic coherent motions on the power and wake of an axial-flow turbine", Phys Fluids, 27: 055104, 2015.
• [22] Toloui, M., L.P. Chamorro, and J. Hong, "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., J. Hong, and C. Gangodagamage, "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., J.S. Hu, L.P. Chamorro, and M. Guala, "Characterizing the response of a wind turbine model under complex inflow conditions", Wind Energy, 18(4): 729-743, 2015.
• [19] Chamorro, L.P., S. Lee, D. Olsen, C. Milliren, J. Marr, R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "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., M. Toloui, L.P. Chamorro, M. Guala, K. Howard, J. Tucker, and F. Sotiropoulos, "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., M. Musa, L.P. Chamorro, C. Ellis, and M. Guala, "Local Scour around a Model Hydrokinetic Turbine in an Erodible Channel", J Hyd Eng, 140(8) 04014037, 2014.
• [16] Toloui, M., S. Riley, J. Hong, K. Howard, L.P. Chamorro, M. Guala, and J. Tucker, "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., N. Tobin, R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "Variable-sized wind turbines are a possibility for wind farm optimization", Wind Energy, 17(10): 1483-1494, 2014.
• [14] Neary, V., B. Gunawan, C. Hill, and L.P. Chamorro, "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., C. Hill, S. Morton, C. Ellis, R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "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., D.R. Troolin, S. Lee, R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "Three-dimensional flow visualization in the wake of a miniature axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine", Exp Fluids, 54:1459, 2013.
• [11] Chamorro, L.P. and R.E.A. Arndt, "Non-uniform velocity distribution effect on the Betz-Joukowsky limit", Wind Energy, 16(2): 279-282, 2013.
• [10] Chamorro, L.P., R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "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., M. Guala, R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "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., R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "Reynolds number dependence of turbulence statistics in the wake of wind turbines", Wind Energy, 15: 733-742, 2012.
• [7] Chamorro, L.P., R.E.A. Arndt, and F. Sotiropoulos, "Turbulent Flow Properties Around a Staggered Wind Farm", Bound-Lay Meteorol, 141: 349-367, 2011.
• [6] Chamorro, L.P. and F. Porte-Agel, "Turbulent flow inside and above a wind farm: A wind-tunnel study", Energies, 4: 1916-1936, 2011.
• [5] Chamorro, L.P. and F. Porte-Agel, "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 F. Porte-Agel, "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 F. Porte-Agel, "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 F. Porte-Agel, "A Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Wind-Turbine Wakes: Boundary-Layer Turbulence Effects", Bound-Lay Meteorol, 132: 129-149, 2009.
• [1] Chamorro, L.P. and F. Porte-Agel, "Velocity and surface shear stress distributions behind a rough-to-smooth surface transition: A simple new model", Bound-Lay Meteorol, 130: 29-41, 2009.

Invited Lectures

• Keynote lecture at the 19th International Symposium on Flow Visualization
• Mini Symposium at the American Physical Society, Chicago (online), 2020.
• Environmental and engineering flows: distinctive insight from volumetric flow measurements. TSI Workshop, Munich, 2019.
• On the turbulence dynamics of environmental flows: Cases with low-order topography, canopy and thermal stratification. Geology Department, UIUC.
• Passive mechanisms of flow control. China Ship Scientific Research Center, Wuxi, 2018.
• Turbulence in Eulerian and Lagrangian frames of reference: FSI and particle dynamics. School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 2018.
• A tuning-free model for the structure of the power output fluctuations of wind farms. KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, 2018.
• Interaction between turbulence and turbines. Hohai University, China, 2017.
• Structure of the power fluctuations at wind-farm scale. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017.
• Towards Uncovering the Interaction between Turbulence and Structures. University of Iowa, 2017.
• On the turbulence and Structure interaction. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2017.
• Keynote lecture. Tianjin, China, 2017.
• On the Potential of Windbreaks for Wind Farm-Scale Power Production. Arizona State University. 2017.
• Onset of flow instability and turbulence development over distributed sinusoidal 2D and 3D roughness. London, UK, 2016.
• On the turbulence over Large-scale topography. SHPE, Washington, Seattle, 2016.
• Windbreaks for enhanced wind turbine power and potential for wind farms. Penn State University, 2016.
• On the small- and large-scale control strategies for enhanced wind turbine power. Wind Farms 2016 workshop, Dallas, Texas, 2016.
• Fundamental and applied problems in turbulence: Ongoing efforts at the Renewable Energy and Turbulent Environment Group. SHPE, Baltimore, 2015.
• Whither Turbulence and Big Data In the 21st Century. Understanding and Harnessing Turbulence. Turbulence symposium, also dedicated to honor Professor Bill George's 70th birthday, France, 2015.
• Fluid dynamics of Hydrokinetic energy. XXVI Latin American symposium of Hydraulic, Santiago, Chile, 2014.
• On the non-linear relationship between turbulence and wind turbine power across scales. Symposium on Frontiers of Fluid Dynamics - A Legacy, Puerto Rico, 2013.
• Challenges in the Wind and Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies. 3rd New Energy Forum, Xi’an, China 2013.
• Addressing turbulence related problems in wind and hydrokinetic energy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012.
• Addressing turbulence related aspects in wind turbine/farm optimization. Los Alamos National Lab, 2012.
• Addressing turbulence related problems in wind and hydrokinetic energy. Stanford University, 2012.
• Turbulence related problems in wind and hydrokinetic energy. University of California San Diego, 2012.
• Fundamental problems in wind and hydrokinetic energy across a range of scales. University of Minnesota, 2012.
• Research questions in wind energy, Los Alamos National Lab. 2011.
• Underwater Turbines and the V3V(TM) System: An experimental tool for understanding complex 3D flows. Fluid Mechanics Webinar Series from TSI, Baltimore, 2011.

Journal Editorships

• Associate editor for the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (February 2019 - Present)
• Associate editor for the Journal of Energy Engineering (June 2015 - Present)
• Member of the Editorial Board and Academic Editor of the Journal ‘Energies’ (January 2015 - Present)

Other Outside Service

• Reviewer for "Journal of Fluid Mechanics"
• Reviewer for "Scientific Reports"
• Reviewer for "Physical Review E"
• Reviewer for "Physical Review Fluids"
• 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 "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 "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 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

• '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)
• Associate editor for the Journal of Energy Engineering (June 2015 - Present) (06/2015)
• Associate editor for the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (February 2019 - Present) (02/2019)
• Selected scientific chair of the fellowship panel on Energy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Mechanics (W&T7) at the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Belgium. (07/2021)

Recent Courses Taught

• ME 310 - Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
• TAM 532 - Viscous Flow
• TAM 537 - Experimental Fluid Mechanics
• TAM 538 - Turbulence
• TAM 539 - Fluid Mechanics Seminar