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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T125000
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URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/mae-seminar-turbulence-stru
 cture-over-surface-waves-from-experiments-to-multi-scale-ai-modeling/
SUMMARY:MAE Seminar: Turbulence structure over surface waves: From experime
 nts to multi-scale AI modeling
DESCRIPTION:MAE Seminar: Turbulence structure over surface waves: From expe
 riments to multi-scale AI modeling\nDate: January 15\, 2026\nTime: 12:50 P
 M Location: MAE-A 303\nDr. Kianoosh Yousefi\nAssistant Professor\nDepartme
 nt of Mechanical Engineering\nUniversity of Texas at Dallas\nAbstract\nAbo
 ut two-thirds of the surface of the Earth is covered by the ocean. The air
 -sea exchanges of mass\, momentum\, and energy that take place at the ocea
 n surface over such a huge area play an integral role in determining the s
 ea state\, weather patterns\, and climate and thus significantly impact ma
 ny aspects of human life. In particular\, surface waves\, which most of us
  are familiar with from going to the beach\, are crucial in connecting the
  atmosphere and ocean by generating turbulence\, airflow separation\, and 
 breaking events. Although we know that surface waves are critically import
 ant\, we do not yet fully understand the fundamental physics of ocean wave
 s and their associated processes that couple the turbulent boundary layers
  above and below the ocean surface. This prevents us from making accurate 
 predictions of extreme wind events such as tropical storms and hurricanes.
 \nBiography\nKianoosh Yousefi is an Assistant Professor in the Department 
 of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. He receive
 d his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 202
 0. Prior to joining UT Dallas\, he was an Associate Research Scientist in 
 the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia 
 University. Dr. Yousefi’s research focuses on understanding the physics 
 of turbulent flows across scales\, with a particular emphasis on turbulent
  air-sea interactions\, wave-structure interactions\, and multiphase/inter
 facial flows. He is the recipient of multiple awards\, including the ONR Y
 oung Investigator Program (YIP) and the Computing Innovation Fellowship fr
 om the Computing Research Association (CRA)\, as well as several awards re
 cognizing early-career scientists. His work has been supported by multiple
  grants from NSF\, ONR\, and DOE.\nFaculty Host: Dr. Nam-Ho Kim
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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