 | Marc Calaf, Director Assistant Professor marc.calaf@utah.edu (801) 587-3253 Office: 2547 MEK Google Scholar Citations | Research Interests: Atmospheric sciences and turbulence Hydrology Fluid mechanics Wind farm physics | University of Utah Dept. of Mechanical Engineering 1495E 100S (1550 MEK) Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
Current Students
 | Byron Eng Ph.D. Student Office: Building 60, room 260 byron.eng@utah.edu Phone: (801) 674-4136 CV | LinkedIn | Research Interests: Atmospheric sciences Land-air interaction Atmospheric modeling Fluid mechanics Turbulence Air quality Climate change | Biography: Byron grew up in Salt Lake City, UT, and he served in the United States Air Force for six years. He received a B.S. in Physics, a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, and a ME MS from the University of Utah. |
 | Fabien Margairaz Ph.D. Student Office: Building 60, room 260 fabien.margairaz@utah.edu Phone: (801) 585-0947 Lab: 2285 MEK | Research Interests: Atmospheric sciences and turbulence Hydrology Fluid mechanics Wind farm physics | |
 | Travis Morrison Ph.D. Student Office: Building 60, room 260 travis.morrison@utah.edu Phone: (847) 977-4854 | Research Interests: Fluid mechanics Atmospheric sciences Turbulence Atmospheric boundary layer Large eddy simulations | Biography I come from Hoffman Estates Illinois, approximately 30 miles Northwest of Chicago. I attended North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, where I received my B.S. in Physics. |
 | Giulia Salmaso Ph.D. Student Office: Building 60, room 260 giulia.salmaso@utah.edu | Research Interests: Fluid mechanics Turbulence Atmospheric boundary layer Large Eddy simulations Vegetated canopy processes Spatial resolution mesoscale simulations Hydrology Hydrodynamics | Biography: I grew up in Padova (Italy). I received a B.S. and a M.S. in Civil Engineering at the Università degli Studi di Padova. I spent 8 months in Vienna, Austria, with an Erasmus program to write my Master's Thesis on Fluvial Morphodynamics at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Currently, I am doing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. |
 | Issac Rydalch Masters Student Office: Building 60, room 260 issac.rydalch@utah.edu | Research Interests: Fluid Mechanics Atmospheric Sciences Large Eddy Simulations Wind Farm Atmosphere Interaction Wind Farm Physics | Biography: I grew up in Utah enjoying all the countless outdoor opportunities to be had. I have a great admiration for nature and the environment. I am currently pursuing a BS/MS in mechanical engineering. My goal is to help improve our relationship with our environment. |
 | Brooke Stanislawski Masters Student Office: Building 60, room 260 brooke.stanislawski@utah.edu | Research Interests: Fluid Mechanics Atmospheric sciences Turbulence Atmospheric boundary layer Solar farm atmosphere interaction Large Eddy simulations Aerodynamics | Biography Born in Southern California, I moved to Evanston, IL to attend Northwestern University for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. As an undergraduate, I worked with Engineers for a Sustainable World in small-scale wind energy projects that combined my interests in sustainable development and technical design. After graduation, I entered into an Engineering Development Program with Siemens Energy where I completed a rotation in large-scale wind and worked in gas turbine casings design for the following 3.5 years. |
 | Mike Quigley Undergraduate Student Office: Building 60, room 260 michaelryanquigley@gmail.com | Research Interests: Fluid mechanics Aerodynamics Turbulence Large eddy simulations Wind farm physics | Biography I grew up here in Salt Lake City and I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. I am post-processing and analyzing data from Large Eddy Simulations of wind farms in order to find more efficient ways to use wind turbines. |
Alumni
 | Gerard Cortina, Ph.D. Office: Building 60, room 260 gerard.cortina@utah.edu Phone: (801) 585-0947 Google Scholar Citations | ORCID | Research Interests: Fluid mechanics Atmospheric sciences Turbulence Atmospheric boundary layer Wind farm atmosphere interaction Structural analysis in wind turbines Large eddy simulations Aerodynamics of airfoils Hydrology | Biography My home town is Barcelona (Spain) where I earned my M.E. degree and a Master in Industrial Eng. together with a specialization in Civil Eng. Later, I had the opportunity to join as an associate professor at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. And with all of this, a little bit of philosophy shouldn’t be bad… Why Your Life Is Not A Journey |
 | Jeppesen Feliciano Undergraduate Student jeppesen.feliciano@icloud.com (801) 671-2911 | Research Interests: Environmental water and energy balances Air quality Building energy use | Biography Currently a graduate student at Texas A&M |
External Collaborators
 | Varun Sharma Ph.D. Student Address: EPFL ENAC IIE CRYOS GR B0 421 ( Building GR), Station 2 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland varun.sharma@epfl.ch Phone: (+41) 21 69 36381 | Research Interests Atmospheric sciences and turbulence Hydrology Fluid mechanics Wind farm physics |
 | Marco Giovanni Giometto, Ph.D. Address: EPFL ENAC IIE CRYOS GR B0 422 ( Building GR), Station 2 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland marco.giometto@epfl.ch Phone: (+41) 21 69 35938 | Research Interests Atmospheric sciences and turbulence Hydrology Fluid mechanics Wind farm physics |
 | Naseem Kamil Ali Ph.D. Student Portland State University Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science Post Office Box 751 Portland, Oregon 97207-0751 naseem@pdx.edu Phone: (801) 585-0947 | Research Interests Atmospheric sciences and turbulence Hydrology Fluid mechanics Wind farm physics |