{"id":91,"date":"2018-07-12T18:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uprm.edu\/hpcvl\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:32:31","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Guillermo Araya, PhD” position=”Principal Investigator” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/02\/Araya_Guillermo_4368.jpg” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Guillermo_Araya2″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Research Gate” button_alignment=”center” admin_label=”Research Gate” _builder_version=”3.16″ button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/klesse.utsa.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/araya-guillermo.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Faculty Website” button_alignment=”center” admin_label=”Faculty Website” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Dr. Guillermo Araya is a tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Aeronautical Engineering (Instituto Universitario Aeronautico, Argentina) and a Master\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering (UPRM). After completing his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautical Engineering in August 2008 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), he joined the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) as a Postdoctoral Fellow under the supervision of Prof. Charles Meneveau. He was also a Research Assistant at Swansea University (Wales, UK) from 2009 to 2011 and a Research Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering in Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) from 2011 to 2015. Dr. Araya was an Assistant\/Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayag\u00fc<\/em>ez (UPRM) from 09\/2015 to 12\/2022. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics of turbulent flows and heat transfer, algorithm development, high performance computing, and scientific visualization; particularly, for fundamental thermal-fluid research with applications to aerospace. Dr. Araya has been recipient of research grants from NSF-CAREER, AFOSR, NSF, NASA, ONR, and General Electric. He has authored and co-authored about seventy journal and refereed conference papers.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9hdHRhY2htZW50Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjEzNjMifX0=@” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Curriculum Vitae” button_alignment=”center” admin_label=”Curriculum Vitae” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″ disabled=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/02\/ctvlab_team-composite_v02.png” title_text=”ctvlab_team-composite_v02″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”GROUP” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Current Members” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Current Members<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Abinayaa Dhanagopal” position=”Graduate Teaching Assistant (2025, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-1.20.41-PM.jpeg” admin_label=”Abinayaa Dhanagopal” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”WhatsApp Image 2026-02-23 at 1.20.41 PM”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Abinayaa Dhanagopal Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” sticky_enabled=”0″]\n

Abinayaa Dhanagopal is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio<\/span><\/span>, specializing in high-speed aerodynamics, hypersonic flow diagnostics, and computational fluid dynamics. She earned her M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University<\/span><\/span>, where she conducted research on piezoelectric energy harvesting from fluid\u2013structure interactions. Her work included the design and development of experimental wind tunnel facilities as well as reduced-order models for flow-induced vibration systems.<\/p>\n

At UTSA, her research initially focused on shock wave\u2013boundary layer interactions, surface pressure and temperature measurements at Mach 7, and flow control strategies for jet-in-crossflow (JICF) applications, contributing to NASA-funded aerospace projects. Currently, her work at the CTVLab centers on the numerical modeling of advanced flow control techniques for high-speed JICF, including pulsating and swirling jets, using URANS and large-eddy simulation (LES) approaches.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Kevin M. Maran” position=”Graduate Research Assistant (2025, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/06\/Professional-Photo-2024.jpg” admin_label=”Kevin M. Maran” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Kevin M. Maran Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Kevin Mathew Maran is a graduate student at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), pursuing a Master\u2019s degree in Computer Science with concentrations in Cybersecurity and Data Science. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 from Anna University, Chennai, graduating with a gold medal in recognition of his academic excellence. During his final semester in Mechanical Engineering, he worked on a research project that aimed at optimizing the process parameters of the Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) method of Additive Manufacturing with a focus on improving performance in high hardness applications. Captivated by the automation involved in manufacturing processes and the rapid advancements in computing, he proactively bridged disciplines by self-learning core computing concepts and programming skills after his undergraduate studies. This initiative led to his employment at Accenture India as a Packaged App Development Associate in April 2024, where he contributed to C++ development projects and became a valuable team member within just five months. Driven by a desire to deepen his interdisciplinary expertise, he began his Master\u2019s program at UTSA in Fall 2024 and currently maintains a GPA of 4.00. During his first two semesters at UTSA, he actively volunteered at the CareAI Lab in the Computer Science department, contributing to research involving Machine Learning and Large Language Models. He continues to volunteer with the lab, further deepening his engagement with cutting-edge AI research. In pursuit of this goal to integrate his background in mechanics and advanced computing, he joined the CTV Lab as a Research Assistant in Summer 2025, where he now works on optimizing AQUILA, an opportunity that uniquely blends his knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and computer science.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Vishnu Muthyalu” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/04\/UTF-8vishnu.muthyalu@my.utsa_.edu-2-scaled.jpg” admin_label=”Vishnu Muthyalu” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Vishnu Muthyalu Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Vishnu Muthyalu is an undergraduate student in Computer Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio, graduating in Spring 2025. He has been a volunteer in the Computational Turbulence and Visualization Lab (CTV Lab) since February 2025, where he works with Minh Nguyen on enhancing the lab\u2019s flow visualization system in Unreal Engine through C++ scripting and custom material design. Previously, he gained hands-on experience in GPU programming with CUDA while volunteering in a parallel computing lab. Outside the lab, Vishnu has collaborated with local organizations such as Inov8 Workspaces and Community First Health Plans, applying AI and data visualization to challenges in pricing strategy and healthcare. After graduation, he plans to gain work experience in data science and software engineering, before pursuing a master’s degree in computer science to further develop his technical and research skills.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Minh Nguyen” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/06\/IMG_1211-scaled.jpeg” admin_label=”Minh Nguyen” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Minh Nguyen Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Minh Nguyen is an undergraduate student in Computer Science at The University of Texas, San Antonio and has been an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Computational Turbulence and Visualization (CTV Lab) since September 2024. With a strong background in software development, Minh played a key role in transitioning the lab\u2019s flow visualization system from Unity to Unreal Engine, implementing advanced cinematic camera systems to enhance the realism and clarity of fluid dynamics simulations. Outside the lab, Minh has contributed to multiple real-world consulting projects, providing technical solutions and actionable insights for organizations including Geekdom, Union Pacific, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is excited to continue growing as a developer and researcher, while collaborating with a diverse team of talented individuals on innovative, interdisciplinary challenges.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Subhajit Roy” position=”Postdoctoral Research Associate (2024, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/06\/roy.jpg” admin_label=”Subhajit Roy” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Subhajit Roy Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Dr. Subhajit Roy is Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the St. Peter’s University, Chennai. He then obtained his master’s and PhD from the department of Aerospace Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He followed on with a postdoctoral position at the Jiangsu University, China and an exchange researcher position at the Ohio State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research interests involve fluid dynamics, turbulent flows, high-speed aerothermodynamics, turbulent reacting flows, high fidelity numerical simulations, and turbulent combustion.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Rakesh Ranjan” position=”Research Scientist (2024, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/02\/IMG_1813-rotated.jpg” admin_label=”Rakesh Ranjan” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Rakesh Ranjan Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Dr. Rakesh Ranjan is a Research Scientist with the University of Texas San Antonio, and a Scientist Advisor with General Dynamics. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and Master’s from Pennsylvania State University. He obtained his PhD from the Texas A&M University Department of Mechanical Engineering. He followed on with a PostDoctoral Fellowship position with the University of Texas, San Antonio Department of Mechanical Engineering, He later joined the Nuclear Engineering and Non Proliferation Division as a Research Associate. Following he joined the University of Oklahoma, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering as a Senior Research Associate. His research interests involve aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, High Order Methods, Large Deformation Analysis, Beams and Plate theories, incompressible\/compressible flow computations.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Sakshi More” position=”Masters Research Assistant (2024, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/03\/me.jpeg” admin_label=”Sakshi More” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Sakshi More Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Sakshi More is an MS student in Computer Science (Data Science) at The University of Texas, San Antonio. With a strong foundation in Information Technology, Sakshi excels in software development and database connectivity, showcasing expertise in Java, Python, MySQL, and C++. Notably, she co-authored a research paper on “Sarcasm Detection Using Twitter Analysis,” displaying proficiency in machine learning and sentiment analysis. Sakshi’s practical experience spans designing immersive VR games and leading web development projects at TB Global. She’s earned recognition from Microsoft for her contributions to Python programming and holds certifications in Ethical Hacking. With a career stint at Tata Consultancy Services, Sakshi acquired valuable skills in cloud technologies and business applications. Beyond academics, Sakshi is a proactive volunteer, contributing to community initiatives and NGOs like Ayudh. Passionate about fostering diversity and inclusivity, she’s involved in various cultural and social endeavors. Eager to delve deeper into scientific visualization and data analysis, Sakshi looks forward to contributing to Professor Araya’s research and advancing the boundaries of technology and innovation.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Joseph Rutherford” position=”PhD Teaching\/Research Assistant (2024, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/02\/Bio-photo_Joseph.jpg” admin_label=”Joseph Rutherford” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Joseph Rutherford Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Joseph attended The University of Tennessee, Knoxville where in 2023 he earned his B.S in Aerospace Engineering with an honors concentration. At the University of Tennessee, he worked as an undergraduate researcher under Dr. Uday Vaidya focused on Carbon-Carbon composites for hypersonic applications. He joined the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2024 for his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Combs and Dr. Guillermo Araya working on analyzing high-speed crossflow jets.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”David Paeres” position=”MSc Research Assistant (2020, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-12.49.37-PM.jpeg” admin_label=”David Paeres” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”David Paeres Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

David received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in May 2020 and December 2022, respectively. In spring of 2020, David joined High Performance Computing & Visualization Lab Team as an Undergraduate Research Assistant, where he assumed the responsibility of large-scale, direct numerical simulations (DNS) data post-processing and visual representation using Virtual Reality. Since he joined the team, he has worked on continuously optimizing the Virtual Wind Tunnel by improving data manipulation within the visualization process for subjects like: spatially-developing turbulent boundary layers (SDTBL) subject to very strong favorable pressure gradient (FPG), and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) for SDTBLs subject to strong concave-convex surfaces to study flow separation. From 2016 through 2019, David was member of Aero Design RUM-Air Team where besides reaching Team Captain position in his last year, he also achieved collective top-places awards in every yearly international competition. David also had Engineering Internship\/Co-op experiences in aerospace industry with Collins Aerospace and Honeywell Aerospace. Currently, he is a research engineer at Raytheon (Tucson, AZ) and a research volunteer at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at UTSA.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Sean Garnsey” position=”Student Web Volunteer (2022, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/sean_headshot-8_Reduced_v03_sq-scaled.jpg” admin_label=”Sean Garnsey” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Sean Garnsey Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Sean joined the CTV Lab in Fall 2022 as a student volunteer to aid with development and maintenance of the CTV lab website.<\/p>\n

When not working with Dr. Araya on website matters, Sean conducts research within the Multifunctional Electronics Materials and Devices Researcher Laboratory<\/a>. Sean is pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Former Members” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Former Members<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Christian J. Lagares” position=”PhD Research Assistant (2019, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2019\/12\/IMG_0856.jpg” admin_label=”Christian Lagares” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Christian Lagares Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Christian received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in 2019. Christian is a PhD Student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. From 2015 through 2017, he performed numerical analysis of experimental data obtained from highly-loaded composite materials. From 2017 through 2018, he performed applied research on the detection of micro-bubbles using artificial intelligence techniques. In 2016, he performed an internship for GE Aviation as part of the EID program. He also conducted applied research as part of the US Government during 2017 as part of a 6-month COOP experience and during the 2019 summer period. He joined the HPCVL in spring of 2019 where his current research includes large-scale, direct numerical simulations (DNS) of supersonic\/hypersonic, spatially-developing turbulent boundary layers (SDTBL) at high Reynolds numbers and the development of massively parallel DNS post-processing algorithms (Aquila-CFD<\/a>) tailored for heterogenous, distributed-memory computing environments. As an undergraduate, he received the PR-LSAMP scholarship for his work studying compressibility effects of a supersonic SDTBL via DNS. He is an NSF Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow, and his PhD research is aimed at advanced turbulence modeling in hypersonic flows subject to very strong curvatures via DNS-data-driven methods and physics-informed Machine Learning. He received his Doctoral Candidacy in April 2020. Christian was awarded the prestigious 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF<\/span>) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF), the project title is \u201cTowards advanced turbulence modelling in reacting hypersonic flows and complex geometries via Direct Numerical Simulation and Machine Learning.\u201d Christian completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UPRM in May 2025. Currently, he is working in a U.S. federal government agency.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Miguel A. Ramirez” position=”PhD Research Assistant (2018, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2018\/08\/MiguelRamirez.png” admin_label=”Miguel A. Ramirez” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Miguel A. Ramirez Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

<\/a><\/a>Miguel received his B.S. in Sciences of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Turabo in 2014 and his M.S. in Science of Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Renewable Energy at the University of Turabo in 2018. At the University of Turabo Heat Transfer Conduction Energy Laboratory, his research involved the investigation of Experimental Study of the Cooling Capacity in a Solar Thermoelectric Generator. His research activities at the CTVLab involve flow stability by analyzing external conditions such as compressibility effects, wall thermal conditions, wall curvature, and radiative heat transfer. Miguel completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UPRM in May 2025. Currently, he is working as an instructor at the Turabo University, PR.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Matthew Holland” position=”Masters Research Assistant (2023, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/02\/Matt-Headshot.jpg” admin_label=”Matthew Holland” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Matthew Holland Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Matthew earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in May 2020, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. After graduation, he went on to work on Dynetics\u2019 HLS program, at Hermeus, and at Southwest Research Institute. Matthew is a research assistant in the lab focusing on CFD database post-processing, turbulence statistics, and effects from recycled domains. He is working on his Master\u2019s in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on turbulent boundary layer analysis via DNS\/LES. Matthew completed his MSc in Mechanical Engineering in December 2024. He is a current Ph.D. student at UTSA.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Brandon Antron” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/20230807_132956-scaled.jpg” admin_label=”Brandon Antron” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Brandon Antron Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Brandon has been an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Computational Turbulence and Visualization Lab (CTV Lab) since March 2023. He is a full-time student at UTSA, pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. His future plans involve obtaining a Masters in Aerospace Engineering, specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Hypersonic Boundary Layer Research. During the summer of 2023, he interned at StandardAero working on RB211 engines and conducted an independent study under Dr. Araya. Brandon completed his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 2024. Currently, he is a development engineer at StandardAero.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Akshay Kulshrestha” position=”Masters Research Assistant (2023, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Headshot-scaled.jpg” admin_label=”Akshay Kulshrestha” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Akshay Kulshrestha Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Akshay attained his bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from Rajasthan Technical University (India) in 2014. He held the position of Software Engineer at various firms for approximately over five years. Presently, he is doing a master’s in Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. During his time at the university, he is focusing on data analytics and visualization in AR and VR in his research endeavors.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Odai Natsheh” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/02\/pic-of-self.png” admin_label=”Odai Natsheh” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Odai Natsheh Bio” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

Odai is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Texas at San Antonio pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a computer science minor along with the Aerospace Engineering certificate. He is working to further research in understanding compressibility effects on the budget of the momentum & energy equations in turbulent boundary layers using special numerical techniques such as Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes RANS) and Favre-averaged Navier Stokes (FANS) equations. Odai is scheduled to graduate in May 2024.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”German G. Saltar” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2018\/09\/D1_5_German-Saltar-Rivera.2.jpg” admin_label=”German G. Saltar” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”German G. Saltar Bio” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]German is a senior undergraduate honor student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez campus. From 2015 to 2018 he was involved in compressor cascade boundary layer research. He was an EID Coop intern in GE Aviation at the Early Identification Program during 2016 and 2017. In 2018, he pursued a summer internship at the Goddard Space Flight Center in camera boresight metrology uncertainty reduction for the NASA\u2019s Restore-L space flight project. More recently, German has been awarded the NASA-John Mather Nobel Scholarship and the 2018-2019 NASA PR Space Grant Fellowship. Currently, he is interested in studying the Lagrangian coherent motions emanating from crossflow jets.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Jean C. Santiago” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2018\/08\/JeanSantiago.png” admin_label=”Jean Santiago” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jean Santiago Bio” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]Jean is currently a senior undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. His work in undergraduate research involves visualization of turbulent events in wall-bounded flows via virtual reality. He joined HPCVL in Spring of 2018 and his research interests include scientific visualization and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Manuel E. Santiago” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2019\/12\/unnamed.jpg” admin_label=”Manuel Santiago” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Manuel Santiago Bio” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]Manuel<\/span> is a senior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez campus. He is a member of the honor society Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi.\u00a0 His work in undergraduate research involves high-order statistics of spatially-developing turbulent boundary layers and the development of C++ code for managing\/reading an extensive database of Direct Numerical Simulation. He joined HPCVL in the Spring of 2018.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Gabriel Torres” position=”Undergraduate Research Assistant (2017, Present)” image_url=”https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/garaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2018\/09\/GabrielTransparentCROP.jpg” admin_label=”Gabriel Torres” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Gabriel Torres Bio” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]Gabriel is a senior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez campus. In 2015, he contributed to the construction of the ASME (UPRM) wind tunnel. In 2016, Gabriel started researching algorithms for scientific flow visualization under the supervision of Dr. Araya. Most recently, in 2017, Gabriel received the PR-LSAMP scholarship for his research on high-order statistics of spatially-developing turbulent boundary layers. 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Carlos has always had an interest in mechanical engineering, especially in the fluid dynamics\/aerodynamics aspects. It helps that his father was a military pilot so he was constantly surrounded by fantastic flying machines which drove him head long to Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is pursuing a Master\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering at UPRM in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). His graduate research is based on a very fundamental, but still not well understood turbulence problem: the jet in a crossflow. This fluid dynamics problem can be found in several aerospace applications, such us film cooling or fuel combustion. The acquired knowledge on the transport phenomena and coherent structures in crossflow jets will permit a more efficient design of aircraft engines. 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