We’re an enthusiastic group of creative individuals interested in Experimental Fluid Dynamics research to solve some pressing energy and environmental issues.
Anchal Sareen
Principal Investigator
Anchal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. She is an Experimental Fluid Dynamicist with a vision to combat the global societal challenge of climate change. Apart from Fluid Mechanics, she is also passionate about Aikido (Japanese Martial Arts). In her free time, she likes to play guitar, do painting, and hike outdoors.
Lokesh Silwal
Research Fellow
Lokesh joined the lab in August 2024 as a Research Fellow through the center of naval research and education at U-M. His research focuses on flow control of bio-inspired propulsion devices. In free time, he likes to play soccer and music.
Sayre Satterwhite
Ph.D. pre-candidate
Sayre joined the lab as a graduate student in the Fall of 2024. His research interests lie in combining control theory and environmental flows to create practical energy solutions. Beyond research, he spends his free time designing, welding, and riding bicycles. Relaxation comes in the form of playing the bass guitar and fiddling.
Putu Brahmanda Sudarsana
M.S. student (By Thesis)
Putu Brahmanda Sudarsana (Nanda) is a Master’s student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on drag reduction via biomimetic approaches. In his free time, Nanda likes to play classical guitar and do videography.
Dogtor Bernoulli
Postdog
Dogtor Bernoulli joined the lab in October 2023. He oversees the lab operations.
Past Students/Postdocs
Amy Fahmy
Undergraduate research intern (Sept-Jan 2024)
Amy did her undergraduate research internship with Prof. Sareen through the center of naval research and education, U-M. Her research focused on flow control over bio-inspired propulsion devices using shark-inspired denticles. She is currently a junior in NA&ME department.
Rodrigo Vilumbrales-Garcia
Research Fellow (Nov 2023-Sept 2024)
Rodrigo joined the lab in December 2023 as a Research Fellow. His research focused on flow control over pitching hydrofoils.
He is currently a Research Fellow at the Center of Naval Research and Education, U-M.
Aditya Madhukar
Undergraduate student (Sept-Dec 2024)
Aditya did independent research study (ME490) with Prof. Sareen through ME RISE program. His research focused on developing morphable surfaces with adaptive drag-reduction capabilities. Aditya is currently a senior in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering.
Slate Davis
M.S. Thesis (Jan- Nov 2023)
Slate graduated with a Master’s by thesis in the Experimental Fluid Dynamics group in December 2023. He is currently working at Williard Marine, California, as an Associate Naval Architect.
APS DFD 2025 meeting held at Salt Lake City, UtahTeam Whiskers from NA599 (Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics) presented their work at DFD 2025
