Karan Venayagamoorthy

Karan Venayagamoorthy is the Borland Professor and Monfort Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. His research focuses on fundamental and applied problems in environmental fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, and computational modeling of natural flow systems.

Education:
B.S. University of Natal (2000), M.S. University of Natal (2002), Ph.D. Stanford University (2006)

Research: Dr. Venayagamoorthy investigates turbulent mixing processes in stratified flows, hydraulic engineering applications, wind energy systems, and coastal ocean dynamics using advanced numerical simulations. His work bridges fundamental fluid mechanics with environmental applications.

Publications: Research spans turbulence modeling, internal wave dynamics, aquaculture waste transport, and drinking water systems, published in premier journals including Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Geophysical Research Letters.

Awards:

• Frenkiel Award, American Physical Society (2014)
• NSF CAREER Award (2012)
• ONR Young Investigator Award (2012)

Grants & Labs: Leads the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory with funding from NSF, ONR, and CDPHE. Current projects include wave-driven mixing in coastal oceans and baffle optimization for water disinfection systems.