Catherine Gorle

Catherine Gorle is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (with courtesy appointment in Mechanical Engineering) at Stanford University. She holds BSc and MSc degrees from Delft University of Technology and a PhD from the von Karman Institute. Her research develops predictive flow simulations for sustainable building and urban design.

Research integrates computational fluid dynamics with uncertainty quantification methods to model urban wind environments, wind loads on structures, and natural ventilation patterns. Recent work focuses on multi-fidelity modeling, sensor network design, and machine learning applications for urban flow prediction.

Publications demonstrate consistent innovation in wind engineering methodologies, including novel approaches for inflow generation, wind farm optimization, and urban canopy modeling. A significant research stream examines wind-wave interactions and their structural impacts.

She directs research on contrail formation from aviation and develops frameworks for high-fidelity simulation of environmental flows.