Charitha de Silva

Charitha de Silva is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of School (Education) in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on turbulent flows, advanced flow diagnostics, and aerobiology, with applications in microfluidics, biofluids, and noise control. He leads the Flow Noise Group and collaborates with institutions globally, including the University of Melbourne, Sydney, and international partners in Germany, the Netherlands, and the USA.

• Affiliations: UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Flow Noise Group, Vision Fluid Dynamics Research Group
• Education: PhD (2014) and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, First-class honours) from the University of Melbourne

Dr. de Silva's research investigates wall-bounded flows, turbulent structures, and aerodynamic noise reduction. His work includes CFD modeling of infection risks in indoor environments and experimental frameworks for cough and sneeze dynamics. He actively supervises postgraduate students in turbulent flow measurements and microfluidics.

Key collaborations involve aerosol transmission studies with public health researchers and aeroacoustic wind tunnel experiments. His lab facilities include an anechoic wind tunnel and advanced PIV systems for flow diagnostics.