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Dr. Ebenezer Ekow Essel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering at Concordia University. His research focuses on turbulence, aerodynamics, flow control, and computational fluid dynamics, with a particular emphasis on synthetic jet actuators, boundary layer interactions, and machine learning applications in bioassay analysis. He holds a B.Sc. from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Experimental Fluid Mechanics from the University of Manitoba. His career includes postdoctoral research at the University of Windsor (NSERC PDF recipient) and the University of Toronto’s Turbulence Research Laboratory.
- Education: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (KNUST), M.Sc./Ph.D. Experimental Fluid Mechanics (University of Manitoba)
His research explores advanced flow control techniques, computational methods, and experimental fluid mechanics. Key areas include synthetic jet dynamics, turbulent boundary layers, and the integration of machine learning for bioassay analysis. Recent work emphasizes GPU-native adaptive mesh refinement for lattice Boltzmann simulations and flow interactions in complex geometries.
Dr. Essel’s publications span topics like jet actuator modeling, wake interference in cylinder arrays, and turbulent flow characterization in automotive and hydraulic contexts. He leads the Turbulence Research Lab at Concordia and has received the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019).
- Notable Awards: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019)
His advising focus includes thesis supervision in fluid dynamics and flow control. Current research projects involve active flow control strategies, aerodynamic optimization, and high-performance computing for fluid simulations.
