Harald van Brummelen

Prof. Harald van Brummelen is a Full Professor and group leader of the Multiscale Engineering Fluid Dynamics Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. His academic career spans appointments at Delft University of Technology (2001-2009) and a secondary role in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at TU/e. Van Brummelen specializes in advanced numerical techniques for multiscale flow problems, with applications in semiconductor lithography and inkjet printing.

• Academic Background:
  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering (1997), Twente University of Technology
  • PhD (2002), University of Amsterdam (Mathematical Institute)
• Research Interests:
  • Fluid-Structure Interaction
  • Free-Boundary and Interface Problems
  • Phase-Field Models and Isogeometric Analysis
  • Kinetic Models and Boltzmann Equation
  • Error Estimation and Adaptivity
  • Immersed Methods and Reduced-Order Modeling
• Scientific Contributions:
  • Developed entropy-stable discretization techniques
  • Led projects on multiscale fluid dynamics
  • Advancements in preconditioning immersed methods
  • Recipient of J.-L. Lions Award and Bill Morton Prize
• Supervision:
  • Mentored doctoral candidates (Ahmed Aissa Berraies, Can Bozdoğan)
  • Supervised master's theses on topics like flow instability and turbine design
• Current Projects:
  • FIP 2.0: Complex Fluids on Complex Substrates (2020-2026)