Jeff Oishi

Jeff Oishi is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) with an appointment in Integrated Applied Mathematics. His research focuses on complicated fluid dynamics including biophysical/geophysical flows, turbulence, phase changes, magnetic fields, and non-Newtonian fluids. He leads the UNH Complicated Fluids group and co-founded the Dedalus Project for solving partial differential equations.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Virginia

Research Interests: His work spans fluid instabilities in diverse contexts from solar dynamos to bacterial biofilms. Key methodologies involve high-performance computing and the Dedalus framework to model magnetohydrodynamics, moist convection, and non-Newtonian fluid behavior. The group specializes in problems requiring multi-physics coupling and three-dimensional turbulence simulations.

Publication Trends: Recent articles (2023-2025) emphasize fluid instabilities in astrophysical and geophysical systems, particularly solar/stellar dynamos and atmospheric convection. Collaborative work with the Dedalus team bridges engineering fluid dynamics and astrophysics, with applications ranging from planet formation to biofilm mechanics. Strong focus on numerical methods for multi-scale turbulent flows.

Scientific Awards: None mentioned.

Advising and Grants: No specific information on advisees or funded grants was provided in the source text.

Labs and Teams: Leads the UNH Complicated Fluids group and serves as core developer for the Dedalus Project. The group maintains active collaborations with Dedalus developers globally, focusing on computational frameworks for complex fluid phenomena.