معرفی
Kianoosh Yousefi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), affiliated with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. His research focuses on fluid dynamics, turbulence, and air-sea interactions, with particular emphasis on turbulent boundary layer flows, free surface processes, and surface gravity waves. Yousefi holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware (2020), an M.S. (2013), and a B.S. (2009) from Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
His work integrates experimental, computational, and data-driven methodologies to study complex fluid dynamics phenomena, including wind stress modeling over ocean waves, machine learning applications for turbulence reconstruction, and parameterization of ocean-atmosphere interactions. He leads the Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence (FDT) Laboratory at UT Dallas, advancing interdisciplinary research in environmental fluid mechanics and renewable energy systems.
Yousefi’s recent research highlights include developing CNN-based models for near-surface atmospheric turbulence reconstruction, investigating offshore wind energy impacts on ocean circulation, and advancing drag parameterizations using high-resolution imaging. His findings contribute significantly to improving climate models and energy systems through a deeper understanding of fluid dynamics at fluid interfaces.
Major honors include the NSF Computing Innovation Fellowship (2021–2023) and multiple awards from the University of Delaware. His professional experience includes roles as an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University (2021–2022) and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Delaware’s School of Marine Science and Policy (2020–2021).
