Matias Duran Matute

Dr. Matias Duran Matute is an Assistant Professor at the Applied Physics and Science Education division of Eindhoven University of Technology, focusing on environmental fluid mechanics and transport phenomena in natural and indoor systems. His work combines laboratory experiments, numerical simulations, and theoretical analysis to study processes ranging from coastal sediment transport to airborne droplet dispersion.

• PhD in Fluid Dynamics (2010, TU/e)
• BSc in Physics (2004, University of Guadalajara)
• MSc in Physical Oceanography (2006, CICESE)

Research interests center on environmental flows, including:

• Wadden Sea dynamics
• Vortex-driven sediment transport
• Shallow flow modeling
• Coastal pollution dispersion
• Indoor airflow optimization
• Deep learning for coastal transport prediction

Recent publications analyze wave-induced particle drift, asymmetric vertical transport in shallow flows, and deep learning surrogate models for coastal environments. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action and life below water.

• Recipient of NWO Veni Award (2013)
• 2019 NWO grant for Wadden Sea research
• Burgers Gallery Best Movie award (2023)

As project manager for multiple initiatives including MIST and LOCO-EX, he supervises doctoral candidates and collaborates with institutions like NIOZ. Current courses include Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Machine Learning in Science.