Nicholas Morse

Nicholas Morse is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Engineering Mechanics Department at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He joined KTH in May 2025 and is supervised by Professors Philipp Schlatter (FAU Erlangen, KTH), Ramis Örlü (OsloMet, KTH), and Mihai Mihaescu (KTH).

Dr. Morse earned his PhD in Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics from the University of Minnesota in 2023 under Professor Krishnan Mahesh. Prior to KTH, he served as a Senior Scientist at the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering in Graz, Austria (2023-2025), where he led simulation strategy for an EU Horizon 2020 project and developed computational methods for droplet breakup analysis.

Nicholas Morse's research centers on:

• Curvature and rotational effects on turbulent flows
• Turbulent boundary layers on curved surfaces and spinning cones
• Eccentric Taylor-Couette-Poiseuille flow transition
• High-fidelity simulation of complex turbulent flows using DNS and LES

His technical expertise spans:

• High-performance computing infrastructure
• Direct numerical and large-eddy simulation methodologies
• Adaptive mesh refinement algorithms
• Heterogeneous (GPU) computing implementations
• Multiphase flow modeling

Academic recognition includes:

• John A. & Jane Dunning Copper Fellowship for Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics (2019)
• Donald & Shirley Gorence Scholarship (2018)
• Robert H. & Marjorie F. Jewitt Fund Scholarship (2017)

Dr. Morse has extensive experience in computational fluid dynamics, having conducted large-scale simulations (>10,000 processors) at the University of Minnesota and developed the Multi-Element Wing Generator MATLAB application for Formula SAE aerodynamics design. His work bridges theoretical fluid mechanics with practical engineering applications across aerospace and pharmaceutical domains.