Reza Jahanbakhshi

Reza Jahanbakhshi is an Assistant Professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, affiliated with the College of Engineering and Science and the Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences. He also serves as Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering.

• Research Focus: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Chemically Reactive Flows, Turbulent/Transitional Flows, High Mach Number Flows
• Contact: rjahanbakhshi@fit.edu | (321) 674-8174 | F.W. Olin Engineering Complex, Room 243

His research explores high-fidelity computational studies of transitional and turbulent fluid flows, with applications in aerodynamics, propulsion, and thermal management. Key areas include:

• Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition in High-Speed Flows
• Combustion Modeling in High Mach Number Turbulent Flows
• Turbulent Shear Flows and Mixing Mechanisms
• Flow Control Strategies for Drag/Heat Transfer Reduction

Publications highlight advancements in DNS simulations, stability theory, and machine learning integration for predictive modeling. His work addresses interdisciplinary challenges in turbulence-chemistry interaction and flow optimization.

Current team members include Ph.D. student Shipon Roy and undergraduates Jonathan Pollison and Helen Ibrahim, whose projects focus on airfoil optimization and thermochemical interactions in high-speed flows.

Facilities: Utilizes the AI.Panther HPC Cluster for large-scale parallel computing in fluid dynamics research.