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Shantanu Bhat is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UNSW Canberra, affiliated with the School of Engineering and Information Technology. His expertise spans fluid mechanics, vortex dynamics, insect flight aerodynamics, and boundary-layer flows. He has held research and teaching roles at the University of Adelaide and Monash University.
- PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University (2018)
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (2011)
- Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Pune (2007)
His research focuses on bio-inspired aerodynamics, including insect-wing dynamics, turbulence control via micro-cavity arrays, and evolutionary shape optimization for flapping wings. His 2023-2024 publications explore pitch perturbations, power synchronization in hovering flight, and autonomous blimp applications.
Scientific awards include GE's Engineering Excellence Award (2013), Best Outgoing Student Award (2007), and Fresh Science SA Finalist (2021). He has secured computational resource allocations from NCMAS, Pawsey, and NCI Australia.
He has contributed to computational fluid dynamics education at UNSW, University of Adelaide, and Monash University, teaching courses on thermofluids, aerodynamics, and numerical methods.
