Ugo Piomelli

Ugo Piomelli is a mechanical engineer known for his contributions to the field of computational fluid dynamics, particularly in turbulence modeling and large-eddy simulation. He is currently a professor at Queen's University at Kingston.

Pimelli is the editor-of-chief of the journal, Journal of Turbulence.

Impact

Piomelli's research has focused on computational fluid dynamics, with an emphasis on large-eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent flows. This model improves upon the classical Smagorinsky model by allowing the subgrid-scale viscosity to adapt dynamically to the local flow conditions. The original paper has been cited over 10,000 times.

Piomelli has also published work on the use of LES in rough-wall boundary-layer flows, flows with separation and reattachment, and vortex-dominated flows. These methods have been applied in fields such as aerospace design, wind energy, and geophysical fluid modeling.

Awards and honors

Piomelli was elected: Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002) Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2004) Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2009) Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2015) Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (2021)

He held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Turbulence Simulation and Modelling from 2008 to 2022.