Team
Group leader
Dr. Woutijn J. Baars
Woutijn is an Assistant Professor in aerodynamics and aeroacoustics. Before starting at Delft University of technology, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Austin and held various academic positions in Australia. As a group leader his ambitions are to advise, educate and mentor our future scientists and engineers.
Team!
Giulio Dacome, M.Sc.
Ph.D. student, 2021 — present: Giulio is working on the practical implementation of real-time control of turbulent boundary layer flows.
(Together with team M. Kotsonis)
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Abdelrahman Hassanein, M.Sc.
Ph.D. student, 2023 — present: Abdoo works on a project that includes the investigation of acoustic resonators for boundary layer flow control.
(Together with team D. Modesti)
Hasse Dekker, M.Sc.
Ph.D. student, 2020 — present: Hasse is working on the aerodynamics and acoustics of the next-generation rotor configurations for eVTOL-like aircraft.
(Together with team D. Ragni, F. Scarano, M. Tuinstra)
Aaron Sequeira, M.Sc.
Ph.D. student, 2023 — present: Aaron works on a project considering the interaction of propeller slipstreams with over-the-wing boundary layers.
(Together with team T. Sinnige)
Parisa Ghanoni
Ph.D. student, 2023 — present: Parisa studies flow separation control in relation to a (morphing) wing strut and junction flow.
(Together with team M. Kotsonis)
Suzanna Devi
Ph.D. student, 2024 — present: Suzanna studies boundary layer flows over non-adiabatic (heated) walls, in the context of efficiency enhancement of surface heat exchangers.
Erica Galli
Ph.D. student, 2025 — present: Erica works on a project that revolves around the fundamental flow physics of Flettner rotors.
Alumni, Ph.D.
Reza Abbassi, Ph.D. 2017
Drag reduction via manipulation of large-scale coherent structures in a high Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer. Repository link.M.Sc.
Martina Formidabile, M.Sc. 2023
Effect of aeroelasticity on the acoustic signature of TOP contoured rocket nozzles in overexpanded conditions. Repository link.Pratyush Singh, M.Sc. 2023
Manipulation of large scales via a spanwise array of wall-normal jets in a turbulent boundary layer. Repository link.Robin Moersch, M.Sc. 2023
Real time active opposition control of large scale structures in turbulent boundary layers (Exchange from the RWTH Aachen University).Oliver Pearse 2022
Fluid-structure interaction in overexpanded rocket nozzles. Repository link.Fanglun Wang, M.Sc. 2022
Experimental study on laser-induced near-wall cavitation via Particle Image Velocimetry (external MSc placement at MicroVec., Inc.). Repository link.Gonzalo Ramírez Vázquez, M.Sc. 2022
Experimental investigation on the use of Helmholtz resonators for turbulent separation control (Erasmus exchange from the Uni. Carlos III of Madrid).Alejandro Martin Gil, M.Sc. 2022
Real-time flow control of wall-bounded flows (Erasmus exchange from the Uni. Carlos III of Madrid).Renko Siebols, M.Sc. 2022
Inner-scaled Helmholtz-resonators for turbulent boundary layer flow control. Repository link.Reinier Goudswaard, M.Sc. 2021
Aerodynamic performance of a small-scale ducted rotor in hover. Repository link.Jur Mijjer, M.Sc. 2021
Attenuating jet installation noise with a lobed nozzle. Repository link.Krijn de Kievit, M.Sc. 2021
Development of rocket nozzle test facility for meausurements of fluid-structure interaction phenomena. Repository link.Jacopo Sem, M.Sc. 2021
Rotating discs for turbulent drag reduction: an experimental study. Repository link.Mads Thinggaard Pedersen, M.Sc. 2019
Modeling supersonic jet noise exposure using a data-driven wave packet approach. Conference paper.