Education

• PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University, 2015
• MS, Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• BS, Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Professional Background

With an education and experience in aerospace engineering and computer science, I have had the opportunity to work on computational aspects of several engineering problems, focusing on fluid dynamics and scientific software development.

Research Interests

My primary research interests are in computational fluid dynamics and advanced scientific computing. I am also interested in making use of AI techniques for solving problems in fluid dynamics and autonomy.

PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University, 2015

MS, Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

BS, Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

See Google Scholar for all publications.

• Jha, P.K. and Schmitz, S., "Actuator Curve Embedding - an advanced actuator line model," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2018, 834 (R2) doi:10.1017/jfm.2017.793
• Jha, P.K. and Schmitz, S., "Blade Loads Unsteadiness and Turbulence Statistics in an Actuator Line Computed Turbine-Turbine Interaction Problem," ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2016, 138(3), 031002, Paper No: SOL-15-1030; doi: 10.1115/1.4032545
• Jha, P.K., Duque, E.P.N., Bashioum, J.L., and Schmitz, S., "Unraveling The Mysteries of Turbulence Transport in a Wind Farm," Energies, 2015, 8(7), 6468-6496; doi:10.3390/en8076468
• Jha, P.K.,Churchfield, M.J., Moriarty, P.J., and Schmitz, S., "Guidelines for Volume Force Distributions within Actuator Line Modeling of Wind Turbines on Large-Eddy Simulation-type Grids," ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2014, 136(3), 031003, Paper No: SOL-13-1123; doi: 10.1115/1.4026252