Email: smithl@tacc.utexas.edu
Dr. Luke Smith is a computational scientist and data analyst. Prior to joining TACC in 2024, Luke obtained his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and completed a postdoctoral appointment at the University of California, Los Angeles. Throughout this time, his research centered around the field of fluid mechanics, with a focus on the unsteady, vortex-dominated environments found on the wings of a bird or the fins of a fish. More recently, Luke has engaged in a broad effort to bring concepts from data science to the analysis of fluid flows, and his current work is aimed at developing a common framework for the analysis of large, scientific datasets. An avid technical writer, his work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physical Review Fluids, and Journal of Aviation.
L. Smith and K. Taira, “The effect of Reynolds number on the separated flow over a low-aspect-ratio wing,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 992, p. R2, 2024. doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.748
L. Smith, K. Fukami, G. Sedky, A. Jones, and K. Taira, “A cyclic perspective on transient gust encounters through the lens of persistent homology,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 980, p. A18, 2024. doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.16
L. Smith and A. R. Jones, “Vortex formation on a pitching aerofoil at high surging amplitudes,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 905, p. A22, 2020. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.741
American Physical Society (APS), member
Data Science Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Fluid Mechanics High Performance Computing
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