Welcome to the TuCS Group: Fundamentals of Turbulence and Complex Systems

We aim at elucidating key mechanisms underlying complex fluid flow dynamics. Inspired by engineering applications, we do fundamental research to advance the state of the art. We set up high-precision experiments and carry out measurement campaigns and data analysis guided by dynamical-systems approaches. This helps us untangle complex, strongly nonlinear phenomena.

Our measurements involve time and cost-efficient methods to explore parameter dependencies and state-of-the-art optical methods to obtain detailed information, for example, of fluid-structure-interactions. We are happy, when our results inspire theoreticians to develop new models (turbulence transition in pipe flow), or when our experimental data are used directly in data-driven approaches (predicting the nonlinear response curves of sloshing in tanks).

Seeking Students

Our group was established in March 2023 and we are looking for Bachelor and Master Students, either to do their thesis or to help as a student assistant. We offer exciting possibilities and in the past students under my supervision received prizes. Please contact Kerstin Avila, if you are interested.