Harindra Joseph Fernando

Research Areas

• Environmental Fluid Mechanics:  turbulence in homogeneous, stratified and rotating flows, internal waves, double-diffusive phenomena, multiphase (fog and particle-laden) flows
• Oceanography: Ocean circulation, ocean mixing and turbulence, Monsoons and Intraseasonal Oscillations, tsunamis and coastal waves, coastal engineering, including sediment transport and beach defenses underpinned by corals and mangroves
• Atmospheric Flows: Flows in complex topographies, urban air pollution measurement and modeling
• Industrial Fluid Mechanics: nuclear power plant safety
• Energy: Wind energy
• Sustainability: Alternative energy sources, urban heat island (UHI) reduction, energy storage, green buildings
• Climate Change: Downscaling from climate to pedestrian scales

Prof. Fernando holds a joint appointment in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.