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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Australia
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
79
Citations
23524
World Ranking
224
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Australia Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental and original experiments and modeling concepts leading to improved understanding of turbulent boundary layers and high Reynolds number turbulence

Overview

Ivan Marusic is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, engaging deeply with both engineering and environmental science disciplines.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including computational mechanics, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and ocean engineering. This interdisciplinary approach positions their contributions at the intersection of theoretical and applied fluid mechanics.

Key topics of Marusic's research include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

They have contributed extensively to the academic community through publications in notable venues. Frequent publication platforms are:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Proceedings of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Marusic reflect ongoing engagement with topics concerning turbulent flows and fluid mechanics:

  • An energy-efficient pathway to turbulent drag reduction, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Leonardo da Vinci and Fluid Mechanics, 2020, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Additional highly cited recent publications in related areas include:

  • The effect of spanwise wavelength of surface heterogeneity on turbulent secondary flows, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Energy transfer in turbulent channel flows and implications for resolvent modelling, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Identifying regions of importance in wall-bounded turbulence through explainable deep learning, 2024, Nature Communications

Marusic has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Rahul Deshpande
  • Nicholas Hutchins
  • Dileep Chandran
  • Jason Monty
  • Charitha de Silva

Their research contributions have been recognized through fellowships with prominent scientific organizations. Marusic is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science since 2014 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2010, with an APS citation noting contributions to the understanding of turbulent boundary layers and high Reynolds number turbulence.

Best Publications

  • Evidence of very long meandering features in the logarithmic region of turbulent boundary layers

    N. Hutchins;Ivan Marusic

  • High–Reynolds Number Wall Turbulence

    Alexander J. Smits;Beverley J. McKeon;Ivan Marusic

  • Wall-bounded turbulent flows at high Reynolds numbers: Recent advances and key issues

    Ivan Marusic;Beverley J McKeon;Peter A Monkewitz;Hassan M Nagib

  • Large-scale amplitude modulation of the small-scale structures in turbulent boundary layers

    Romain Mathis;Nicholas Hutchins;Ivan Marusic

  • Large-scale influences in near-wall turbulence

    Nicholas Hutchins;Ivan Marusic

  • On the logarithmic region in wall turbulence

    Ivan Marusic;Jason Patrick Monty;Marcus Hultmark;Alexander Smits

  • Predictive Model for Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flow

    I. Marusic;R. Mathis;N. Hutchins

  • Hot-wire spatial resolution issues in wall-bounded turbulence

    N. Hutchins;T. B. Nickels;I. Marusic;M. S. Chong

  • Characteristics of vortex packets in turbulent boundary layers

    Bharathram Ganapathisubramani;Ellen K. Longmire;Ivan Marusic

  • A comparison of turbulent pipe, channel and boundary layer flows

    J. P. Monty;N. Hutchins;H. C. H. Ng;I. Marusic

  • Attached Eddy Model of Wall Turbulence

    Ivan Marusic;Jason P. Monty

  • A wall-wake model for the turbulence structure of boundary layers. Part 1. Extension of the attached eddy hypothesis

    A. E. Perry;Ivan Marušic

  • Spring constant calibration of atomic force microscope cantilevers of arbitrary shape

    John E. Sader;Julian A. Sanelli;Brian D. Adamson;Jason P. Monty

  • Towards Reconciling the Large-Scale Structure of Turbulent Boundary Layers in the Atmosphere and Laboratory

    Nicholas Hutchins;Kapil Chauhan;Ivan Marusic;Jason Monty

  • Investigation of large-scale coherence in a turbulent boundary layer using two-point correlations

    B. Ganapathisubramani;N. Hutchins;W. T. Hambleton;E. K. Longmire

  • Pressure gradient effects on the large-scale structure of turbulent boundary layers

    Zambri Harun;Jason P. Monty;Romain Mathis;Ivan Marusic

  • Study of the near-wall-turbulent region of the high-Reynolds-number boundary layer using an atmospheric flow

    Gary J. Kunkel;Ivan Marusic

  • Streamwise turbulence intensity formulation for flat-plate boundary layers

    Ivan Marusic;Gary J. Kunkel

  • The turbulent/non-turbulent interface and entrainment in a boundary layer

    Kapil Chauhan;Jimmy Philip;Charitha M. de Silva;Nicholas Hutchins

  • A wall-wake model for the turbulence structure of boundary layers. Part 2. Further experimental support

    Ivan Marušic;A. E. Perry

  • On the role of large-scale structures in wall turbulence

    Ivan Marusic

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas Hutchins
Nicholas Hutchins University of Melbourne
Jason Monty
Jason Monty University of Melbourne
Bharathram Ganapathisubramani
Bharathram Ganapathisubramani University of Southampton
Andrew Ooi
Andrew Ooi University of Melbourne
Alexander Smits
Alexander Smits Princeton University
Charles Meneveau
Charles Meneveau Johns Hopkins University
Julio Soria
Julio Soria Monash University
Michael P. Schultz
Michael P. Schultz United States Naval Academy
Victoria Interrante
Victoria Interrante University of Minnesota
Stanley B. Grant
Stanley B. Grant Virginia Tech

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