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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
129
Citations
92413
World Ranking
14
National Ranking
7

Physics

D-Index
124
Citations
87418
World Ranking
683
National Ranking
375

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the development of direct numerical simulation for understanding turbulent flows.
  • 1996 - Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the development and use of direct numerical simulations and largeeddy simulations for studying the physics of turbulent flows

Overview

Parviz Moin is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the field of engineering, particularly in areas related to fluid dynamics and turbulent flows. Their work spans several specialized subfields including computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, environmental engineering, applied mathematics, and ocean engineering.

Their research topics prominently cover fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, wind and air flow studies, combustion and flame dynamics, icing and de-icing technologies, and fluid dynamics and heat transfer.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Moin include:

  • Sanjeeb Bose
  • Adrián Lozano-Durán
  • Suhas S. Jain
  • Kevin P. Griffin
  • Konrad Goc

Their publications are often found in particular venues noted for research in fluid dynamics and computational physics. These frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA Journal

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Parviz Moin include:

  • Velocity transformation for compressible wall-bounded turbulent flows with and without heat transfer, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Large eddy simulation of aircraft at affordable cost: a milestone in computational fluid dynamics, 2021, Flow
  • General method for determining the boundary layer thickness in nonequilibrium flows, 2021, Physical Review Fluids
  • A conservative diffuse-interface method for compressible two-phase flows, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics
  • The turbulent bubble break-up cascade. Part 2. Numerical simulations of breaking waves, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

In addition to research articles, Moin has contributed to academic literature through book publications such as "Fundamentals of Turbulent Flows," published by Cambridge University Press in 2024.

Awards and honors attained by Parviz Moin reflect recognition from scientific and engineering communities. These include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1997) for the development of direct numerical simulation for understanding turbulent flows
  • Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (1996)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (1992) with citation for contributions to direct numerical simulations and large-eddy simulations for studying turbulent flow physics

Best Publications

  • A dynamic subgrid‐scale eddy viscosity model

    Massimo Germano;Ugo Piomelli;Parviz Moin;William H. Cabot

  • Turbulence statistics in fully developed channel flow at low reynolds number

    John Kim;Parviz Moin;Robert D Moser

  • Eddies, streams, and convergence zones in turbulent flows

    J. C. R. Hunt;A. A. Wray;Parviz Moin

  • Application of a Fractional-Step Method to Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations

    J Kim;P Moin

  • DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION: A Tool in Turbulence Research

    Parviz Moin;Krishnan Mahesh

  • A dynamic subgrid‐scale model for compressible turbulence and scalar transport

    P. Moin;K. Squires;W. Cabot;S. Lee

  • Numerical investigation of turbulent channel flow

    Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step

    Hung Le;Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Progress-variable approach for large-eddy simulation of non-premixed turbulent combustion

    Charles D. Pierce;Parviz Moin

  • THE MINIMAL FLOW UNIT IN NEAR-WALL TURBULENCE

    Javier Jiménez;Parviz Moin

  • Fully Conservative Higher Order Finite Difference Schemes for Incompressible Flow

    Y. Morinishi;T.S. Lund;O.V. Vasilyev;P. Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step

    Hung Le;Parviz Moin

  • Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows

    Parviz Moin

  • A dynamic localization model for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows

    Sandip Ghosal;Thomas S. Lund;Parviz Moin;Knut Akselvoll

  • Active turbulence control for drag reduction in wall-bounded flows

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Reynolds-stress and dissipation-rate budgets in a turbulent channel flow

    N. N. Mansour;J. Kim;P. Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over riblets

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Numerical studies of flow over a circular cylinder at ReD=3900

    Arthur G. Kravchenko;Parviz Moin

  • Grid-point requirements for large eddy simulation: Chapman’s estimates revisited

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin

  • Effects of the Computational Time Step on Numerical Solutions of Turbulent Flow

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation

    Parviz Moin;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Application of a fractional-step method to incompressible Navier-Stokes equation

    J. Kim;P. Moin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanjiva K. Lele
Sanjiva K. Lele Stanford University
Gianluca Iaccarino
Gianluca Iaccarino Stanford University
John Kim
John Kim University of California, Los Angeles
Krishnan Mahesh
Krishnan Mahesh University of Minnesota
Rajat Mittal
Rajat Mittal Johns Hopkins University
Ali Mani
Ali Mani Stanford University
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh Stanford University
Haecheon Choi
Haecheon Choi Seoul National University
George Constantinescu
George Constantinescu University of Iowa

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