Yajat Pandya
March 7, 2021
“My name is Yajat Pandya and I am a PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. My research focus lies in aerosol transport in atmospheric flows using experimental fluid dynamics techniques. In particular, I conduct field experiments typically using LiDAR instruments, to measure wind and aerosol at a particular terrain of interest.”
When we asked him why his work is so important to him, he said “Contributing to data-driven predictive models for effects of hazardous atmospheric activities will help save tremendous medical infrastructure and make us more aware of the consequences of our actions. Such an altruistic perspective of my research problem statement primarily drives me to push further the understanding of aerosol transport.”
He wishes to bring the following impact through his research in the future: “My research has a possibility of helping weather forecasters and atmospheric scientists develop more accurate state-of-the art models to predict and trace harmful aerosol in different terrains and atmospheric conditions. Specifically, so far, we have studied the production of marine aerosol under broad range of atmospheric stratification, wave conditions and most importantly wind speeds & directions at a sample sea-shore.”
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science