IMPACT Lab Research

The Interfacial Multiscale Physics and Transport (IMPACT) Lab focuses on understanding and modeling transport phenomena across length scales—from atomistic interfaces to continuum and turbulent flows. Our goal is to develop physics-informed models and machine-learning-assisted approaches that enable predictive simulations for advanced thermal and fluid systems.

Research Themes

• Interfacial Transport (Solid–Liquid Interfaces): Thermal and momentum transport, surface chemistry effects, interfacial structure, and electric double layer (EDL) influences.
• Slip and Drag Reduction: Molecular-scale origins of hydrodynamic slip and friction and their translation to continuum-scale boundary conditions.
• Turbulence and Wall Models: CFD studies of turbulent wall-bounded flows with physics-informed and shear-dependent slip boundary conditions.
• Multiscale & Multiphysics Modeling: Bridging molecular dynamics (MD) and continuum simulations for predictive modeling across scales.
• Machine Learning for Transport Modeling: ML-assisted surrogate models, data-driven closure relations, and physics-informed learning for interface-aware CFD.

Methods and Tools

• Atomistic Simulations: MD, interfacial analysis, force-field/parameter studies
• Continuum Simulations: Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS)/Large Eddy Simulation (LES)/RANS for wall-bounded flows and thermal-fluid systems
• Model Development: Physics-informed boundary conditions and closure models
• Machine Learning: Regression/surrogate modeling, physics-informed learning, uncertainty-aware models

Publications

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Interested in joining the IMPACT Lab?
Please email Dr. Abdul Aziz Shuvo with a brief description of your background and your motivation for joining the lab.