Neelesh A Patankar

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Chairperson, Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics PhD Program
Mechanical Engineering PhD Program
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics PhD Program

Phone847/491-3021
Emailn-patankar@northwestern.edu

7456 Citations

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Research Interests

Patankar group research is focused on four primary missions: First, to develop fully resolved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to simulate muscle activated movement of organisms (e.g. knifefish, zebrafish) and organs (e.g. esophagus). Second, to use theory and CFD to understand the neural control of movement, to design novel underwater vehicles, and to interrogate the evolution of fish form and function. Third, to establish the foundational science of controlling phase (anti-icing, anti-frosting, boiling, condensation, non-wetting supehydrophobic surfaces) using surface roughness and chemistry. Fourth, to establish new metrics to quantify the mileage efficiency and greenhouse emissions of automotive vehicles.

Education/Academic qualification

Mechanical Engineering, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

… → 1997

Mechanical Engineering, MS, University of Pennsylvania

… → 1995

Mechanical Engineering, BS, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

… → 1993

Research interests

Application to neuromechanics
Development of fast algorithms
Development of novel fast computation techniques
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of fluid-particle flows
Direct simulation of freely swimming fish motion
Multiscale methods

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Grants

6 Active
8 Finished

Tunable, Robust, Foul-resistant, Hybrid Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic (TuRF) Metasurfaces for High Temperature Heat Exchange Operations

Kung, H. H., Cao, J., Park, K. C. & Patankar, N. A.

UChicago Argonne, LLC, Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy

10/10/19 → 10/9/22

Project: Research project

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Patankar, N. A.

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

7/15/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Modeling Core: Disordered Tissue Biomechanics as a Driver of Esophageal Disease

Patankar, N. A.

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

7/15/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Disordered Tissue Biomechanics as a Driver of Esophageal Disease

Budinger, G. S., Carlson, D. A., Ciolino, J. D., Espinosa, H. D., Gonsalves, N. P., Hinchcliff, M. E., Hirano, I., Kahrilas, P. J., Pandolfino, J. E., Passman, R. S., Patankar, N. A., Taft, T. N., Tetreault, M. & Yang, G.

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

7/15/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Collaborative Research: SI2-SSI: Scalable Infrastructure for Enabling Multiscale and Multiphysics Applications in Fluid Dynamics, Solid Mechanics, and Fluid-Structure Interaction

Patankar, N. A.

National Science Foundation

8/1/15 → 7/31/20

Project: Research project