Teaching
I teach turbulence, mathematical and numerical physics, and renewable energy at the University of Twente, alongside doctoral courses at the J.M. Burgerscentrum (JMBC).
University of Twente courses
Turbulence
Lecturer and course coordinator since 2015.
The theory and numerical simulation of turbulence, from transition and statistical descriptions to turbulent transport.
Mathematical and Numerical Physics
Lecturer and course coordinator since 2019.
Mathematical and numerical methods for physics. Consult the course catalogue for the current syllabus and assessment.
Sustainability and Climate Physics
Lecturer on renewable energy and climate since 2024.
The minor explores the physical principles and models underlying climate change. It includes Physics of Solar and Wind Energy (202500462).
For enrolment and assessment, use the official course catalogue. Enrolled students can find course materials and announcements in UT Canvas (UT login required).
Turbulence: course topics and reading
The course introduces turbulence as a complex system, connecting its governing equations, flow structures, statistical theory and numerical description.
- Equations and transition: Navier–Stokes and Boussinesq equations, potential flows, hydrodynamic instabilities, routes to chaos and transition to turbulence.
- Statistical theory: statistical descriptions, mean-flow equations, fully developed turbulence, Kolmogorov’s theory and intermittency.
- Canonical flows: free shear flows, boundary layers and Rayleigh–Bénard convection.
- Computation: numerical flow simulations.
Textbook: S.B. Pope, Turbulent Flows, Cambridge University Press (2000).
For examples from our research, explore turbulence and wind-farm simulation videos and the AFiD simulation code.
Doctoral teaching
I contribute invited lectures to the JMBC doctoral courses in Delft:
- Wake Flows — invited lecturer since 2025.
- Turbulence — invited lecturer since 2018.
See the J.M. Burgerscentrum for course announcements and registration.
BSc and MSc research projects
Interested in applying fluid physics or numerical methods to a research problem? Explore projects on wind-farm wakes, atmospheric flows and turbulence.
View project examples and how to enquire. For a teaching question, email me and include the course name or code.
Earlier teaching and invited lectures
- November 2020: Invited lecturer on fluid physics modelling challenges of wind plants at the zEPHYR ITN training.
- June 2017: Invited lecturer at the ICTS summer school on Buoyancy-driven flows, Bengaluru, India.
- 2016–2017: Lecturer for Module 5 (Bachelor) at the University of Twente.
- 2013–2015: Guest lecturer for the turbulence course at Johns Hopkins University, United States.