ut.gif (353 bytes) CFD LAB Alumni 


The UT CFD Laboratory graduate program has matriculated nearly a dozen and a half each PhD and MSc students since its formation. Most graduates have moved into, or remained in, technically challenging career positions in the computational engineering sciences field. The following summarizes current professional associations.


  • Stuart Walker (Graduate CFD Certificate, 2009)
    CFD Specialist
    Altair Engineering, Troy, MI
    swalke18@utk.edu
  • Jack Holder (MSc, 2008)
    Operations Research Analyst
    NAVAIR, Patuxent River, MD
    rjholder@gmail.com
  • Scott Lusted (MSc, 2007)
    Computational Analyst
    Corvid Technologies, Inc., Mooresville, NC.
    lusteds@gmail.com
  • Marcel Grubert (PhD, 2006)
    Engineering Specialist, Well Stimulation Section
    ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX.
    marcel.a.grubert@exxonmobil.com
  • Sunil Sahu(PhD, 2006)
    CFD Specialist, Propeller Design and Operational Efficiency
    American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, TX.
    sahu.sunil09@gmail.com
  • W. Reid Williams (MSc, 2005)
    Senior Engineer
    DOE Y12 Facility, Oak Ridge, TN.
  • Shawn Ericson (MSc, 2001)
    Senior Applications Engineer
    CFD Research Corp., Huntsville, AL.
    sce@cfdrc.com
  • Alexy Kolesnikov (PhD, 2000)
    Senior Associate, CFD Services
    CPP Wind Engineering Consultants, Fort Collins, CO.
    akolesnikov@cppwind.com
  • Atish Mitra (MSc, 2000, PhD mathematics (UTK), 2006)
    Assistant Professor, Mathematics
    University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
    atish.mitra@gmail.com
  • David Chaffin (PhD, 1997)
    Digital Analyst
    Texas Technical University, Lubbock, TX.
    dchaffin@uark.edu
  • Kwai Wong (PhD, 1995)
    Senior Research Scientist
    JICS, Oak Ridge, TN
    wong@jics.utk.edu
  • Dee Wong(PhD, 1995)
    Location unknown.
  • Jing Zhang (PhD, 1995)
    Location unknown.
  • Subrata Roy(PhD, 1994)
    Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
    roy@ufl.edu
  • Kara Kruse (MSc, 1994)
    Research Engineer
    ORNL, Oak Ridge,uTN.
    krusekl@ornl.gov
  • Ed Schaub (MSc, 1993)
    Location unknown.
  • Jim Freels (PhD, 1992)
    Senior Research Staff, HFIR Division
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN.
    freelsjd@ornl.gov
  • Leif Wilkanning (MSc, 1991)
    Location unknown.
  • Joe Iannelli (PhD, 1991)
    Professor and Head, Department of Engineering
    Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA.
    iannelli@rmu.edu
  • Wilbert Noronha (PhD, 1989)
    Location unknown.
  • Dean Carter (MSc, 1989)
    Technical Staff
    NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
  • Jon Woods (MSc, 1989)
    Location unknown.
  • Albert Hines (MSc, 1988)
    CES Specialist, Casting Simulation Group
    ALCOA, Inc. Pittsburg, PA.
  • George Moore (MSc, 1984)
    Location unknown.
  • M. Osama Soliman (PhD, 1978)
    Professor (retired), Mechanical Engineering
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
    osoliman@utk.edu

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