Dr. Metin Yaras is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. His research focuses on the experimental and computational study of fluid flows, specifically their applications in aerospace, power generation, and biomedicine. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of shear layer instability, transition phenomena, and forced convection heat transfer in supercritical fluids. His work includes turbulence modeling, investigation of vortical flows and separation bubbles, and flow separation control techniques. Yaras also explores aerodynamic optimization of lift-generating surfaces, lobed mixers, and axial-turbine blade aerodynamics. His notable publications include studies on coherent flow structures in turbulent spots, the effects of convex streamwise curvature on turbulent boundary layers, and mixing mechanisms in axisymmetric lobed mixers, making him a key figure in his field.