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Keiko Nomura joined the faculty of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 1994 after completing her Ph.D. in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on theoretical computational fluid mechanics, including turbulence, transport phenomena, and reacting flows. She performs detailed computer simulations to investigate the structure and dynamics of turbulence in complex flows, emphasizing density stratified and chemically reacting environments. Her work has significant applications in aerodynamics, propulsion, environmental engineering, meteorology, and oceanography. Current research includes direct numerical simulations of wind tunnel studies involving stably stratified turbulent flows, large eddy simulations of oceanic internal waves, and the dynamics of vortex pairs. Additionally, she is studying the effects of atmospheric stratification on turbulence in aircraft wake vortices to enhance understanding and predictions of flow breakdown. Professor Nomura has received multiple teaching awards, including the Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award from UCSD and the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering Teacher Award.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).