Samantha Friess
Graduate Research Assistant - PhD • NDSEG Graduate Research Fellow
Mechanical Engineering

Focus Area

Data-Driven Turbulence Modeling

Research Interests

Computational Fluid Dynamics • Turbulence Modeling and Simulation • Machine Learning • Wind Energy

Educational Background

B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, 2021

Professional Background

Aerospace Engineering Intern, Design, Analysis and Research Corporation (August 2019 to July 2021)

Selected Awards

AIAA Graduate Team Shoulder-Launched Anti-UAV Missile System Design Competition (2nd place), 2020-2021

Presentations

  1. S. Friess, B. Parmar, A. Prakash, and J.A. Evans, "A data-driven nonlinear eddy viscosity model for sub-grid scale stress closure." 75th Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 20-22, 2022.