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Soshi Kawai, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Tohoku University

Personal Information

Affiliation Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University
Research • High-order accurate numerical methods for compressible turbulence
• Wall-modeling in large-eddy simulation for realistic high Reynolds number flows
• Numerical methods on hierarchical Cartesian grid suitable for exascale supercomputer
• LES of flow around an aircraft across the whole flight envelope
• Data-driven analysis for the next generation of large-scale complex flow data
• Physical modeling and flow control using machine learning and data-driven science
• Turbulent combustion modeling in LES with detailed chemical kinetics
Details of the on-going and past research topics are in Research.

Education

2005.03 Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2002.03 M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan
2000.03 B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan

Professional Experiences

2019.08 - Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University
2018.04 - Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
2016.05 - 2022.03 Co-director, Next Generation (Jisedai) Aircraft Research Center, Tohoku University
2015.04 - 2019.07 Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University
2011.02 - 2015.03 International Top Young Fellow, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA
2007.01 - 2011.01 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University
2006.04 - 2006.12 Research Fellow, JAXA's Engineering Disital Innovation Center, JAXA
2005.04 - 2006.03 Research Fellow of JSPS (PD), The University of Tokyo
2004.04 - 2005.03 Research Fellow of JSPS (DC2), The University of Tokyo
2002.04 - 2004.03 Research Assistant, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA

Academic Activities

2023.04 -Board member, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
2022.01 -Associate Editor, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics - Springer
2021.04 -Technical Committee Member, MEXT Council for Science and Technology
2021.04 -Research Area Advisor, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) PRESTO [Complex Flow]
2017.10 -Member, Science Council of Japan
2021.04 - 2023.03Representative, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
2020.04 - 2023.03Member, High Performance Computing Infrastructure Consortium
2017.11 - 2022.03Chief, Society for the study of high Reynolds number aerodynamics, The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
2019.09 - 2021.12Chair, Fluid Mechanics 2030, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
2017.04 - 2019.03Editorial board member, The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
2016.04 - 2020.03Committee member, Northern Branch, The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
2016.04 - 2018.03Committee member, Aerodynamics Division, The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences

Awards

2022 Award for Outstanding Paper in Fluid Mechanics, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
2021 The Best CFD Graphics Award (1st place) at 35st JSFM CFD Symposium, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
2020 Tohoku University Distinguished Researcher, Tohoku University
2019 JSASS best paper award in the division of computational fluid dynamics at 51th JSASS fluid dynamics conference
2017 JSASS best paper award in the division of fluid mechanics at 49th JSASS fluid dynamics conference
2016 The Young Scientistsf Prize, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
2016 Award for Distinguished Young Researcher in Fluid Mechanics, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
2016 Award for Excellent Achievements, High Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI)
2014 JSASS best paper award in the division of computational fluid dynamics at 46th JSASS fluid dynamics conference
2011 JAXA International Top Young Fellowship, ISAS/JAXA
2007 CTR Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University
2004 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research fellowship for young scientists

Professional Memberships

American Physical Society (APS)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics (JSFM)
Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS)