Dr.-Ing. Steffen Schmidt Technical University of Munich, Germany   Numerical prediction of cavitation erosion using a fully compressible fluid model including wave dynamics in nanosecond time scales

 
Born in 1978 in Ingolstadt near Munich (Germany). 
Diploma in numerical mathematics 2006.
Research Associate in the Gas-Dynamics department at TUM 2006-2009 and group leader of gas-dynamics group at TUM from 2009 until today at the chair of aerodynamics and fluid mechanics (AER / TUM).
Doctorate “summa cum laudae” 2015 on numerical prediction of cavitating flows and erosive damage.

Prof. Krishnan Mahesh University of Minnesota, USA   Large-eddy simulation of turbulent cavitating flows

 
Krishnan Mahesh is Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on algorithm development, theoretical analysis and modeling of multi-physics turbulent flows.  Mahesh is a 2018 Fulbright-Nehru Specialist, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,  and Fellow of the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. He is a recipient of the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and the Francois N. Frenkiel award from the American Physical Society. He has received the Taylor award for Distinguished Research, McKnight Presidential Fellowship, Guillermo E. Borja award and McKnight Land-Grant Professorship from the University of Minnesota. Mahesh has over 150 publications in journals and refereed conferences, and has advised 20 PhD students. He is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow.