News Congratulations to Dr. Marwa Souaiby on Her PhD Public DefensePublished:03.07.26 — Celebrating Research Excellence in Wind Energy and Atmospheric Flow ModelingCongratulation to Guiyue Duan on His Public Ph.D. DefensePublished:26.01.26 — On January 23, 2026, in the public defense, Guiyue Duan successfully presented his doctoral thesis titled “Impact of Wind Turbine Motions on Power Output and Wake Flow in Wind Farms.”Dr. Wenlong Liao Appointed Full Professor at Southeast UniversityPublished:05.12.25 — Dr. Wenlong Liao will join Southeast University, one of China's top universities (ranked #155 globally in the latest US News world university ranking), as Full Professor in 2026.Mohammad Wins the Best Poster Award at ENAC Research Day 2025Published:02.12.25 — Mohammad Jamshidmofid received the Best Poster Award at ENAC Research Day 2025 for his poster entitled “An Analytical Approach to Modeling Wind Turbine Wake Dynamics.”Ph.D. Completion of Dr. Tristan RevazPublished:02.12.25 — In June 2025, Dr. Tristan Revaz completed his Ph.D., presenting research that advances the understanding of wind turbine wake behavior and power efficiency using large-eddy simulations and analytical modelling.Dr. Dara Vahidi Earns His Ph.D.Published:02.12.25 — In September 2024, Dr. Dara Vahidi successfully completed his Ph.D., presenting a body of work that brings new clarity and physical insight into the evolution of wind turbine wakes within the atmospheric boundary layer.Dr. Arslan Dar Concludes His Ph.D. ResearchPublished:02.12.25 — Dr. Arslan Dar completed his Ph.D. in June 2024, presenting research that deepens the understanding of how complex terrain shapes the behavior and performance of wind turbine wakes.New study improves the trustworthiness of wind power forecastsPublished:29.01.25 — By applying techniques from explainable artificial intelligence, engineers can improve users’ confidence in forecasts generated by artificial intelligence models. This approach was recently tested on wind power generation by a team that includes experts from EPFL.Congratulations to our new Doctor of Science, Dr. Mou LinPublished:22.09.23 — Last Thursday marked the public defense of Mou Lin, in which he presented his doctoral thesis entitled "Wind Turbine Wakes in Active Yaw Control: Numerical and Theoretical Studies."“Fluid mechanics is a fascinating field because it's very visual”Published:01.12.22 — EPFL professor Fernando Porté-Agel has won the ENAC Polysphère Award for the second time in under a decade. He uses concrete examples and novel teaching methods to make fluid mechanics a fun, interactive topic to study.
