Pratik Prashant Aghor

I am a theorist, currently a PhD candidate in applied mathematics. I work on transition to turbulence in shear flows. I routinely use tools from scientific computing, bifurcation theory and numerical continuation in my research. I also use ideas from asymptotics, group theory and nonlinear dynamics, for example, normal form theory. Previously I have worked on the compressible Taylor-Couette flow. An overarching theme of my research so far is pattern formation and nonlinear dynamics of rotating, stratified and/or sheared flows. In future, I would like to explore applications of these ideas in geophysical and astrophysical contexts.

Advisor: John Gibson