A distinguished Professor with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara. IEEE and APS Fellow, specializing in flow control, turbulence modeling, and distributed systems. Has 20+ years of teaching experience at USC and the University of Minnesota, instructing graduate and undergraduate courses in Linear Systems, Nonlinear Control, and Distributed Systems. Published over 130 refereed papers, chaired international conferences, and secured millions in NSF/AFOSR grants. Expert in CFD, optimization, and machine learning for fluid dynamics. Mentored 12 PhD graduates and 10 postdocs, with students holding positions at Nvidia, Apple, and top universities.