Neelesh A. Patankar Professor and Associate Chair Dept. of Mechanical Engineering 2145 Sheridan Road, Room M310 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208-3111, USA TEL: 847-491-3021 FAX: 847-491-3915 n-patankar@northwestern.edu

Neelesh A. Patankar is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. He received his BS (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1993) and his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania (1997). Following his Ph.D., Prof. Patankar was a post-doctoral associate with Prof. Daniel D. Joseph at the University of Minnesota until 2000. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University as an Assistant Professor in 2000, and has been a Professor since 2011.

Prof. Patankar has received the NSF CAREER award and the International Conference on Multiphase Flow's Junior Award that is given once in three years. He is currently one of fifteen academicians selected to the Defense Science Study Group. He is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Computational Physics and the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering. He is also on the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow.

Prof. Patankar specializes in two primary areas: 1) Fast and efficient algorithms for fully resolved simulation (FRS) of immersed bodies in fluids, and 2) roughness-induced superhydrophoicity.

His FRS techniques are applicable at varying length scales ranging from Brownian systems to high Reynolds number flows. The immersed bodies can be rigid particles or freely swimming/flying bodies. Current focus in his research is specifically on the fundamentals of aquatic locomotion and aerial flight, evolution of fish form and function, and the neuromechanics of animal movement.

Prof. Patankar works on the theory underlying roughness-induced superhydrophobicity (lotus effect). He is particularly interested in the application of superhydrophobic surfaces to self-cleaning, low drag, and efficient boiling and condensation heat transfer.

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