Location

224, Chemical Engineering

Contact Information

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  • +91 (22) 2576 7247 (O)

Email

  • picardo [at] iitb [dot] ac [dot] in

Jason R. Picardo

Core Faculty

Assistant Prof.

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Background

  1. BTech Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore (2007-2011)

  2. PhD, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras (2011-2017)

    [Thesis]

  3. Post-doc, Int. Centre for Theoretical Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore (2017-2019)

Professional Appointments

  1. Associate,
    International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore, India
    https://www.icts.res.in/people/jason-picardo

Awards & Fellowships

  • NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award (2022)

  • Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship (2015-2016)

  • IIT Madras Institute Research Award (2015)

Multiscale fluid dynamics

vortices

My group studies nonlinear fluid-mechanical phenomena that span a wide range of scales. The multi-scale character may arise from the internal structure of the fluid, e.g. polymer solutions,  or may be imposed through the system’s geometry (thin films), or may even be spontaneously generated, as in turbulent flows. We strive to understand the physics of these systems using asymptotic theories, reduced-order and/or data-driven models, and direct numerical simulations. For more information about our current work and open research positions, please visit our group's webpage: https://www.che.iitb.ac.in/group/multiscale-fluid-dynamics.

Publications

  1. Preserving large-scale features in simulations of elastic turbulence
      S. R. Yerasi, Jason R. Picardo, A. Gupta, and D. Vincenzi
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1000, A37, 2024.


  2. In the chaos of turbulence, scientists chase glimpses of hidden order
      S. Mukherjee and Jason R. Picardo
    The Hindu (e-paper), 13 Dec 2023.


  3. Polymers in turbulence: stretching statistics and the role of extreme strain-rate fluctuations
      Jason R. Picardo, E. L. C. VI M. Plan and D. Vincenzi
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 969, A24, 2023.


  4. Small-scale intermittency of premixed turbulent flames
      A. Roy, Jason R. Picardo, B. Emerson, T. C. Lieuwen and R. I. Sujith
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 957, A21, 2023.


  5. Thin-gap averaging of variable-viscosity flows: application to thermoviscous fingering
      D. S. Pillai, Jason R. Picardo and R. Narayanan
    arXiv:2201.10045


  6. Sedimenting elastic filaments in turbulent flows
      R. K. Singh, Jason R. Picardo and S. S. Ray
    Physical Review Fluids, 7, 084502, 2022


  7. Polymer scission in turbulent flows
      D. Vincenzi, T. Watanabe, S.S. Ray and Jason R. Picardo
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 912, 2021, A18.


  8. Dynamics of a long chain in turbulent flows: Impact of vortices
      Jason R. Picardo, R. Singh, S.S. Ray and D. Vincenzi,
      Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 378, 20190405, 2020


  9. Fluid dynamics in clouds: the sum of its parts
       S. Ravichandran, Jason R. Picardo, S.S. Ray and R. Govindarajan,
       Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Springer, 2020


  10. Lagrangian irreversibility and Eulerian dissipation in fully-developed turbulence
      Jason R. Picardo, A. Bhatnagar and S.S. Ray,
      Physical Review Fluids (Rapid), 5, 042601(R), 2020


  11. Elasto-inertial chains in a two-dimensional turbulent flow
       R. Singh, M. Gupta, Jason R. Picardo, D. Vincenzi and S.S. Ray,
      Physical Review E, 101, 053105, 2020 


  12. Flow structures govern particle collisions in turbulence
      Jason R. Picardo, L. Agasthya, R. Govindarajan and S. S. Ray,
      Physical Review Fluids (Rapid), 4, 032601, 2019


  13. Understanding droplet collisions through a model flow: Insights from a Burgers vortex
      L. Agasthya, Jason R. Picardo, S. Ravichandran, R. Govindarajan and S. S. Ray,
      Physical Review E, 99, 063107, 2019


  14. Preferential sampling of elastic chains in turbulent flows
      Jason R. Picardo, D. Vincenzi, N. Pal and S. S. Ray,
      Physical Review Letters, 121, 244501, 2018


  15. Sliding instability of draining fluid films
       G. Dietze, Jason R. Picardo and R. Narayanan,
       Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 857, 111-141, 2018


  16. Layered two-phase flows in microchannels with arbitrary interface-wall contact angles
       R. Dandekar, Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Chemical Engineering Science, 192, 1058-1070, 2018


  17. Interfacial pattern selection in defiance of linear growth
       Jason R. Picardo and R. Narayanan,
       Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 829, 345-363, 2017


  18. Numerical study of enhanced mixing in pressure-driven flows in microchannels using a spatially periodic electric field
       T. Krishnaveni, T. Renganathan, Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Physical Review E, 96(3), 033117, 2017


  19. Solutal Marangoni instability in layered two-phase flows
       Jason R. Picardo, Radhakrishna T.G. and S. Pushpavanam,
       Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 793, 280-315, 2016


  20. Centrifugal instability of stratified two-phase flow in a curved channel
       Jason R. Picardo, P. Garg and S. Pushpavanam,
       Physics of Fluids, 27, 054106, 2015


  21. Low Dimensional Modeling of Transport and Reactions in Two-Phase Stratified Flow
       Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 54 (42), 10481–10496, 2015


  22. Laterally stratified flow in a curved microchannel
       Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 75, 39–53, 2015


  23. Understanding the Shape of Ant Craters: A Continuum Model
       Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 77 (3) 470–487, 2015


  24. Chaotic mixing in a planar, curved channel using periodic slip
       P. Garg, Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Physics of Fluids, 27, 032004, 2015


  25. Modeling Extraction in Microchannels with Stratified Flow: Channel Geometry, Flow Configuration and Marangoni Stresses
       Jason R. Picardo, Radhakrishna T.G., A. B. Vir, S. Ramji and S. Pushpavanam,
       Indian Chemical Engineer, 57 (3-4), 322-358, 2015


  26. Vertically stratified two-phase flow in a curved channel: Insights from a domain perturbation analysis
       P. Garg, Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Physics of Fluids, 26, 073604, 2014


  27. Shifting and breakup instabilities of squeezed elliptic jets
       D. S. Pillai, Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 67, 189–199, 2014


  28. Performance Comparison of Liquid-Liquid Extraction in Parallel Microflows
       A. B. Vir, A. S. Fabiyan,, Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(19), 8171-8181, 2014


  29. Holdup characteristics of two-phase parallel microflows
       A. B. Vir, S. R. Kulkarni,, Jason R. Picardo, A. Sahu and S. Pushpavanam,
       Microfludics and Nanofluidics, 16, 1057-1067, 2014


  30. Core-annular two-phase flow in a gently curved circular channel
       Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       AIChE Journal, 59, 12: 4871-4886, 2013


  31. On the conditional superiority of counter-current over co-current extraction in microchannels
       Jason R. Picardo and S. Pushpavanam,
       Microfludics and Nanofluidics, 15, 5: 701-713, 2013


  32. The Merkel equation revisited: A novel method to compute the packed height of a cooling tower
       Jason R. Picardo and J. E. Variyar,
       Energy Conversion and Management, 57: 167-172, 2012


  33. Establishing the efficacy of the cleansing action of Tropical Evergreens: A modeling analysis of Asia’s largest lignite based power plant,
       Jason R. Picardo and S. Ghosh,
       Environment Asia, 4(2): 1-8, 2011