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Thorsten Stoesser

Adjunct Professor

Affinity Group: Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources
Swing Space: COC 35L
Phone: 404/894-4432
Email: thorsten@ce.gatech.edu
Web: http://cfd.ce.gatech.edu

Biography

Dr. Stoesser is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. GA. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Bristol, UK, in 2002 and earned his Dipl.-Ing. (M.S.) in Civil Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe , Germany, in 1999. Dr. Stoesser joined the faculty in 2006 after a postdoctoral research [Read More]

Research Interests

  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Turbulence modeling
  • Turbulent shear flows
  • Sediment transport
  • Hydraulic structures
  • Turbulent mixing
  • Environmental turbulence

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, 2002.
  • Diploma, Civil Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1998.

Selected Publications

  1. Stoesser, T., Rodi, W. (2007). Large Eddy Simulation of open-channel flow over spheres. 9th Results and Review Workshop on High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, Oct. 19-20, 2006. High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '06 : 321-330.
  2. Stoesser, T., Rodi, W., Olsen, N.R.B. (2006). Large Eddy und RANS Simulationen der Strömung über Dünen. Flow Simulation in Hydraulic Engineering. Dresden 2006.
  3. Stoesser, T., Rodi, W. (2004). Large Eddy Simulation of Flow over Rough Channel Beds. BAW Workshop Soil and Bed Stability - Interaction Effects between Geotechnics and Hydraulic Engineering. Sept. 17th. Karlsruhe.
  4. Stoesser T., Neary, V., Wilson C. A. M. E. (2004). Modeling Vegetated Channel Flows: Challenges and Opportunities. IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Fluid Mechanics (FLUIDS 2004). August 17-19, Corfu Island, Greece.
  5. Wilson C. A. M. E., Bates P. D., Stoesser T. (2001). Open channel flow through different types of flexible submerged vegetation. European Geophysical Society, Annual Meeting, Nice, France, March 2001.
  6. Schnauder, I., Stoesser, T., Dittrich, A. (2001). Physical modeling of riparian forest vegetation. In: European Geophysical Society, Annual Meeting, Nice, France, March 2001.
  7. Stoesser T., Wilson C. A. M. E., Bates P. D. (2000). Application and Validation of Numerical Methods for Vegetation Modeling, European Geophysical Society 25th Assembly, France April 2000.