Rajat Mittal, professor and director of master’s degree studies in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He is among 171 engineers and researchers in this year’s class who were at an induction ceremony on Monday in Arlington, Va.
Mittal is an expert in computational fluid dynamics. His research focuses on biomedical fluid dynamics, biological and bioinspired locomotion (swimming and flying), bioacoustics, active flow control, fluid-structure interaction, and high-performance computing. He collaborates extensively with researchers from other disciplines, such as zoology, cardiology, robotics, biomechanics, and dynamics, and has a secondary appointment at the School of Medicine. Mittal was recognized “for impactful developments of immersed boundary methods and for their insightful application in cardiology, gastric digestion, COVID-19 and swimming biomechanics.”
Membership in AIMBE’s College of Fellows is reserved for the top 2% of medical and biological engineers—individuals who have made outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and innovation in their fields.