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Mario Trujillo

Professor

Mario F. Trujillo is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a member of the Engine Research Center. He currently serves as Director of the Decarbonized-Engine Research Consortium (https://derc.wisc.edu/) and as associate editor for the International Journal of Multiphase Flows and the International Journal of Engine Research. He is a former Department of Energy (DoE) Computational Science Graduate fellow and worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (T-3 Fluid Dynamics) developing multiphase flow codes for high-pressure conditions. Prior to his appointment at the UW-Madison, he was a research faculty in the Computational Mechanics Division of the Applied Research Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University. His current interests are in (a) development of a fundamental understanding of the hydrodynamic breakup process in liquid sprays via highly resolved Volume-of-Fluid simulations, mean flow linear stability analysis, and data science techniques, (b) the construction of innovative approaches for spray modeling at reduced computational cost, (c) the application of data science techniques to quantify spray behavior, and (d) general multiphase flows.

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Contact

2043, Mechanical Engineering Bldg
1513 University Ave
Madison, WI

  • PhD 2001, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • MS 1996, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • BS 1993, University of Minnesota

  • Development of a fundamental understanding of the hydrodynamic breakup process in liquid sprays via highly resolved Volume-of-Fluid simulations
  • Study of the associated momentum coupling between the liquid and gas phase since this directly impacts overall spray behavior
  • Construction of innovative approaches for spray modeling at reduced computational cost
  • Application of data science techniques to quantify spray behavior
  • General multiphase flows

  • 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Distinguished Associate of the Internal Combustion Engine Division (Nominated)
  • 2023 ILASS – Americas 32nd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Marshal Award
  • 2022 Physics of Fluids, Editor's Pick
  • 2022 Physics of Fluids, Editor's Pick
  • 2022 Fluids Vol.7, Issue 4, Selected as Cover Story
  • 2022 ILASS – Americas 2022 Annual Conference, Service Award
  • 2021 International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Selected to give the International Journal of Multiphase Flow Spotlight Seminar
  • 2018 ICLASS, Chigier Award- Atomization and Sprays Reviewer of the year
  • 2016 SAE, SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
  • 2014 ILASS – Americas 2014, Service Award
  • 2012 ILASS, Simmon’s Best Student Paper Presentation
  • 2011 ILASS, Simmon’s Best Student Paper Presentation
  • 2008 University Housing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Honored Instructor Award
  • 1998 DOE, DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

  • Mason, M., & Trujillo, M. (2024). A Near Field Lagrangian Dispersion Model for Sprays. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
  • Badar, A. F., & Trujillo, M. (2024). An Examination of the Maximum Entropy Formalism for Secondary Atomization. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
  • Meredith, A., Beuting, M., Trujillo, M., Sanders, S., & Andrews, J. (2024). In-flight imaging of aerosol jet printer droplets to enable spatially resolved flow rate measurements. Flexible and Printed Electronics, 9(1), 015003.
  • Trujillo, M., & Ananth, M. (2024). Insights into primary liquid atomization. Science Talks, 10, 100357.
  • Nagarajan, H. K., & Trujillo, M. (2024). Quantifying a common inconsistency in RANS-VoF modeling of water and oil core annular flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 181, 105008.
  • Trujillo, M., & Nagarajan, H. (2024). Quantifying a Common Inconsistency in RANS-VoFModeling of Water and Oil Core Annular Flow. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
  • Ananth, M., & Trujillo, M. (2024). Study of the Modes Responsible for the Breakup of High-Speed Cylindrical Jets Injected into a Quiescent Gas. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
  • Mason, M., & Trujillo, M. (2023). A Near Field Lagrangian Dispersion Model. In ILASS-Americas 33rd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems.
  • Ananth, M., & Trujillo, M. (2023). Large Scale Instabilities in the Breakup of Liquid Sheets. In ILASS-Americas 33rd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems.
  • Ananth, M., & Trujillo, M. (2023). Breakup of planar liquid sheets injected at high speed in a quiescent gas environment. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 975, A38.

  • M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2025)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • E M A 599 - Independent Study (Fall 2024)
  • E M A 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Fall 2024)
  • M E 573 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (Fall 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • E M A 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • E M A 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M E 563 - Intermediate Fluid Dynamics (Spring 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • E M A 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M E 573 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (Fall 2023)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • E M A 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)