Khaled Younes

I’m a Canada Impact+ Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Waterloo. My research develops physics-based models for fluids in extreme environments, including high-speed boundary layers, shock-induced separation, and fluids at high pressures and energy densities, where data are scarce and classical models break down. These problems sit at the heart of propulsion, hypersonic flight, and thermal management. I combine analytical theory, numerical simulations, and data-efficient methods such as Bayesian optimization to build predictive models and validate them against experimental measurements.

I received my PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, where I studied supercritical fluids and the response of liquid water subject to intense X-ray irradiation (PhD thesis). Prior to that, I completed my master’s and bachelor’s degrees at the University of Waterloo, where I worked on wall modeling for high-speed turbulent boundary layers (master’s thesis), fluidic thrust vectoring, indirect noise in compound nozzles, and turbulence control.

When I am not conducting research, I am usually either reading or writing. I am a firm believer in the value of scientific communication and outreach, and I think it is important to present one’s research to a general audience. To that end, I have compiled in my blog a list of topics that have fascinated me over the years, from black holes to turbulence. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to collaborate, feel free to drop me a line.