We are a team of three PhD scientists that unites expertise spanning computational fluid dynamics, electromagnetic engineering, and environmental physics — a combination that positions us uniquely at the crossroads of simulation, instrumentation, and real-world validation.
At our core is a shared mastery of high-fidelity CFD modeling using open-source frameworks, most notably OpenFOAM. Our collective experience covers an unusually broad range of flow regimes: from compressible, multiphase micro-scale dynamics such as cavitation bubble collapse, through plasma and electromagnetic field interactions in deposition systems, to atmospheric boundary layer flows and landscape-scale turbulent transport. This breadth means we can approach fluid dynamics problems across many orders of magnitude in scale — from a single collapsing bubble to a regional wind field — with the same rigorous, physics-based methodology.
A second thread connecting our work is the tight coupling between simulation and measurement. We do not treat modeling and observation as separate worlds. Whether it is validating CFD results against high-speed experimental data, designing custom environmental sensors to ground-truth a Large Eddy Simulation, or benchmarking electromagnetic solvers against deposition measurements, our projects are built on the feedback loop between numerical models and physical reality.
We also share a strong commitment to open-source, reproducible science. Our simulation stack — OpenFOAM, ElmerFEM, and associated meshing and visualization tools — ensures full transparency and freedom from proprietary licensing, making our deliverables auditable, extensible, and cost-effective.
Projects that play to the full strength of our team tend to involve multiphysics challenges where fluid dynamics meets another domain — be it electromagnetics, atmospheric chemistry, acoustic cavitation, or environmental transport. We are equally comfortable operating at the level of fundamental research, industrial consulting, or the design and deployment of field instrumentation systems.
The Team
Dr. Max Koch
Dr. Max Koch and his colleagues pioneered in developing a 3D CFD code based on OpenFOAM to simulate single cavitation bubbles.
Since 2014 he is active in CFD modeling of bubbles and published many scientific papers on dealing with the simulation and the
experimental validation of cavitation bubble phenomena. He is an expert in simulating single bubbles and multiphase, compressible fluid-dynamics problems.
Skills and expertise:
CFD (multiphase/ compressible), OpenFOAM, single cavitation bubbles, embedded systems (IoT), Physics, Fluid dynamics
Dr. Francisco Jimenez
Dr. Francisco Jimenez holds a PhD. in electrical engineering from the University of Alberta, where he worked on developing a comprehensive suite of simulators for magnetron sputtering systems. His expertise includes solving CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and Electromagnetic engineering problems using open-source tools. From inception to results, he combines his skills in meshing, solving, parametric studies, and visualization. Dr. Jimenez is eager to assist with CFD and electromagnetic engineering challenges.
Skills and expertise:
OpenFOAM, CAD, CFD, ElmerFEM,
Magnetron Sputtering
Dr. Anas Emad
Dr. Anas Emad specializes in atmospheric exchange measurements, environmental instrumentation, and field-scale analysis of flow and transport. With experience at the University of Göttingen and Germany's national metrology institute (PTB), he works at the interface of observations and modelling — from sensor and system design through to landscape-scale flux interpretation and its integration with CFD and LES simulations.
Skills and expertise:
micrometeorology, environmental instrumentation, landscape-scale modeling, sensor and system design