Alberto Cuadra

Alberto Cuadra

Assistant Professor at

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). My research addresses fundamental problems in compressible and reacting flows, with particular emphasis on shock–turbulence interactions, detonation dynamics, and thermochemical effects in hypersonic flows.

My work combines theoretical analysis, reduced-order modeling, and direct numerical simulations to understand the physical mechanisms governing these flows and develop efficient predictive tools. I am also the lead developer of the Combustion Toolbox, an open-source computational framework for thermochemistry, combustion, and high-speed flow analysis.

I received my PhD in Fluid Mechanics from UC3M in 2023 and have undertaken research stays at the University of Salento and Stanford University’s Center for Turbulence Research (CTR).

Interests

  • Hypersonic flows
  • Shock waves and detonations
  • Combustion
  • Scientific computing

Education

  • PhD in Fluid Mechanics, 2023

    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

  • MSc in Applied Mathematics, 2019

    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

  • BSc in Industrial Engineering, 2017

    Universidad de Málaga

Combustion Toolbox

A MATLAB-based framework for solving combustion and high-speed flow problems

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Recent Publications

(2026). Wall-Temperature Effects on Mach 2.95 Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction Turbulence Characteristics. AIAA Journal (accepted).

(2026). The role of compressibility and vibrational excitation in hypersonic shock-turbulence interactions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1032, A30 (2026).

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(2025). Review of Shock-Turbulence Interaction with a Focus on Hypersonic Flow. Physics of Fluids 37, 045129 (2025).

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(2024). Hypersonic Shock-Turbulence Interactions: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects. Tech. Report, RTO-EN-AVT-352 (2024).

Contact

  • (+34) 91 624 9407
  • Building Agustín de Betancourt, Office 1.1.D10, Universidad Carlos III, Leganés, Madrid 28911