Dr Christina Vanderwel BSc, MASc, PhD
Associate Professor in Experimental Fluid Mechanics

Christina Vanderwel is an Associate Professor and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow in the Aerodynamics and Astronautics Department at the University of Southampton.
She specialises in experimental fluid mechanics, turbulence, and dispersion. In particular, her research involves conducting laboratory experiments using laser-based diagnostics to study the mechanisms of transport of turbulent flows.
2015-2017: Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Southampton.
2014: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, “Turbulent Diffusion in Uniformly Sheared Flow”, University of Ottawa, Canada. *Winner of the Pierre Laberge Award for outstanding achievement in Science and Engineering.
2009: MASc in Mechanical Engineering, “Coherent Structures in Uniformly Sheared Turbulent Flow“, University of Ottawa, Canada.
2007: BSc (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering, Queen’s University, Canada.