Sauret, Alban
BACKGROUND
Prof. Sauret’s research focuses on fluid mechanics, soft matter, interfacial dynamics, and granular physics. By integrating experiments, modeling, and data-driven approaches, his group aims to develop fundamental knowledge with broad engineering applications in sustainability, environmental processes, advanced manufacturing, and energy systems. Dr. Sauret holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Physics from France. Prior to joining the department, he was a CNRS Researcher in a CNRS/Saint-Gobain academic-industry laboratory in France and later a faculty member at UC Santa Barbara. His contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER Award and the American Physical Society Milton van Dyke Award.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., University of Aix-Marseille, France, 2013
- M.S., ENS Lyon, France, 2009
- B.S., ENS Lyon, France, 2007
HONORS AND AWARDS
- ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering | 2024
- American Physical Society, Reviewer Excellence Award | 2024
- APS DSOFT, Gallery of Soft Matter Award | 2024
- APS DSOFT, Gallery of Soft Matter Award | 2023
- APS/DFD Milton van Dyke Award | 2021
- Invited participant, 8th Arab-American Frontiers Symposium | 2021
- NSF CAREER Award | 2020
- UC Regents’ Junior Faculty Fellow | 2019
- William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship, Hong Kong University | 2017
- Soft Matter Emerging Investigator | 2017
- Excellence Award, CNRS, France | 2015-2018
- Prize of the best PhD research at Aix-Marseille University | 2014
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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program Fellow, WHOI | 2012