Pijush Patra
Nordita Postdoc
Complex Systems
Statistical and Biological Physics
Office 6312
pijush.patra@su.seResearch Fields
Complex Systems
Statistical and Biological Physics
Address
Office 6312AlbaNova Univ. Center
Hannes Alfvéns väg 12
SE-106 91 Stockholm
Sweden
About
I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) in Stockholm, Sweden. My research lies at the intersection of multiphase flows and cloud microphysics, with a particular emphasis on droplet collision dynamics and droplet growth in warm clouds. Recently, I have been working on stochastic paleoclimatology, focusing on understanding the causal relations among coupled climate variables and global ice volume.
I received my M.S. and Ph.D. from the Department of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. My PhD research's primary focus was studying collision dynamics of particle pairs subject to a background flow (laminar & turbulent) and gravity, incorporating hydrodynamic and interparticle interactions, which have direct applications in cloud microphysics and many industrial processes.
Patra, P.; Giorgini, L. T.; Wettlaufer, J. S.. arXiv preprint (2026).
Patra, P.; Roy, A.; Wettlaufer, J. S.. Physical Review Fluids (2025).
Patra, P.; Koch, D. L.; Roy, A.. Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2023).
Patra, P.; Koch, D. L.; Roy, A.. Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2022).
Patra, P.; Roy, A.. Physical Review Fluids (2022).
Address
Office 6312AlbaNova Univ. Center
Hannes Alfvéns väg 12
SE-106 91 Stockholm
Sweden