Luciano Castillo (born December 6, 1965, in
Puerto Rico) is an engineer known for his work in theoretical and experimental
fluid dynamics,
turbulence and
wind energy and for applying
scaling analysis and
asymptotic methods. He is currently the Kenninger Chair Professor[1] of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in the School of Mechanical Engineering at
Purdue University,
West Lafayette,
Indiana, where he is also the Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Hispanic/Latino Engagement,[2] Purdue University, (2019–present).
In 1999, Castillo joined the faculty at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, New York, as an assistant professor. In 2011, he joined Texas Tech University as Don-Kay-Clay Cash Distinguished Engineering Chair in Wind Energy and was also appointed as president of the National Wind Resource Center in Lubbock, Texas. in 2017, Castillo moved to Purdue University as the Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems.
Honors and awards (selected)
National Academy of Engineering of Mexico, Foreign Corresponding Member[3] (2020)
Cal, Raúl Bayoán; Lebrón, José; Castillo, Luciano; Kang, Hyung Suk; Meneveau, Charles (2010). "Experimental study of the horizontally averaged flow structure in a model wind-turbine array boundary layer". Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 2: 013106.
doi:
10.1063/1.3289735.
Castillo, Luciano; T. Gunnar, Johansson (2002). "The effects of the upstream conditions on a low Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer with zero pressure gradient". Journal of Turbulence. 3 (1): N31.
Bibcode:
2002JTurb...3...31C.
doi:
10.1088/1468-5248/3/1/031.
Castillo, Luciano; Walker, David (2002). "Effect of upstream conditions on the outer flow of turbulent boundary layers". AIAA Journal. 40 (7): 1292–1299.
Bibcode:
2002AIAAJ..40.1292C.
doi:
10.2514/2.1818.
Walker, David; Castillo, Luciano (2002). "Effect of the initial conditions on turbulent boundary layers". AIAA Journal. 40: 12.
doi:
10.2514/6.2001-2912.
Roggenburg, Michael; Warsinger, David M; Evans, Humberto Bocanegra; Castillo, Luciano (2021). "Combatting water scarcity and economic distress along the US-Mexico border using renewable powered desalination". Applied Energy. 291: 116765.
Bibcode:
2021ApEn..29116765R.
doi:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116765.
S2CID233583448.