Mohamed Farhat

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EPFL SCI-STI-MF
AU -3 9004 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
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Fields of expertise
- Flow Induced Noise & Vibration
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Flow control
- Flow instabilities in hydro turbines and pumps
- Condition monitoring of Hydraulic Machines
- Hemodynamics
- Advanced Instrumentation in Fluid Dynamics
Mission
Head of Research Group on Cavitation and Interface PhenomenaPhD Director, Lecturer
Member of EPFL Doctoral Committee (Mechanics)
EPFL Representative at CLUSER association
Coordinator at "Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF)"
Biography
M. Farhat earned his Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Institut Nationale Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) and completed his PhD at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland). In 1995, he joined Hydro-Quebec's R&D department in Montréal, Canada, where he oversaw numerous research projects pertaining to hydro and nuclear power plants. Since 2001, he is senior scientist, lecturer, and head of Cavitation Research Group at EPFL. His research combines fundamental approach and cutting-edge experimentation to tackle practical challenges across hydropower, marine propulsion, healthcare, and water management sectors. In 2019, he was appointed as Honorary Professor at Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang, China.Awards
2021 : Life Sciences Book Award of the International Academy of Astronautics : Preparation of Space Experiments, lntechOpen, London. United Kingdom, 2020
2019 : 1st Prize Winner of Scientific Image Contest : awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation
2020 : EPFL-Rhyming Prize : Best PhD thesis in Fluid Mechanics (Ali Amini)
2018 : EPFL-EDME Prize : Prize for the best Best PhD thesis in Mechanics (Outi Supponen)
2015 : Edmund Optics Educational Award. : Innovative use of optics in education and research.
2014 : APS-DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion Award : For the video entry “Inner world of a collapsing bubble”
Publications
Infoscience publications
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Mechanical Engineering