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Email

bishakhdatta.gayen@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Education
PhD
University of San Diego
Masters
University of California - San Diego
Masters
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research
ORCID

0000-0001-6543-2590

A/Prof Bishakhdatta Gayen

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

75 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Other

    The impact of submesoscale ocean eddies on the basal melting of ice shelves using high-resolution simulations
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-16663
  • 2026

    Other

    Overshooting convective plumes and their role in winter Antarctic sea-ice growth
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-15536
  • 2026

    Other

    Reversal of Antarctic Intermediate Water trends triggered by sea ice decline
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21652
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Quasi-biweekly Oscillations During the Boreal Summer
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-1117
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Basal Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (\201CCentre\201D)
  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Spanning Ten Billion Scales From Millimetre Turbulence to Global Circulation
Bishakhdatta Gayen

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
John Booker Medal the Australian Academy of Science
2018
Future Fellowship Australian Research Council
2017
RJL Hawke Fellowship Australian Antarctic Science
2013
The Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in recognition of original doctoral thesis work of outstanding quality and achievement in the area of fluid dyn American Physical Society

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Unraveling the mysteries of Antarctic ice-shelf melting
    DOI: 10.1063/pt.ef0b339b6f
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Laminar uni- and bi-directional boundary-layer flow of a melting vertical ice face: experiments and direct numerical simulations
    DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.11040
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Turbulence and Mixing in Deep-Water Stratified Tidal Bottom Boundary Layers
    DOI: 10.1029/2025JC022931
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Aspects of the Global Thermohaline Circulation in the Absence of Wind Forcing
    DOI: 10.16993/tellusa.4107
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring Southern Ocean’s hidden drivers with direct numerical simulations
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-16813
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Slowing Down of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Due to Excess Freshwater: Insights from Turbulence-Resolving Simulations
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-21133

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2019

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Spanning Ten Billion Scales From Millimetre Turbulence to Global Circulation

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