My passion for turbulence research took an intriguing trajectory when I realized the multi-scale interaction of turbulence, depicted beautifully in a simple canal flow by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 16th Century. 

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Dr. Venkatesh Pulletikurthi received his PhD in School of Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He worked with Prof. Luciano Castillo on the dissertation "On the Butterfly-like effect on the wall-bounded flows".  He received his bachelors degree with honors in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras, India in 2016. He is a marathoner and a triathlete. He likes to engage himself in outdoor and adventurous activities. His favorite past-time activities are cooking.

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