Lorena A. Barba Research Group

George Washington University

How can faster computational methods make complex fluid and molecular systems practical to study? The group develops approaches in computational fluid dynamics, combining fluid mechanics with applied mathematics and computer science. Its work extends into biomolecular physics, including computer methods for problems involving protein electrostatics. Researchers use GPU accelerators and parallel algorithms to support large-scale scientific calculations. The program also examines reproducibility and open science, connecting the design of numerical methods with transparent computational workflows that other researchers can examine and reuse.