Dr. Matthias Meinke
RWTH Aachen University,
Institute of Aerodynamics and Chair of Fluid Mechanics
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RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Aerodynamics and Chair of Fluid Mechanics
Wüllnerstr. 5a
52062 Aachen
fluids@nhr4ces.de
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Biography
Dr.-Ing. Matthias Meinke earned his Diploma in Aerospace Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Following this, he joined the Institute of Aerodynamics at RWTH Aachen University as a research assistant under the guidance of Prof. E. Krause. In 1993, he completed his Ph.D., presenting a dissertation focused on the Numerical Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations for Unsteady Flows using the Multigrid Method.
Afterward, Dr. Meinke took on the role of head of the CFD department at the Institute of Aerodynamics and began teaching Computational Fluid Dynamics in both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs at RWTH Aachen University. He has extensive experience in various fields including aerodynamics, turbulence, aeroacoustics, turbomachinery, multiphase flows, and the development of advanced numerical methods. He received the Borchers Medal of RWTH Aachen University in 1993 and was appointed RWTH Lecturer in 2015. To date, he has published over 180 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Thematic Advice
Dr. Meinke provides structured and research‑oriented thematic advice in the field of advanced aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics. He supports Master and PhD students in defining clear, relevant research questions at the interface of fundamental flow physics and application‑driven problems in aerospace and turbomachinery. In his thematic guidance, he emphasizes physical understanding, numerical feasibility and scientific originality, helping to narrow broad ideas into coherent, realizable topics. By linking student projects to current international research and ongoing activities at the Institute of Aerodynamics, he enables work that is both methodologically sound and thematically well aligned with advanced methods in CFD, aeroacoustics and multphase flow.
Professional Competence
Dr. Meinke is a leading expert in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and aerodynamics, with a focus on turbulent, unsteady and compressible flows. His competence covers the development and application of high‑fidelity numerical methods for large‑eddy and direct numerical simulation of turbulent. flow phenomena He works in the field of fundamental fluid mechanics, aerospace, turbomachinery, including multiphase flow, shock bundary layer interactions, vortex dynamics, and aerodynamic performance optimization. A further core area is aeroacoustics, where he investigates noise generation, propagation and mitigation in technical flows. Professionally, he combines method development (numerical schemes, grid techniques, coupling strategies) with applied research in collaboration with industry and research institutions. At the Institute of Aerodynamics, he contributes to both research leadership and academic teaching, co-supervising students and doctoral researchers in CFD and advanced multiphysics related topics.