- Mohammad Atif
Research Associate, High Performance Computing, Computational Science Initiative

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Computational Science Initiative
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P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
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Atif is a postdoctoral Research Associate at Brookhaven National Lab. His doctoral research focused on the development of entropic lattice Boltzmann methods and their application in simulating aerodynamics, natural convection, compressible, multiphase, and turbulent flows. His research interests include mathematical modeling, multiscale analysis, numerical methods, and high performance computing. He holds experience in algorithm design, software development, and profiling and optimization of scientific software.
Research | Education | Appointments | Publications | Awards
Research Activities
- Lattice Boltzmann Methods
- High Performance Computing
- Discrete Kinetic Models and Multiscale Analysis
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Education
- Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India (2020)
- B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, India (2015)
Professional Appointments
- Feb 2022 — Present, Research Associate, Computational Science Initiative, Brookhaven National Lab
- Sep 2019 — Jan 2022, Senior Software Development Engineer, SankhyaSutra Labs, Bangalore (India)
Selected Publications
- Atif M, Kolluru PK, Thantanapally C, Ansumali S (2017) Essentially Entropic Lattice Boltzmann Model. Physical Review Letters 119:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.119.240602
- Atif M, Namburi M, Ansumali S (2018) Higher-order lattice Boltzmann model for thermohydrodynamics. Physical Review E 98:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.98.053311
- Kolluru PK, Atif M, Namburi M, Ansumali S (2020) Lattice Boltzmann model for weakly compressible flows. Physical Review E 101:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.101.013309
Awards & Recognition
- Prof. Roddam Narasimha and Family Award for the Best Ph.D. Thesis in Engineering Mechanics, 2020

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Computational Science Initiative
Bldg. 725, Room 2-165
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000