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BACKGROUND

Prof. Sauret’s research focuses on fluid mechanics, soft matter, interfacial dynamics, and granular physics. By integrating experiments, modeling, and data-driven approaches, his group aims to develop fundamental knowledge with broad engineering applications in sustainability, environmental processes, advanced manufacturing, and energy systems. Dr. Sauret holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Physics from France. Prior to joining the department, he was a CNRS Researcher in a CNRS/Saint-Gobain academic-industry laboratory in France and later a faculty member at UC Santa Barbara. His contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER Award and the American Physical Society Milton van Dyke Award.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., University of Aix-Marseille, France, 2013
• M.S., ENS Lyon, France, 2009
• B.S., ENS Lyon, France, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Experimental Physics Investigator  | 2025
• ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering | 2024
• American Physical Society, Reviewer Excellence Award | 2024
• APS DSOFT, Gallery of Soft Matter Award | 2024
• APS DSOFT, Gallery of Soft Matter Award | 2023
• APS/DFD Milton van Dyke Award | 2021
• Invited participant, 8th Arab-American Frontiers Symposium | 2021
• NSF CAREER Award | 2020
• UC Regents’ Junior Faculty Fellow | 2019
• William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship, Hong Kong University | 2017
• Soft Matter Emerging Investigator | 2017
• Excellence Award, CNRS, France | 2015-2018
• Prize of the best PhD research at Aix-Marseille University | 2014

• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program Fellow, WHOI | 2012

ENME 202 / ENAE 202 – Computing Fundamentals for Engineers

Introduction to programming for mechanical and aerospace engineering students using MATLAB and Python. The course covers basic concepts (variables, loops, functions, simple data structures, plotting) and how to use them to solve engineering problems.

Previous courses (UC Santa Barbara, 2018–2024)

ME 125AS / 225AS – Multiphase Flow

Multiphase flows with particles, droplets, bubbles, and grains. Applications to industrial processes, environmental flows, and biological systems. Topics include dispersed particle flows, granular media, and the formation of drops and sprays.

ME 152B – Introduction to Fluid Mechanics II

Second course in fluid mechanics with an emphasis on viscous and applied flows. Topics include dimensional analysis, internal flows and head losses, boundary layers, lift and drag, simple turbomachinery, and a brief introduction to compressible flows.

ME 125F / 225F – Hydrodynamic Instability and Turbulence

Introduction to hydrodynamic instabilities and the transition to turbulence. The course covers basic stability concepts, pattern formation in unstable flows, and simple statistical tools for describing turbulent flows in free and wall-bounded configurations.

• Vortex ring induced by a disk translating toward or away from a wall

  J. Steiner, C. Morize, I. Delbende, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Physical Review Fluids (accepted, 2025).

• Impact and spreading dynamics of a drop of fiber suspension on a hydrophilic solid substrate

  S. Rajesh & A. Sauret, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 692, 137518 (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137518

• Nascent water waves induced by the impulsive motion of a solid wall

  W. Sarlin, Z. Niu, A. Sauret, P. Gondret & C. Morize, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1008, A25 (2025). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.127

• On the shape of air bubbles trapped in ice

  V. Thiévenaz, J. Meijer, D. Lohse & A. Sauret, PNAS, 122(10), e2415027122 (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415027122

• Experimental models for cohesive granular materials: a review

  R. S. Sharma & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 21, 2193–2208 (2025). DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01324G

• The effects of interparticle cohesion on the collapse of granular columns

  R. S. Sharma, W. Sarlin, L. Xing, C. Morize, P. Gondret & A. Sauret, Physical Review Fluids, 9, 074301 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.9.074301

• Role of the constriction angle on the clogging by bridging of suspensions of particles

  N. Vani, S. Escudier, D.-H. Jeong & A. Sauret, Physical Review Research, 6, L032060 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L032060

• Settling of two rigidly connected spheres

  Z. Maches, M. Houssais, A. Sauret & E. Meiburg, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 995, A15 (2024). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.711

• Capillary sorting of fiber suspensions by dip coating

  J. Maddox & A. Sauret, Physical Review Applied, 22, 034071 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.22.034071

• Clogging: The self-sabotage of suspensions

  B. Dincau, E. Dressaire & A. Sauret, Physics Today, 76(2), 24–30 (2023). DOI: 10.1063/PT.3.5174

• Collapse of a cohesive granular column

  A. Gans, A. Abramian, P.-Y. Lagrée, M. Gong, A. Sauret, O. Pouliquen & M. Nicolas, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 959, A41 (2023). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2023.180

• Vortex ring generated by a translating disk from start to stop

  J. Steiner, C. Morize, I. Delbende, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Physical Review Fluids, 8, 064702 (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.064702

• Deposition and alignment of fiber suspensions by dip coating

  D.-H. Jeong, L. Xing, M. Ka Ho Lee, N. Vani & A. Sauret, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 650(A), 407–415 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.180

• Effects of particle size on the electrocoalescence dynamics and arrested morphology of liquid marbles

  Y. Zhang, C. Yang, S. Yuan, X. Yao, Y. Chao, Y. Cao, Q. Song, A. Sauret, B. P. Binks & H. C. Shum, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 608, 1094–1104 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.187

• Clog mitigation in a microfluidic array via pulsatile flows

  B. Dincau, C. Tang, E. Dressaire & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 18, 1767–1778 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2SM00013J

• Dip coating of bidisperse particulate suspensions

  D.-H. Jeong, M. K. H. Lee, V. Thiévenaz, M. Z. Bazant & A. Sauret, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 936, A36 (2022). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2022.79

• The onset of heterogeneity in the pinch-off of suspension drops

  V. Thiévenaz & A. Sauret, PNAS, 119(13), e2120893119 (2022). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120893119

• Transition to the viscoelastic regime in the thinning of polymer solutions

  S. Rajesh, V. Thiévenaz & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 18, 3147–3156 (2022).

• Erosion of cohesive grains by an impinging turbulent jet

  R. S. Sharma, M. Gong, S. Azadi, A. Gans, P. Gondret & A. Sauret, Physical Review Fluids, 7, 074303 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.074303

• Influence of the solid fraction on the clogging by bridging of suspensions in constricted channels

  N. Vani, S. Escudier & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 18, 6987–6997 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2SM00962E

• From granular collapse to shallow water waves: A predictive model for tsunami generation

  W. Sarlin, C. Morize, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Physical Review Fluids, 7, 094801 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.094801

• Rheology of debris-flow materials is controlled by the distance from jamming

  R. Kostynick, H. Matinpour, S. Pradeep, S. Haber, A. Sauret, E. Meiburg, T. Dunne, P. Arratia & D. Jerolmack, PNAS, 119(44), e2209109119 (2022). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209109119

• Pinch-off of bubbles in a polymer solution

  S. Rajesh, S. S. Peddada, V. Thiévenaz & A. Sauret, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 310, 104921 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2022.104921

• A sharp numerical method for the simulation of Stefan problems with convective effects

  E. Bayat, R. Egan, D. Bochkov, A. Sauret & F. Gibou, Journal of Computational Physics, 471, 111627 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2022.111627

• Particulate suspension coating of capillary tubes

  D.-H. Jeong, L. Xing, J.-B. Boutin & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 18, 8124–8133 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2SM01211A

• Fragmentation of viscous compound liquid ligaments

  V. Thiévenaz & A. Sauret, Physical Review Fluids, 7, 110501 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.110501

• Experimental investigation of tsunami waves generated by granular collapse into water

  M. Robbe-Saule, C. Morize, R. Henaff, Y. Bertho, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 907, A11 (2021).

• Mean zonal flows induced by weak mechanical forcings in rotating spheroids

  D. Cébron, J. Vidal, N. Schaeffer, A. Borderies & A. Sauret, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 916, A39 (2021).

• Falling jet of dry granular material in water

  G. Saingier, A. Sauret & P. Jop, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 916, A34 (2021).

• Non-linear regimes of tsunami waves generated by a granular collapse

  W. Sarlin, C. Morize, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 919, R6 (2021).

• Droplet detachment and pinch-off of bidisperse particulate suspensions

  V. Thiévenaz, S. Rajesh & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 17, 6202–6211 (2021).

• Pinch-off of viscoelastic particulate suspensions

  V. Thiévenaz & A. Sauret, Physical Review Fluids, 6, L062301 (2021).

• From laboratory experiments to geophysical tsunamis generated by subaerial landslides

  M. Robbe-Saule, C. Morize, Y. Bertho, A. Sauret, A. Hildenbrand & P. Gondret, Scientific Reports, 11, 18437 (2021).

• Collapse dynamics of dry granular columns: From free-fall to quasistatic flow

  W. Sarlin, C. Morize, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Physical Review E, 104, 064904 (2021).

• Pulsatile Flow in Microfluidic Systems

  B. Dincau, E. Dressaire & A. Sauret, Small, 16(9), 1904032 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/smll.201904032

• Air entrainment and granular bubbles generated by a jet of grains entering water

  A. M. Cervantes-Álvarez, Y. Y. Escobar-Ortega, A. Sauret & F. Pacheco-Vázquez, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 574, 285–292 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.04.009

• Spreading and fragmentation of particle-laden liquid sheets

  P. S. Raux, A. Troger, P. Jop & A. Sauret, Physical Review Fluids, 5(4), 044004 (2020). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.044004

• Entrainment of particles during the withdrawal of a fiber from a dilute suspension

  B. M. Dincau, E. Mai, Q. Magdelaine, J. A. Lee, M. Z. Bazant & A. Sauret, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 903, A38 (2020). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2020.643

• Deposition of a particle-laden film on the inner wall of a tube

  D.-H. Jeong, A. Kvasnickova, J.-B. Boutin, D. Cébron & A. Sauret, Physical Review Fluids, 5(11), 114004 (2020). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.114004

• Dip-coating of suspensions

  A. Gans, E. Dressaire, B. Colnet, G. Saingier, M. Z. Bazant & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 15, 252–261 (2019). DOI: 10.1039/C8SM01785A

• Capillary filtering of particles during dip coating

  A. Sauret, A. Gans, B. Colnet, G. Saingier, M. Z. Bazant & E. Dressaire, Physical Review Fluids, 4, 054303 (2019). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.054303

• Capillary sorting of particles by dip coating

  B. M. Dincau, M. Z. Bazant, E. Dressaire & A. Sauret, Physical Review Applied, 12(1), 011001 (2019). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.011001

• Facile control of liquid-rope coiling with tunable electric-field configuration

  J. Tian, J. Li, A. Sauret, T. Kong, X. Wu, Y. Lu & H. C. Shum, Physical Review Applied, 12(1), 014034 (2019). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.014034

• Influence of the size of the intruder on the reorganization of a 2D granular medium

  A. Merceron, A. Sauret & P. Jop, Granular Matter, 21(3), 81 (2019). DOI: 10.1007/s10035-019-0936-0

• Drop impact dynamics on slippery liquid infused porous surfaces: influence of oil thickness

  M. Muschi, B. Brudieu, J. Teisseire & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 14, 1100–1107 (2018). DOI: 10.1039/C7SM02026K

• Competitive dynamics of two erosion patterns around a cylinder

  F. Lachaussée, Y. Bertho, C. Morize, A. Sauret & P. Gondret, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 012302(R) (2018). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.012302

• Cooperative effects induced by intruders evolving through a granular medium

  A. Merceron, A. Sauret & P. Jop, EPL, 121(3), 34005 (2018). DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/121/34005

• Growth of clogs in parallel microchannels

  A. Sauret, K. Somszor, E. Villermaux & E. Dressaire, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 104301 (2018). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.104301

• Clogging of microfluidic systems

  E. Dressaire & A. Sauret, Soft Matter, 13, 37–48 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C6SM01879C

• Drop morphologies on flexible fibers: influence of elastocapillary effects

  A. Sauret, F. Boulogne, K. Somszor, E. Dressaire & H. A. Stone, Soft Matter, 13, 134–140 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C6SM00921B

• Accretion dynamics on wet granular materials

  G. Saingier, A. Sauret & P. Jop, Physical Review Letters, 118, 208001 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.208001

• Resuspension threshold of a granular bed by localized heating

  C. Morize, E. Herbert & A. Sauret, Physical Review E, 96, 032903 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.96.032903

• Drop impact on a flexible fiber

  E. Dressaire, A. Sauret, F. Boulogne & H. A. Stone, Soft Matter, 12, 200–208 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C5SM02246K

• Reorganization of a granular medium around a localized transformation

  A. Merceron, A. Sauret & P. Jop, Physical Review E, 93(6), 062904 (2016). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.93.062904

• Damping of liquid sloshing by foams: from everyday observations to liquid transport

  J. Cappello, A. Sauret, F. Boulogne, E. Dressaire & H. A. Stone, Journal of Visualization, 18(2), 269–271 (2015). DOI: 10.1007/s12650-014-0250-1

• Mechanical tuning of the evaporation rate of liquid on crossed fibers

  F. Boulogne, A. Sauret, B. Soh, E. Dressaire & H. A. Stone, Langmuir, 31(10), 3094–3100 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/la505036t

• Wetting morphologies on an array of fibers of different radii

  A. Sauret, F. Boulogne, D. Cébron, E. Dressaire & H. A. Stone, Soft Matter, 11, 4034–4040 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/C4SM02245D

• Damping of liquid sloshing by foams

  A. Sauret, F. Boulogne, J. Cappello, E. Dressaire & H. A. Stone, Physics of Fluids, 27(2), 022103 (2015). DOI: 10.1063/1.4907048

• Mean zonal flow generated by azimuthal harmonic forcing in a rotating cylinder

  A. Sauret, Fluid Dynamics Research, 47(3), 035506 (2015). DOI: 10.1088/0169-5983/47/3/035506

• Wetting morphologies on randomly oriented fibers

  A. Sauret, F. Boulogne, B. Soh, E. Dressaire & H. A. Stone, European Physical Journal E, 38(6), 62 (2015). DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2015-15062-y

• Tunable transport of drop on a vibrating fiber

  A. D. Bick, F. Boulogne, A. Sauret & H. A. Stone, Applied Physics Letters, 107(18), 181604 (2015). DOI: 10.1063/1.4935251

• Syringe-pump-induced fluctuation in all-aqueous microfluidic system – implications for flow rate accuracy

  Z. Li, S. Y. Mak, A. Sauret & H. C. Shum, Lab on a Chip, 14(4), 744–749 (2014). DOI: 10.1039/C3LC51176F

• Tsunami generated by a granular collapse down a rough inclined plane

  S. Viroulet, A. Sauret & O. Kimmoun, EPL, 105(3), 34004 (2014). DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/105/34004

• Wetting of crossed fibers: multiple steady states and symmetry breaking

  A. Sauret, A. D. Bick, C. Duprat & H. A. Stone, EPL, 105(5), 56006 (2014). DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/105/56006

• Bulldozing of granular material

  A. Sauret, N. J. Balmforth, C. P. Caulfield & J. N. McElwaine, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 748, 143–174 (2014). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2014.181

• Clogging by sieving in microchannels: application to the detection of contaminants in colloidal suspensions

  A. Sauret, E. C. Barney, A. Perro, E. Villermaux, H. A. Stone & E. Dressaire, Applied Physics Letters, 105(7), 074101 (2014). DOI: 10.1063/1.4893459

• Tide-driven shear instability in planetary liquid cores

  A. Sauret, M. Le Bars & P. Le Gal, Geophysical Research Letters, 41(17), 6063–6070 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061434

• Libration-induced mean flow in a spherical shell

  A. Sauret & S. Le Dizès, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 718, 181–209 (2013). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.604

• Elliptical instability in Hot-jupiter systems

  D. Cébron, M. Le Bars, P. Le Gal, C. Moutou, J. Leconte & A. Sauret, Icarus, 226(2), 1642–1653 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.12.017

• Spontaneous generation of inertial waves from boundary turbulence in a librating sphere

  A. Sauret, D. Cébron & M. Le Bars, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 728, R5 (2013). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.320

• Granular collapse into water: toward tsunami landslides

  S. Viroulet, A. Sauret, O. Kimmoun & C. Kharif, Journal of Visualization, 16(3), 189–191 (2013). DOI: 10.1007/s12650-013-0171-4

• All-aqueous microfluidics

  Y. Song, A. Sauret & H. C. Shum, Biomicrofluidics, 7(6), 061301 (2013). DOI: 10.1063/1.4827916

• Fluid flows in a librating cylinder

  A. Sauret, D. Cébron, M. Le Bars & S. Le Dizès, Physics of Fluids, 24(2), 026603 (2012). DOI: 10.1063/1.3680874

• Forced generation of simple and double emulsions in all-aqueous systems

  A. Sauret & H. C. Shum, Applied Physics Letters, 100(15), 154106 (2012). DOI: 10.1063/1.3702434

• Beating the jetting regime

  A. Sauret & H. C. Shum, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, 13(5), 351–362 (2012). DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS-2011-0183

• Fluctuation-induced dynamics of multiphase liquid jets with ultra-low interfacial tension

  A. Sauret, C. Spandagos & H. C. Shum, Lab on a Chip, 12, 3380–3386 (2012). DOI: 10.1039/C2LC40524E

• Experimental study of libration-driven zonal flows in non-axisymmetric containers

  J. Noir, D. Cébron, M. Le Bars, A. Sauret & J. M. Aurnou, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 204–205, 1–10 (2012). DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2012.05.005

• Corrugated interfaces in multiphase core-annular flow

  H. C. Shum, A. Sauret, A. Fernandez-Nieves, H. A. Stone & D. A. Weitz, Physics of Fluids, 22(8), 082002 (2010). DOI: 10.1063/1.3480561

• Experimental and numerical study of mean zonal flows generated by librations of a rotating spherical cavity

  A. Sauret, D. Cébron, C. Morize & M. Le Bars, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 662(1), 260–268 (2010). DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010004052