Anand Oza, PhD

2008 Hertz Fellow
Anand Oza
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Anand Oza is an Assistant Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Anand conducted a combined numerical and theoretical investigation of the dynamics of droplets bouncing on a vibrating fluid bath. His thesis research focused on the quantization of the droplets’ circular orbits, and the emergence of wave-like statistics from the droplets’ pilot-wave dynamics. The goal of Anand’s research was to understand the potential and limitations of the bouncing droplet system as a quantum mechanical analogue. Anand’s research interests are fluid mechanics and nonlinear dynamics, with applications to physics and biology. His research utilizes a combination of analytical techniques and numerical simulations. Anand is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.

“The generous support of the Hertz Foundation allowed me to pursue a risky yet exciting research project, which has grown in scope and potential impact.”
– Anand Oza

Graduate Studies

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mathematics
A trajectory equation for walking droplets: hydrodynamic pilot-wave theory

Undergraduate Studies

Princeton University

Awards

2008, Churchill Scholar, Winston Churchill Foundation of U.S.