Christian Birrueta
I am a first-year PhD Student at the University of Pennsylvania in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, advised by Prof. Arratia. My research interests include computational fluid dynamics, complex and non-Newtonian flows, microfluidics, and data-driven modeling. Prior to starting at Penn, I was a Visiting Research Fellow in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at Brown University’s School of Engineering, where I conducted particle image velocimetry experiments with non-Newtonian blood-analog fluids. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Electromechanical Engineering in 2023 and a master’s degree in Process Engineering in 2025 from the Universidad de Colima. I am a Fulbright graduate fellow from Mexico.
Previous Experience
- Fulbright Pre-Academic Program Participant, University of North Texas, 2026
- Visiting Research Fellow, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Brown University, 2025
- Graduate Researcher, Thermofluids Laboratory, Universidad de Colima, 2023-25
Certifications and Awards
- Fulbright Graduate Fellowship, Mexico, 2026
- National Graduate Scholarship, Government of Mexico, 2023-25
Presentations
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Hemolysis Risk in a Neonatal Double-Lumen Cannula for VV-ECMO. Master’s Thesis Defense, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico. (2025)
Contact Information
- Please contact me by email: birrueta@engineering.upenn.edu