Alfonso A. Castrejon-Pita

Alfonso A. Castrejon-Pita is a Professor in Fluid Mechanics at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Department of Engineering Science. His research focuses on the study of drops and liquid jets, including the breakup of harmonically stimulated liquid jets, drop deposition and splashing dynamics, contact line dynamics, novel droplet generation techniques, and pinch-off of viscous filaments. His Fluid Dynamics Laboratory employs a range of diagnostic and imaging techniques to investigate these phenomena. Castrejon-Pita is also a Tutorial Fellow at Wadham College and holds a Royal Society University Research Fellowship. His work includes collaborations with academic groups in multiple countries and is supported by various funding bodies, including the Royal Society and EPSRC.

Alfonso Arturo Castrejon-Pita is a researcher at the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, University of Oxford, focusing on the physics of fluids, particularly drop dynamics, splashing, and drop impact. His work explores the complex behavior of liquid filaments during breakup, the role of surface roughness in splashing dynamics, and the influence of dynamic contact angles on droplet interactions. Castrejon-Pita's research also investigates the effects of viscoelasticity and surface tension on droplet behavior, including the formation of von Kármán vortices and the suppression of splash through polymer additives. His studies contribute to understanding the fundamental mechanisms of fluid dynamics at the microscale.