Imperial College London
Van Reeuwijk Lab
From city streets to cloud edges, we study how turbulence carries heat, particles, and pollutants and how this impacts the environment.
We develop and combine Direct Numerical Simulation, Large-Eddy Simulation, reduced-order theory, data assimilation, and machine-learning surrogates, integrating sensor data with physics-based models and advancing the open-source urban LES code uDALES
Latest publications
All →- Parameter investigation for urban surface‐energy balance: A large‐eddy simulation studyQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 2026
- Entrainment and detrainment statistics of a stationary shallow cumulus cloudQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 2025
- Impact of Data Assimilation Frequency and Observation Location in Thermal Effluent Modeling for Coastal WatersEarth and Space Science · 2025
- Large-eddy simulation of a diurnal cycle in a coastal urban environmentBuilding and Environment · 2025
- Microscale to neighbourhood scale: Impact of shading on urban climateBuilding and Environment · 2025
Updates
- Urban Surface-Energy Balance Study by Chris Wilson et…15 Apr 2026
We are pleased to share our latest work on the urban surface-energy balance, led by former PhD student (soon to be Dr) Chris Wilson with collaborators Athanasios Paschalis (University of Cyprus), Sylvia Bohnenstengel (Met Office) and Jon Shonk (Met Office).
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- Urban vegetation and pollutant dispersion18 Dec 2025
Maarten's LinkedIn post on a new open-access Atmospheric Environment paper about trees and pollutant dispersion in street canyons.
- A great joint Urban Fluid Mechanics / Wind…18 Dec 2025
A great joint Urban Fluid Mechanics / Wind Engineering Society meeting last Tuesday at Imperial Civil and Environmental Engineering.