Bernard Parent

Biography

Bernard Parent is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona, where he is also an affiliated member of the Program in Applied Mathematics. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies and has held academic and research positions globally, including at Pusan National University in South Korea, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Princeton University. His research focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) regarding plasma simulations, hypersonic flows, and magnetohydrodynamics, centered on his development of the CFDWARP code for ionized and reacting flowfields. An AIAA Associate Fellow (Class of 2024), Dr. Parent has been recognized with the AIAA Plasmadynamics & Lasers Best Paper Award and multiple Editor's Picks from Physics of Fluids.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Aerospace Science and Engineering
• University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Computational Study of Fuel Injection in a Shcramjet Inlet
• M.S. Aerospace Science and Engineering
• University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Numerical Simulation of High-Speed Hydrogen/Air Planar Parallel Turbulent Mixing Using the Baldwin-Lomax Model
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering
• McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Awards

• Editor's Pick
• Physics of Fluids, AIP (American Institute of Physics), Spring 2026
• Trusted Reviewer Award
• IOP (Institute of Physics), Spring 2026
• AIAA Associate Fellow
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fall 2023
• Editor's pick award
• Physics of Fluids, AIP (American Institute of Physics), Spring 2022
• Best Paper of the Year Award
• AIAA, Spring 2021