Dr. Huertas Cerdeira has broad research interests in the fields of Unsteady Fluid Mechanics and Fluid-Structure Interactions. Her group leverages a combination of experimental, analytical and data-driven tools to tackle problems ranging from bio-inspired robotics to efficient aviation, wind energy harvesting and heat transfer enhancement.

Education

• PhD., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2019
• M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2015
• B.S/M.S., Mechanics and Aeronautics, ENSMA Poitiers (France), 2014
• B.S., Aeronautics, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain), 2014

Honors

• William F. Ballhaus Prize for an outstanding doctoral dissertation in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology (2019)
• Charles D. Babcock Award for achievements in teaching or other assistance to students, California Institute of Technology (2018)
• Victoria Alegria Tracy Scholarship to a student who shows exceptional promise in advancing his or her field, The Aerospace Historical Society (2018)
• La Caixa Fellowship Grant for Post-Graduate Studies, La Caixa Foundation (2015-2017)

Huertas-Cerdeira C., Goza A., Sader J., Colonius T., and Gharib, M. (2021) Dynamics of an inverted cantilever plate at moderate angle of attack. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 909, A20

Fan B., Huertas-Cerdeira C., Cosse J., Sader J. and Gharib M. (2019) Effect of morphology on the large-amplitude flapping dynamics of an inverted flag in a uniform flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 874, 526-547

Huertas-Cerdeira, C., Fan, B., and Gharib, M. (2018) Coupled motion of two side-by-side inverted flags. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 76, 527-535

Sader, J., Huertas-Cerdeira,C., and Gharib, M. (2016) Stability of slender inverted flags and rods in uniform steady flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 809, 873-894

Kim, D., Cosse, J., Huertas Cerdeira, C., and Gharib, M. (2013) Flapping dynamics of an inverted flag. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 736, R1