<p>In this episode, Professor Brian Launder (Professor at the University of Manchester and Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineers) shares his remarkable journey through academia, detailing his early fascination with heat transfer, his transition to MIT, and his significant contributions to turbulence modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). We touch upon the key role that Professor Brian Spalding had on his career as well as work that led to the breakthrough k-epilson turbulence model as well as the pioneering work on second-moment closure model. Prof Launder highlights the key role of collaborators and ex students such as Professors Hector Iacovides, Tim Craft, Bill Jones, Kemal Hanjalić and many more. He ends with advice for early-stage researchers and reflections on more than 50 years worth of academic research.<br /><br />Chapters<br /><br />00:30 Introduction<br />05:00 Early Academic Journey<br />10:06 Transition to MIT and Research Focus<br />16:21 Return to Imperial College and Early Career<br />21:06 Research Projects and PhD Students<br />27:46 Development of the k-epilson model<br />33:18 CHAM and Career Changes<br />36:24 Move to UC Davis and New Research Directions<br />44:05 Challenges and Opportunities in Research<br />47:07 The Interview Experience<br />51:14 Transition to Manchester University<br />52:23 Research Innovations in Turbulence Modeling<br />57:45 The Development of the TCL Model<br />01:03:15 Nonlinear Eddy Viscosity Models<br />01:05:58 Advanced Wall Functions and Their Applications<br />01:10:09 Reflections on Career and Contributions<br />01:15:49 Legacy and Impact on Turbulence Modeling<br /><br />Top Turbulence Modelling contributions (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y3JbAK8AAAAJ&amp;hl=en) <br /><br /><br /></p>