Faculty Profile

Tony Saad

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Combustion Simulation
Computational Fluid Dynamics
High Performance Computing
Low-mach Reacting Flows
Numerical Analysis
Numerical Modeling
Population Balances
Solid Propellant Rocket Engines
Turbulent Reacting Flow
low-Mach reacting flows

Awards & Honors

Publications

  • Hayden A. Hedworth. (2021). Mitigating the Spread of Infectious Disease in Orchestras.


  • https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/26/eabg4511Hayden A. Hedworth, Mokbel Karam, Josh McConnell, James C. Sutherland, Tony Saad. (2021). Mitigation strategies for airborne disease transmission in orchestras using computational fluid dynamics. Science Advances, 7, pp. eabg4511.


  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021999121004137Mokbel Karam, James C. Sutherland, Tony Saad. (2021). Low-cost Runge-Kutta integrators for incompressible flow simulations. Journal of Computational Physics, pp. 110518.

  • Hayden A. Hedworth. (2021). Vertical Ozone Profiles on the Wasatch Front.


  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850220301877Hayden A. Hedworth, Tofigh Sayahi, Kerry E. Kelly, Tony Saad. (2020). The effectiveness of drones in measuring particulate matter. Journal of Aerosol Science, pp. 105702.


  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711020300224Mokbel Karam, James C. Sutherland, Tony Saad. (2020). PyModPDE: A python software for modified equation analysis. SoftwareX, 12, pp. 100541.


  • https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2020-3035Joshua T. McConnell, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2020). An Explicit Low-Mach Projection Method for Modeling Flows with Finite-Rate Chemistry.. AIAA AVIATION Forum.


  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s10766-018-0619-1Brad Peterson, Alan Humphrey, Dan Sunderland, James Sutherland, Tony Saad, Harish Dasari, Martin Berzins. (2019). Automatic Halo Management for the Uintah GPU-Heterogeneous Asynchronous Many-Task Runtime. International Journal of Parallel Programming, 47, pp. 1086–1116.


  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711019302456Tony Saad, Giovanna Ruai. (2019). PyMaxEnt: A Python software for maximum entropy moment reconstruction. SoftwareX, 10, pp. 100353.

  • Tony Saad. (2019). Timestep Cost Analysis of Pressure-and Density-Based Methods. ResearchGate.

  • Giovanna Ruai. (2019). An Open Source Python Code for Maximum Entropy.

  • Austin Richards. (2019). Accelerated Turbulence Generation via CUDA and Parallel Computing.

  • Mokbel Karam, James C Sutherland, Michael Hansen, Tony Saad. (2019). A Framework for Analyzing the Temporal Accuracy of Pressure Projection Methods. 2019 AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, pp. 3634.


  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333223468TheEffectivenessoftheTaylorVortexasaVerificationToolTony Saad. (2019). The Effectiveness of the Taylor Vortex as a Verification Tool. ResearchGate.

  • Tony Saad. (2019). The Amazing Taylor (-Green?) Vortex. ResearchGate.


  • https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2018-4266Tony Saad, Mokbel Karam, James C. Sutherland. (2018). An Explicit Variable-Density Projection Method for Low-Mach Reacting Flows on Structured Uniform Grids. AIAA 2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference.


  • https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2018-3559Austin Richards, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2018). A Fast Turbulence Generator using Graphics Processing Units. AIAA 2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference.

  • Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2018). Case Studies in Using a DSL and Task Graphs for Portable Reacting Flow Simulations.


  • https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mechanics/article/extension-of-kelvins-minimum-energy-theorem-to-incompressible-fluid-domains-with-open-regions/465443EF008C5C4C5A8C7AB3CF357C37Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2017). Extension of Kelvin’s minimum energy theorem to incompressible fluid domains with open regions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 825, pp. 208–212.


  • https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.J055949Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2017). Viscous Mean Flow Approximations for Porous Tubes with Radially Regressing Walls. AIAA Journal, 55, pp. 3868–3880.

  • Josh McConnell, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2017). Coupling an explicit lowMach projection scheme to various chemistry models and interphase source terms.

  • Tony Saad, Derek Cline, Rob Stoll, James C. Sutherland. (2017). Scalable Tools for Generating Synthetic Isotropic Turbulence with Arbitrary Spectra. AIAA Journal, 55, pp. 327–331.

  • Babak Goshayeshi, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2017). Hybrid Computing In Large-Scale Multiphysics Simulation: Tabulated Properties and Particle-Cell Interpolations.

  • Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2017). Case Studies in Using a DSL and Task Graphs for Portable Reacting Flow Simulations.

  • Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2016). An Explicit Variable-Density Projection Method for Low-Mach Reacting Flows on Structured Uniform Grids.

  • Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2016). Wasatch: An Architecture-Proof Multiphysics Development Environment Using a Domain Specific Language and Graph Theory. Journal of Computational Science, 17, pp. 639–646.

  • Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2016). Comment on “Diffusion by a Random Velocity Field” [Phys. Fluids 13, 22 (1970)]. Physics of Fluids (1994-present), 28, pp. 119101.

  • Alex W. Abboud, Ben B. Schroeder, Tony Saad, Sean T. Smith, Derek D. Harris, David O. Lignell. (2015). A Numerical Comparison of Precipitating Turbulent Flows between Large-Eddy Simulation and One-Dimensional Turbulence. AIChE Journal, 61, pp. 3185–3197.

  • Tony Saad, Christopher Earl, Abhishek Bagusetty, Matthew Might, James C. Sutherland. (2015). Uintah/Wasatch: Addressing Multiphsyics Complexity in a High-Performance Computing Environment.

  • Tony Saad, Abhishek Bagusetty, James C. Sutherland. (2015). Wasatch: A CPU/GPU-Ready Multiphysics Code Using a Domain Specific Language.

  • Tony Saad, Alex W. Abboud, Sean T. Smith, Terry A. Ring. (2015). A Class of Exact Solutions for Population Balances with Arbitrary Internal Coordinates. AIChE Journal, pp. n/a–n/a.

  • James C Sutherland, Matthew Might, Christopher Earl, Tony Saad. (2014). Design Paradigms to Accommodate Architectural Uncertainty in Multiphysics Applications.

  • Andrew Fist, Joseph Majdalani, Tony Saad. (2014). Energy Steepened States of the Swirling Mean Flow in a Solid Rocket. 50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference.

  • Alex W. Abboud, Tony Saad, Jeremy Thornock, Sean Thomas Smith. (2013). Large Eddy Simulation of a Precipitate Flow With QMOM.

  • John Schmidt, Martin Berzins, Jeremy Thornock, Tony Saad, James Sutherland. (2013). Large Scale Parallel Solution of Incompressible Flow Problems Using Uintah and Hypre.

  • Amir Biglari, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2013). An Efficient and Explicit Pressure Projection Method for Reacting Flow Simulations. pp. 1–14.

  • Amir Biglari, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2013). A Time-Accurate Pressure Projection Method for Reacting Flows.

  • Douglas S. Crawford, Tony Saad, Terry A. Ring. (2013). Verification and Validation of the Maximum Entropy Method for Reconstructing Neutron Flux, with MCNP5, Attila-7.1.0 and the GODIVA Experiment. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 53, pp. 188–191.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2012). Some Thoughts on the Pressure Integration Requirements of the Navier-Stokes Equations. Fluid Dynamics Research, 44, pp. 065508.

  • Alex W. Abboud, Sean Thomas Smith, Tony Saad, Jeremy Thornock. (2012). Modeling Precipitation Reactions in Turbulent Flow with QMOM Incorporated Into LES.

  • Christopher W. Earl, Devin Robison, Tony Saad, James C Sutherland, Matthew Might. (2012). Automated Algorithm Construction for Large Scale Computational Physics and Reacting Flow Simulations : Software Infrastructure.

  • Joseph Majdalani, Tony Saad. (2012). Advanced Fluid Dynamics. pp. 95 – 134.

  • Brian A. Maicke, Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2012). On the Compressible Hart-McClure and Sellars Mean Flow Motions. Physics of Fluids, 24, pp. 096101.

  • Tony Saad, Sean T. Smith, Alex W. Abboud, Terry A. Ring. (2011). On a Class of Analytical Solutions for the Population Balance Equation.

  • Alex W. Abboud, Sean T. Smith, Tony Saad, Terry A. Ring. (2011). A Study of Population Balance Modeling in a Large-Eddy Simulation with Carbonate Precipitation.

  • James C. Sutherland, Tony Saad. (2011). A Novel Computational Framework for Reactive Flow and Multiphysics Simulations.

  • {Tony Saad}, {Brian A. Maicke}, Joseph Majdalani. (2011). Coordinate Independent Forms of the Compressible Potential Flow Equations. 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2011). Viscous Flows Revisited in Simulated Rockets with Radially Regressing Walls. 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.

  • James C. Sutherland, Tony Saad. (2011). The Discrete Operator Approach to the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations. 20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, pp. AIAA–2011–3377.

  • Devin Robinson, Naveen Punati, Tony Saad, James C. Sutherland. (2011). A Novel Computational Approach for Multiphysics and Reactive Flow Simulations.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2011). The Derivation and Solution of the Compressible Potential Equation in Orthogonal Coordinates.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2011). Some Thoughts on Kelvin’s Minimum Energy Theorem.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2010). Extension of Kelvin’s Minimum Energy Theorem to Flows with Open Regions. 40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2010). Pressure Integration Rules and Restrictions for the Navier-Stokes Equations. 40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad. (2010). Theoretical Models for Wall Injected Duct Flows.

  • Tony Saad, J. Majdalani. (2010). On the Lagrangian Optimization of Wall-Injected Flows: From the Hart-McClure Potential to the Taylor-Culick Rotational Motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 466, pp. 331–362.

  • Brian A. Maicke, Joseph Majdalani. (2010). On the Compressible Hart-McClure Mean Flow Motion in Simulated Rocket Motors. 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2009). Energy Based Solutions of the Bidirectional Vortex with Multiple Mantles. 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2009). Rotational Flowfields in Porous Channels with Arbitrary Headwall Injection. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 25, pp. 921–929.

  • T. Saad, M. Darwish. (2009). A High Scalability Parallel Algebraic Multigrid Solver. pp. 231–236.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2008). Energy Based Solutions of the Bidirectional Vortex.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2008). Energy Based Mean Flow Solutions for Slab Hybrid Rocket Chambers. 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2008). Energy based solutions of the bidirectional vortex. 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.

  • M. Darwish, Tony Saad, Z. Hamdan. (2008). Parallelization of an Additive Multigrid Solver. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals: An International Journal of Computation and Methodology, 54, pp. 157.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2007). Energy Steepened States of the Taylor-Culick Profile. 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.

  • Tony Saad, Joseph Majdalani. (2007). The Taylor Profile in Porous Channels with Arbitrary Headwall Injection. 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit.

  • Oliver C. Sams, Joseph Majdalani, Tony Saad. (2007). Mean Flow Approximations for Solid Rocket Motors with Tapered Walls. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 23, pp. 445–456.

  • Joseph Majdalani, Tony Saad. (2007). The Taylor-Culick Profile with Arbitrary Headwall Injection. Physics of Fluids, 19, pp. 093601–10.

  • Tony Saad, Oliver C. Sams, Joseph Majdalani. (2006). Rotational Flow in Tapered Slab Rocket Motors. Physics of Fluids, 18, pp. 103601.

  • Tony Saad, Marwan Darwish. (2006). A High Scalability Parallel Algebraic Multigrid Solver. pp. 231–236.

  • Tony Saad. (2005). Implementation and Performance Analysis of a Parallel Algebraic Multigrid Solver.