The Center for Turbulence Research is a research consortium for studying turbulence. It is jointly operated by Stanford University and NASA, with Parviz Moin as its founding director. [1] Established in 1987, the Center for Turbulence Research is devoted to fundamental studies of turbulent flows.
The main elements of the Center are a research fellows program, a biennial summer program, seminars and conferences. [2] CTR is known for fundamental studies in turbulent flows along with large scale numerical investigations. [3] [4] [5]