Anya Jones and Aaswath Ramah, faculty members in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, have been honored as 2025 American Physical Society Fellows for their contributions to experimental fluid dynamics and advances in thermal photonics, respectively. The APS Fellowships recognize members for outstanding efforts to advance the field of physics.
Jones, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is the recipient of the Division of Fluid Dynamics Fellowship for her “novel contributions in experimental fluid dynamics with an emphasis on investigating the underlying flow physics of unsteady aerodynamic phenomena that are relevant to gusting flows, flapping wings, helicopter rotors and the control of those flows,” according to APS’ website.
Jones leads the Separated and Transient Aerodynamics Laboratory at UCLA, which studies vortex dynamics and the physics of highly separated flows using experimental methods, including water channels and wind tunnels. Her group develops models for complex wind gusts and tests how different aircraft designs may fare in those conditions to improve simulations.
Her honors include a 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
Raman, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, received the Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics Fellowship for his “fundamental advances in thermal photonics and the development of radiative cooling, including the first demonstration of daytime radiative cooling and its integration into energy systems.”
At UCLA, Raman directs the Raman Lab, which studies how light and heat interact with metamaterials and nanoscale optical structures and devices to enable new technologies. His team focuses on developing materials and systems that can passively cool buildings and enable low-energy cooling solutions for outdoor infrastructure.
Raman was also recently named a 2026 fellow of Optica, an international scholarly society for the science of light. His other honors include an NSF CAREER Award, a Sloan Research Fellowship, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director’s Fellowship and the Materials Research Society’s Kavli Foundation Early Career Award.
