Overview
Personal Profile
Nicholas Hamilton’s expertise is in turbulent fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, and dynamical systems. He has experience in wind tunnel experiments, field observations and remote sensing, and numerical modeling. At NLR, Hamilton supports work in wind plant controls and turbulent wind plant flow dynamics through experimentation and data science. He is the principle investigator of the Aeroacoustic Assessment of Wind Plant Controls project and leads the simulation group within the American WAKE experiment project.
Research Interests
Wind turbine wake aerodynamics
Reduced-order modeling and dynamical systems
Wind turbine aeroacoustics
Professional Experience
Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering, NLR (2017—current)
Research Associate, Portland State University (2014–2017)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University
Master, Aerospace Engineering, École centrale de Lille
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Acoustic Tomography of the Atmosphere: A Large-Eddy Simulation Sensitivity Study: Article No. 1892
Maric, E., Lee, B., Thedin, R., Quon, E. & Hamilton, N., 2025, In: Remote Sensing. 17, 11, 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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American WAKE Experiment (AWAKEN) Field Campaign Report: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science
Moriarty, P., Abraham, A., Bodini, N., Hamilton, N., Herges, T., Kaul, C., Krishnamurthy, R., Letizia, S., Newsom, R. & Wharton, S., 2025, 29 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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A Perspective on Lessons Learned and Future Needs for Wind Energy Field Campaigns: Article No. 032302
Bodini, N., Moriarty, P., Letizia, S., Mann, J., Wharton, S., Deskos, G., Doubrawa, P., Fast, J., Hamilton, N., Herges, T., Kaul, C., Kelley, C., Krishnamurthy, R., Lavin, L., Lundquist, J., Maniaci, D. & Naughton, J., 2025, In: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 17, 3, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial for the Collection "Preparatory Work for the American Wake Experiment (AWAKEN)" Article No. 050401
Hamilton, N., Iungo, G., Lundquist, J. & Moriarty, P., 2025, In: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 17, 5, 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ensemble-Based, Large-Eddy Reconstruction of Wind Turbine Inflow in a Near-Stationary Atmospheric Boundary Layer Through Generative Artificial Intelligence: Article No. e70020
Rybchuk, A., Martinez-Tossas, L., Letizia, S., Hamilton, N., Scholbrock, A., Maric, E., Houck, D., Herges, T., de Velder, N. & Doubrawa, P., 2025, In: Wind Energy. 28, 5, 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus Citations
Activities
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American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics (External organization)
Perry, B. (Member) & Hamilton, N. (Member)
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Pesaran, A. (Member), Bay, C. (Member), Veers, P. (Fellow), Walker, A. (Fellow), DeVoto, D. (Member), Moreno, G. (Member), Zhu, G. (Member), Hamilton, N. (Member), Martin, M. (Member), Paret, P. (Member), Kekelia, B. (Member), Chaudhary, R. (Member), Biglu, M. (Member), Hirschey, J. (Member), Moreno Resendiz, E. (Member), Gamil, A. (Member) & Kocher, J. (Member)
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Awards and Honors
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NREL Outstanding Mentor Award
Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Hamilton, N. (Recipient) & King, R. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Honorary award