His research tackles fluid dynamic problems that are defined by a strong coupling between turbulence, acoustics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and/or chemical kinetics. The objective is provide insight into some of the key challenges in the field of rocket propulsion through a juditious use of high-fidelity numerical simulations, large-scale computations, and applied mathematics. Prior to joining Waterloo, Jean-Pierre was a Post-Doctoral Fellow and then a Research Scientist respectively at the Center for Turbulence Research of Stanford University and in the Spacecraft Department at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Jean-Pierre obtained his PhD from the Royal Military College of Canada, his M.Sc. from TU-Darmstadt, and B.Ing. from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.