Biography
Budi Gunawan is a principal research engineer in the Water Power Technologies Program at Sandia National Laboratories. He has experience in environmental fluid dynamics, hydraulic engineering, and marine and hydrokinetic energy. Since 2011, Budi has overseen various projects involving hydrodynamic measurements and modeling, component and system validation, infrastructure testing upgrades, structural analysis, and instrumentation.
Budi is Sandia’s representative for the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications (IECRE). Additionally, Budi serves as a Subject Matter Expert on two IEC Technical Specifications for marine energy. He is an associate editor of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.