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In this episode, Professor Brian Launder (Professor at the University of Manchester and Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineers) shares his remarkable journey through academia, detailing his early fascination with heat transfer, his transition to MIT, and his significant contributions to turbulence modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). We touch upon the key role that Professor Brian Spalding had on his career as well as work that led to the breakthrough k-epilson turbulence model as well as the pioneering work on second-moment closure model. Prof Launder highlights the key role of collaborators and ex students such as Professors Hector Iacovides, Tim Craft, Bill Jones, Kemal Hanjalić and many more. He ends with advice for early-stage researchers and reflections on more than 50 years worth of academic research. Chapters 00:30 Introduction 05:00 Early Academic Journey 10:06 Transition to MIT and Research Focus 16:21 Return to Imperial College and Early Career 21:06 Research Projects and PhD Students 27:46 Development of the k-epilson model 33:18 CHAM and Career Changes 36:24 Move to UC Davis and New Research Directions 44:05 Challenges and Opportunities in Research 47:07 The Interview Experience 51:14 Transition to Manchester University 52:23 Research Innovations in Turbulence Modeling 57:45 The Development of the TCL Model 01:03:15 Nonlinear Eddy Viscosity Models 01:05:58 Advanced Wall Functions and Their Applications 01:10:09 Reflections on Career and Contributions 01:15:49 Legacy and Impact on Turbulence Modeling Top Turbulence Modelling contributions (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y3JbAK8AAAAJ&hl=en)