Dr Wichai Pattanapol
With a career spanning academia, industry innovation, and groundbreaking software development, Dr Pattanapol serves as the visionary Chief Technology Officer of Polar Dynamix. Holding a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate in engineering, he is a highly skilled and passionate expert in the field of computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Dr Pattanapol developed his CFD expertise during his decades in academic leadership and research, as well as during his significant role leading the innovation department at a large, publicly traded company. His unique blend of technical depth and practical industry experience has positioned him as a key figure in transforming complex engineering solutions into accessible tools for regular people.
CFD, a powerful tool traditionally reserved for large enterprises due to its cost and complexity, has been central to Dr Pattanapol’s professional journey. While supervising students’ theses, he recognized a significant barrier; existing CFD software was overly complex and time-consuming for non-specialists to learn. As he contemplated his insight, he had a pivotal ‘eureka moment’.
Dr Pattanapol envisioned a world where CFD analysis was no longer exclusive to large enterprises or highly trained engineers. Instead, anyone—from architects assessing wind flow through complex buildings to homeowners optimizing their residential ventilation—could harness its potential. His vision laid the groundwork for Air Sketcher.
At Polar Dynamix, Dr Pattanapol has reimagined CFD, leveraging technical expertise and creative problem-solving to simplify its application. The result is an intuitive, user-friendly software solution that can be used by individuals and business owners who don’t have specialized skills or significant resources, to harness the power of CFD.
Passionate about innovation and committed to continuous learning, Dr Pattanapol leads with a focus on making advanced technology accessible and effective. Under his leadership, Polar Dynamix empowers users to harness CFD’s transformative capabilities, enabling smarter decision-making and better outcomes with just a few clicks.