Dr Wichai Pattanapol
With a career spanning academia, industry innovation, and groundbreaking software development, Wichai serves as the visionary Chief Technology Officer at Polar Dynamix. Holding a Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD in Engineering, Wichai is a highly skilled and passionate expert in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
Wichai’s expertise has been developed through decades of academic leadership and research in CFD, combined with a significant role leading the innovation department at a large, publicly traded company. This unique blend of technical depth and practical industry experience has positioned Wichai as a key figure in transforming complex engineering solutions into accessible tools for all.
CFD, a powerful tool traditionally reserved for large enterprises due to its cost and complexity, has been central to Wichai’s professional journey. While supervising students’ theses, Wichai recognized a significant barrier – existing CFD software was overly complex and time-consuming for non-specialists to learn. This insight became the catalyst for a pivotal ‘eureka moment’.
Wichai envisioned a world where CFD was no longer exclusive to large enterprises or highly trained engineers. Instead, anyone—from architects assessing wind flow through buildings to homeowners optimizing ventilation—could harness its potential. This vision laid the groundwork for Air Sketcher.
At Polar Dynamix, Wichai has reimagined CFD, leveraging technical expertise and creative problem-solving to simplify its application. The result is an intuitive, user-friendly software solution that delivers the power of CFD to individuals and small businesses without requiring specialized skills or significant resources.
Passionate about innovation and committed to continuous learning, Wichai leads with a focus on making advanced technology accessible and impactful. Under Wichai’s leadership, Polar Dynamix empowers users to harness CFD’s transformative capabilities, enabling smarter decisions and better outcomes with just a few clicks.