Division of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics

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Academic Staff Group Members

Dr Eldad Avital
BSc(IITHaifa), MSc(Tel Aviv), PhD(Lond) CEng FRAeS

Reader in Computational Fluids and Acoustics
Fluid Mechanics and acoustics: (i) Fundamentals: Computational Aero-Acoustics, Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics, fluids-structure interaction, bio-fluids, particle flow. (ii) Applications: Power and thrust aero and marine production, wind and water turbines, water engineering, fusion energy, bio-fluids devices
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 3616 Email e.avital@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Lorenzo Botto
PhD

Senior Lecturer (equiv. Associate Professor) in Fluid Mechanics
I am the leader of the Fluids, Particles and Interfaces Group (https://bottogroup.wordpress.com/). I am interested in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, with particular focus on topics at the interface between classical fluid dynamics and materials science. My group uses simulations and theory, often corroborated by experimental results, to uncover fundamental engineering principles that can be applied to practical problems, in areas such as advanced materials, bioengineering, and energy engineering. Recurring topics of research in the group are the dynamics of particulate materials (suspensions, emulsions, powders, etc.) and the mechanics of soft interfaces. I lead the "Fluid Mechanics of Nanostructured Materials" Special Interest Group of the EPSRC-funded UK Fluids Network.
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 3757 Email l.botto@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Rafael Castrejon-Pita
PhD

Senior Lecturer in Applied Sciences
Fluid Mechanics, Experimental Physics, Liquid Drops, Sprays and Jets, Optics, Instrumentation, Inkjet and 3D Printing
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 7620 Email r.castrejonpita@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Jun Chen
BSc (Honours), MSc (Distinction), PhD

Lecturer in Engineering Science
My research interests lie at the interface of Computer Science, Operational Research and Control Engineering. Over the years, I have consolidated and structured my research along three themes: modelling, optimisation and decision, four cross-cutting application areas: intelligent decision support for airport operations, human factors & brain-computer interface, future flight deck automation systems and intelligent sewer networks, sponsored by EPSRC and industry and supported by the well-balanced research team consisting of senior academics, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students.
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 8873 Email jun.chen@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Sergey Karabasov
BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc

Reader in Computational Modelling
Fluid dynamics, computational aeroacoustics and aerodynamics, large-eddy simulations, meso-scale ocean modelling, fluctuating hydrodynamics for nano-scale flows , numerical methods for hyperbolic conservation laws
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 7650 Email s.karabasov@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Fariborz Motallebi
BSc MEng PhD

Senior Lecturer in Aerodynamics
Flow Control, Aerodynamics of Sport Vehicles, High Speed Aerodynamics, Boundary Layer Flows, Instrumentation and Optical Diagnostics in Flow Measurements
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 5182 Email f.motallebi@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller
Dipl-Ing, MSc, PhD

Reader in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Optimisation
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Biofluids, Shape Optimisation, Adjoint methods, Mesh adaptation, Sensitivity Analysis.
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 5421 Email j.mueller@qmul.ac.uk

Prof John Stark
BSc(Exon) MSc(Man) PhD(Lond) FRAS FRAeS

Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Electrospray technology, spacecraft propulsion, Spacecraft Design, Direct printing
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 8875 Email j.p.w.stark@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Yi Sui
PhD, MInstP, Fellow HEA

Reader in Simulation-Modelling of Engineering Systems
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 7763 Email y.sui@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Vassili Toropov
PhD, FRAeS, AFAIAA

Director of Division of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics /
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
- Development of design optimization techniques for large-scale engineering problems - Applications to various engineering systems - Improvement of reliability and robustness of engineering systems - Optimization of composite structures - Inverse problems
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 6296 Email v.v.toropov@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ranjan Vepa
BTech(IITMadras) MASc(Wat) PhD(Stan)

Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering
Dynamic modelling, control engineering, simulation, space & biomimetic robotics & UAVs, biomedical control systems, aeroelasticity, smart structures, flow control
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 5193 Email r.vepa@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Pihua Wen
BA MSc(CSU, Hunan) PhD(WIT)

Reader in Computational Solid & Fluid Mechanics
Solid and Fluid mechanics, fracture and damage, computational methods, numerical simulation in manufacturing and engineering
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 5371 Email p.h.wen@qmul.ac.uk

Associate Academic Staff Group Members

Prof Wen Wang
PhD, CEng, FIMechE, FAIMBE

Vice-Principal and Executive Dean (Science & Engineering)
Vascular endothelial mechanics, flow and solute transport in extracellular matrices, microcirculation, arterial haemodynamics, cell & tissue mechanics
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 3031 Email wen.wang@qmul.ac.uk

Postdoc Research Associates

Dr Enric Grustan

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
My research focuses on the fabrication of arrays of electrospray sources for satellite propulsion (colloid thrusters). The research combines MEMS development, experimentation of the thruster array and physical modeling to optimize the performance and geometry of the thrusters.
Email enric.grustan@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: John Stark

Mr Chuan Gu

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Email c.gu@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: Lorenzo Botto

Dr Jeongmoo Huh

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Telephone +44 (0) 20 7882 5262 Email j.huh@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: John Stark

Dr Ahmed Ismail

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Email a.ismail@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: John Stark

Mr Rejish Jesudasan

Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher
Email r.jesudasan@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: Jens-Dominik Mueller

Mrs Catherine Kamal

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Email c.kamal@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: Lorenzo Botto

Dr Weiqi Li

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 7821 Email wei-qi.li@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: Wen Wang

Mr Oliver Redwood

Project Research Engineer
Telephone +44 (0) 20 7882 5262 Email o.redwood@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: John Stark

Dr Michal Weiszer

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Optimisation, metaheuristics, operational research and their applications such as airport operations and intelligent sewer networks.
Email m.weiszer@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: Jun Chen

Professional Services

Mr Mick Etheridge

Laboratory Technician
Provides comprehensive technical support for staff and students in the School to enable the achievement of teaching and research aims and objectives. To be responsible for the operation and upkeep of the laboratory areas of Aero and I.C. Labs. Responsible for the instruction, guidance and supervision of staff and students in the use of laboratory equipment and techniques as appropriate.
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 4788 / 4789 Email m.etheridge@qmul.ac.uk

PhD Graduates

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisor(s)
2017
WANG, Zhen	Motion of deformable capsules in complex flows	Yi Sui
TAO, Tianyi	Design modelling and control of a miniature robotic system for surgical applications	M Hasan Shaheed, Ranjan Vepa
HUANG, Xuejiao	Design, Modelling and Fabrication of a Robotic Retractor for Colorectal Surgery	Pihua Wen, Ettore Barbieri
OLLAR, Jonathan		Vassili Toropov
HÜKELHEIM, Jan	High Performance Flow Control & Shape Optimisation Solver	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Sergey Karabasov
WANG, Yang	Robust and Stable discrete adjoint solver development for shape optimisation of incompressible flows with industrial applications	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Eldad Avital
SHEN, Xiang	Experimental and Numerical Study of Surface Curvature Effects on the Performance of the Aerofoils Used in Small Wind Turbines	Theodosios Alexander, Eldad Avital
MOZAFARI, Sahand	Optimal pump characteristic design for MCS devices suitable to different stages of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)	Theodosios Alexander, Fariborz Motallebi
2016
WANG, Zhao	The effects of the rate of hypo-osmotic challenge and IFT88 mutation on the biomechanics of chondrocytes.	Martin Knight, Wen Wang
YANG, Junyao	The role of HDAC7-related peptide in stem cell differentiation towards endothelial cell	Wen Wang
YU, Baoqi	The synergistic role of mechanical stimuli and VEGF treatment in stem cell differentiation to endothelial cells	Wen Wang
LIN, Miao	Interaction between the circulating blood and vascular endothelial cells in health & disease. Cell Mechanics for endothelial glycocalyx	Wen Wang, Asa Barber
SU, Fang	Parallelization solutions for the YNANO Discontinua Simulations in 2D	Ante Munjiza, Pihua Wen
JIA, Liyong	Micro-structure reorganisation of the aortic heart valve under a biaxial loading condition	Hazel Screen, Wen Wang
KRISHNAMOORTHY, Mahentha	Developing Cationic Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery	Julien Gautrot, John Stark
CHEN, Xia	Investigating the effects of cholesterol on phospholipid bilayer with molecular dynamics simulations.	Wen Wang, Yiling Lu
2015
XU, Shenren	Numerical shape optimisation of flow around turbomachinery blades	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Andrew Wheeler
SALEH, Zainab	An investigation into Turbine Blade Tip Leakage Flows at High Speeds	Eldad Avital, Theodosios Alexander
BAI, Xin	Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow	John Williams, Eldad Avital
YU, Xiaotian	Functional impact of microRNA-34a on stem cell differentiation towards smooth muscle cell	Wen Wang
LU, Zhengjun	Microfluidics for a novel bioreactor	Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama
RAYAMAJHI, Milan	Efficient Methods for Robust Shape Optimisation for Crashworthiness	Fabian Duddeck, Jens-Dominik Mueller
SINGH, Gursharanjit	A Study of the Fluid Dynamic Coupling Between LP Steam Turbine and its Exhaust Hood	Andrew Wheeler, Jens-Dominik Mueller
DEO, Devendra Inder	Microcapsule for targetted drug delivery to diseased tissues	Wen Wang, Gleb Sukhorukov
LI, Wei-Qi	Electrical stimulation on cell-cell interactions in vitro	Wen Wang
WANG, Xiaocong	The Role of DKK3 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Differentiation	Wen Wang
2014
LIU, Weizhi	Microcapsule internalization be cells in vitro caused by physical and biochemical stimuli	Gleb Sukhorukov, Wen Wang
BAI, Xin	Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow	John Williams, Eldad Avital
QIU, Lin	Novel polymeric matrix and its interaction withbiological cells	Wen Wang, Ton Peijs
2013
CHRISTAKOPOULOS, Faidon	Sensitivity computation and shape optimisation in aerodynamics using the adjoint methodology and Automatic Differentiation	Jens Mueller
2012
IKRAM, Zaheer	Numerical investigation of the effect of free-surface flow past submerged bluff and streamlined bodies	John Williams, Eldad Avital
NAYEBOSSADRI, Shahrzad	Computational and Experimental Study of Nasal Cavity Airflow Dynamics	Eldad Avital, Fariborz Motallebi
BAI, Ke	Spatial distribution, temporal development and mechanical properties of the endothelial glycocalyx in vitro	Wen Wang
LIU, Yankai	Modelling studies on biological tissue property and mechanical responses under external stimuli	Wen Wang
2011
TU, Wei	Comeld Joints: Optimisation of Geometric Parameters of the Protrusions	Pihua Wen, Felicity Guild, Paul Hogg
AHMAD, Arsalan	Experimental Aeroacoustics Study on Jet Noise Reduction Using Tangential Air Injection	Eldad Avital, Chris Lawn, John Cater
LUO, Zhenling	microRNAs play a role in human embryonic stem cell differentiation into endothelial cells	Wen Wang
CHAI, Chanyuan	Can Interface Conditions be Modified by Support Surfaces to Minimise the Risk of Pressure Ulcer Development?	Wen Wang, Dan Bader
YE, Shang Jun	Computational modelling of flows in porous scaffold materials using a lattice Boltzmann method	Wen Wang
2010
TAN, Zhikai	Mechanisms involved in the electrospray of biological macromolecules	John Stark
SHELDON, Andrew	Visualization of fluid motions inside Taylor cones using dye tracer	John Stark
MD ZHAHIR, Md Amzari	Adaptive Filtering Applications to Satellite Navigation	Ranjan Vepa
RYAN, Charles	Influence of electrostatics upon electrospray with the intention of application to colloid thrusters	John Stark
ADETORO, Oluwamayokun	Numerical Structure for Milling Proceses of Thin Wall Structures	Pihua Wen
2009
GUO, Lei	Novel biosensors and Their application in Mass Transport	Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama

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Division of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics

People

Academic Staff Group Members

Dr Eldad AvitalBSc(IITHaifa), MSc(Tel Aviv), PhD(Lond) CEng FRAeS

Dr Lorenzo BottoPhD

Dr Rafael Castrejon-PitaPhD

Dr Jun ChenBSc (Honours), MSc (Distinction), PhD

Dr Sergey KarabasovBSc, MSc, PhD, DSc

Dr Fariborz MotallebiBSc MEng PhD

Dr Jens-Dominik MuellerDipl-Ing, MSc, PhD

Prof John StarkBSc(Exon) MSc(Man) PhD(Lond) FRAS FRAeS

Dr Yi SuiPhD, MInstP, Fellow HEA

Prof Vassili ToropovPhD, FRAeS, AFAIAA

Dr Ranjan VepaBTech(IITMadras) MASc(Wat) PhD(Stan)

Dr Pihua WenBA MSc(CSU, Hunan) PhD(WIT)

Associate Academic Staff Group Members

Prof Wen WangPhD, CEng, FIMechE, FAIMBE

Postdoc Research Associates

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