Division of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics
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Academic Members
![]() Dr Eldad Avital |
![]() Dr Lorenzo Botto |
![]() Dr Adrian Briggs |
![]() Prof James Busfield |
![]() Dr Neil Cagney |
![]() Dr Rafa Castrejon |
![]() Dr Jun Chen |
![]() Dr Ahmed Ismail |
![]() Prof Sergey Karabasov |
![]() Prof Martin Knight |
![]() Dr Fariborz Motallebi |
![]() Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller |
![]() Dr Angadh Nanjangud |
![]() Prof Hazel Screen |
![]() Prof John Stark |
![]() Prof Vassili Toropov |
![]() Dr Ranjan Vepa |
![]() Prof Wen Wang |
![]() Dr Pihua Wen |
Postdoc Research Associates
![]() Dr Simon Gravelle |
![]() Dr Weiqi Li |
![]() Dr A.P. Markesteijn (Anton) |
![]() Dr Clare Thompson |
![]() Dr Michal WeiszerPostdoctoral Research Assistant |
Professional Services
![]() Dr Russell Bailey |
![]() Dr Erica Di Federico |
![]() Mr Nick DugganWorkshop Technician |
![]() Dr Benjamin Gridley |
![]() Dr Shoghik Hakobyan |
![]() Mr Dennis IfeMechanical Workshop Manager |
![]() Ms Jun Ma |
![]() Mr Andrew McDonaldMechanical Workshop Technician |
![]() Mr Danny Neighbour |
![]() Mr James SearlesMechanical Workshop Technician |
Current PhD Students
Name | Thesis Title | Supervisor |
ABID, Hussain Ali | Theoretical and computational modelling of airframe / propulsion interaction noise for reduced noise aircraft design | Sergey Karabasov |
AGROMAYOR OTERO, Roberto | TBC | Jens-Dominik Mueller |
AMIT, Anam | Parallel Mutigrid and Mesh Refinement Methods | Jens-Dominik Mueller |
AURIEMMA, Salvatore | Development of parametric CAD models for gradient-based aerodynamic shape optimisation | Jens-Dominik Mueller |
BEJA FERREIRA, Marta | Biophysical biomarkers to characterize cancer-associated fibroblasts in drug screening strategies. | Martin Knight |
BONTOFT, Elliot | Research - Multidisciplinary multifidelity stochastic topology optimisation Title - Level Set Multidisciplinary Topology Optimisation | Vassili Toropov |
CHEN, Yang | Fluid-Structure Interaction Modelling for Smart Blades of Renewable Energy Turbines | Eldad Avital |
DRAIN, Ben | Post-Polymerisation modification to form functional polymers | James Busfield |
FERRERI, Alessandro | Double layer charging in electrospray thrusters for space applications | John Stark |
GAINS, Connor | Developing a rat model of tendinopathy to investigate mechanobiology of the disease | Hazel Screen |
GARCIA SANCHEZ, Brenda | Novel Models of Tendinopathy on a Chip | Hazel Screen |
GUEVARA MORALES, Guillermo | Mixed mode colloid electric propulsion | John Stark |
HOHENBERGER, Travis | The design of down hole elastomer packers for the oil and gas industry | James Busfield |
JESUDASAN, Rejish | An Adaptive Parametrisation Method for Shape Optimisation Using Adjoint Sensitivities | Jens-Dominik Mueller |
JIA, Dongsheng | Optimization of deployable structures used for drug delivery | Vassili Toropov |
JURADO TERRAZAS, Dariel | Organ-on-a-chip model of cartilage disease | Martin Knight |
KAUR, Anureet | Self Healing Elastomers | James Busfield |
KYEI-MANU, William | Fracture behaviour in high performance tyres | James Busfield |
LI, Fan | Multiscale modelling of nano-confined water systems | Sergey Karabasov |
LIN, Tao | The dynamics of particles in flows with applications in material sciences and biomedical engineering | Yi Sui |
LIU, Xinjian | TBC | Sergey Karabasov |
LU, Ruixin | Numerical simulation of cell dynamics in inertial flows | Yi Sui |
MCFIE, Megan | Development of high throughput imaging screen of compounds effecting primary cilia structure and resulting modulation of mechanosignalling and other cilia functions in chondrocytes. | Martin Knight |
MENG, Huan | The effect of substrate stiffness on primary cilia and regulation of the tumour microenvironment. | Martin Knight |
NAZ, Nabila | Numerical simulation of electrohydrodynamics | Yi Sui |
NIU, Kaiyuan | IL-10 signalling in human vascular development (human vascular cell differentiation from induced-pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)) | Wen Wang |
NORTON, Rebecca | Factors Impacting Tissue Compliance in the Human Left Atrium and its Effect on Radiofrequency Ablation Success | Hazel Screen |
PATEL, Ruhi | Optimisation of a Novel Polymeric Heart Valve | James Busfield |
SAMAD, Hudair | Microfluidics for sorting circulating tumor cells | Yi Sui |
SCHLAPS, Ralf | Novel 3D Shapes for MDO of Fans and Compressors | Vassili Toropov |
SHIVAPATHAM, Shivapatham | Investigating human Achilles tendon biomechanics using novel ultrasound imaging approaches | Hazel Screen |
VIZCAINO VERGARA, Maria | TBC | James Busfield |
WANG, Mingyang | River Flow Vegetation Dynamics | Eldad Avital |
XU, Jin | TBC | Eldad Avital |
YANES NUNEZ, Eduardo | Frictional Properties of Rubber in Elastomer Seals. | James Busfield |
YUAN, Yu | Navier Stokes flows with meshless finite block method | Pihua Wen |
ZAMAN, Ar-Rafi | Controlling Ion Emission in a Colloid Thruster | John Stark |
ZHANG, Zhang | TBC | Vassili Toropov |
ZHAO, Luoguang | Numerical simulation of cells in flows | Wen Wang |
ZHOU, Junjie | TBC | Pihua Wen |
PhD Graduates
Name | Thesis Title | Supervisor |
2017 | ||
MOZAFARI, Sahand | Optimal pump characteristic design for MCS devices suitable to different stages of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | Theodosios Alexander, Fariborz Motallebi |
TAO, Tianyi | Design modelling and control of a miniature robotic system for surgical applications | M Hasan Shaheed, Ranjan Vepa |
WU, Guangchang | Predicting tyre compound wear. | James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti |
CHEN, Bin | Electric Breakdown of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Materials | Federico Carpi, James Busfield |
BAUMARD, Thomas | Fatigue life prediction in aircraft tyres | James Busfield |
OLLAR, Jonathan | Vassili Toropov | |
WANG, Zhen | Motion of deformable capsules in complex flows | Yi Sui |
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 |
HÜKELHEIM, Jan | High Performance Flow Control & Shape Optimisation Solver | Jens-Dominik Mueller, Sergey Karabasov |
COLAK, Burcu | Micro-patterning of peptide-based biomaterials | Julien Gautrot, Hazel Screen |
UDEZE, Chineye | The Effects of Loading Frequency on Tenocyte Matabolism | Hazel Screen |
ASARE, Eric | SmartNanoHeat - Self-regulating heating compounds | Emiliano Bilotti, James Busfield |
ZAHABI, Hediyeh | Development of materials and applications for electroactive composites | James Busfield, Federico Carpi |
HUANG, Xuejiao | Design, Modelling and Fabrication of a Robotic Retractor for Colorectal Surgery | Pihua Wen, Ettore Barbieri |
WANG, Yang | Robust and Stable discrete adjoint solver development for shape optimisation of incompressible flows with industrial applications | Jens-Dominik Mueller, Eldad Avital |
2016 | ||
JIA, Liyong | Micro-structure reorganisation of the aortic heart valve under a biaxial loading condition | Hazel Screen, Wen Wang |
PATEL, Dharmesh | A novel fibre composite system to investigate tenocyte metabolism under physiological and pathological loading conditions. | Hazel Screen |
DALBAY, Melis | Roles of primary cilia in hMSC in differentiation | Martin Knight |
WANG, Zhao | The effects of the rate of hypo-osmotic challenge and IFT88 mutation on the biomechanics of chondrocytes. | Martin Knight, 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 |
KRISHNAMOORTHY, Mahentha | Developing Cationic Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery | Julien Gautrot, John Stark |
YU, Baoqi | The synergistic role of mechanical stimuli and VEGF treatment in stem cell differentiation to endothelial cells | Wen Wang |
YANG, Junyao | The role of HDAC7-related peptide in stem cell differentiation towards endothelial cell | Wen Wang |
CHEN, Xia | Investigating the effects of cholesterol on phospholipid bilayer with molecular dynamics simulations. | Wen Wang, Yiling Lu |
HUANG, Menglong | The Strain Dependent Dielectric Behaviour of Carbon Black Filled Natural Rubber | James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti |
2015 | ||
SINGH, Gursharanjit | A Study of the Fluid Dynamic Coupling Between LP Steam Turbine and its Exhaust Hood | Andrew Wheeler, Jens-Dominik Mueller |
LU, Zhengjun | Microfluidics for a novel bioreactor | Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama |
XU, Shenren | Numerical shape optimisation of flow around turbomachinery blades | Jens-Dominik Mueller, Andrew Wheeler |
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 |
DEO, Devendra Inder | Microcapsule for targetted drug delivery to diseased tissues | Wen Wang, Gleb Sukhorukov |
YU, Xiaotian | Functional impact of microRNA-34a on stem cell differentiation towards smooth muscle cell | Wen Wang |
RAYAMAJHI, Milan | Efficient Methods for Robust Shape Optimisation for Crashworthiness | Fabian Duddeck, Jens-Dominik Mueller |
ZEINELABDEEN, Mudather | Modelling Condensation on Banks of Plain Tubes | Adrian Briggs, Huasheng Wang |
TUNNICLIFFE, Lewis | The development of a novel nanostructured silica filler for high friction and low rolling resistance rubber applications. | James Busfield |
SALEH, Zainab | An investigation into Turbine Blade Tip Leakage Flows at High Speeds | Eldad Avital, Theodosios Alexander |
SLIOGERYTE, Kristina | Mechanical properties of stem cells using micropipette aspiration | Martin Knight, David Lee |
BAI, Xin | Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow | John Williams, Eldad Avital |
2014 | ||
KAMRAN, Muhammad | Numerical and experimental investigation of room temperature magnetic refrigerators/heat pumps | Hua Sheng Wang, Adrian Briggs |
LIU, Weizhi | Microcapsule internalization be cells in vitro caused by physical and biochemical stimuli | Gleb Sukhorukov, Wen Wang |
QIU, Lin | Novel polymeric matrix and its interaction withbiological cells | Wen Wang, Ton Peijs |
SHORTER, Rob | The behaviour of hollow sphere filled rubber materials under strain | James Busfield |
BAI, Xin | Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow | John Williams, Eldad Avital |
ASARE, Samuel | Failure of Rubber Components under Fatigue | James Busfield |
DE VILLIERS, Danielle Simone | Accelerated wear protocols for understanding clinical wear in modern hip prostheses | Julia Shelton, Martin Knight |
2013 | ||
IRIANTO, Jerome | Nuclear Related Responses to Osmotic Challenge in Chondrocytes | David Lee, Martin Knight |
THOMPSON, Claire | Interaction between primary cilia length and hedgehog signalling in response to mechanical and thermal stress | Martin Knight |
SAKULKAEW, Kartpan | Tearing of rubber | James Busfield |
CHRISTAKOPOULOS, Faidon | Sensitivity computation and shape optimisation in aerodynamics using the adjoint methodology and Automatic Differentiation | Jens Mueller |
CHAUDHRY, Saira | A Biomechanical Characterisation of Eccentric and Concentric Loading of the Triceps Surae Complex | Hazel Screen |
2012 | ||
ANSSARI-BENIM, Afshin | Structure-Function Relationships in the Aortic Valve | Hazel Screen |
IKRAM, Zaheer | Numerical investigation of the effect of free-surface flow past submerged bluff and streamlined bodies | John Williams, Eldad Avital |
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 |
LOWE, David | Natural Rubber/Organoclay Nanocomposites | James Busfield |
NAYEBOSSADRI, Shahrzad | Computational and Experimental Study of Nasal Cavity Airflow Dynamics | Eldad Avital, Fariborz Motallebi |
PRAVINCUMAR, Priyanka | Viscoelastic Response of Cells and the Role of Actin Cytoskeletal Remodelling | Martin Knight |
HOTHI, Hardip Singh | The Impact and Deformation of Press-Fit Metal Acetablular Components | Julia Shelton, James Busfield |
2011 | ||
YE, Shang Jun | Computational modelling of flows in porous scaffold materials using a lattice Boltzmann method | Wen Wang |
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 |
ALI, Hafiz M | Free-convection condensation on single horizontal pin-fin tubes | Adrian Briggs |
FITZGERALD, Claire | Forced-convection condensation heat-transfer on horizontal integral-fin tubes including effects of liquid retention | Adrian Briggs |
HOSNY, Neveen | Development of a non-invasive method to detect pericellular spatial oxygen gradients using FLIM | Martin Knight |
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 |
2010 | ||
ADETORO, Oluwamayokun | Numerical Structure for Milling Proceses of Thin Wall Structures | Pihua Wen |
SHELDON, Andrew | Visualization of fluid motions inside Taylor cones using dye tracer | John Stark |
TAN, Zhikai | Mechanisms involved in the electrospray of biological macromolecules | John Stark |
RYAN, Charles | Influence of electrostatics upon electrospray with the intention of application to colloid thrusters | John Stark |
SUPHADON, Nutthanun | Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer under Complex Loading | James Busfield |
TOORANI, Shima | The Influence of Microstructure on the Mechanical Behaviours of Tendons | Hazel Screen, Julia Shelton |
MD ZHAHIR, Md Amzari | Adaptive Filtering Applications to Satellite Navigation | Ranjan Vepa |
GABRIEL, Philip | Investigation and Modelling of Rubber Friction | James Busfield |
2009 | ||
JHA, Vineetkumar | Carbon Black Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers | James Busfield |
GUO, Lei | Novel biosensors and Their application in Mass Transport | Wen Wang, Pankaj Vadgama |
VAUGHAN, Natalie | The potential of pulsed low-intensity ultrasound to stimulate chondrocytes in a 3D model system | Martin Knight |