Division of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics

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Postdoc Research Assistants
Professional Services
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PhD Graduates

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

Co-director of Division of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics /
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 Simon Gravelle
PhD

Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Email s.gravelle@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: Lorenzo Botto

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

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

Dr Huihui Xia
PhD

Research Assistant
Email huihui.xia@qmul.ac.uk
Supervisor: John Stark

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

Current PhD Students

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisor
AGRAWAL, Adyant	TBC	Lorenzo Botto
AMIT, Anam	Parallel Mutigrid and Mesh Refinement Methods	Jens-Dominik Mueller
AURIEMMA, Salvatore	TBC	Jens-Dominik Mueller
BEKE, Lilla	Multi-objective shortest path approach for routing and scheduling	Jun Chen
BONTOFT, Elliot	Research - Multidisciplinary multifidelity stochastic topology optimisation Title - Level Set Multidisciplinary Topology Optimisation	Vassili Toropov
CONT?, Francesco Paolo	The breakup of liquid jets. Fluid Mechanics	Rafael Castrejon-Pita
FERRERI, Alessandro	Double layer charging in electrospray thrusters for space applications	John Stark
GUO, Qin	Margination of drug delivery carriers in confined flows	Yi Sui
JIA, Dongsheng	TBC	Vassili Toropov
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
LINDSAY, Gordon	TBC	Jens-Dominik Mueller
LU, Ruixin	Numerical simulation of cell dynamics in inertial flows	Yi Sui
NAZ, Nabila	Numerical simulation of electrohydrodynamics	Yi Sui
QUETZERI SANTIAGO, Miguel	Contact Angle Hysteresis,experimental validation of numerical methods and measurement techniques.	Rafael Castrejon-Pita
SAMAD, Hudair	TBC	Yi Sui
TAGAR, Uroosa	Model based Monitoring of Atmospheric Pollutants in the Environment	Ranjan Vepa
WANG, Mingyang	River Flow Vegetation Dynamics	Eldad Avital
XU, Jin	TBC	Eldad Avital
YUAN, Yu	Navier Stokes flows with meshless finite block method	Pihua Wen
ZAMAN, Ar-Rafi	Controlling Ion Emission in a Colloid Thruster	John Stark
ZAREIAN, Elham	TBC	Jun Chen
ZHANG, Tianci	TBC	Jun Chen
ZHOU, Junjie	TBC	Pihua Wen

PhD Graduates

Name	Thesis Title	Supervisor(s)
2017
HÜKELHEIM, Jan	High Performance Flow Control & Shape Optimisation Solver	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Sergey Karabasov
MOZAFARI, Sahand	Optimal pump characteristic design for MCS devices suitable to different stages of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)	Theodosios Alexander, Fariborz Motallebi
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
WANG, Zhen	Motion of deformable capsules in complex flows	Yi Sui
OLLAR, Jonathan		Vassili Toropov
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
TAO, Tianyi	Design modelling and control of a miniature robotic system for surgical applications	M Hasan Shaheed, Ranjan Vepa
2016
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
2015
SINGH, Gursharanjit	A Study of the Fluid Dynamic Coupling Between LP Steam Turbine and its Exhaust Hood	Andrew Wheeler, Jens-Dominik Mueller
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
RAYAMAJHI, Milan	Efficient Methods for Robust Shape Optimisation for Crashworthiness	Fabian Duddeck, Jens-Dominik Mueller
BAI, Xin	Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow	John Williams, Eldad Avital
2014
BAI, Xin	Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow	John Williams, Eldad Avital
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
2011
AHMAD, Arsalan	Experimental Aeroacoustics Study on Jet Noise Reduction Using Tangential Air Injection	Eldad Avital, Chris Lawn, John Cater
TU, Wei	Comeld Joints: Optimisation of Geometric Parameters of the Protrusions	Pihua Wen, Felicity Guild, Paul Hogg
2010
ADETORO, Oluwamayokun	Numerical Structure for Milling Proceses of Thin Wall Structures	Pihua Wen
RYAN, Charles	Influence of electrostatics upon electrospray with the intention of application to colloid thrusters	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
TAN, Zhikai	Mechanisms involved in the electrospray of biological macromolecules	John Stark

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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

Dr Simon GravellePhD

Dr Huihui XiaPhD

Professional Services

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