Staff profiles
Director of Studies
Professor Sergei Chernyshenko, Director of Postgraduate Studies
Sergei teaches the Fluid Mechanics, Separated Flows and Fluid-Structure Interaction course and is also a Project Supervisor for the programme. His primary research interests are in Theoretical Fluid Dynamics, and include in particular Turbulence, Flow Stability and Control, and Easy-to-use Navier-Stokes solvers. Sergei is a member of the Russian National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and the Editorial Board of Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza (Fluid Dynamics).
For more information please visit Sergei’s professional webpage.
Dr Joaquim Peiro, PG Tutor
Joaquim is a Project Supervisor for the programme. His primary research interest is Computational Fluid Dynamics in Aeronautics and Bioengineering. Joaquim is a member of the Spanish Civil Engineering Association and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering.
For more information please visit Joaquim’s professional webpage.
| Name | Course(s) in taught programme | Project supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Christos Vassilicos Professor of Fluid Mechanics |
Navier Stokes and Turbulence Modelling | Yes |
| Professor Jonathan Morrison Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechanics |
Introduction to Flow Control | Yes |
| Professor Mike Reeks Visiting Professor |
Navier Stokes and Turbulence Modelling | |
| Dr Eric Kerrigan Senior Lecturer |
Control Systems | Yes |
| Dr Matthew Santer Lecturer |
Finite Element Methods | Yes |
| Professor Paul Robinson Professor of Mechanics of Composites |
Analysis of Laminated Composites | Yes |
| Dr Rafael Palacios Reader in Mechanics of Composites |
Aeroelasticity | Yes |
| Professor Silvestre Pinho Professor of Mechanics of Composites |
Technical Writing | Yes |
| Dr Rob Hewson Senior Lecturer |
Advanced Mechanics of Flight | Yes |
Internal project supervisors
- Professor Denis Doorly
Professor of Fluid Mechanics - Dr Andrew Wynn
Senior Lecturer - Dr Peter Vincent
Reader - Professor Spencer Sherwin
Professor of Computational Fluid Mechanics - Dr Vito Tagarielli
Senior Lecturer
For information on the internal/external projects being offered to current students, please read the postgraduate individual research projects.