Our research spans fluid mechanics, solid and structural mechanics, materials processing and applied mathematics. What connects it is the method: we formulate mathematical models of engineering, physical and biological systems, solve them analytically or numerically and, wherever possible, test them against experiments.

Turbulence, Vortices and Flow Stability

Direct numerical simulation of turbulence, vortex dynamics and the stability of wakes and internal flows.

Biological and Bio-inspired Flows and Biomechanics

Fish swimming, airflow in biological geometries, micro-scale locomotion and the mechanics of soft tissues.

Energy and Environmental Flows

Ash deposition in biomass boilers, wind and hydrokinetic turbines, natural ventilation and the thermal performance of buildings.

Composite Structures and Damage Detection

Damage models for composite laminates, impact on sandwich structures and vibration-based damage identification.

Manufacturing and Materials Processing

Superplastic forming, machining of light alloys and dimensional analysis of manufacturing processes.

Optimisation and Data-driven Modelling

Adjoint and Bayesian optimisation, reduced-order models and machine learning for engineering systems.