Research Staff

I am a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, currently investigating the viability of deploying nanobubbles for enhanced water-treatment processes. My research covers high-fidelity numerical modelling of interfacial heat and mass transfer, non-equilibrium fluid mechanics, and phase change, with a special interest in cavitation.

PhD University of Edinburgh 2020

• Thesis title: Cavitation dynamics of surface nanobubbles

MEng University of Edinburgh 2016

• Thesis title: Modelling Propulsion of Nano-Swimmers

My research uses Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations and theoretical modelling, covering interfacial heat and mass transfer, non-equilibrium fluid mechanics, and phase change, to model non-trivial nanoscale fluid phenomena, including:

• bulk nanobubble diffusive stability and growth dynamics
• cavitation bubble nucleation, rapid growth and oscillations, and violent collapse
• electrophoretic motion of nanobubbles/nanoparticles under electric fields

I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, visitors, and industrial/non-academic collaborators.

Yuan Chen is a post-doctoral research associate in instrumentational development and application for chemical species tomography at The University of Edinburgh. His research interests are in the areas of developing agile tomography systems for combustion diagnosis and carbon capture process monitoring.

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Institute for Digital Communication, the University of Edinburgh, 2022
• Master of Science (M.Sc.), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the University of Sheffield, 2018
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.Sc.), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the University of Sheffield, 2017

• Associate Memebership of Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Dr James A Quinn is a Research Associate in Composite Design and Testing at The University of Edinburgh and a member of the MATTERS Group, where his role focuses on connecting innovative research to practical applications.

He is experienced in many aspects of composite testing, with current research interests in multifunctional composite materials and structures. Building on his background in asset maintenance of thick marine composite structures, he is also involved in:

• electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance in composite structures
• multifunctional composite materials and structures
• non-destructive testing (particularly of thick fibre-reinforced polymer structures)
• mechanics of thick or large composites including sandwich structures
• fracture mechanics of polymer composites
• repair of polymers and polymer-composites.