Research Students
The Aeromechanical Systems Group supervises research students in its areas of expertise (aerodynamics, propulsion, power management, aircraft design and performance, and wider areas of aeronautical engineering).
Former research students from the Group are listed on our Alumni page, together with details of their research projects. Our current students are listed below:
| Student and research programme | Project and supervisor(s) | Sponsorship |
| Lakmal Karunarathne PhD 2007-2011 | An Intelligent Power Management System for | Student / Dept |
| Joao Correia PhD/MPhil 2010-2013 | Turbulent Wake Aerodynamics: Wind Tunnel Simulation and Influence on Vehicle Aerodynamics in Ground Effect Dr M V Finnis & Professor K Knowles | Dept |
| Varun Thangamani PhD 2010-2013 | Transonic Cavity Aerodynamics: Aeroacoustic Load Suppression and the Influence of Flow Conditions and Cavity Geometry | Dept |
| Alistair J Allsop PhD/MPhil (part-time) 2011-2016 | Assessment of Synthetic Training for Typhoon OCU | MoD |
| G P Farnell PhD/MPhil (part-time) 2011-2016 | The Challenge Associated with Understanding Complex Systems | MoD |
| Rodrigo Felix Moreno PhD/MPhil 2011-2014 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Surveillance Vehicle | CONACYT (Mexican national science & technology council) |
The Aeromechanical Systems Group continues to seek high-quality, enthusiastic science and engineering graduates for research projects in the areas of:
- Unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
- Flapping-wing aerodynamics
- Cavity aerodynamics and aeroacoustics
- Jet aerodynamics and mixing control
- Automotive and ground-effect aerodynamics
- Energy/power management (EPM) for UAV propulsion.
- EPM for UAV hybrid propulsion system architecture.
- Energy conservation (EC) for swarms of multiple UAVs.
Please contact Professor K Knowles for further details.
