Contact Dr Mark Finnis
- Tel: +44 (0) 1793 785387
- Email: m.v.finnis@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Weapons Engineering
Background
Dr Finnis joined Cranfield University in 1984 following six years in the MOD at PERME Westcott and Shrivenham.
Dr Finnis has worked on numerous fluid dynamics projects including the investigation of boundary-layer stability on concave surfaces, the subject of his PhD awarded by Cranfield University (then Cranfield Institute for Technology) in 1993. He has been involved in the design and commissioning of a number of wind tunnels for motorsport in the US and UK.
Current activities
Dr Finnis provides consultancy in experimental and theoretical fluid mechanics including:
- experimental aerodynamics
- aeroballistics
- wind-tunnel design and commissioning
- numerical and application software development.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Elgy J, Andre D & Finnis M (2021) Bistatic 3D SAR for wall parameter extraction in cluttered environments, Electronics Letters, 57 (21) 807-809.
- Corbett B, Andre D & Finnis M (2020) Localising vibrating scatterer phenomena in synthetic aperture radar imagery, Electronics Letters, 56 (8) 395-398.
- Morrison K, Andre D, Bennett J, Finnis M, Blacknell D, Muff D, Nottingham M & Stevenson C. (2020) A new resonance phenomenon observed in UWB 14-50GHz SAR and its application to the retrieval of thickness and dielectric properties of scene features, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57 (2) 897-906.
- Elgy J, Andre D & Finnis M (2020) Volumetric SAR near-field upsampling and basebanding, Electronics Letters, 56 (12) 622-624.
- Roberts LS, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2019) Modelling boundary-layer transition on wings operating in ground effect at low Reynolds numbers, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 233 (11) 2820-2837.
- Ehirim O, Knowles K, Saddington A, Finnis M & Lawson N (2019) On the near-wake of a ground-effect diffuser with passive flow control, International Journal of Automotive Technology, 20 (1) 11-23.
- Ehirim OH, Knowles K, Saddington AJ & Finnis MV (2018) Aerodynamics of a convex bump on a ground-effect diffuser, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 140 (9) Article No. 091102.
- Ehirim O, Knowles K, Saddington A & Finnis M (2018) Passive flow control on a ground-effect diffuser using an inverted wing, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 11 (4) Article No. 06-11-04-0023 273-296.
- Roberts LS, Finnis M, Knowles K & Lawson NJ (2017) Forcing boundary-layer transition on an inverted airfoil in ground effect, Journal of Aircraft, 54 (6) 2165-2172.
- Corbett B, Andre D & Finnis M (2017) Through-wall detection and imaging of a vibrating target using synthetic aperture radar, Electronics Letters, 53 (15) 991-995.
- Roberts LS, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2017) Forcing boundary-layer transition on a single-element wing in ground effect, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 139 (10) Article No. 101205.
- Andre D, Faulkner B & Finnis M (2017) Low-frequency 3D synthetic aperture radar for the remote intelligence of building interiors, Electronics Letters, 53 (15) 984-987.
- Roberts L, Finnis M & Knowles K (2016) Characteristics of boundary-layer transition and Reynolds-number sensitivity of three-dimensional wings of varying complexity operating in ground effect, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 138 (9) Article No. 91106.
- Roberts L, Correia J, Finnis M & Knowles K (2016) Aerodynamic characteristics of a wing-and-flap configuration in ground effect and yaw, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 230 (6) 841-854.
- Saddington AJ, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2015) The characterisation of a gust generator for aerodynamic testing, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 229 (7) 1214-1225.
- Lawson N., Knowles K., Bray D., Finnis M. & Eyles J. (2014) Transient and time-averaged characteristics of a compressible ground vortex flow, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 228 (3) 375-383.
- Correia J, Roberts LS, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2014) Scale effects on a single-element inverted wing in ground effect, The Aeronautical Journal, 118 (1205) 797-809.
- Tipnis TJ, Finnis MV, Knowles K & Bray D (2013) Density Measurements for Rectangular Free Jets Using Background Oriented Schlieren, Aeronautical Journal -New Series-, 117 (1194) 771-784.
- Strachan RK, Knowles K, Lawson NJ & Finnis MV (2012) Force and Moment Measurements for a Generic Car Model in Proximity to a Side-Wall, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 226 (10) 1352-1364.
- Roncallo S, Painter JD, MJF Healy MJF, Ritchie SA, Finnis MV, Rogers KD, Scragg JJ, Dale PJ & Zoppi G (2011) Effects of different needles and substrates on CuInS2 deposited by electrostatic spray deposition, Thin Solid Films, 519 (11) 3544-3551.
- Roncallo S, Painter JD, Healy MJF, Ritchie SA, Finnis MV, Rogers KD, Scragg JJ, Dale PJ & Zoppi G (2011) Effects of different needles and substrates on CuInS2 deposited by electrostatic spray deposition, Thin Solid Films, 519 (11) 3544-3551.
- Roncallo Scilla, Painter Jonathan, Ritchie Simon, Cousins Michael, Finnis Mark & Rogers Keith (2010) Evaluation of different deposition conditions on thin films deposited by electrostatic spray deposition using a uniformity test, Thin Solid Films, 518 (17) 4821-4827.
- Tatum JA, Finnis MV, Lawson NJ & Harrison GM (2007) 3D particle image velocimetry of the flow field around a sphere sedimenting near a wall - Part 1. Effects of Weissenberg number, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 141 (2-3) 99-115.
- Tatum JA, Finnis MV, Lawson NJ & Harrison GM (2007) 3D particle image velocimetry of the flowfield around a sphere sedimenting near a wall - Part 1. Effects of Weissenberg number, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 141 (2-3) 99-115.
- Knowles RD, Finnis MV, Saddington AJ & Knowles K (2006) Planar visualization of vortical flows, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 220 (6) 619-627.
- Tatum J, Finnis MV, Lawson NJ & Harrison G (2005) 3-D Particle Image Velocimetry of the Flow Field Around a Sphere Sedimenting Near a Wall. Part 2 Effects of Distance From the Wall, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 127 (2-3) 95-106.
- Lawson NJ, Finnis MV, Tatum JA & Harrison GM (2005) Combined stereoscopic particle image velocimetry and line integral convolution methods: Application to a sphere sedimenting near a wall in a non-Newtonian fluid, Journal of Visualization, 8 (3) 261-268.
Conference Papers
- Andre D, Welsh R & Finnis M (2023) Laboratory multistatic polarimetric 3D SAR. In: IET Radar 2022: International Conference on Radar Systems, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, 24-27 October 2022.
- Andre D, Sabiers R & Finnis M (2022) Through-wall multistatic polarimetric 3D SAR. In: EUSAR 2022: 14th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Leipzig, 25-27 July 2022.
- Welsh R, Andre D & Finnis M (2022) Multistatic 3D SAR imaging with coarse elevation and azimuth sampling. In: EUSAR 2022: 14th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Leipzig, 25-27 July 2022.
- Hagelberg A, Andre D & Finnis M (2022) Polarimetric bistatic SAR image coherence. In: EUSAR 2022: 14th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Leipzig, 25-27 July 2022.
- Andre D, Watson F & Finnis M (2021) Multistatic dual-polarimetric through-wall 3D-SAR. In: 13th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture (EUSAR) 2021, Online, 29 March - 1 April 2021.
- Corbett B, Andre D, Muff D, Finnis M & Blacknell D (2018) Analysis and exploitation of complex SAR phenomena produced from vibrating targets. In: 4th International Conference on Synthetic Aperture Sonar and Synthetic Aperture Radar, 2018, Lerici, 5-7 September 2018.
- Elgy J, Andre D, Morrow IL & Finnis M (2018) Remote determination of building material characteristics using asymmetric bistatic radar geometries. In: EUSAR 2018: 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Aachen, 4-7 June 2018.
- Andre D, Blacknell D & Finnis M (2018) An improved SAR-near-field spatially variant basebanding technique. In: 4th International Conference on Synthetic Aperture Sonar and Synthetic Aperture Radar, 2018, Lerici, 5-7 September 2018.
- Corbett B, Andre D, Muff D, Morrow I & Finnis M (2018) Imaging SAR phenomenology of concealed vibrating targets. In: 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2018), Aachen, 4-7 June 2018.
- Corbett B, Andre D & Finnis M (2017) Through-wall detection and imaging of a vibrating target using synthetic aperture radar. In: Remote Intelligence of Building Interiors, 2017, Helsinki, 8-9 May 2017.
- Morrow I, Wirth S & Finnis M (2017) Discrimination of buried objects using time-frequency analysis and waveform norms. In: 2016 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, 14-15 November 2016.
- Morrow I, Walker R, Finnis M & Whittow W. (2017) Investigation of a disk-loaded monopole antenna with extended bandwidth matching. In: 2016 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, Loughborough, 14-15 November 2016.
- Morrow I & Finnis M (2017) Determination of the permittivity and permeability for some low-loss and high-loss microwave materials. In: 2016 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, Loughborough, 14-15 November 2016.
- Roberts L, Finnis M, Knowles K & Lawson N (2016) Forcing boundary-layer transition on an inverted airfoil in ground effect and at varying incidence. In: 34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2016, Washington, 13-17 June 2016.
- Morrow I L, Whittow W, Morrison K, Finnis & M (2015) A Low Profile Frequency Selective surface for Radar Earth Observation. In: 2015 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, 2-3 November 2015.
- Knowles K, Finnis MV & Sapsford LD (2015) Effects of Internal Structures on Unsteady Cavity Flows. In: 50th 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics, Toulouse, 30 March 2015.
- Morrow I, Morrison K, Finnis M & Whittow W (2015) A low profile retrodirective frequency selective surface for radar earth observation. In: 2015 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, 2-3 November 2015.
- Morrow IL, Morrison K & Finnis M (2015) Conformal Retro Reflectors for Earth Observation:CORREO. In: Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Working Group on Calibration and Validation Synthetic Aperture Radar Subgroup, Noordwijk, 27-29 October 2015.
- Roberts, LS, Correia J, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2014) Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Monoposto Racing Car Front Wing in Yaw. In: First International Conference in Numerical and Experimental Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles and Trains (Aerovehicles 1), Bordeaux, 23 June 2014.
- Roberts LS, Correia J, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2014) Investigation of Forcing Boundary-Layer Transition on a Single-Element Inverted Wing in Ground Effect. In: International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference 2014, Loughborough, 14 October 2014.
- Correia J, Roberts LS, Finnis MV & Knowles K (2014) Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Monoposto Racing Car Front Wing Operating in a Turbulent Wake. In: International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference 2014, Loughborough, 14 October 2014.
- Bray D, Knowles K, Saddington AJ, Ritchie SA & Finnis MV (2006) 3-D Visualisation of Rectangular Cavity Flows at Transonic Speeds. In: 12th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, 2006, Goettingen, 10 September 2006.
- Knowles RD, Finnis MV, Saddington AJ & Knowles K (2005) Novel Post-Processing Techniques for Vortical Flows. In: Second International Symposium on Integrating CFD and Experiments, Shrivenham, Wilts, 5 September 2005.
