Contact Dr Mark Finnis
- 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
- Price GAJ, Andre D, Moate C, Yuen P & Finnis M. (2025). Modelling real‐world effects in near‐field SAR collections for compressive sensing. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 19(1)
- Rattan A, Andre D & Finnis MV. (2025). Multistatic synthetic aperture radar autofocus for back projection imaging of a moving target. Electronics Letters, 61(1)
- Welsh R, Andre D & Finnis M. (2025). Polarimetry for sparse multistatic 3D SAR. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 19(1)
- Welsh R, Andre D & Finnis M. (2024). Laboratory multistatic 3D SAR with polarimetry and sparse aperture sampling. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 18(1)
- Hagelberg A, Andre D & Finnis M. (2024). Combined intensity and coherent change detection with four classes for laboratory multistatic polarimetric synthetic aperture radar. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 18(11)
- Hagelberg A, Andre D & Finnis M. (2024). Bistatic multi‐polarimetric synthetic aperture radar coherence investigation using spatially variant incoherence trimming. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 18(12)
- Welsh R, Andre D & Finnis M. (2023). Volumetric interferometry for sparse 3D synthetic aperture radar with bistatic geometries. Electronics Letters, 59(12)
- Hagelberg A, Andre D & Finnis M. (2023). Laboratory bistatic synthetic aperture radar coherent change detection investigation. Electronics Letters, 59(15)
- Elgy J, Andre D & Finnis MV. (2021). Bistatic 3D SAR for wall parameter extraction in cluttered environments. Electronics Letters, 57(21)
- Morrison K, Andre D, Bennett J, Finnis M, Blacknell D, .... (2021). A New Resonance Phenomenon Observed in UWB 14–50 GHz SAR and Its Application to the Retrieval of Thickness and Dielectric Properties of Scene Features. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57(2)
- Elgy J, Andre D & Finnis MV. (2020). Volumetric SAR near-field upsampling and basebanding. Electronics Letters, 56(12)
- Corbett B, Andre D & Finnis MV. (2020). Localising vibrating scatterer phenomena in synthetic aperture radar imagery. Electronics Letters, 56(8)
- Ehirim O, Knowles K, Saddington AJ, Finnis MV & Lawson NJ. (2019). On the near-wake of a ground-effect diffuser with passive flow control. International Journal of Automotive Technology, 20(1)
- Ehirim O, Knowles K, Saddington AJ & Finnis MV. (2018). Passive flow control on a ground-effect diffuser using an inverted wing. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 11(4)
- Ehirim O, Knowles K, Saddington AJ & Finnis MV. (2018). Aerodynamics of a convex bump on a ground-effect diffuser. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 140(9)
- Corbett B, Andre D & Finnis MV. (2017). Through-Wall Detection and Imaging of a Vibrating Target Using Synthetic Aperture Radar. Electronics Letters, 53(15)
- Andre D, Faulkner B & Finnis MV. (2017). Low-frequency 3D synthetic aperture radar for the remote intelligence of building interiors. Electronics Letters, 53(15)
- Roberts LS, Finnis MV, Knowles K & Lawson NJ. (2017). Forcing boundary-layer transition on an inverted airfoil in ground effect. Journal of Aircraft, 54(6)
- 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)
- Roberts LS, Finnis MV & 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)
- Roberts L, Correia J, Finnis MV & Knowles K. (2015). 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)
- 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)
- Tipnis TJ, Finnis MV, Knowles K & Bray D. (2013). Density measurements for rectangular free jets using background-oriented schlieren. The Aeronautical Journal, 117(1194)
- Strachan R, 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)
- Roncallo S, Painter JD, Healy MJF, Ritchie SA, Finnis MV, .... (2011). Effects of different needles and substrates on CuInS2 deposited by electrostatic spray deposition. Thin Solid Films, 519(11)
- Roncallo S, Painter JD, Ritchie SA, Cousins MA, Finnis MV, .... (2010). Evaluation of different deposition conditions on thin films deposited by electrostatic spray deposition using a uniformity test. Thin Solid Films, 518(17)
- Tatum JA, Finnis MV, Lawson NJ & Harrison GM. (2007). 3D particle image velocimetry of the flow field around a sphere sedimenting near a wall. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 141(2-3)
- Lawson NJ, Finnis MV, Tatum JA & Harrison GM. (2005). Combined stereoscopic particle image velocimetry and line integral convolution methods. Journal of Visualization, 8(3)
- Tatum JA, Finnis MV, Lawson NJ & Harrison GM. (2005). 3-D particle image velocimetry of the flow field around a sphere sedimenting near a wall. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 127(2-3)
- Finnis MV & Brown A. (1997). The linear growth of Görtler vortices. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 18(4)
