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Dr Josie Carberry
Dr Josie Carberry
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Biofluid mechanics, cardiovascular flows, platelet activation and adhesion, flow profiles and shearing in atherosclerosis, bluff body aerodynamics, flow induced vibrations, flow measurement techniques, particle image velocimetry. Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 59646
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Dr Andreas Fouras
Dr Andreas Fouras
Laboratory Manager, Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Research Interests:
Synchrotron-based in-vivo cardiovascular imaging and velocimetry, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) techniques, boundary-layer flows, experimental measurement and diagnostic techniques. Address:
Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 55963
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Prof Kerry Hourigan
Prof Kerry Hourigan
Director, Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Research Interests:
Biological and biomedical engineering and imaging, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), aeroacoustics, turbomachinery, mineral processing fluid dynamics, supersonic Jets. Address:
Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 59624
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Dr Kris Ryan
Dr Kris Ryan
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Wake instabilities, vortex dynamics, non-linear dynamics, bluff-body fluid mechanics. Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 51724
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Dr Greg Sheard
Dr Gregory J Sheard
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Bio-fluid mechanics, computational blood flow modelling, application and development of high-order methods for computational fluid dynamics (including spectral-element methods), bluff-body flows and wake instabilities, linear & non-linear stability analysis. Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 51182
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Prof John Sheridan
Prof John Sheridan
Chair of Fluid Mechanics, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Bluff-Body Aerodynamics, Wake Stability and Control, Wake-Wave Interactions, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanicsof Bioreactors, Particle Image Velocimetry. Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 54913
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Prof Mark Thompson
Prof Mark C Thompson
Head of Department, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), numerical methods, aeroacoustics, turbomachinery, simulation of three-dimensional flows, non-Newtonian fluid flows. Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 59254
Fax: +61 3 990 51825
Research Staff
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Dr David Lo Jacono
Dr David Lo Jacono
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Flow in confined geometries - asymptotics, particle image velocimetry - techniques and applications, reaction/diffusion systems - cellular instabilities in non-premixed flames. Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 53993
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Dr George Thouas
Dr George Thouas
Research Fellow, Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Research Interests:
Bioreactors for tissue engineering, tissue culture methodology, cell and tissue microscopy and imaging, cell physiology, developmental biology of oocytes and embryos, in vitro fertilization. Address:
Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 53860
Fax: +61 3 990 51825 -
Ms Charlene Chua
Ms Charlene Chua
Engineer & Research Associate, Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Research Interests:
Bioreactors for tissue engineering, tissue culture methodology, cell and tissue microscopy and imaging, cell physiology, developmental biology of oocytes and embryos, in vitro fertilization. Address:
Division of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia Phone: +61 3 990 5996
Fax: +61 3 990 51825
Malaysia Staff
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Dr Kieth Yoon Soon Liow
Dr Kieth Yoon Soon Liow
Lecturer, Department of Engineering, Monash University (Malaysia)
Research Interests:
Computational fluid dynamics, aeroacoustics, bio-fluid mechanics. Address:
School of Engineering, Sunway Campus, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 46150, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Phone: +60 3 5514 6245
Fax: +60 3 5514 6207 (Attn: Dr Tan Boon Thong, School of Engineering) -
Dr Tan Boon Thong
Dr Tan Boon Thong
Lecturer, Department of Engineering, Monash University (Malaysia)
Research Interests:
Stirred Tank bioreactors in relation to mamalian cell culture, swirling flows and the control of vortex breakdown, flow around bluff bodies and flow stability, computational Aero-acoustic modelling. Address:
School of Engineering, Sunway Campus, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 46150, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Phone: +60 3 5514 6246
Fax: +60 3 5514 6207 (Attn: Dr Tan Boon Thong, School of Engineering)
Postdoctoral Fellows & Visitors
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Name |
Position |
Research interests |
| Dr Martin Griffith | Postdoctoral fellow: March 2008-present | Pipe flows, stenosed arterial flows, stability and transition in fluid flows. |
| Dr Justin Leontini | Postdoctoral fellow: February 2008-present | Vortex-induced vibration, flow past oscillating bodies. |
| Professor Morten Brøns | Visiting academic: September 2006 | Dynamical systems in fluid mechanics, singular perturbations of ODEs, non-linear dynamics, industrial mathematics |
| Dr David Lo Jacono (visit David's homepage) | Postdoctoral fellow: 2006-present | Instabilities of diffusion flames |
| Professor Jens Sørensen Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark |
Visiting academic: February - May 2006 | Analytical fluid mechanics |
| Dr Lionel Schouveiler Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III &Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre (IRPHE) |
Visiting academic: February - May 2006 |
Fundamental and experimental fluid mechanics (rotating disk flows, bluff body wakes, fluid flow / flexible structure interactions |
| Dr Thomas Leweke Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre (IRPHE) & UMR 6594 CNRS / Universités Aix-Marseille I & II |
Visiting academic: March - April 2006 | Experimental fluid mechanics, vizualisation of instabilities in bluff body wakes |
| Dr George Thouas | Postdoctoral fellow: 2006-present | Cell biology and tissue engineering |
| Professor André Giovannini Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT) & Département de Mécanique Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse III |
Visiting academic: Late 2003 | Stability theory, vortex methods for CFD |
| Professor Charles HK
Williamson Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. |
Visiting academic: January - February 2003 | Bluff body wakes and vortex-induced vibration |
| Dr Thomas Leweke Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre (IRPHE) & UMR 6594 CNRS / Universités Aix-Marseille I & II |
Visiting academic: November 2002 - January 2003 | Experimental fluid mechanics, vizualisation of instabilities in bluff body wakes |
| Professor Michel Provansal Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre (IRPHE) & UMR 6594 CNRS / Universités Aix-Marseille I & II |
Visiting academic: December 2002 | Instabilities in fluid flows, bluff body wakes, oscillating cylinder wakes |
| Dr Patrice Le Gal Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre (IRPHE) & UMR 6594 CNRS / Universités Aix-Marseille I & II |
Visiting academic: December 2002 | Wakes, rotating flows, turbulence, Ginzburg-Landau model |
| Professor André Giovannini Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT) & Département de Mécanique Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse III |
Visiting academic: 2002 | Stability theory, vortex methods for CFD |
Postgraduate Students
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Name |
Degree |
Topic |
Supervisor(s) |
| Berry, Joe | MEngSci | Platelet Adhesion & Deformation during Thrombus Formation | Mark C Thompson, Josie Carberry & Shaun Jackson |
| Burka, Patryk | MEngSci | Flow of Adhesives in Modular Aircraft Joints | Mark C Thompson, John Sheridan & Xiaolin Liu |
| Chaurasia, Hemant | MEngSci | Instabilities in bluff plate boundary layers | Mark C Thompson |
| Cogan, Stuart | MEngSci | Bioreactor Fluid Dynamics with Scaffold |
Gregory J Sheard & Kris Ryan |
| Dubsky, Steven | MEngSci | Synchrotron Velocimetry | Kerry Hourigan |
| Heibert, Daniel | PhD | Vestibular modeling | Brian Lithgow & Kerry Hourigan |
| Higgins, Simon | MEngSci | Biological engineering | Kerry Hourigan & Andreas Fouras |
| Lee, Hyeok | PhD | Vortex Induced Vibration of Tethered Bodies | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan |
| Nazarinia, Mehdi | PhD | Experimental study of swimming cylinders | John Sheridan, Mark C Thompson & Josie Carberry |
| Nguyen, Chuong | MEngSci | Micro-PIV | Josie Carberry, John Sheridan & Shaun Jackson |
| Roy, Clement | PhD Cotutelle | Vortex Dynamics & Stability | Thomas Leweke, Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan |
| Salim, SMM | PhD | TBA | John Sheridan & David Lo Jacono |
| Sherry, Michael | MEngSci | TBA | TBA |
| So, Joine | PhD | Elliptic instability in unequal-strength vortex pairs |
Gregory J Sheard & Kris Ryan |
| Stewart, Bronwyn | PhD Cotutelle | Bluff Body Flows | Kerry Hourigan, Mark C Thompson & Thomas Leweke |
| Tan, Wei-Leng | MEngSci | Micromachines and micro-bioreactors | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan |
| Ting Tiew Sing | MEngSci | Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) modelling of turbulent flows | Mark C Thompson & Mahesh |
| Tolouei, Elham | MEngSci | Micro PIV, biomechanics / unsteady aerodynamics | Josie Carberry & Shaun Jackson |
| Wordley, Scott | PhD | Characterisation of Near-Ground Turbulence |
Jeff Saunders & John Sheridan |
| Zhao, Jisheng | MEngSci | Vortex-induced vibration | John Sheridan & David Lo Jacono |
Past Postgraduates
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Name |
Degree |
Supervisors |
Topic |
Post-Degree Employment |
| Atvars, Karlis | PhD (2007, submitted) | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan | Control of Vortex Breakdown in a Swirling Jet | TBA |
| Browne, Patrick | MEngSci (2006) | John Sheridan, Josie Carberry & Kerry Hourigan | Vortex Induced Vibration of a Tethered Cylinder | Offshore Engineer, BPP Consultancies, (London, UK) |
| Brydon, Andrew | PhD (2000) | Michael Page & Mark C Thompson | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Los Alamos Laboratories (USA) |
| Buchanan, Anthony | MEngSci (2006) | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan | Supersonic Jet Noise | Capgemini (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Burton, David | PhD (2004) | John Sheridan & Jeff Saunders | Vehicular Aerodynamics | Ford Product Development (Geelong, Australia) |
| Carberry, Josie | PhD (2003) | John Sheridan | Experimental study of vortex induced vibration | Lecturer, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Cheung, Alex | MEngSci (2003) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Predicted flow around bluff bodies: interference effects and wall impactsd | Industry |
| Dusting, Jonathan | PhD (2006) | John Sheridan & Kerry Hourigan | Bioreactor Flows | Research Fellow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Eaddy, Michael | PhD (2004) | John Sheridan & William Melbourne | Wind Tunnel Flows around Bluff Bodies | Mel Consulting (Melbourne) |
| Elston, John | PhD (2006) | Hugh Blackburn & John Sheridan | Bluff Body Wake Prediction | Research Fellow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Fitzgerald, Aran | MEngSci (2006) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Vortex Breakdown, Bioengineering | Alstom (Baden, Switzerland) |
| Gilholme, Brendan | PhD (2003) | John Sheridan & William Melbourne | Automotive aerodynamics | Sauber Formula 1 (Aerodynamics team, Europe) |
| Griffith, Martin | PhD Cotutelle (2007, submitted) | Mark C Thompson, Kerry Hourigan & Thomas Leweke | Fluid Dynamics through Stenoses | Postdoctoral Fellow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Johnson, Shaun | PhD (2006) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Vehicular Aerodynamics | Ferrari Formula 1 team (Italy) |
| Jones, Michael | PhD (2003) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | A study of the mechanism for vortex breakdown and some measures for its control | Industry (Japan) |
| Khalil, Sammy | PhD (2006) | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan | Vortex Breakdown in a Swirling Jet | Industry (Australia) |
| Khor, Moses | PhD (1998) | John Sheridan & Kerry Hourigan | Investigations on the stability of the near-wake of a cylinder | Ministry (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Leontini, Justin | PhD (2007) | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan | Forced and Free Vibrations | Postdoctoral Fellow, IRPHE (Marseille, France); Researcher, CSIRO (Melbourne, Australia); Postdoctoral Fellow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Liow, Keith | PhD (2004) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Sound Radiated from Vortex Flows | Lecturer, Monash University (Malaysia) |
| McBean, Ivan | PhD (2003) | Mark C Thompson & Kerry Hourigan | Simulation of 3-dimensional aeroelastic effects in turbomachinery cascades | Alstom (Baden, Switzerland) |
| Mills, Richard | PhD (1998) | John Sheridan & Kerry Hourigan | Vortex interaction in flows over bluff bodies | Schlumberger (Paris, France) |
| Mununga, Lewis | PhD (2005) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Blade design in Mixing Vessels | Mechanical Engineer, Hatch Engineering Consulting, Mississauga, Canada |
| Okada, Mitsushi | PhD (2006) | John Sheridan & Mark C Thompson | Flow past an Ahmed body | Research Fellow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Pregnalato, Craig | PhD (2003) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Flow around spheres and tethered bodies | WBM Engineering & Environmental Consultants (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Reichl, Paul | PhD (2002) | Kerry Hourigan | Flow past a cylinder close to a free surface | Silver Brook Research (Australia) |
| Rigopoulos, John | PhD (1998) | John Sheridan & Mark C Thompson | Numerical simulation of Taylor-Couette flow and state selection in Taylor vortex flow | Unknown |
| Ryan, Kris | PhD (2004) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Flow around long plates and circular cylinders | Lecturer, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Sheard, Greg | PhD (2004) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Stability and structure of the flow past rings | Lecturer, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Swalwell, Katrina | PhD (2005) | John Sheridan & William Melbourne | Wind Turbines | Hydro Tasmania (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Tan, Kenny (Boon Thong) | PhD (2000) | Mark C Thompson | Vortex shedding from rectangular plates | Lecturer, Monash University (Malaysia) |
| Tan, Mervyn (E K M) | MEngSci (2001) | Kerry Hourigan & Mark C Thompson | Self sustaining oscillations of flow around a leading and trailing fence | Research Fellow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) |