Rey Chin

Research Interests

Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics Experimental methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics) Biomedical fluid mechanics Computational Fluid Dynamics Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering Fundamental and theoretical fluid dynamics Hypersonic Aerodynamics Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Energy Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Fluid Physics Turbulent Flows Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows)

APrf Rey Chin

Associate Professor

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flow Control, Multiphase flow, Biofouling, Blood Flow, Coronary arterial flows, UAV, Rough wall flow, Aerospace applications, Renewable energy.

Postdoc projects

There are postdoc positions available, please email me with to discuss. 

PhD projects

Seeking PhD candidates for the following projects

·       Hypersonic flows.

·       Turbulence.

·       Numerical simulations of rough wall flow.

·       Experimental studies on rough wall flow.

·       Numerical simulations of extreme Reynolds number pipe flow.

·       Coronary blood flow in diseased arteries (Experimental and numerical).

·       Machine learning for diseased artery prediction. 

·       UAV studies for optimum flight dynamics.

·       Experiments over ship and aircraft surfaces.

·       Two-phase flow for particle-laden flows.

·       Heat transfer in pipe flows.

·       Flow control methodologies for suppressing drag.

·       Multiphase flow with heat transfer.

Summer Research Projects

If you are interested to find out more about life as a HDR student, please contact me. There are opportunities to undertake a short term research in the above projects/areas.

Database of simulation (in files)

https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/rey.chin#

 

Date Position Institution name
2024 - ongoing Discipline Lead of Mechanical Engineering University of Adelaide
2019 - 2024 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2018 - 2021 ARC DECRA Fellow The University of Adelaide
2016 - 2019 Lecturer The University of Adelaide
2012 - 2016 Post Doc The University of Melbourne

Date Institution name Country Title
The University of Melbourne Australia PhD

Date Title Institution Country
Graduate Certificate in Commercialisation Melbourne Business School, Australia

Year Citation
2025 Rowton, H. C., Medwell, P. R., & Chin, R. (2025). The mechanism behind jet entrainment into the upstream boundary layer for multi-regime mixing of a jet in hypersonic crossflow. Physics of Fluids, 37(1), 015176-1-015176-18.
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2025 Harun, Z., Abbas, A. A., Ghopa, W. A. W., Taha, T. G., Khashehchi, M., Nugroho, B., & Chin, R. (2025). Directional riblets as an airfoil passive flow control mechanism. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 113, 15 pages.
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2025 Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2025). Spectral analysis of the net turbulent force in accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1010, A37-1-A37-31.
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2025 Nugroho, S., Nugroho, B., & Chin, R. (2025). Influence of multiscale roughness height in turbulent boundary layers. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 116, 109938-1-109938-15.
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2025 Razzak, M. A., Tay, C. M. J., Khoo, B. C., & Chin, R. C. (2025). Drag reduction study of spanwise secondary flow induced by macroscale corrugated surface in turbulent channel flow. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 116, 109968.
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2025 Gunaratne, I., Guerrero, B., Lambert, M., & Chin, R. (2025). Spatially coherent uniform momentum zones in accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Physics of Fluids, 37(7), 075140-1-075140-12.
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2025 Utama, I. K. A. P., Nugroho, S., Suastika, I. K., Chin, R. C., & Nugroho, B. (2025). The simulation of large-sized pathogen-laden respiratory droplet spread inside a passenger ferry. Ocean Engineering, 342, 122724.
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2025 Gunaratne, I. C., Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. (2025). Uniform momentum zones in accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1025, 33 pages.
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2025 Bakhai, M. P., Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Sun, Z., & Chin, R. C. (2025). Influence of particle-to-fluid density ratio on horizontal particle-laden pipe flows across distinct gravity regimes. Physics of Fluids, 37(12), 21 pages.
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2024 Bayron, P., Kelso, R., & Chin, R. (2024). A wind tunnel study of adverse pressure gradient impact on wind turbine wake dynamics. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 105, 109257.
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2024 Rowton, H. C., Medwell, P. R., & Chin, R. (2024). A numerical study of the effects of jet-aft wall temperatures on the dynamics of jets in hypersonic crossflows. Physics of Fluids, 36(1), 016140-1-016140-16.
DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2024 Abdelaziz, M., Djenidi, L., Ghayesh, M. H., & Chin, R. (2024). On predictive models for the equivalent sand grain roughness for wall-bounded turbulent flows. Physics of Fluids, 36(1), 015125-1-015125-18.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2024 Zhang, X., Tian, Z. F., Chinnici, A., Zhou, H., Nathan, G. J., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Particle dispersion model for RANS simulations of particle-laden jet flows, incorporating Stokes number effects. Advanced Powder Technology, 35(3), 104345-1-104345-23.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2024 Bayron, P., Kelso, R., & Chin, R. (2024). Experimental investigation of tip-speed-ratio influence on horizontal-axis wind turbine wake dynamics. Renewable Energy, 225, 120201.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2024 Kong, J., Nugroho, B., Bennetts, L. G., Chan, C. I., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Friction Velocity Determination Techniques in Turbulent Boundary Layers with Miniature Vortex Generators. Experiments in Fluids, 65(5), 76-1-76-21.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2024 Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Chinnici, A., Sun, Z., Shi, J. Q., Nathan, G. J., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Physics-informed data-driven unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes turbulence modeling for particle-laden jet flows. Physics of Fluids, 36(5), 23 pages.
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2024 Bayron, P., Kelso, R., & Chin, R. (2024). Experimental analysis of co-rotating and counter-rotating tandem horizontal-axis wind turbine performance and wake dynamics. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 253, 105840.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2023 Bayron, P., Kelso, R., & Chin, R. (2023). Experimental study on the evolution of wind turbine wake under streamwise pressure gradients. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 20, 100479.
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2023 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., & Chin, R. (2023). Theory and experiment for dynamics of hyperelastic plates with modal interactions. International Journal of Engineering Science, 182, 43 pages.
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2023 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., Chin, R., & Amabili, M. (2023). Hyperelastic structures: A review on the mechanics and biomechanics. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 148, 30 pages.
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2023 Shaw, I. J., Evans, M. J., Chin, R., & Medwell, P. R. (2023). Characterisation of ethylene flames under a range of low-oxygen concentrations. Fuel, 334(1), 126495-1-126495-9.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2023 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., Chin, R., & Hussain, S. (2023). Internal resonance and bending analysis of thick visco-hyper-elastic arches. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 35(1), 299-342.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2023 Kong, J., Bennetts, L. G., Nugroho, B., & Chin, R. C. (2023). Systematic study of the Reynolds number and streamwise spacing effects in two-dimensional square-bar rough-wall turbulent boundary layers. Physical Review Fluids, 8(1), 31 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2023 Abdelaziz, M., Djenidi, L., Ghayesh, M., & Chin, R. (2023). On the effect of streamwise and spanwise spacing to height ratios of three-dimensional sinusoidal roughness on turbulent boundary layers. Physics of Fluids, 35(2), 18 pages.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2023 Kildare, J. A. C., Evans, M. J., Proud, D. B., Chin, R., Tian, Z., & Medwell, P. R. (2023). Characterisation of hydrogen jet flames under different pressures with varying coflow oxygen concentrations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(52), 20059-20076.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2023 Shaw, I. J., Evans, M. J., Chin, R., & Medwell, P. R. (2023). Characteristics of ethylene and methane combustion in a range of high temperature and low oxygen environments. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 147(110929), 110929-1-110929-11.
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2023 Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2023). Transient behaviour of decelerating turbulent pipe flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 962, A44-1-A44-32.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2023 Abdelaziz, M., Djenidi, L., Ghayesh, M. H., & Chin, R. (2023). Influence of skewed three-dimensional sinusoidal surface roughness on turbulent boundary layers. Physics of Fluids, 35(5), 055143-1-055143-15.
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2023 Chan, C. I., & Chin, R. C. (2023). POD analysis of the turbulent boundary layer flow downstream of miniature vortex generators. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 103, 109175-1-109175-10.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2023 Nugroho, S., Nugroho, B., Fusil, E., & Chin, R. (2023). Effects of varied roughness coverage area on drag in a turbulent boundary layer using numerical simulations. Ocean Engineering, 287, 115721.
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2023 Chan, C. I., & Chin, R. C. (2023). Turbulent boundary layer flow over a three-dimensional sinusoidal surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 975, A19-1-A19-32.
DOI Scopus5 WoS6
2022 Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2022). Precursors of backflow events and their relationship with the near-wall self-sustaining process. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 933, A33-1-A33-24.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2022 Abdelaziz, M., Djenidi, L., Ghayesh, M. H., & Chin, R. (2022). Outer turbulent boundary layer similarities for different 2D surface roughnesses at matched Reynolds number. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 94, 108940-1-108940-10.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2022 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., Chin, R., & Hussain, S. (2022). Nonlinear continuum mechanics of thick hyperelastic sandwich beams using various shear deformable beam theories. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 34(3), 781-827.
DOI Scopus20 WoS21
2022 Chan, C. I., Örlü, R., Schlatter, P., & Chin, R. C. (2022). Large-scale and small-scale contribution to the skin friction reduction in a modified turbulent boundary layer by a large-eddy break-up device. Physical Review Fluids, 7(3), 034601-1-034601-17.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8
2022 Abdelaziz, M., Djenidi, L., Ghayesh, M. H., & Chin, R. (2022). A new equivalent sand grain roughness relation for two-dimensional rough wall turbulent boundary layers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 940, 1-23.
DOI Scopus17 WoS17
2022 Chan, C. I., & Chin, R. C. (2022). Decomposition of the Reynolds shear stress in a turbulent boundary layer modified by miniature vortex generators. Physical Review Fluids, 7(5), 1-20.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2022 Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2022). Extension of the 1D Unsteady Friction Model for Rapidly Accelerating and Decelerating Turbulent Pipe Flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 148(9), 04022014-1-04022014-14.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2022 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., Chin, R., & Amabili, M. (2022). A review on the nonlinear dynamics of hyperelastic structures. Nonlinear Dynamics, 110(2), 963-994.
DOI Scopus91 WoS84
2022 Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2022). The dominant mechanisms for each regime of secondary flows in horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 949, 36 pages.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2022 Zhou, H., Hawkes, E. R., Lau, T. C. W., Chin, R., Nathan, G. J., & Wang, H. (2022). Understanding of turbulence modulation and particle response in a particle-laden jet from direct numerical simulations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 950, 1-40.
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2022 Freidoonimehr, N., Chin, R., Zander, A. C., & Arjomandi, M. (2022). A Review On the Effect of Temporal Geometric Variations of the Coronary Arteries On the Wall Shear Stress and Pressure Drop.. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 144(1), 010801-1-010801-13.
DOI Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC5
2022 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., Chin, R., & Chen, L. Q. (2022). Experimental characteristics and coupled nonlinear forced vibrations of axially travelling hyperelastic beams. Thin-Walled Structures, 170, 29 pages.
DOI Scopus41 WoS40
2022 Chan, C. I., & Chin, R. C. (2022). Investigation of the influence of miniature vortex generators on the large-scale motions of a turbulent boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 932, 26 pages.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12
2021 Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). The influence of the coefficient of restitution on flow regimes within horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. Physics of Fluids, 33(12), 123318-1-123318-19.
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2021 Freidoonimehr, N., Chin, R., Zander, A., & Arjomandi, M. (2021). Effect of shape of the stenosis on the hemodynamics of a stenosed coronary artery. Physics of Fluids, 33(8), 081914-1-081914-18.
DOI Scopus49 WoS43
2021 Bakhshi Khaniki, H., Hajghayesh, M., Chin, R., & Amabili, M. (2021). Large amplitude vibrations of imperfect porous-hyperelastic beams via a modified strain energy. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 513, 43 pages.
DOI Scopus44 WoS44
2021 Nugroho, B., Brett, J., Bleckly, B. T., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Numerical study of geometric morphing wings of the 1303 UCAV. Aeronautical Journal, 125(1289), 1192-1208.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2021 Freidoonimehr, N., Arjomandi, M., Zander, A., & Chin, R. (2021). Effect of artery curvature on the coronary fractional flow reserve. Physics of Fluids, 33(3), 031906-1-031906-11.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2021 Chan, I. C., Örlü, R., Schlatter, P., & Chin, R. C. (2021). The skin-friction coefficient of a turbulent boundary layer modified by a large-eddy break-up device. Physics of Fluids, 33(3), 1-15.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12
2021 Zhang, X., Zonta, F., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., Chin, R. C., & Soldati, A. (2021). Dynamics of semi- and neutrally-buoyant particles in thermally stratified turbulent channel flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 139, 103595-1-103595-12.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021 Guerrero Hinojosa, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Transient dynamics of accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 917, 071202-1-071202-9.
DOI Scopus26 WoS23
2021 Freidoonimehr, N., Arjomandi, M., Zander, A., & Chin, R. (2021). A novel technique towards investigating wall shear stress within the stent struts using particle image velocimetry. Experiments in Fluids, 62(6), 133-1-133-15.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2021 Chin, R. C., & Philip, J. (2021). Swirling turbulent pipe flows: Inertial region and velocity–vorticity correlations. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 87, 1-12.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2021 Chan, C. I., Schlatter, P., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Interscale transport mechanisms in turbulent boundary layers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 921, A13-1-A13-30.
DOI Scopus32 WoS31
2021 Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Flow regimes within horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 143, 103748-1-103748-12.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2020 Freidoonimehr, N., Arjomandi, M., Sedaghatizadeh, N., Chin, R., & Zander, A. (2020). Transitional turbulent flow in a stenosed coronary artery with a physiological pulsatile flow. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 36(7), e3347-1-e3347-25.
DOI Scopus40 WoS36 Europe PMC19
2020 Jelly, T. O., Chin, R., Illingworth, S. J., Monty, J. P., Marusic, I., & Ooi, A. (2020). A direct comparison of pulsatile and non-pulsatile rough-wall turbulent pipe flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 895, 895 R3-1-895 R3-14.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2020 Hakim, M. L., Nugroho, B., Chin, R., Putranto, T., Suastika, I. K., & Utama, I. K. A. P. (2020). Drag penalty causing from the roughness of recently cleaned and painted ship hull using RANS CFD. CFD Letters, 12(3), 78-88.
DOI Scopus20
2020 Zhang, X., & Chin, R. (2020). Numerical study of the effects of velocity ratio on coflow jet characteristics. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 142(8), 081401-1-081401-13.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2020 Chin, R. C., Vinuesa, R., Orlu, R., Cardesa, J., Noorani, A., Chong, M. S., & Schlatter, P. (2020). Backflow events under the effect of secondary flow of Prandtl's first kind. Physical Review Fluids, 5(7), 074606-1-074606-14.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2020 Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2020). Extreme wall shear stress events in turbulent pipe flows: spatial characteristics of coherent motions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 904, A18-1-A18-39.
DOI Scopus48 WoS43
2020 Freidoonimehr, N., Chin, R., Zander, A., & Arjomandi, M. (2020). An experimental model for pressure drop evaluation in a stenosed coronary artery. Physics of Fluids, 32(2), 021901-1-021901-16.
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2019 Chin, R., & Philip, J. (2019). Direct numerical simulation of low Reynolds number turbulent swirling pipe flows. Physical Review Fluids, 4(11), 114607-1-114607-11.
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2018 Chin, R., Monty, J., Chong, M., & Marusic, I. (2018). Conditionally averaged flow topology about a critical point pair in the skin friction field of pipe flows using direct numerical simulations. Physical Review Fluids, 3(11), 1-13.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17
2018 Thondapu, V., Tenekecioglu, E., Poon, E., Collet, C., Torii, R., Bourantas, C., . . . Serruys, P. (2018). Endothelial shear stress 5 years after implantation of a coronary bioresorbable scaffold. European Heart Journal, 39(18), 1602-1609.
DOI Scopus41 WoS34 Europe PMC26
2018 Silvestri, A., Ghanadi, F., Arjomandi, M., Cazzolato, B., Zander, A., & Chin, R. (2018). Mechanism of sweep event attenuation using micro-cavities in a turbulent boundary layer. Physics of Fluids, 30(5), 055108-1-055108-11.
DOI Scopus13 WoS10
2017 Chin, C., Örlü, R., Schlatter, P., Monty, J., & Hutchins, N. (2017). Influence of a large-eddy-breakup-device on the turbulent interface of boundary layers. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 99(3-4), 823-835.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2017 Silvestri, A., Ghanadi, F., Arjomandi, M., Chin, R., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2017). Attenuation of turbulence by the passive control of sweep events in a turbulent boundary layer using micro-cavities. Physics of Fluids, 29(11), 115102-1-115102-11.
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2017 Li, S., Chin, C., Thondapu, V., Poon, E., Monty, J., Li, Y., . . . Barlis, P. (2017). Numerical and experimental investigations of the flow-pressure relation in multiple sequential stenoses coronary artery. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 33(7), 1083-1088.
DOI Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC6
2017 Chin, C., Örlü, R., Monty, J., Hutchins, N., Ooi, A., & Schlatter, P. (2017). Simulation of a Large-Eddy-Break-up Device (LEBU) in a moderate Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 98(2), 445-460.
DOI Scopus24 WoS19
2016 Canton, J., Örlü, R., Chin, C., Hutchins, N., Monty, J., & Schlatter, P. (2016). On large-scale friction control in turbulent wall flow in low Reynolds number channels. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 97(3), 811-827.
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2016 Canton, J., Örlü, R., Chin, C., & Schlatter, P. (2016). Reynolds number dependence of large-scale friction control in turbulent channel flow. Physical Review Fluids, 1(8), 9 pages.
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2015 Chin, C., Ng, H., Blackburn, H., Monty, J., & Ooi, A. (2015). Turbulent pipe flow at Reτ ≈ 1000 : a comparison of wall-resolved large-eddy simulation, direct numerical simulation and hot-wire experiment. Computers and Fluids, 122, 26-33.
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2015 Poon, E., Hayat, U., Thondapu, V., Ooi, A., Asrar Ul Haq, M., Moore, S., . . . Barlis, P. (2015). Advances in three-dimensional coronary imaging and computational fluid dynamics. Coronary Artery Disease, 26(Supplement 1), 43-54.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2015 Madad, R., Elsnab, J., Chin, C., Klewicki, J., & Marusic, I. (2015). An investigation of channel flow with a smooth air-water interface. Experiments in Fluids, 56(6), 128-1-128-11.
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2014 Chin, C., Philip, J., Klewicki, J., Ooi, A., & Marusic, I. (2014). Reynolds-number-dependent turbulent inertia and onset of log region in pipe flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 757(3), 747-769.
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2014 Chin, C., Monty, J., & Ooi, A. (2014). Reynolds number effects in DNS of pipe flow and comparison with channels and boundary layers. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 45(1), 33-40.
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2014 Chan, L., Chin, C., Soria, J., & Ooi, A. (2014). Large eddy simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes calculations of supersonic impinging jets at varying nozzle-to-wall distances and impinging angles. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 47, 31-41.
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2013 Chin, C., Li, M., Harkin, C., Rochwerger, T., Chan, L., Ooi, A., . . . Soria, J. (2013). Investigation of the flow structures in supersonic free and impinging jet flows. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 135(3), 031202-1-031202-12.
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2012 Klewicki, J., Chin, C., Blackburn, H., Ooi, A., & Marusic, I. (2012). Emergence of the four layer dynamical regime in turbulent pipe flow. Physics of Fluids, 24(4), 045107-1-045107-14.
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2012 Chong, M., Monty, J., Chin, C., & Marusic, I. (2012). The topology of skin friction and surface vorticity fields in wall-bounded flows. Journal of Turbulence, 13(6), 1-10.
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2011 Chin, C., Hutchins, N., Ooi, A., & Marusic, I. (2011). Spatial resolution correction for hot-wire anemometry in wall turbulence. Experiments in Fluids, 50(5), 1443-1453.
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2011 Saha, S., Chin, C., Blackburn, H., & Ooi, A. (2011). The influence of pipe length on thermal statistics computed from DNS of turbulent heat transfer. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 32(6), 1083-1097.
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2010 Chin, C., Ooi, A. S. H., Marusic, I., & Blackburn, H. M. (2010). The influence of pipe length on turbulence statistics computed from direct numerical simulation data. Physics of Fluids, 22(11), 10 pages.
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2009 Chin, C. C., Hutchins, N., Ooi, A. S. H., & Marusic, I. (2009). Use of direct numerical simulation (DNS) data to investigate spatial resolution issues in measurements of wall-bounded turbulence. Measurement Science and Technology, 20(11), 10 pages.
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Year Citation
2024 Zhang, X., Nathan, G., & Chin, R. (2024). Particle distribution in bi-disperse particle-laden jets. In Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC, 2024) (pp. 1-7). Canberra, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC).
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2023 Zhang, X., Nathan, G., Tian, Z., & Chin, R. (2023). Spread of bi-disperse particles in the downstream domain of a turbulent co-flowing jet. In Proceedings of the 14th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements. Barcelona, Spain.
2022 Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Chinnici, A., Sun, Z., Shi, J., Nathan, G., & Chin, R. (2022). Physics-informed data-driven RANS turbulence modelling for single-phase and particle-laden jet flows. In Proceedings of the 23nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. Sydney.
2022 Kong, J., Bennetts, L. G., Nugroho, B., & Chin, R. (2022). Reynolds number effects in 2D square-bar roughness
Wall-bounded turbulent flows. In 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (pp. 1-6). Online: International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP.
2022 Chan, C. I., & Chin, R. C. (2022). FLOW STRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER MODIFIED BY MINIATURE VORTEX GENERATORS. In 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2022 (pp. 6 pages). Online: International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP.
2022 Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. C. (2022). ACCELERATING TURBULENT PIPE FLOW: ROLE OF THE LARGE- AND SMALL-SCALES OF MOTION. In 12th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2022 (pp. 5 pages). Online: International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP.
2021 Ko, B., Liu, S., Fang, Z., Nugroho, B., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Far field flow simulation of contra-rotating H-Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2403 (pp. 040011). Online: AIP Publishing.
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2021 Khaniki, H. B., Ghayesh, M. H., & Chin, R. (2021). Effects of non-uniform cross-section and stiffness on the nonlinear vibration behaviour of soft robotic arms. In Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2021, ACAM 2021 (pp. 355-367). Virtual, Online: Engineers Australia.
2020 Zhang, X., Nathan, G., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2020). A numerical study of gravity effects on horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 4 pages). Australia: The University of Queensland.
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2020 Brown, G., Chin, R., & Philip, J. (2020). Vorticity Transport in Turbulent Pipe Flow. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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2020 Abdelaziz, M., Djenidi, L., Hajghayesh, M., & Chin, R. (2020). Turbulent Boundary Layer over various 2D Uniform Distributed Roughness Elements. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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2020 Freidoonimehr, N., Arjomandi, M., Zander, A., & Chin, R. (2020). Hemodynamics of stented coronary arteries: Experimental and numerical investigations. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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2020 Chisholm, C., Nugroho, B., Kevin., & Chin, R. (2020). Hydrodynamic simulation of submarine far field flow. In H. Chanson, & R. Brown (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 4 pages). Perth, WA: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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2020 Ko, B., Liu, S., Fang, Z., Ahmudiarto, Y., Nugroho, B., & Chin, R. (2020). Numerical simulation of two-stages contra-rotating vertical axis wind turbine. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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2019 Freidoonimehr, N., Chin, R., Zander, A., & Arjomandi, M. (2019). Hemodynamic of a Coronary Artery: a PIV Measurement. In IX Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics (pp. 1). Glenelg, Adelaide.
2019 Chin, R., & Philip, J. (2019). Reynolds number effects on swirling pipe flows. In 11th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2019 (pp. 1-5). online: TSPF.
2019 Ahmudiarto, Y., Romadoni, A. M., Besar Karyanto, T., Admono, T., Nugroho, B., Chin, R. C., & Budiyono, A. (2019). Performance Analysis of Novel Blade Design of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. In Proceeding - 2019 International Conference on Sustainable Energy Engineering and Application: Innovative Technology Toward Energy Resilience, ICSEEA 2019 (pp. 175-181). online: IEEE.
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2018 Albanesi, A., Daish, K., Dally, B., & Chin, R. (2018). Investigation of heat transfer enhancement in dimpled pipe flows. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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2018 Chin, R., & Philip, J. (2018). Low Reynolds number turbulent swirling pipe flows. In T. Lau, & R. Kelso (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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2018 Jelly, T., Chin, R., Illingworth, S., Monty, J., Marusic, I., & Ooi, A. (2018). Quadruple decomposition of current-dominated pulsatile rough-wall turbulent pipe flow. In T. Lau, & R. Kelso (Eds.), 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018 Freidoonimehr, N., Arjomandi, M., Chin, R., & Zander, A. C. (2018). Effect of degree of stenosis on the pulsatile flow pressure drop in a coronary artery. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018 Hakim, M., Nugroho, B., Chin, R., Putranto, T., Suastika, I., & Utama, I. (2018). Assessment of drag penalty resulting from the roughness of freshly cleaned and painted ship-hull using computational fluid dynamics. In 11th International Conference on Marine Technology MARTEC 2018 (pp. 1-8). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
2018 Chin, C., Vinuesa, R., Örlü, R., Cardesa, J., Noorani, A., Schlatter, P., & Chong, M. (2018). Flow topology of rare back flow events and critical points in turbulent channels and toroidal pipes. In J. Jimenez (Ed.), Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1001 (pp. 14 pages). Madrid, Spain: IOP Science.
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2018 Zhang, X., & Chin, R. (2018). Numerical study of the effects of velocity ratio on co-flow jet characteristics. In Proceedings of the 21nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2018 (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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2016 Chen, X., Chin, R., Hutchins, N., Poon, E., & Ooi, A. (2016). Turbulent pulsatile pipe flow with multiple modes of oscillation. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2016) (pp. 1-4). Perth, Western Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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2016 Scheerlinck, C., Mamon, C., Zahtila, T., Nguyen, W., Poon, E., Thondapu, V., . . . Ooi, A. (2016). Effect of Medical Imaging Modalities on the simulated blood flow through a 3D reconstructed stented coronary artery segment. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2016) (pp. 1-4). Perth, Western Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2016 Li, S., Chin, R., Monty, J., Barlis, P., & Ooi, A. (2016). Numerical investigations of the wall shear stress behaviour in curved coronary arteries. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2016) (pp. 1-4). Perth, Western Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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2015 Chin, C., Monty, J., Hutchins, N., Ooi, A., Orlu, R., & Schlatter, P. (2015). Simulation of a large-eddy-break-up device (LEBU) in a moderate Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer. In Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP-9) Vol. 1 (pp. 1A-3-1-1A-3-6). Melbourne, Australia: Technische Universität Darmstadt.
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2015 Schlatter, P., Örlü, R., Chin, C., Hutchins, N., & Monty, J. (2015). Large-scale friction control in turbulent wall flow. In 9th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2015 Vol. 3 (pp. 1-4). Online: TSFP-9.
2015 Chin, C., Monty, J., & Ooi, A. (2015). LES of moderate Reynolds number turbulent pipe flows. In Proceedings - 15th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2015.
2015 Chin, C., Monty, J., & Ooi, A. (2015). LES of moderate Reynolds number turbulent pipe flows. In Proceedings 15th European Turbulence Conference etc 2015.
2014 Li, S., Chin, C., Monty, J., Barlis, P., Marusic, I., & Ooi, A. (2014). Numerical investigation of the behaviour of wall shear stress in three-dimensional pulsatile stenotic flows. In Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014 (pp. 1-4). Online: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2012 Chan, L., Chin, C., Soria, J., & Ooi, A. (2012). Numerical simulation of supersonic impinging jet flows using Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes and Large Eddy Simulation. In Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012.
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2010 Chin, R., Hutchins, N., Ooi, A., & Marusic, I. (2010). MODELING OF SPATIAL RESOLUTION EFFECTS USING DNS OF TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOW. In Proc. 8th Intern. ERCOFTAC Symp. on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements. Marseille, France.
2010 Saha, S., Chin, C. C., Blackburn, H. M., & Ooi, A. (2010). Numerical study of heat transfer in a fully developed turbulent pipe flow. In 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 2010 (pp. 712-715).
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2010 Chin, C., Ooi, A., Marusic, I., & Blackburn, H. M. (2010). The influence of pipe length in direct numerical simulation. In 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 2010 (pp. 440-443).
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2007 Chin, C. C., Monty, J. P., Ooi, A. S. H., & Marusic, I. (2007). Investigation of velocity correlations in turbulent channel flow. In Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference 16afmc (pp. 1436-1441).
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Year Citation
2021 Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Flow Regimes and Secondary Flow Motions in Horizontal Particle-laden Pipe Flows. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 3rd International Symposium on Computational Particle Technology. Suzhou, China and Online.
2021 Zhang, X., Zonta, F., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., Chin, R. C., & Soldati, A. (2021). Dynamics of semi- and neutrally-buoyant particles in thermally stratified turbulent channel flow. Poster session presented at the meeting of Euromech. Colloquium 609 Granular Patterns in Oscillatory Flows. Genoa, Italy.
2019 Shaw, I. J., Evans, M., Chin, R., & Medwell, P. (2019). Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Rotating Detonation Engines. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 2019 Australian Combustion Symposium. online: The Combustion Institute.
2019 Zhang, X., Nathan, G., Tian, Z., & Chin, R. (2019). Numerical study of gravity effects on the symmetry and development of particle-laden flows. Poster session presented at the meeting of 17th European Turbulence Conference. Torino, Italy.
  • Industry Funding - Blue Spirit Aero (2023)
  • Industry Funding - Blue Spirit Aero (2022)
  • University of Adelaide ECMS Strategic Impact Grant (2022)
  • Industry Funding - SparcTechnologies (2021)
  • University of Adelaide ECMS Covid Impact Grant (2022)
  • University of Adelaide ECMS MCR Grant (2021)
  • ARC DECRA DE180100157, "Impact of spatially uniform and irregular rough surfaces on drag reduction", Australian Government (2018-2021)
  • Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith Fund (2018-2020)
  • ARC Linkage Grant LP160101753, "Swirling turbulent pipe flow technology for drying brown coal", Australian Government (2017-2021)
  • Endeavour Research Fellowship, Australian Government (2017)
  • Early Career Reseracher Grant, University of Melbourne (2016)
  • Linne FLOW Centre Visiting Researcher Grant, Sweden  (2013)
  • Dr John Patterson Prize : best thesis in the field of thermo-fluids (2012)
  • Best Tutor Award (2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010)
  • Melbourne International Research Scholarship (2007)
  • Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (2007)
  • ExxonMobil Dean's Honours List (2006)

Aerospace Propulsion, Advanced Topics in Aerospace

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Investigation of the flow inside the coronary artery models with multiple tandem stenoses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Amir Sarviha
2025 Principal Supervisor Numerical modelling wall pressure fluctuation spectrum beneath a boundary layer submitted to pressure gradient Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr Ajit Baburav Rokade
2025 Principal Supervisor Transient dynamics of turbulent pulsatile pipe flows in current and wave dominated flow regimes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Isuru Chinthana Gunaratne
2025 Principal Supervisor Particle Dynamics in Multi-Phase Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Luisa Blaj
2025 Principal Supervisor Particle Dynamics in Multi-Phase Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Luisa Blaj
2025 Co-Supervisor Investigation of the flow inside the coronary artery models with multiple tandem stenoses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Amir Sarviha
2025 Principal Supervisor Numerical modelling wall pressure fluctuation spectrum beneath a boundary layer submitted to pressure gradient Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ajit Baburav Rokade
2025 Principal Supervisor Transient dynamics of turbulent pulsatile pipe flows in current and wave dominated flow regimes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Isuru Chinthana Gunaratne
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigation of particle size and flow parameters in turbulent particle-laden flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mit Piyush Bakhai
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigating the Mechanisms and Characteristics of Rough Wall Turbulence Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Song Wang
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigating the Mechanisms and Characteristics of Rough Wall Turbulence Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Song Wang
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigation of particle size and flow parameters in turbulent particle-laden flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mit Piyush Bakhai
2021 Principal Supervisor A Numerical Investigation of Hypersonic Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Harry Colin Rowton
2021 Principal Supervisor A Numerical Investigation of Hypersonic Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Harry Colin Rowton

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Transient dynamics of turbulent pulsatile pipe flows in current and wave dominated flow regimes Doctor of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Isuru Chinthana Gunaratne
2021 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Study of Non-Uniform Roughness and Coverage in Turbulent Boundary Layers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Setyo Nugroho
2020 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Flow Controls of Rough Wall Turbulent Boundary Layers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jiahao Kong
2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor MILD Combustion of Ethylene and Natural Gas Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ian James Shaw
2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Near-wall turbulence dynamics in steady and transient pipe flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Byron Andres Guerrero Hinojosa
2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor On the Effects of Roughness Parameters on Turbulent Boundary Layer Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Misarah Adel Abass Morsy Abdelaziz
2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Nonlinear Mechanics of Hyperelastic Structures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hossein Bakhshi Khaniki
2019 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Experimental Investigations on Wind Turbine Wake Dynamics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Paul Bayron
2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Passive Flow Control in Spatially Developing Turbulent Boundary Layers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Chi Ip Chan
2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Numerical Study of Particle-laden Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xinchen Zhang
2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Hemodynamics of Diseased Coronary Arteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Navid Freidoonimehr
2017 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The attenuation of sweep events within the turbulent boundary layer over a flat plate using a micro-cavity array Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Anton Silvestri

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Newtonian and Non-Newtonian pulsatile flow in stenosed arteries The University of Melbourne PhD Doctorate Full Time Shuang Li

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2023 - ongoing Representative Committee IT-038 Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms Standards Australia Australia
2020 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Pawsey Energy & Resource Merit Allocation Committee Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Australia
2017 - ongoing Treasurer AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics United States

Date Role Membership Country
2017 - ongoing Member The Australian Academy of Science Australia
2015 - ongoing Member APS - American Physical Society United States
2007 - ongoing Member AFMS - Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Australia

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