Research Interests
Computational Heat Transfer Control Systems Energy Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Mechanical Engineering Models of Engineering Design Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation Power and Energy Systems Engineering Renewable Power Simulation and ModellingDr Leok Lee
Lecturer
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Leok is a Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide (UA) where he also contributes significantly as a member of the Centre for Energy Technology. His expertise lies in the realm of renewable energy, with a specialised focus on energy storage solutions, concentrating solar power, system integration, and complex transient system modeling and optimisation.
He has research and hands-on experience in experimental design and testing, wind tunnel operation, as well as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. His research extends to the intricate integration and optimisation of transient modeling of complex multiple systems, showcasing a multifaceted approach to cutting-edge energy research.
His works contributed to an ARENA funded project that aims to add concentrated solar thermal energy to the Bayer Alumina process. He is currently involved in multiple research projects aiming to de-risk decarbonisation for heavy industry funded by HILT CRC.
His current research interests include renewable energy, solar thermal energy, energy storage, system integration, complex transient system modeling, alternative fuels, computational fluid dynamics, hybrid renewable systems, development/demonstration of clean energy technologies, receiver design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics and system optimisation.
In addition to his research work, Dr Leok Lee is a dedicated supervisor and mentor, guiding and supervising for undergraduate students, Master and PhD candidates.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Cantonese) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2018 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 2010 - 2013 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with First Class Honours |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Nathan, G. J., Saw, W., Ingenhoven, P., Lee, L., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., . . . Ashman, P. (2023). The Role of Hydrogen in Net-Zero, High Temperature Industrial Processes. In Australian Hydrogen Research Conference, AHRC2023. |
| 2021 | Ingenhoven, P., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Potter, D., Nathan, G., Rafique, M. M., . . . Jafarian, M. (2021). Energetic Assessment of a High Temperature Packed Bed Storage System in Combination with a Solar Expanding-Vortex Particle Receiver. In Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021 (pp. 858-867). Virtual conference: International Solar Energy Society. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2018 | Lee, K. L., Chinnici, A., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). Experimental investigation of the effects of wind speed, aperture ratio and tilt angle on the convective heat losses from a solar cavity receiver. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society. |
2025
Lecturer & Coordinator-
ENG 1001& ENG 1011 & ENG 1011UAC [Sem 1 & 2]: Introduction to Engineering - Digital engineering
MECH ENG 2100: Design Practice - Design Graphics
ENG 4002A&B [Sem 1&2]: Honours Engineering Research Project - Part A & B
ENG 7002A&B [Sem 1&2]: Masters Engineering Research Project - Part A & B
Laboratory, Practical, and Workshop Coordinator - All Mechanical Engineering courses
Supervisor -
Masters Research Project
Engineering Honours Project
2024
Lecturer & Coordinator-
ENG 1001& ENG 1011 & ENG 1011UAC [Sem 1 & 2]: Introduction to Engineering - Digital engineering
MECH ENG 2100: Design Practice - Design Graphics
MECH ENG 3101 & MECH ENG 7068: Applied Aerodynamics
MECH ENG 4064 & MECH ENG 7164: Renewable Power Technologies – Fluid
ENG 7002A [Sem 1]: Masters Engineering Research Project - Part A
ENG 4002A&B [Sem 2]: Honours Engineering Research Project - Part A & B
ENG 7002A&B [Sem 2]: Masters Engineering Research Project - Part A & B
Laboratory, Practical, and Workshop Coordinator - All Mechanical Engineering courses
Supervisor -
Masters Research Project
Engineering Honours Project
2023
Lecturer & Coordinator-
ENG 1001/ENG 1011/ ENG 1011UAC [Sem 1 & 2] - Introduction to Engineering - Digital engineering
Laboratory, Practical and Workshop Coordinator - All Mechanical Engineering courses
Member of the Learning & Teaching Working Group - School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Leader of the Digital-first, Learning & Teaching subgroup
- Member of the L&T Guideline, Learning & Teaching subgroup
- Member of the New courses, Learning & Teaching subgroup
Project Advisor -
ENG 3005 - Research Methods and Project Management
Supervisor -
Masters Research Project
Engineering Honours Project
2022
Lecturer & Coordinator-
ENG 1001/ENG 1011/ ENG 1011UAC [Sem 1 & 2] - Introduction to Engineering - Digital engineering
TECH 1003 - Engineering Technology and Digital Design - Digital engineering
MECH ENG 2002 Stress Analysis & Design
Laboratory, Practical and Workshop Coordinator - All Mechanical Engineering courses
Learning, Teaching & Curriculum Committee member - School of Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor -
Masters Research Project
Engineering Research Project
Mechanical Engineering Honours Project
Other teachings -
ENG 1002 - Programming (Matlab and C)
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
2021
Laboratory, Practical and Workshop coordinator - All Mechanical Engineering courses
Learning, Teaching & Curriculum Committee member - School of Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor - Mechanical Engineering Honours Project
Other teachings -
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics
Stress Analysis & Design
2020
Laboratory, Practical and Workshop coordinator - for all Mechanical Engineering courses
Other teachings -
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics
Stress Analysis & Design
2019
Lecturer - Stress Analysis & Design
Course coordinator - Stress Analysis & Design
Other teachings -
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Dynamics and Control II
Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics
2018
Aerospace Materials & Structures
Sports Materials
Structural Design & Solid Mechanics
Stress Analysis & Design
Dynamics and Control II
2017
Assignment return coordinator – for all Mechanical Engineering courses
Aerospace Materials & Structures
Sports Materials
Structural Design & Solid Mechanics
Stress Analysis & Design
Thermo-Fluids 1
2016
Advanced Digital Control
Assignment return coordinator – for all Mechanical Engineering courses
Stress Analysis & Design
Dynamics and Control I
Dynamics and Control II
Thermo-Fluids 1
2015
Advanced Digital Control
Dynamics and Control I
Dynamics and Control II
Stress Analysis & Design
Thermo-Fluids 1
2014
Advanced Digital Control
Dynamics and Control I
Dynamics and Control II
Sustainability & the Environment
Stress Analysis & Design
Thermo-Fluids 1
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | An investigation of wall bounded turbulent flows | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Faizan Younas |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | An investigation of wall bounded turbulent flows | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Faizan Younas |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Decarbonisation of heavy industrial process | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Henry Lam |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Thermal pre-treatment of low grade ores | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yuecheng Lin |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Thermal pre-treatment of low grade ores | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yuecheng Lin |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Techno-Economic Assessment of Green Electricity with Thermal and Hydrogen Storage Systems for Industry Demand | The University of Adelaide | Master of Engineering (Electrical) | Master | Full Time | Ruoyun Zhou |
| 2024 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Techno-Economic Assessment of Green Electricity with Battery and Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage Systems for Industry Demand | The University of Adelaide | Master of Engineering (Electrical) | Master | Full Time | Zhewei Liu |
| 2024 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | A Techno-Economic Assessment of Utilising Green Electricity in Crude Iron Processing | The University of Adelaide | Master of Engineering (Chemical) | Master | Full Time | William Tang |
| 2024 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | An investigation of the pathway for delivering green hydrogen to the heavy industry in Australia | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | Full Time | Joseph Tripodi, Tomas Walker, Nathan Valentinin, Rino Mercorella, Luciano Mercorella |
| 2024 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Investigation of the Pathway for Storing Renewable Power in Thermal Energy Storage for Industry | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | Full Time | Amy Liew, Andy Yew, Clifford Tan |
| 2023 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Design and Investigation of a Concentrated Solar Receiver for High Temperature and High Thermal Power Applications | The University of Adelaide | Masters Research Project | Master | Full Time | Peter Gordon |
| 2023 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Embedded Thermal Storage in the Distribution Network with Renewable Energy | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | Full Time | George Andresakis, Jack Burgemeister, Jabez Bullas, Danny Ngo, Dongxu Sun |
| 2023 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Analysis of Cooling Vent Design On-Board a Submarine | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | Full Time | William Norrington |
| 2023 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor | Decarbonisation of heavy industrial process | The University of Adelaide | - | Doctorate | Full Time | Henry Lam |
| 2022 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Investigation of the efficiency and Levelized cost of energy of a high temperature Concentrated solar thermal system - demand | The University of Adelaide | Master of Engineering (Mechanical) | Master | Full Time | Ming Yan Tanya, Wu |
| 2022 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Investigation of the efficiency and Levelized cost of energy of a high temperature Concentrated solar thermal system - Solar input | The University of Adelaide | Master of Engineering (Mechanical) | Master | Full Time | Puranjay Balajee, Kamisetty |
| 2022 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Analytical investigation of the efficiency and Levelized cost of energy in a concentrated solar receiver system | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | - | Liwen Zhang |
| 2022 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Assessment of the effect of geometry and operational conditions on the efficiency of the concentrated solar receiver | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | Full Time | SHIBIN HONG, JIAYE ZHANG, XINGQI LIU |
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | The heat recovery system of a concentrating solar-thermal system | The University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Mechanical) | Honours | - | Ho Fai 'Henry' Lam |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative | Australia |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Advances in Mechanical Engineering | - |
| 2020 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Solar Energy | - |
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