PhD students & Postdocs
Xiang Li
PhD Student
Graduated in 2024
Thesis title: A CFD analysis on the fluid-structure interaction of offshore wave and wind energy devices
Marvin Stuart Wright
PhD Student
Graduated in 2024
Thesis title: Numerical and experimental investigation of bio-inspired robot propulsion and manoeuvring
Yang Zhou
PhD Student
Graduated in 2022
Thesis title: A CFD study on floating offshore wind turbine under extreme wave and atmospheric wind turbulence conditions
Yang Luo
PhD Student
Graduated in 2021
Thesis title: A numerical study of fin and jet propulsions involving fluid-structure interactions
Ruoxin Li
PhD Student
Graduated in 2021
Thesis title: A study of aquatic biomimetic problems using a multi-body dynamics method
Zhenkai Zhao
PhD Student
Graduated in 2020
Thesis title: Experimental and numerical quantification of influences of drugs on zebrafish larvae swimming kinematic and energetics
Mitchell Borg
PhD Student
Graduated in 2020
Thesis title: A partitioned-approach fluid-structure interaction analysis of a ducted, high-solidity tidal turbine in real flow conditions
Anthony McDonald
IDCORE PhD student
Graduated in 2020
Thesis title: Design tools for wave energy converters with flexible membranes
Guangyu Shi
PhD Student
Graduated in 2020
Thesis title: Fluid-structure interaction simulations on skeleton-reinforced biomimetic fin propulsion
Enass Massoud
PhD Student
Graduated in 2019
Thesis title: The rise of Taylor bubbles in vertical and inclined pipes
Yuanchuan Liu
PhD Student
Graduated in 2018
Thesis title: Investigation of floating offshore wind turbine fluid-structure interaction
Enhao Wang
PhD Student
Graduated in 2017
Thesis title: Vortex-Induced Vibration of cylindrical structures
Ahmed Samir Shehata
PhD Student
Graduated in 2017
Thesis title: Investigation and improvement of wells turbine performance- fluid analysis & 2nd law thermodynamics study
Enrico Anderlini
IDCORE PhD student
Graduated in 2017
Thesis title: Control of wave energy converters using machine learning strategies
Jianxin Hu
PhD Student
Graduated in 2017
Thesis title: Numerical study on hydrodynamic performance of bio-mimetic locomotion
Saishuai Dai
PhD Student
Graduated in 2016
Thesis title: Assessing the performance of an oscillating water column type wave energy device
Wendi Liu
PhD Student & Postdoctoral Researcher
Graduated in 2015
Thesis title: Numerical Investigation into bio-inspired flow control for renewable turbine
Dr Laibing Jia
Royal Society Newton Fellowship
Duration: May 2013 – May 2015
Royal Society project: A study of bio-fluid dynamics for fish swimming including muscle contraction and flexion effect
Visiting Scholars
Tao Tang
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: May 2023 – January 2025
Institution: Southwest Petroleum University, China
Research area: Vortex Induced Vibration
Satyam Shukla
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: February 2024 – May 2024
Institution: University of Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Research area: Bio-Inspired blades
Dr Hailong Sheng
Lecturer (Visiting)
Duration: September 2017 – September 2018
Institution: Harbin Engineering University, China
Research area: Underwater vehicle hydrodynamics
Li Xia
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: February 2017 – May 2017
Institution: Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Research area: AUV hydrodynamics and manuvering analysis
Svenja Loebus
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: June 2017
Institution: Technical University of Hamburg, Germany
Research area: Flapping wing tidal current energy harvest
Dr Haiming Wang
Lecturer (Visiting)
Duration: July 2016 – June 2017
Institution: Zhejiang Ocean University, China
Research area: Ocean renewable energy
Ping Cheng
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: August 2015 – December 2015
Institution: Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Research area: Offshore floating wind turbine
Dênnis Gambarine
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: September 2015 – February 2016
Institution: University of São Paulo, Brazil
Research area: Vortex Induced Vibration
Meina Xiao
PhD Student (Visiting)
Duration: March 2014 – September 2014
Institution: Zhejiang Sci-tech University, China
Research area: Numerical study on high-performance machinery on shipboard
Dr Islam Amin
Lecturer (Visiting)
Duration: September 2012 – September 2014
Institution: Port Said University, Egypt
Research area: Ducted tidal turbine
Dr Ke Sun
Lecturer (Visiting)
Duration: July 2009 – July 2010
Institution: Harbin Engineering University, China
Research area: Tidal energy device