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Staff profiles at the University of Leeds that have Fluid Dynamics linked research interests are listed here.

Below you will find details of LIFD's Management Board. Profiles of Executive Committee members can be found on the About page.

Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics Management Team

Name Role
Chris Davies Interim Director
Harvey Thompson Deputy Director
Timothy Hunter Deputy Director
Claire Savy Manager
Vacant post Administrative Assistant
Peter Jimack PhD group leader
Duncan Borman MSc group leader
Onno Bokhove Industry group leader
Rob Sturman International lead
Sepideh Khodaparast University Academic Fellow in Fluid Dynamics
Kasia Nowakowska Student representative
Vacant post Biomedical representative
Amir Khan Computational group leader
Karen Steenson LIFD Research & Innovation Development Manager
Cath Noakes Pro-dean for research and innovation
Phil Livermore Machine Learning Lead
Calum Skene ECR Forum Lead

 

Fluid Dynamics Research Groups by School

Chemical and Process Engineering: Relevant research groups include: Institute of Process Research and DevelopmentEnergy Leeds

Chemistry: Relevant research groups include: Atmospheric and Planetary Chemistry; Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry; Colour and Polymer Science; Process Research and Development

Civil Engineering: Relevant research groups include: Energy and Sustainable BuildingsWater, Public Health and Environmental Engineering

Computing: Relevant research groups include: Artificial Intelligence; Computational Medicine; Computational Science and Engineering

Earth and Environment: Relevant research groups include: Institute of Applied Geoscience; Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics; Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science; Priestley International Centre for Climate 

Geography: Relevant research groups include: River Basin Processes and Management; Ecology and Global Change

Medicine and Health/Biology: Relevant research groups include: Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine; Cardiovascular and Sport and Exercise Sciences group

Mechanical Engineering: Relevant research groups include: Institute of Thermofluids; Institute of Functional Surfaces

Mathematics: Relevant research groups include: Applied Nonlinear Dynamics; Astrophysical and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Complex Materials and Industrial Mathematics

Physics and Astronomy: Relevant research groups include: Astrophysics; Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Nanoscale Physics

Geography

NameTitleAreas of expertise
Jonathan CarrivickDrGlaciers, outburst floods, arctic and alpine hydrology, glacier lakes
Emanuel GloorProfessorGlobal carbon cycle, Amazonian climate, atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements, geophysical modelling of atmospheric transport and climate
Brian IrvineDrSedimentology, sediment transport, turbulent flow processes, water resource management, flood frequency analysis
Megan KlaarDrNatural flood management, hydroecology, extreme hydrological events, water resource management
Mark SmithDrRivers, floods, hydrology, glaciers