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I was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and studied Engineering at Downing College, Cambridge, where I also completed a degree and provided my first teaching role. I moved to the University of Manchester in 2006 and 51Âþ»­, as Associate Professor and Subject Group Leader for Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, in 2020. I married Helen in Ely Cathedral in 1996 and have twin children, James and Lauren, born in 1999.

Institute of Engineering Sciences (IES)

Aero-acoustics, speed-bumps, fluid flow

Fluid Mechanics, Matlab, Propulsion, Thermofluids

PhD, MA, BA

ENGD1107 Thermofluids, ENGD1109 CAE & Programming, ENGD2107 Fluid Mechanics, ENGA3002 Aircraft Propulsion, ENGD3000 Individual Project

5 Teaching Awards at previous employer - Best Lecturer in Faculty, Teaching Excellence Award and 3 Outstanding Contributions to Peer Support
Commendation in 2010 ACE Consultancy Awards

• Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society
• Member of the Institute of Acoustics

• Deflatable Speed bumps
• Dampers for Combustion Oscillation
• Turbofan noise calculation and Control
• Noise from overhead power cables
• Blood pressure measurement

Analytical Acoustics, experimental acoustics, numerical acoustics, fluid mechanics, combustion oscillations, speed bumps, rotational mechanics

• 7076956, Combustion chamber for gas turbine engine, UK
• 1020887.4 Wave Pump, UK
• GB2428082 Sound Absorber, UK

• Acoustic dampers for annular combusts implement on ANTLE engine
• Deflatable speed bump reported by the press on multiple occasions

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