My current fellowship project is focusing on developing image based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to assess hemodynamics and aide in non-invasive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. This work is utilising and building upon methodologies I developed during my PhD, in which I built CFD models of aortic dissection based up medical imaging data such as CT, 4D-flow MRI, and echocardiogram.
Biography
January 2023 – Present
BHF Centre of Research Excellence Fellow – National Heart and Lung Institute/Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
November 2021 – December 2022
Research Associate – Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
October 2017 – October 2021
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
2013 – 2017
MEng in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Research Interests
My research interests include fluid dynamics and transfer processes and their application in biological systems. Specifically, my work focuses on using clinical patient data to build detailed computational models of cardiovascular diseases.
Project Title
Current: Development of an integrated clinical imaging and computational modelling workflow for non-invasive assessment of hemodynamics in pulmonary hypertension - towards a digital twin.
Post-Doc: Development of fluid-structure-interaction models of healthy and bioprosthetic aortic valves.
PhD: Computational analysis of hemodynamics and thrombosis in aortic dissection for clinical applications.
Supervisor(s)
Professor Xiao Yun Xu – Chemical Engineering
Professor Allan Lawrie – National Heart and Lung Institute
Awards and Funding
- Imperial College London BHF Centre of Research Excellence Fellowship
- Fully funded PhD scholarship awarded by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London.
Teaching Experience
- 2023: Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for Advanced Fluid Mechanics, 3rd Year Undergraduate Chemical Engineering course. Delivered workshops on Ansys Fluent and supported students in their computational fluid dynamics project coursework.
- 2017 – Present: GTA for Mastery, 1st Year Undergraduate Chemical Engineering course that covers thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, process analysis and separation processes. Lead a team of 5 GTAs to deliver regular working tutorials to ~130 students, mark and deliver feedback on worksheets, and aide in preparation of end-of-year exams.
- 2014 – 2015: Mathematics Tutor for GSCE students in local London schools.
Contacts
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Department of Chemical Engineering
Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus
London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 2562