Professor Omar Matar has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his contributions to fluid dynamics and physics.

The Department of Chemical Engineering is very pleased to announce that Professor Omar Matar has been elected to the Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) in recognition of his long-standing research towards understanding the behaviour of fluids and interfaces. 

Professor Matar has been a member of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College since 1998 when he started as a Lecturer immediately after completing his PhD. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2003 before being appointed Professor of Fluid Mechanics in 2007. His group focusses on researching fundamental behaviours in interfacial fluid mechanics, transport phenomena and multiphase flows with applications ranging from the pipeline transportation of crude oil to food processing and nanotechnology. 

Professor Matar’s work in fluid dynamics includes heading the MEMPHIS multiphase program in collaboration with academics from Imperial College, UCL, Birmingham and Nottingham to develop sophisticated tools for modelling complex multiphase flows. He also leads the Transient and Complex Multiphase Flows and Flow Assurance (TMF) project, a consortium of a number of oil-and-gas companies and software and design houses.

Professor Omar Matar - Research Summary

The American Physical Society recognised Professor Matar’s contributions to interfacial fluid dynamics in the presence of surfactants, nanoparticles and electric fields, using theory and computation and with applications in industrial and daily life settings when awarding him this prestigious fellowship. It should be noted that election to the Fellowship of the APS is limited to half of one percent of the overall members and is a glowing recommendation of Professor Matar’s outstanding contributions to physics.

Please join us in extending our congratulations to Professor Matar on behalf of the Department and the College.