CDT Fluid Dynamics academic, Professor Cath Noakes, and other researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a quantitative model to predict how the design of hospitals can affect the spread of infections. This computer model predicts that multi-bed hospital wards increase bacterial hand contamination by 20% compared with single-bed wards. Understanding exactly how bacteria spread...
Professor Doug Parker has recently been recognised by the University of Leeds Vice Chancellor's Impact Awards for his work on the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA). The awards recognise outstanding examples of the contribution that the University's research makes to society. Four awards were made across the University, with Professor Parker's work representing the Engineering...
A key part of the PhD/MSc Fluid Dynamics programme is the interdisciplinary MSc team projects which run over semester two of year one. These projects involve aspects of mathematical modelling, experimentation and computational simulation. The current cohort of CDT in Fluid Dynamics students have successfully completed the following MSc team projects. Please click on each project...
