Department staff
Professor Jim McGuirk D.Sc, CEng, FRAeS, FREng
Director of Rolls-Royce UTC in Combustion Aerodynamics
Tel +44 (0)1509 227 211
Fax +44 (0)1509 227 241
Email j.j.mcguirk@lboro.ac.uk
Background
- PhD (Dept Mech Eng, Imperial College) – CFD of turbulent buoyant jets – 1975.
- Post-doctoral research – University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1975-1978.
- Post-doctoral research – Dept Chem Eng, Imperial College, 1978-1981.
- Academic Staff (Senior lecturer) Dept Mech Eng, Imperial College, 1981-1990.
- Prof of Aerodynamics, Dept of Aero & Auto Eng, Loughborough Univ, 1990-.
Current responsibilities
- Professor of Aerodynamics.
- Director of Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Combustion Aerodynamics.
- Head of Applied Aerodynamics Research Group.
Accomplishments
- Thomas Bernard Hall Prize (Best paper in Jnl of Eng Science) 1989.
- Head of Dept of Aero & Auto Eng, Loughborough University, 1993-1999.
- Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society 1999.
- Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering 2000.
- Doctor of Science (University of London) 2002.
- Best paper Award of ASME IGTI Combustion and Fuels Committee 2006.
Research group
- Applied Aerodynamics.
Research interests and activities
- Development and experimental validation of CFD methods for complex turbulent flows – in particular Large Eddy Simulation applied to gas-turbine combustion systems and high Mach number exhaust nozzle propulsion systems.
External activities
- Combustion and Fuels Committee of ASME Int. Gas Turbine Inst 1991- present.
- Chair of Rolls-Royce Powerplant Installations and Noise Panel 2004-2008.
- Chair of Propulsion Technical Advisory Committee IMechE/Roy.Aero.Soc 2005-2008.
- Chair of Rolls-Royce Propulsion and Power Systems Advisory Board 2008-present.
- Independent Scientific and Technical Adviser, MoD 2007-present.
External Examiner
- Imperial College (Aeronautics) 1993-1996.
- Manchester University (Aeronautical Engineering) 1997-2000.
- Imperial College (M.Sc. Advanced Mechanical Engineering) 1998-2002).
- Bath University (Aeronautical Engineering) 2001-2004.
- Leicester University (M.Sc. Advanced Mechanical Engineering) 2001-2005. Nottingham University (Mechanical Engineering) 2005-2008.
- Bristol University (Aeronautical Engineering) 2005-2008.
- Cambridge University (Engineering) 2009-present.