Background

Chris Rielly graduated with a BSc (Eng) degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London in 1980. He continued at Imperial College for a PhD in Chemical Engineering, before moving in 1983 to Cambridge University Engineering Department to take up a post-doctoral research position within their Fluid Mechanics Group. In 1986 he became a lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge.In 1988/89 he obtained a year's leave to work for a chemical contracting company and in 1998 he took sabbatical leave at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In August 1999, Chris came to Loughborough University to take up a new chair in Chemical Engineering.

Professional Affiliations

Chartered Engineer
Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers

External Appointments

External Examiner for UG degrees at the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College
External Examiner for University of Cambridge MPhil degree
Chairman of the IChemE Fluid Mixing Processes Subject Group
Industry consultant
EPSRC Peer Review College

Research Interests and Activities

Particle image velocimetry in multi-phase stirred tank flows
CFD and population balance modelling of gas-liquid flows in stirred tanks
De-agglomeration and dispersion of formulated nano-particle products
Effects of start-up conditions on semi-batch emulsion co-polymerisations
Bubbly two-phase flows in annular channels
Direct nucleation control of pharmaceutical crystallisations
Model based control and estimation of crystallization processes
Spray freeze drying and spray drying of foods and pharmaceuticals

Invited and Keynote Lectures

British & Dutch Association for Crystal Growth (Heriot-Watt, 2006)

Organising/Scientific Committee of International Conferences

Process Innovation & Intensification (Edinburg)
Chairman of the Scientific Comm, Fluid Mixing VII (London, UK, 2006)
6th, 7th & 8th Conferences on Gas-Liquid-Solid Reaction Engineering

Links

Chris Rielly's Home Page

Publications

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