Background:
I am a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and researcher working at the intersection of aerodynamics, aero-fluid dynamics, turbomachinery, and propulsion-related flow systems. I completed my PhD in Aeronautical Engineering – Aerodynamics at the University of Southampton in 2022, where my doctoral research investigated the aerodynamics of pitching wind turbine blades under large-scale turbulent inflow using high-fidelity computational methods. Since then, my research has developed into a more applied but still strongly physics-led programme in integrated propulsion and flow-system design.
Before joining Loughborough University, I worked as a Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), University of Bath, where I led CFD-based investigations of twin-entry turbo turbines and developed a hybrid experimental-CFD mapping methodology for complex turbomachinery flows characterisation. Earlier in my career, I was a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria, where I taught core engineering modules, supervised undergraduate and postgraduate projects, and contributed to programme accreditation. I also worked in industry as a Project Engineer in the oil and gas sector.
At Loughborough, I am currently contributing to aerodynamic conditioning studies on ducted flow systems for industrial applications, designing and optimising turning vanes, vane packs, and related flow-management devices to improve flow uniformity, reduce secondary-flow losses, and quantify pressure-drop penalties in propulsion-related systems, as well as monolith modelling that accounts for pressure drop associated with entrance effects.
Qualifications:
- PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, University of Southampton, 2022
- MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Birmingham City University, 2012
- BEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, University of Sunderland, 2010
- HND, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, 2007
Executive education:
- MBA Essentials (Distinction), London School of Economics
- International Certificate in Corporate Finance, Columbia Business School
Key awards:
- Doctoral Research Award, United Kingdom, 2022
- PhD Scholarship awarded by Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Nigeria, 2017.
- Africa’s Best Energy Efficiency Award, Shell Eco-marathon South Africa, 2015
- Africa’s Best Technical Innovation Award, Shell Eco-marathon South Africa, 2015
- Distinguished Service Award in Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria, 2016
Outline of main research interests:
My current research interests center on the following application areas:
- Aerodynamic conditioning and flow management in compact ducted and propulsion-related systems
- Unsteady aerodynamics, dynamic stall, and turbulence–structure interaction
- High-fidelity CFD (URANS, DES, LES), hybrid experimental-CFD mapping, and surrogate modelling
- Turbomachinery, propulsion-related flow systems, and low-carbon transport applications
- Distortion-resolved aero-fluid dynamics and turbulence-aware flow design
External Collaborators:
- Caterpillar
- Cummins Turbo Technologies
- Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), University of Bath
- University of Southampton
- United Kingdom Turbulence Consortium