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• Research and Development of low TRL technologies including AI and Machine Learning to support the aerodynamic development process.
• Setting the strategy for how aerodynamic development tools fit together to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall process.
• Implementation of technological and methodological advancements to the aerodynamic development process to enhance aerodynamicists understanding of the flow field; driving aerodynamic performance.
• Alignment and optimisation of the aerodynamic development tools and process to complement the aerodynamic strategies set by chief and principal aerodynamicists.

• Training, optimisation and deployment of artificial intelligence models to find race car aerodynamic performance
• Leading the teams effort in exporting the full CFD dataset to find race car performance
• Focal point for CFD data tools and analytics

Enstone, England, United Kingdom

• Technical leadership and support of a team of aerodynamicists, focussing on:
• 2022 Formula 1 aerodynamic rule change
• Underfloor system
• Front tyre wake control
• Track test support and correlation
• Full size collaboration

• Technical leadership and support of a team of aerodynamicists, focussing on:
• Diffuser performance and stability
• Reaction to 2021 diffuser regulations
• Rear tyre wake control
• Rear suspension aerodynamic optimisation and trade offs
• Track test support and correlation

• Primarily focussed on aerodynamic development of the mid-car and underfloor, encompassing:
• Aerodynamic project management
• Group leadership and mentoring
• Trackside, Wind Tunnel and CFD cross-correlation
• Aerodynamic group CFD usage under ATR
• Aerodynamic software and CFD methodology development

• Aerodynamic development using computational and experimental techniques
• Mid car tyre wake control and floor vortex systems
• Diffuser performance and stability
• Diffuser exhaust blowing optimisation, including thermal CFD predictions and associated effects on bodywork and tyre heating.
• CFD to Wind Tunnel correlation including, but not limited to, front wing structures, mid car vortex system, tyre wakes and diffuser stability
• Wind Tunnel optical measurement techniques

• Front wing development
• Front tyre wake control
• Front tyre wake correlation
• CFD methodology to support front car aerodynamic development

• Internal aerodynamic system development
• Brake system cooling and thermal analysis
• Radiator optimisation
• Airbox performance

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

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Education record