• Experimental Aerodynamics: Turbulent boundary layer, wake and vortex flows.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Solution methods based on potential flow theory (Vortex-Lattice and Vortex-Panel methods, the Finite Volume Method and use of high fidelity turbulence models such as Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES).
• Aeroacoustic Modelling: Simulation of aerodynamically generated noise (such as that generated by rotorcraft and wind turbine blades) and its propagation though a fluid medium. This involves coupling acoustic models with turbulence models in CFD.
• Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Modelling: Use of coupled CFD and Finite Element methods (FEM) to simulate challenging problems such as aeroelastic flutter, stress-wave reflection phenomena in the cardiovascular system and vibro-acoustic generation of aerosols for respiratory drug delivery.
• Vibration Analysis & Control: Measurement and simulation of vibration and development of simplified discrete models of complex mechanical systems.

I currently teach in the following subject areas at the University of Limerick:

• Dynamics & Vibration:
  • Applied Mechanics (ME4113) - Taken by all of Year 2 Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering.
  • Vibration Analysis (ME4117) - Taken by Year 3 Mechanical Engineering
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Mechanical Engineering Design Project.