Hobbies

• Building model ships in bottles; 
• Brewing;
• Audiophile; and, 
• Cooking.

Awards

2012, The University of Queensland, Deans accreditation for high achievement. The award is issued to students who usually obtain 1st Class honours.

Current Position

Research Engineer, Flow Physics and Technology

Biography

Adam obtained his undergraduate education from the University of Queensland (UQ Australia) in 2012. A dual major in (Mechanical and Aerospace) engineering and a single major in (Applied mathematics) science was obtained with 1st class honours. He participated in a two year exchange program with the Delft University of Technology. Master coursework was undertaken from various faculties to accommodate the degree titles with an industrial based thesis undertaken at Micro Turbine Technology (MTT b.v. Eindhoven). The thesis involved a close collaboration with the automotive department of TNO.  Adam was appointed as a PhD candidate in the Propulsion and Power group and graduated in 2021 under the supervision of Piero Colonna. He substantially contributed to the realization of a first-of-its-kind experimental high temperature ORC setup, the ORCHID which was subsequently used to observe Non Classical Compressible Fluid Dynamics phenomena and to generate paradigmatic gas dynamic datasets for the validation of RANS codes. Thereafter he continued to work with the group as a post-doctoral researcher until 2022 and assisted in the design and realization of the IRIS facility for studies related to thermal management systems on-board of aircraft. Adam now works in the Aerospace Power and Propulsion lab as a research engineer of the Flow Physics and Technology Department facilitating the continued and safe operation of all lab related hardware, and coordinating and supporting numerous other researchers.  

Role, Tasks and Responsibilities:

The role of a research engineer is to translate original scientific ideas into viable experiments. They enable, contribute to, and accelerate research by bringing engineering expertise to the projects. Some examples of a research engineer’s responsibilities are:

• Design and adapt facilities to accommodate new and innovative research ideas; 
• Enable the continuous operation, and schedule maintenance of complex facilities; 
• Implementing algorithms and related baselines to allow for rapid experimentation; and,
• Setting up distributed training, induction manuals, and conduct safety analyses.

Degrees:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Renewable Energies), Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2021
• Bachelor of Science (Mathematics),  The University of Queensland, Australia, 2012.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Aerospace) , The University of Queensland, Australia, 2012.

Education

Gasturbines simulatie en toepassing  
2013/2014  
Master Werktuigbouwkunde  
ECTS: 3 
Thermodynamics 
2013/2014   
Bachelor Aerospace Engineering  
ECTS: 3   
Modeling of Process and Energy Systems 
2013/2014  
Master Werktuigbouwkunde  
ECTS: 4

Expertise

Work Experience:

• 2021-2022, Post Doctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands;
• 2014-2021, Doctoral Candidate, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands;
• 2012-2013, Research Assistant, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands;
• 2011-2012, Research Assistant, Micro Turbine Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;

• Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems 
• Gas Turbine Performance Analysis 

• Non-Ideal Compressible Fluid Dynamics (NICFD)

Applied Disciplines 

• Design of supersonic de Laval nozzles; and,
  
• Design of small scale power plants and refrigeration systems.

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