Distinguished Research Chair Professor ; Dept of Marine Environment & Engineering

National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

Adjunct  Professor, School of Energy & Environment, City University of Hong Kong  

Emeritus Professor

School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich, United Kingdom

Director of Environmental Energy Institute

University of Windsor, Canada

Director, Institute for BioDigitalArchitecture & Genetics

Universitate Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona

Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Transport & Energy Research Expert

Independent Researcher, Greece

A buoyant vortex ring offering a free lift. A plan view of a buoyant vortex ring of air bubble rising up in column of water (Master’s thesis work of X. Yan, photo taken by K. Pearce). A volume of air is pushed through an orifice, resulting in a buoyant vortex ring similar to those birds such as turkey vultures ride on. 

Four buoyant vortex ring regimes. Reynolds number, Re, Bond number, Bo, and Weber number, We, define the types of buoyant vortex ring (Master’s thesis work of X. Yan, plot by Y. Yang). 

The genetic research of bioluminescence, done with the GFP gene originally from the Aequorea victoria medusa inserted in lemon trees, to the creation of light for urban and domestic sustainable use (created by A.T. Estévez).

The research of microscopic structures, done with a scanning electron microscope, to the organicist design and digital fabrication of furniture series, pavilions and buildings of complex and variable geometry (created by A.T. Estévez).

Cooling Photovoltaic panel to boost energy conversion efficiency using delta winglets with a height-length ratio of 0.5 at a Reynolds number based on the winglet height of 6000 (created by H. Wu). Nu/Nuo is Nusseltnumber with respect to the reference Nusselt number without the winglet. H. Wu, D.S-K. Ting, S. Ray, “The effect of delta winglet attack angle on the heat transfer performance of a flat surface,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 120: 117-126, 2018. 

Peeing without splashing (work of R. Hurd, photos taken by R. Hurd) – when gentlemen use the (full-length) urinal, ask them to go full blast or hold their droplets. The left photo shows that the jet striking the wall does not lead to any splashing. On the other hand, the right photo depicts that droplets hitting the wall results in significant splashing with tiny droplets bouncing off the wall in different directions. 

Pagoda of Fogong Temple, in the small and remote town of Yingxian, in northern China is its oldest wooden pagoda, at 67 m and almost 1000 years old. It remains one of the world’s tallest wooden buildings, but suffers much from earthquake damage, the effects of war and the ravages of insects and birds. Its preservation is part of Brimblecombe's research into the long-term change and wooden buildings.

The linkages between Agriculture, Environment and Health nexus with the associated drivers (growing population, urbanisation, globalisation and diets, changing climate, land use and limitations, obesity and undernutrition) and desired outcomes of this interlinked system (improved diet and health outcomes, protection of planetary boundaries, sustainable livelihoods) Mabhaudhi et al. 2019

“The deployment of Electric Vehicles in urban areas such as cities offers the opportunity for the creation of a low/ zero carbo emissions future.” – E.A. Nanaki.