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Dr. Krzysztof Kubiak

Dr. Krzysztof Kubiak

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My journey in engineering started with my first degree in material science and continued with a PhD in tribology and fretting. Later on, my interest shifted towards manufacturing and fluid dynamics. I have experience in experimental and numerical research, with a particular focus on automotive engineering. Modern cars are a combination of mechanical, electrical, and computer science and engineering, with hybrid, electric, and self-driving vehicles gaining more and more market share every year. I am finding it very exciting to be able to participate in this new revolution and to educate future automotive engineers.

  • MEng in Material Engineering from the Technical University of Lodz in Poland,
  • PhD (2006) in Material Engineering and Tribology from the Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systemes (LTDS), Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France,
  • DSc dissertation (2012) in Material Science and CFD from the University of Valenciennes in France,
  • Senior Lecturer in Automotive Engineering at the University of Huddersfield in the School of Computing and Engineering,
  • Lecturer in Manufacturing at the University of Liverpool in the School of Engineering,
  • Visiting Professor at the University of Valenciennes in France,
  • Chartered Engineer of IMechE (CEng) and Member of Institute of Physics (MInstP) in the UK,
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy in the UK,
  • Member of Polish Academy of Science.

Responsibilities

  • Programme Manager for Automotive Engineering
  • Faculty Advisor for Leeds Gryphon Racing Team

Research interests

  • Surface metrology and functional surfaces manufacturing,
  • Additive manufacturing—inkjet & 3D printing,
  • Wettability of surfaces and influence of surface roughness,
  • Contact angle hysteresis modelling using the Lattice Boltzmann method,
  • High Performance Computing,
  • Static and dynamic wetting,
  • Surface roughness in tribology and fretting.

Areas of PhD supervision

  • Vehicle condition monitoring,
  • Battery thermal management,
  • Surface metrology and functional surfaces,
  • Tribology, wear of materials, and fretting,
  • Fluid dynamics, droplet deposition, wettability, evaporation.
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Qualifications

  • DSc, University of Valenciennes, France
  • PhD, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
  • MEng, Technical University of Lodz, Poland

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • Member of the Institute of Physics
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • Member of Polish Academy of Science

Student education

  • MECH5170M Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Systems
  • MECH5185M Automotive Chassis Engineering

Other

Research groups and institutes

  • Institute of Thermofluids

Current postgraduate researchers

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