Fuel Systems - Engines

Nick Powell: Principal, Technology Strategy, Ricardo Strategic Consulting

Nick Powell is a Principal in Technology Strategy at Ricardo Strategic Consulting with over 27 years of experience in automotive engineering consultancy. He has led numerous engine, NVH and advanced technology projects. Nick has a particular passion for understanding the technical, economic and strategic drivers for innovative technology development. Nick has a PhD from Cambridge University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Bath University, and is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Alvaro Vidal: PhD Researcher, City University

Alvaro Vidal comes from the south of Spain. He graduated as aeronautical engineer in Seville (Spain), finishing his studies in Queen Mary University of London. He then sought the opportunity of a PhD at City University of London under the supervision of Professor Manolis Gavaises. He is working on the particular thermodynamics of Diesel fuel and its effect on the nozzle flow and cavitation inside Diesel injectors.

Maike Sophie Gern: Chair of Powertrain Technologies, Technische Universitat Berlin

4/2013 - present
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Chair of Powertrain Technologies
Field of research: water injection for gasoline engines

05/2012 – 03/2013
Mercedes-AMG GmbH, Affalterbach, Germany
Internship and thesis
Degree: Dipl.-Ing. (TU)

04/2006 – 03/2013
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Automotive engineering studies

Mark Peckham: Director, Cambustion Ltd UK

Norbert Schöfbänker: _, Liebherr-Components Deggendorf

Richard Stone: Professor of Engineering Science, Cambridge University

Richard Stone studied Engineering at Cambridge, and was sponsored on a thick sandwich course. He completed a DPhil at Oxford on boiling heat transfer and continued as a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College. From 1982-93 he was a Lecturer and latterly Senior Lecturer at Brunel University before becoming a University Lecturer in Engineering Science and Fellow of Somerville College. He is currently a Professor of Engineering Science with research mostly concerning Gasoline Direct Injection Engines (Sprays, Mixture Preparation, Combustion, Particulate Emissions), but with a side interest in Laminar Burning Velocity measurements and Vehicle Systems (such as modelling hybrid vehicles) and Longitudinal Studies of Vehicle Technology.

Maxwell Brunhart: PhD Researcher, Delphi Technologies

Maxwell Brunhart is a PhD researcher with Delphi Technologies and City, University of London. His main interest is in fluid dynamics, specifically with cavitation characteristics and erosion in automotive components. He is working on the CaFE project which is part of Horizon 2020 and is financed by the EU. He received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Portland State University in the US. He then worked for Applied Materials as a Customer Engineer for Intel’s R&D sector. During this time he oversaw and contributed to the installation and continued improvement within the semiconductor fabrication plant in Oregon. He later obtained his MSc with distinction in 2015 from the University of Leeds.

Peter Tibaut: CFD Group Leader, AVL

Peter Tibaut has worked at AVL for 21 years where he leads the CFD group in Graz (AVL Headquarter) and Slovenia. The group is part of the Advanced Simulation Technologies department where AVL simulation tools are developed. The main activity is AVL FIRE software and method development.

Roy Horrocks: Chair of the Organising Committee, IMechE

Rolf Dreisbach: Manager of Powertrain Development, Calibration and Testing, AVL

Stefan Stojanovic: PhD Researcher, Delphi Technologies

Stefan Stojanovic is a PhD researcher with Delphi Technologies and Oxford Brookes University.  His main interest is fuel system characterisation technology and he is responsible for delivering test equipment solutions to near-future requirements. After a year in industry placement he completed a Masters in Integrated Engineering at Cardiff University.  He joined the company in 2008 and has worked with fuel system characterisation technology for the last decade.  Whilst his focus is on technology development it is from the perspective of frontline production equipment, and the solutions developed are from the perspective of robust continuous operation and not a laboratory environment.

Eduardo Gomez Santos: _, Delphi Technologies

Eduardo Gomez Santos holds an Aerospace Engineering + MSc in Aircraft design from the Escuela Tecica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronauticos of Madrid, Spain. Since March 2016 he conducts his research as PhD student at the Simulation Team of the Advanced Gasoline Department of Delphi Technologies Luxembourg within the framework of the EU funded HAoS Project. The PhD degree is granted by City, University of London. His research focous is to investigate the Gasoline Injector Nozzle Flow and Near Nozzle Spray phenomena under dynamic operating conditions, including cavitation modelling and atomisation.

Daniel Neumann: PhD Student, VKA RWTH-Aachen University

2015- Today Institute for Combustion Engines, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ph.D. Student – Control Development and E-Fuels

2013-2015 Neumann - Plating Technologies, Germany 
Project Manager - Chemical Process Development 

Choongsik Bae: _, KAIST

Roman Bouffier: _, Kautex Textron GmbH & Co

Ryan Williams: _, Delphi Technologies

Paul McGinn: _, University of Brighton

Michael Blane Scott: _, University of Oxford

Daniel Nsikane: _, University of Brighton/Ricardo Innovation

Jost Weber: _, DENSO Automotive Germany GmbH