Bo Tian

Bo Tian is a Lecturer in Engineering at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester. He holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge (2017), supervised by Prof. Simone Hochgreb, and prior degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University: MSc in Power Machinery (2012) and BSc in Mechanical Engineering (2009). Before joining Leicester in 2022, he was a postdoc in Cambridge's Reacting Flows group (2016–2019) and Lecturer in Motorsport at the University of Derby (2019–2021).

His research focuses on combustion dynamics, soot emissions, and aerosol synthesis, with applications in biofuels, nanomaterials, and sustainable energy. He employs advanced laser diagnostics such as laser-induced incandescence (LII) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) to study flame behavior and particle characteristics. Recent work includes investigations into vortex-tube combustion, soot reduction in biofuel flames, and flame aerosol synthesis of carbon nanotubes.

He is an active member of professional societies including The Aerosol Society, Optical Society of America (OSA), The Combustion Institute, and China Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES).