Roderick Lubbock

Roderick Lubbock is a Senior Strategic Teaching Fellow in the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London, part of the Faculty of Engineering. He leads the Engineering Practice 1 module, focusing on practical engineering and design for first-year students. His teaching emphasizes hands-on projects, such as rebuilding racing cars, re-engineering off-road trucks into planetary rovers, and designing wind turbines.

Dr. Lubbock holds a BSc and MSc in Physics and Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, followed by a D.Phil in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford under Prof. Martin Oldfield. He previously held a Stipendiary Lectureship at Pembroke College, Oxford, where he taught thermofluids, electromagnetism, and mathematics to undergraduates.

His research spans flow measurement techniques, human assistive technologies, and gas turbine aero-thermodynamics, including turbulence characterization in combustion chambers and high-pressure turbine components. He has collaborated with Rolls-Royce, Qinetiq, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on large-scale combustion experiments and facility design.

Publications highlight advancements in pressure probe calibration, heat transfer gauges, and aerothermal facility development. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning.

Dr. Lubbock’s work integrates academic research with industry partnerships, emphasizing both experimental engineering and educational innovation.