Zheng-Tong XieView profile
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Professor Zheng-Tong Xie is a Professor at the University of Southampton's Department of Engineering and Environment. His research focuses on Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Turbulence, and Urban Wind Engineering. He leads modules in Applications of CFD, Race Car Design GDP, and Computational Aerodynamics. Active in professional roles, he serves as a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (since 2009), Chair of the Urban Fluid Mechanics Special Interest Group (since 2017), and Council Member of the UK Wind Engineering Society (since 2014). His work spans urban dispersion modeling, tall building aerodynamics, and CFD methodology development. Current research includes the FUTURE project on urban tall-building clusters and the DIPLOS project on localized urban dispersion. Advises PhD students Keertan Kumar Maskey and Donnchadh Eoghan MacGarry. Collaborates on EPSRC and industry-funded projects, with a focus on wind engineering, turbulence, and fluid dynamics applications. Key research interests include urban airflow dynamics, pollutant dispersion, and CFD validation against sensor data. He contributes to large-eddy simulation (LES) advancements for urban environments, addressing challenges like tall building clusters and street network dispersion. His external roles reflect leadership in both academic and professional wind engineering communities. Research outcomes bridge theoretical CFD models with practical urban design and environmental monitoring needs.
