Jacobus Derksen

Jacobus Derksen is a Professor at the University of Aberdeen's School of Engineering (UK) with 20+ years of academic leadership in computational fluid dynamics and multiphase flow modeling. He has held professorial roles at Delft University of Technology (1992-2007), University of Alberta (2007-2013), and returned to Aberdeen since 2013. His lattice-Boltzmann short course trains postgraduate researchers in mesoscale simulations.

• PhD in Applied Physics (Eindhoven University of Technology, 1991)
• Editorial leadership: Chemical Engineering Research & Design (2015-2021), Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2014-2021)

His research focuses on meso-scale simulations of:

• Dense solid-liquid suspensions
• Non-Newtonian mixing
• Two-phase flow dynamics
• Particle shape effects in fluid systems

Recent work (2023-2025) examines hydrogen storage optimization, droplet slicing dynamics, and particle settling in transitional flows. Over 160+ publications in AIChE Journal, Physics of Fluids, and Chemical Engineering Science demonstrate expertise in lattice Boltzmann methods and direct numerical simulations.

Professional roles include:

• Leader, Fluid Mechanics Research Group (2024-)
• Adjunct Professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2015-)
• Visiting Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology (2025-)