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Ricardo Martinez-Botas is a Professor of Turbomachinery and Associate Dean for Industry Partnerships at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London. He holds affiliations with the Electrochemical Science and Engineering, Energy Materials, Grantham Institute, Mechanics of Materials, and Network of Excellence in Air Quality. His academic career includes a DPhil from the Rolls Royce University Technology Center at the University of Oxford (1993) and an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at University Teknologi Malaysia.
His research focuses on unsteady flow aerodynamics in turbochargers, supercritical CO2 systems, and thermal-fluids engineering. Notable contributions include advancements in turbine aerodynamics, pulsating flow control, and generative AI-driven design methodologies. He leads the Thermofluids Division and the Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Theme at the Energy Futures Lab. His work integrates computational fluid dynamics (CFD), experimental methods, and one-dimensional modeling for turbomachinery optimization.
- Key Awards: Dugald Clerk Prize (2011), ASME Turbomachinery Best Paper Awards (2010, 2009).
- Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of the Journal of Turbomachinery (ASME) and Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (IMechE).
- Facility Leadership: Developed the TURBODYNA dynamic simulator for radial turbomachinery and commissioned a blowdown facility for dense gas vapor research.
His research portfolio spans interdisciplinary topics like battery technology, organic Rankine cycle turbines, and sustainable automotive emissions control. He actively collaborates with industry partners to translate academic innovations into real-world applications, emphasizing energy efficiency, waste heat recovery, and low-carbon transportation solutions.
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