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Dr. Steven Armstrong serves as an Honorary Fellow and Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering within the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. He conducts research at the WISE laboratory in the Institute of Multiscale Thermofluids on an EPSRC-funded project focused on strain-dependent manipulation of sessile droplets using novel metamaterials.
His academic qualifications include:
- BSc in Physics from Northumbria University, where he collaborated with the Smart Materials and Surfaces Laboratory on liquid-liquid capillary imbibition
- PhD in Engineering from the University of Edinburgh with thesis titled "Pinning-Free Evaporation of Sessile Droplets from Slippery Surfaces"
Dr. Armstrong's research centers on interfacial fluid dynamics, specializing in droplet manipulation through engineered surfaces and external fields. His work combines surface science, thermofluids, and materials engineering to control evaporation and movement of sessile droplets. Current investigations explore metamaterial applications for strain-dependent droplet control, with implications for microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip systems, and advanced surface coatings. Key methodologies involve slippery surfaces, electric field modulation, and multiscale analysis of capillary phenomena.
No scientific awards or fellowships are documented in the available information.
His research is supported by an EPSRC grant for metamaterial-based droplet manipulation studies. No student supervision activities are mentioned in the provided biography.
Dr. Armstrong operates within the WISE laboratory and Institute of Multiscale Thermofluids, collaborative research environments dedicated to advancing thermofluid science through multiscale engineering approaches and innovative surface technologies.
