Postgraduate research students

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• Professor George Barakos
• Dr Mark Woodgate

• Group for Aeronautical Research and Technology in Europe (GARTEUR) Action Group 26, (European Union)
• Bill Nicol Engineering Scholarship Award (James Watt Engineering School, University of Glasgow, UK)
• Greener Aviation with Advanced Propulsion Systems (GAAPS) EP/W010119/1, (EPSRC, UK)

In Conferences with Proceedings

• Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “Aerodynamic Study of Wingtip-mounted Propeller and Distributed Propulsion System.” In Proceedings of the 50th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), Marseille, France, September 5–7, 2024.
• Antonio Visingardi et al. Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “Analysis of the Aeroacoustic Performance of Twin Propellers in Hover by Using the CIRA-Cusano Test Rig.” In Proceedings of the 50th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), Marseille, France, September 5–7, 2024.
• Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “CFD Validation for eVTOL Propeller Performance and Acoustics.” In Proceedings of the 49th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), B¨uckeburg, Germany, September 5–7, 2023.
• J. Yin, F. De Gregorio, K.-S. Rossignol, L. Rottmann1, G. Ceglia, G. Reboul, G. Barakos, Geng Qiao, M. Muth, M. KesslerA. Visingardi, M. Barbarino, F. Petrosino, A. Zanotti, N. Oberti,L. Galimberti, G. Bernardini, C. Poggi, L. Abergo, F. Caccia,A. Guardone, C. Testa, S. Zaghi “Acostic and Aerodynamic Evaluation of DLR Small-scale Rotor Configurations Within GARTEUR AG26” In Proceedings of the 49th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), B¨uckeburg, Germany, September 5–7, 2023.
• Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “Verification and Optimisation of Distributed Propulsion Using High-Fidelity CFD Method.” In Proceedings of the 79th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum (AHS), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, May 16–18, 2023.
• Geng Qiao, Ross J Higgins, Tao Zhang and George Barakos. “CFD Study of eVTOL Distributed Propulsors.” In Proceedings of the RAeS Applied Aerodynamics Conference, London, UK, 13-15 September 2022. doi: 280193.
• Tao Zhang, Ross J Higgins, Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “Optimisation of Distributed Propulsion Using CFD.” In Proceedings of the Aviation and Aeronautics Forum (AIAA), Chicago, USA, 27 June - 1 July 2022. doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3299.

In Conferences without Proceedings

• Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Study of Wingtip-mounted Propeller and Distributed Propulsion System.” In the 9th UK Vertical Lift Network Annual Technical Workshop, Shrigley Hall, Manchester, UK, 21-23 May 2024.
• Geng Qiao and George Barakos. “Near-field acoustics and aerodynamics validation using experiments of the AG26 GARTEUR Group” In the 8th UK Vertical Lift Network Annual Technical Workshop, Shrigley Hall, Manchester, UK, 21-23 May 2023.
• Geng Qiao, Ross J Higgins, Tao Zhang and George Barakos. “Fluid Interaction of the Wing Tip Mounted Propeller, Distributed Propulsion Systems and the Integration Optimisation.” In the 7th UK Vertical Lift Network Annual Technical Workshop, Shrigley Hall, Manchester, UK, 21-23 May 2022.
• Geng Qiao, Tao Zhang and George Barakos. “Parametric Study of Aerodynamic Performance of Equivalent Ducted/un-ducted Rotors.” In the 6th UK Vertical Lift Network Annual Technical Workshop, Shrigley Hall, Manchester, UK, 17-19 April 2021.

I undertake work as a teaching assistant on several undergraduate and post-graduate courses. I have tutored or taught over 1000 students throughout 100 hours of class. My role has involved delivering lab sessions, supervising projects, grading/marking and assisting lectures for teaching.
• MSc research project
• Physics of Fluids (ENG4102 & ENG5091)
• Aircraft Design Project (ENG3006)
• Fluid Mechanics 2 (ENG2085)
• Introduction to Aerodynamics (ENG2037)