Dr. Ambrogi Francesco
Adjunct assistant professor
Queen's University
Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) department
About me
Dr. Francesco Ambrogi obtained his PhD from Queen’s University in December 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Ugo Piomelli. During his PhD, he worked as a graduate research assistant in the Turbulence Simulation and Modelling (TSM) laboratory, and as a teaching fellow in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department where he taught Fluid Mechanics to second year engineering students. During his PhD his research focused on computational and theoretical studies of turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) with pressure gradients. Specifically, he was interested in simulating the effect of strong unsteady adverse and favorable pressure gradients on the physics of wall bounded flows. After a short postdoctoral experience at University of Waterloo, Dr. Ambrogi joined the MME department at Queen’s as an adjunct assistant professor, where he teaches thermo-fluids courses to engineering students.
On a more personal note, Francesco is fascinated by astronomy and loves reading. After 3 year in the Kingston Rotaract Club, as of June 2024 Francesco is a member of the Rotary Club of Kingston, where he serves in the Youth committee and the social media committee. Francesco enjoys outdoor activities and one of his strongest passions is engineering education.
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- Engineering education
- Turbulent Boundary Layers
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Unsteady flow separation
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Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Queen's University
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M.S. in Energy and Nuclear Engineering, 2019
Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2015
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Skills
Experience
Since the winter term 2023 I have been teaching thermo-fluids courses to second and third year engineering students:
- MECH 241 - Fluid Mechanics I
- MREN 241 - Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power
- MECH 330 - Applied Thermodynamics II
Since the fall term 2023 I have been the primary instructor for the following courses:
- MEE311 Fluid Mechanics
- MEE315 Fluid Dynamics
- MEE313 Advanced fluid mechanics
Since the beginning of my PhD I have been assigned as teaching assistant for several courses at Queen’s such as:
- MECH398 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
- MECH241 Fluid Mechanics I
- MECH341 Fluid Mechanics II
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Contact
- ambrogifra@gmail.com
- 130 Stuart St, Kingston, true K7L 2V9
- Enter the McLaughlin building, my office is in room 217.
- By appointment