Francesco Ambrogi, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher in Mechanical Engineering
University of Waterloo
Multi-Physics Interaction (MPI) Lab
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. As of June 2024, Dr. Ambrogi is a postdoctoral research fellow at University of Waterloo where he works in the Multi-Physics Interaction (MPI) Lab led by Dr. Hickey, and his research focuses on invesitgating surface clustering in non-isothermal particle-laden turbulent flows.
On a more personal note, Francesco is fascinated by astronomy and loves reading. Since April 2021 Francesco is a member of the Kingston Rotaract Club. Since then, he served as club president and treasurer. Francesco enjoys outdoor activities and one of his strongest passions is teaching.
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- Turbulent Boundary Layers
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Unsteady flow separation
- DNS and LES
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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 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 405.
- By appointment