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Personal Statement
Dr. Fossati is Senior Lecturer (equiv. Associate Professor) at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the University of Strathclyde. His research interests are in the area of multi-physics and multi-fidelity computational aerodynamics. His expertise is in the field of numerical methods for aerodynamics with a focus on high-speed and non-equilibrium flows, data-driven Reduced Basis Methods and mesh optimization and (re-)generation. At Strathclyde he is a member of the Aerospace Centre of Excellence (ACE) and he is the director of the Laboratory for Future Air-Space Transportation Technologies (FASTT-Lab).
He is member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, acts in the international advisory committee of the Parallel CFD conference. He is associate editor of Computers and Fluids and serves as a reviewer for several journals in teh area of fludi mechanics and numerical methods such as the Journal of Computational Physics, Physics of Fluids, AIAA Journal, Journal of thermophysics and Heat transfer, International Journal of Multiphase Flows, Aerospace Science and Technology, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation and the International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Teaching Interests
- Engineering Analysis - Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Flight and Space Flight
- Intro to Open-source CFD
- Mechanical Engineerign Principles
Research Interests
- Multi-physics non-equilibrium computational aerodynamics
- Data-driven Reduced Basis/Order Methods for fluid mechanics
- Aerothermodynamics of atmospheric entry
- Aerodynamic design of next-generation aircraft and UAVs
- Mesh adaptivity and (re)generation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Politecnico di Milano
25 Mar 2005 → 10 Jun 2008
Award Date: 11 Jun 2008
Master of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
15 Sept 1995 → 16 Jun 2002
Award Date: 17 Jun 2002
External positions
Associate Editor, Computers and Fluids
1 Sept 2019 → …
Adjunct Professor, McGill University
1 Feb 2015 → 1 Apr 2020
Member, Committee of the Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics
1 May 2014 → …
Associate Director of CFD Laboratory , McGill University
1 Jun 2013 → 4 Jul 2016
Keywords
- Computational aerodynamics
- Non-equilibrium aerodynamics
- Data-driven Reduced Basis methods for aerodynamics
- Aerodynamic design
- Atmospheric re-entry
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Protecting Earth from the uncertAinty of spaCe debris re-Entry
Fossati, M. (Principal Investigator), Bi, S. (Co-investigator) & Vasile, M. (Co-investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research - Studentship
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Hyperspectral Detection (IR to UV) Re-entry Signatures from Orbit
Fossati, M. (Principal Investigator), Marshall, S. (Co-investigator), Murray, P. (Co-investigator), Vasile, M. (Co-investigator) & Zabalza, J. (Co-investigator)
8/02/24 → 8/08/25
Project: Research
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Risk and Reliability Analysis of a Drone Logistic Network for Healthcare System
Filippi, G., Basu, T., Patelli, E., Vasile, M. & Fossati, M., 23 Jun 2025, Advances in Reliability, Safety and Security: ESREL 2024 Collection of Extended Abstracts, Part 2. Vol. 2. p. 133-134 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
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Aerodynamics of large aspect ratio wings with distributed propellers via the vortex-lattice method and high-fidelity simulations
Ciera, Z. K., Jones, B., Nagy, P. & Fossati, M., 29 Jul 2024, AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
Prizes
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Best Paper Award in "Innovation in Smart Cities and Systems"
Filippi, G. (Recipient), Vasile, M. (Recipient), Patelli, E. (Recipient) & Fossati, M. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nonequilibrium shock interference in CO2 mixtures
Fossati, M. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Plasma Flow Control in an S-shaped Intake: Measurement and Computation
Fossati, M. (Examiner)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Examination types › Examination