Imperial College London

We are seeking a Research Assistant or Research Associate in Computational Modelling of Contrails from Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) to join a cutting-edge research project at Imperial College London. The objective of this study is to answer key questions about contrails from alternative fuels, such as what are the roles of different types of particles on contrail evolution for sustainable aviation fuels and how does the flow field of the jet and vortex regime impact long-term contrail evolution. We will answer these questions via a unique synergy of state-of-the-art simulations and experimental techniques. Through collaboration with EPFL (Prof. Thanos Nenes), the results will be employed for parametrising large scale contrail and climate models. The project will thus contribute to the preliminary assessment of alternative fuels’ climate impact and guide future field studies, which are very costly and must be limited to just few fuel options.

The post is part of a larger project that involves experimental research on contrails from SAF and H₂ combustion, conducted also at Imperial College London. The present post will focus on contrail modelling and comparison will be made with the experiments that will be conducted by another group at ICL. In this role, you will contribute to understanding the climate impact of alternative aviation fuels through advanced simulations and collaboration with leading international partners.

For further information please contact Dr Stelios Rigopoulos (s.rigopoulos@imperial.ac.uk)

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