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Konstantina Vogiatzaki is a Professor and Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College, University of Oxford, specializing in Engineering Science. She is an elected member of the UK branch of the Combustion Institute and the Combustion Dynamics Group at the Institute of Physics. Konstantina's research focuses on multiscale computational modeling to address fundamental questions in fluid dynamics, phase change, turbulence, and heat transfer. She integrates analytical methods with data generated from supercomputers and machine learning techniques to develop high-fidelity models that underpin thermo-fluid processes in complex systems such as gas turbines and carbon capture technologies. Additionally, she has a strong interest in sustainability, collaborating with industries to develop modeling tools that facilitate faster design optimization for environmentally responsible energy and propulsion solutions. Her research is supported by various funding bodies, including the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the European Union. With a background in applied mathematics from the National Technical University of Athens and a PhD from Imperial College London, Konstantina has also held postdoctoral positions at leading institutions including MIT, where she led a CFD team in developing numerical tools for modeling fluid dynamics in hydrogen-fueled systems.
Imperial College London • London, UK
Developed large eddy simulation (LES) models for spray dynamics in gas turbines.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA, USA
Led a CFD team in the Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory, focusing on developing numerical tools for modeling fluid mixing in hydrogen-fueled systems.
University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Conducting research and teaching in the field of Engineering Science.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.