Prof. Pavlos Aleiferis is the Head of the Thermofluids Research Division of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Member of the Departmental Management Committee. Pavlos studied Mechanical Engineering with a Diploma thesis in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) in Thermal Power and Fluids Engineering from the University of Manchester with a dissertation in turbulence modelling (1996). He then joined Imperial College where he studied for a PhD (1997–2000) and conducted postdoctoral research in optical measurement techniques and numerical simulations of turbulent multiphase flows in collaboration with Honda R&D and Keihin, Japan. Subsequently he moved to University College London (UCL) as a Lecturer in 2003, where he was promoted to Reader in 2011 and Professor of Thermofluids in 2015. In 2016 he was appointed Chair in Thermofluids in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. In 2013 he established with Jaguar Land Rover the Centre of Excellence in engine flows. 

Research
Pavlos's research is in the fundamentals of fluid mechanics with applications in advanced zero/low-carbon energy and propulsion systems for sustainable power generation and green mobility. The focus of his work is on the development and application of experimental Laser-based optical diagnostic techniques, in combination with validated CFD modelling. Research sponsors include the EPSRC, Jaguar Land Rover, Shell, MAHLE Powertrain, BP, Lotus, Ford, Delphi. Pavlos is on the Editorial Boards of Fuel published by Elsevier and Fuels published my MDPI. He has received prizes by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Dugald Clerk Prize), the Institute of Physics, the Combustion Institute (Sugden Award), the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, the Society of Automotive Engineers. Current projects and interests include flow phenomena related to:

• Turbulence and cyclic variations
• Fluid-wall and fluid-fluid interfaces
• Magnetic and electrostatic effects on flows
• Underexpanded jets
• Hydrogen and ammonia flows in engines
• Sustainable fuels and their properties
• Sprays, flash boiling, supercritical conditions
• Battery cooling and thermal management
• Nucleate boiling flow and heat transfer
• Lubrication film dynamics
• Ventilation of toxic and flammable environments

Pavlos also maintains a strong interest in F1 powertrains and aerodynamics.

Teaching
Prof. Pavlos Aleiferis is currently the course leader of Computational Fluid Dynamics (MECH70015) and associate course leader of Environmental and Applied Fluid Dynamics (MECH70027), and has led a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Fluid Mechanics and Energy Systems, including the Thermofluids teaching strategy group in Mechanical Engineering.