University Assistant Professor in Energy
Academic Division: Energy, Fluids and Turbomachinery
Telephone: TBA
Email: nk438@eng.cam.ac.uk
Research interests
Nikolaos Kateris's research is in the area of thermodynamics at the molecular scale, with applications in propulsion, power generation, energy storage and nanomaterials. Research themes include shock-droplet and shock-particle dynamics for multiphase detonation; battery thermodynamics for electrochemical performance and battery safety; modelling of carbon materials and particulate emissions.
Teaching activity
- 3A6 Heat and Mass Transfer lecturer
- 3A3 Nozzle Flow Laboratory
- 2P4 Thermofluid Mechanics supervisor
Biography
Nikolaos Kateris is an Assistant Professor of Energy in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a member of the Energy Group. He is also a Fellow and Director of Studies at Trinity College. Prior to joining the University of Cambridge, Nikolaos was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. Nikolaos obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2024 and his BA (Hons) and MEng in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2018.
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