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The lead PI

Dr Chennakesava Kadapa leads the lab. Dr Kadapa is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University.

Dr Kadapa has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Swansea University, United Kingdom. Dr Kadapa is a recipient of the prestigious Zienkiewicz scholarship for his PhD at Swansea University. Before joining Napier, Dr Kadapa worked as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bolton. Dr Kadapa is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Dr Kadapa is also a member of the UKACM board and ASME UK Section leadership team.

Dr Kadapa published several single-author and first-author papers in the prestigious international journals for Computational Mechanics.

Dr Kadapa teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Mechanical Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University.

Supervision (PhD students and postdocs)

Zhiqiang Guan, PhD student in collaboration with Prof. Xu Guo and Prof. Yue Mei at Dalian University of Technology, China. 2024-
Hao Liu, PhD student in collaboration with Prof. Yue Mei at Dalian University of Technology, China. 2024-

Supervision (Undergraduate and master's level) at Edinburgh Napier University.

Anand Manayamparambil Sajeevan, MSc in Renewable Energy. 2022-2023.
Project: Design and Optimization of a Piezoelectric-Based Wind Energy Harvesting System.
Ajomon Sabu, MSc in Renewable Energy. 2022-2023.
Project: Hydrogen diffusion in rubber.
Akhiljose Konnoth James, MSc in Renewable Energy. 2022-2023.
Project: Morphing Blades for Advancing Offshore Renewable Energy Applications.
Darral Cramb, BEng in Mechanical Engineering. 2023-24.
Project: Understanding the Impact of Ice Accretion on Aerofoil Performance Computational Investigation with ANSYS Fluent.
Ioannis Filokostas, BEng in Mechanical Engineering. 2023-24.
Project: Evaluation of a Rear Upper Suspension Wishbone Performance for the Formula Student Team Napier.
Christian Millar, BEng in Mechanical Engineering. 2023-24.
Project: CFD Analysis of the effects of porosity on fluid flow and wake reduction.
Inayat Ur Rahman Arshad, MSc in Environmental Sustainability. 2022-2023.
Project: Comparison of the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle to a fossil fuel vehicle.
Adewale Oyewo, MSc in Renewable Energy. 2022-2023.
Project: Characterisation and performance analysis of flexible neoprene sheets for wave energy conversion.
Kian Ogorka, BEng in Mechanical Engineering. 2022-2023.
Project: Simulation-driven design and analysis of hydro-electric turbines.

Supervision (Undergraduate and master's level) at the University of Bolton.

Syed Oeez Ul Hussan, MSc in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. 2021-2022.
Project: Application of Artificial Intelligence in Project Management: Predictive Models for Employee Attrition using KNN, MLP, and XGBoost Algorithms as a case study.
Andreea Dabija, BSc (Hons) in Mechatronics. 2021-2022.
Project: Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (SINDy) for Vortex-Induced Vibrations.
Olaosebikan Olawale Idris, BSc in Mechatronics. 2020-2021.
Project: Operation and finite element analysis of a forklift machine.
When Zheng Jin, BSc in Mechatronics. 2020-2021.
Project: Design and finite element analysis of prosthetic arm for safeguarding in traffic accidents.
Wenshuo Pan, BSc in Mechatronics. 2020-2021.
Project: A smart robotic car based on Arduino UNO board.

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