Dr Marco Fossati
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Personal statement
Dr. Fossati is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the University of Strathclyde. His research interests are in the area of multiphysics computational aerodynamics. His expertise is in the field of high-speed and non-equilibrium flows, modal-based Reduced Order Modeling for aerodynamics, mesh optimization and generation. At Strathclyde he is a member of the Aerospace Centre of Excellence (ACE) and director of the Future Air-Space Transportation Technologies (FASTT). Prior to joining Strathclyde Dr. Fossati was Associate Director of the CFD Laboratory at McGill University in Canada where he holds an Adjunct Professor position. He has been visiting researcher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He holds a PhD in Computational Fluid Dynamics from Politecnico di Milano. Dr. Fossati is a member of the editorial board of Computers and Fluids and serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Computational Physics, Physics of Fluids, AIAA Journal, International Journal of Multiphase Flows, Aerospace Science and Technology, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation and the International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Prize And Awards
- Best Paper Award in "Innovation in Smart Cities and Systems"
- Recipient
- 1/9/2022
Publications
- Aircraft wake vortex encounters with residential structures
- Bennie S, Fossati M
- Computers and Fluids Vol 304 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2025.106883
- A sensitivity study of the transonic aerodynamics of a strut-braced airframe
- Nagy P, Jones B, Minisci E, Fossati M
- The Aeronautical Journal Vol 129, pp. 2691-2711 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2025.10026
- Sensor simulator for observation of the re-entry spectral signatures from orbit
- Ali Teymoor, Savitski Vasili, Campbell Andrew, Zabalza Jaime, Vasile Massimiliano, Fossati Marco, Murray Paul
- Proceedings: Optical Fiber Communication Conference Optica Imaging Congress 2025 (3D, DH, COSI, IS, pcAOP,RadIT) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/3D.2025.JTu4A.17
- Multifidelity HDMR surrogates for thermal protection system heat flux hybrid uncertainty quantification
- Williamson Tommy, Bi Sifeng, Vasile Massimiliano, Fossati Marco
- AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025 AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-3408
- Data-driven multi-fidelity modelling of large aspect ratio wings with distributed propellers
- Ciera Zachary K, Jones Bryn, Fossati Marco
- AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025 AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-3657
- The effect of building geometry upon intensity of aircraft induced wake vortex structural encounters
- Bennie Scott, Fossati Marco
- AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025 AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-3785
Teaching
- Engineering Analysis - Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Flight and Space Flight
- Intro to Open-source CFD
- Mechanical Engineerign Principles
Research Interests
- Multi-physics non-equilibrium computational aerodynamics
- Data-driven Reduced Basis/Order Methods for fluid mechanics
- Aerothermodynamics of atmospheric entry
- Aerodynamic design of next-generation aircraft and UAVs
- Mesh adaptivity and (re)generation
Professional Activities
- Plasma Flow Control in an S-shaped Intake: Measurement and Computation
- Examiner
- 24/10/2024
- Nonequilibrium shock interference in CO2 mixtures
- Speaker
- 17/10/2024
- Non-equilibrium Effects in Hypersonic Shock Interaction Patterns
- Speaker
- 10/9/2024
- Shock Waves (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 1/8/2024
- Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
- Participant
- 30/5/2024
- Multi-Fidelity experimental-numerical calibration of a reduced-order model for empennage configurations
- Examiner
- 27/5/2024
Projects
- Protecting Earth from the uncertAinty of spaCe debris re-Entry
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Bi, Sifeng (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
- Hyperspectral Detection (IR to UV) Re-entry Signatures from Orbit
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 08-Jan-2024 - 08-Jan-2025
- Development of a State-to-State CFD Code for the Characterization the Aerothermal Environment of Ice Giants Plantets Entry Capsules
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator)
- 05-Jan-2023 - 28-Jan-2025
- INtegration and Digital demonstration of low-emission aIrcraft technoloGies and airport Operations (INDIGO) (Horizon Europe CL5)
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Jones, Catherine (Co-investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2026
- Data-driven aErothermal and thermomeChanical mOdelling for Destructive re-Entry
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
- Multi-fidelity modelling and simulation of aircraft-generated vortex dynamics and their impact on airport environments
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
Contact
Dr
Marco
Fossati
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: marco.fossati@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 574 5061