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Head of the Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Turbomachinery and Thermodynamics Division, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Professor Collings is a Member of the Staff of Cambridge University Engineering Department and is Head of the Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Turbomachinery and Thermodynamics Division. He is also a member of Robinson College and works with the Cambridge Environmental Initiatives Group.
Research areas address the fact that traffic fumes from individual vehicles are decreasing every year as engines become cleaner, but there are more vehicles on the road and the number continues to grow. In an urban environment typically 60-70% of the particles that we inhale are from diesel or gasoline engines. My research involves new engine concepts for fuel economy improvement, and the development of novel particle mass measurement for diesel emissions. This is vital for accurate calibration of software models of engine processes.
