John, Alistair, Dr

Dr Alistair John

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Programme lead for Aerospace Engineering

a.john@sheffield.ac.uk

Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Dr Alistair John
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
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S1 3JD

Profile

I am originally from Cheshire, but have lived in ��«Ӱҵ since coming to study engineering here in 2010.

I graduated with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of ��«Ӱҵ in 2014, receiving the Mappin Medal. I then undertook a PhD and subsequent post-doc with Rolls-Royce at the University, before becoming a University Teacher in Aerospace engineering in 2020.

I am the founder of , a national educational initiative where student teams from across the UK build and test rocket engines. I have raised significant funds to support the scaling up of this initiative, secured engagement from national stakeholders, and designed the initiative to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Research interests: My research is about designing jet engines and rocket engines to produce more power, be more efficient (use less fuel) and be better for the environment. Interests include aerodynamic design, optimisation, multi-disciplinary analysis, propulsion, rocketry, turbomachinery, additive manufacture and heat transfer.

Publications

Journal articles

Vincekovic L, John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2022) . Journal of Turbomachinery, 144(7).
John A, Bower J, Qin N, Shahpar S & Smith A (2020) . The Aeronautical Journal, 124(1282), 1913-1944.
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2019) . Journal of Turbomachinery, 141(8).
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2018) . Journal of Turbomachinery, 140(6).
John A, Shahpar S & Qin N (2017) . Journal of Turbomachinery, 139(8), ---.

Conference proceedings papers

John A, Vivarelli G, Qin N & Shahpar S (2020) . Volume 2C: Turbomachinery, 21 September 2020 - 25 September 2020.
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2020) . Volume 2D: Turbomachinery, 21 September 2020 - 25 September 2020.
Vincekovic L, John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2020) . Volume 2B: Turbomachinery, 21 September 2020 - 25 September 2020.
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2018) . ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 2A. Oslo, Norway, 11 June 2018 - 11 June 2018.
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2017) . Volume 2A: Turbomachinery, 26 June 2017 - 30 June 2017.
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2017) . Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Vol. 2A-2017
John A, Qin N & Shahpar S (2017) . 12th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, ETC 2017. Stockholm, Sweden, 3 April 2017 - 3 April 2017.
John A, Shahpar S & Qin N (2016) . Volume 2A: Turbomachinery, 13 June 2016 - 17 June 2016.

Grants

MADELEINE
NEXTAIR
R2T2

Teaching interests

Aerospace design stream
Heat transfer and fluid mechanics
Project Sunride supervisor