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Doctor of Philosophy (James Cook Uni. of North Qld)
Dr David Holmes is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Design & Manufacturing at the Queensland University of Technology. Dr Holmes holds a B.Eng(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics from James Cook University, with additional RPEQ and CPEng status in Mechanical Engineering Design. His research focusses on the development and application of advanced numerical methods as they apply to problems in flow, mechanical engineering design, and fatigue analysis. David has significant experience in the algorithmic development of both Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), and the Finite Element Method (FEM), and has applied these approaches, and a wide range of other research and commercial CFD and FEM software, to solve problems in porous media flow; biomechanics; and in the mechanics, dynamics, thermodynamics, and aerodynamics of racing vehicles. David also teaches design methods and analysis at all university levels.
Career History
- 2021 - Present: Associate Professor in Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, QUT, Brisbane QLD
- 2017 - 2021: Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, QUT, Brisbane QLD
- 2012 - 2017: Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering, JCU, Townsville QLD
- 2010 - 2012: Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, JCU, Townsville QLD
- 2009 - 2010: Saudi Aramco Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, Cambridge MA (USA)
- 2008 - 2009: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, Cambridge MA (USA)
- 2007: Consulting Engineering, Rockfield Technologies Australia, Townsville QLD
- 2004 - 2007: Doctoral Candidate and Casual Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, JCU, Townsville QLD
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Additional information
- Holmes, D. & Pivonka, P. (2021). Novel pressure inlet and outlet boundary conditions for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, applied to real problems in porous media flow. Journal of Computational Physics, 429. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207058
- Holmes, D., Saha, S., Chen, J., Brown, R., Jayathilake, P. & Vanaki, S. (2020). Muco-ciliary clearance: A review of modelling techniques. Journal of Biomechanics, 99.
- M. Vanaki, S., Holmes, D., Suara, K., Jayathilake, P. & Brown, R. (2020). Transport and fate of inhaled particles after deposition onto the airway surface liquid: A 3D numerical study. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 117.
- Mokhtarpour Vanaki, S., Holmes, D., Jayathilake, P. & Brown, R. (2019). Three-dimensional numerical analysis of periciliary liquid layer: Ciliary abnormalities in respiratory diseases. Applied Sciences, 9(19), 1–22. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133840
- Holmes, D., Sheehan, M., Birks, M. & Smithson, J. (2018). Development of a competency mapping tool for undergraduate professional degree programmes, using mechanical engineering as a case study. European Journal of Engineering Education, 43(1), 126–143. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223075
- Khatamifar, M., Lin, W., Armfield, S., Holmes, D. & Kirkpatrick, M. (2017). Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in a partitioned differentially-heated square cavity. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 81, 92–103. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109517
- Holmes, D., Williams, J., Tilke, P. & Leonardi, C. (2016). Characterizing flow in oil reservoir rock using SPH: Absolute permeability. Computational Particle Mechanics, 3(2), 141–154. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109520
- Holmes, D., Williams, J. & Tilke, P. (2011). Smooth particle hydrodynamics simulations of low Reynolds number flows through porous media. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 35(4), 419–437. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109535
- Holmes, D., Williams, J. & Tilke, P. (2010). An events based algorithm for distributing concurrent tasks on multi-core architectures. Computer Physics Communications, 181(2), 341–354. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109536
- Holmes, D. & Loughran, J. (2010). Numerical aspects associated with the implementation of a finite strain, elasto-viscoelastic-viscoplastic constitutive theory in principal stretches. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 83(3), 366–402. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109539
- Advanced Electronic Control of Vehicle Inertial Response Rate using a Custom Inerter Based-Suspension System
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor YuanTong Gu, Associate Professor Michael Cholette - Time-Series Machine Learning in Electrical Vehicles: Smart Battery Management through Neural-Network-based State of Charge Prediction
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Geoff Walker