Biography
2016-Present: Postdoctoral Turbomachinery Research Engineer, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
2012-2016: PhD Candidate in Engineering (Turbomachinery), King's College, University of Cambridge, UK.
2008-2012: BA Hons. (Cantab) and MEng in Mechanical Engineering, King's College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Research
Rapid experimental profile loss measurement of film-cooled transonic turbine blades.
Heat transfer measurements of film-cooled turbine blades.
Axial compressor aerodynamic performance analysis at off-design conditions.
Publications
Hewkin-Smith M., Pullan G., Grimshaw S.D., Greitzer E.M. & Spakovszky Z.S., The Role of Tip Leakage Flow in Spike-Type Rotating Stall Inception. ASME J. Turbomach 141(6), 061010. Also in Proc. ASME Turbo Expo 2017, as GT2017-63655. Received an ASME IGTI Turbomachinery Committee 2017 Best Paper Award.
Hewkin-Smith M., The Role of Tip Leakage Flow in Axial Compressor Spike-Type Stall Inception, 2017, Doctoral Thesis, University of Cambridge
Grimshaw S.D., Sequeira C.L. & Hewkin-Smith M., A Computational and Experimental Compressor Design Project for Japanese and British High-School Students. ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 2017, 139(5), 052604. Also In Proc. ASME Turbo Expo 2016, as GT2016-56231. Received the ASME IGTI Education Committee 2016 Best Paper Award.