Dr Charitha de Silva is the Associate Head of School (Education) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His particular areas of research expertise are in wall-bounded flows, turbulent structure, microfluidics/biofluids and advanced flow diagnostics (particle image velocimetry). He is a member of the School's Flow Noise Group, opens in a new window and the Vision Fluid Dynamics, opens in a new window Research groups.
Research Interests
Dr Charitha de Silva is the Associate Head of School (Education) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His particular areas of research expertise are in wall-bounded flows, turbulent structure, microfluidics/biofluids and advanced flow diagnostics (particle image velocimetry). He is a member of the School's Flow Noise Group, opens in a new window and the Vision Fluid Dynamics, opens in a new window Research groups.
Research Interests
- Turbulent flows: Understanding the Physics of Fluid Flow
- Advanced Flow Diagnostics
- Aerobiology Flows
- Flow control
- Microfluidics / Lab-on-chip Devices / Biofluids
Research Appointments
- The University of New South Wales, Senior Lecturer, 2023-present
- The University of New South Wales, Lecturer, 2019-2023
- The University of Melbourne, Research Fellow, 2015-2018
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (2014): The University of Melbourne.
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (2009): The University of Melbourne. First-class honours
Research Collaboration
Dr de Silva collaborates with several active researchers from the University of Melbourne (Melbourne Fluids Group), the University of Sydney, the University of Adelaide, and RMIT. Internationally, he has joint research projects and/or publications with leading world-class experts in fluid dynamics and multiple institutions in Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Norway, and England.
Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities
Research positions are available with Dr de Silva for Masters and PhD students in turbulent flow measurements, advanced flow diagnostics, and microfluidics. Click here, opens in a new window for further details. UNSW Sydney offers a number of prestigious scholarship schemes to international, opens in a new window and domestic, opens in a new window research candidates. Please send Dr de Silva your CV, a copy of your academic transcripts, and the results of an English language test if required.
