Professor Will Zimmerman
BScEng, MSc, PhD, CEng FIChemE
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate Level 4 Director
+44 114 222 7517
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School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
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- Profile
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I'm a graduate of Princeton and Stanford Universities in Chemical Engineering and the author of over 100 scientific publications. Previously I was Director of the MSc in Environmental and Energy Engineering, and a winner in US and UK national competitions of five prestigious fellowships (2005-6 Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellow, 2000-5 EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow; 1994-99 Royal Academy of Engineering, Zeneca Young Academic Fellow; 1991-93 visiting professorships appointed by the French Ministry of Education at the Littoral University in Dunkirk in 1998 and 2005.
I was interviewed on my algal biofuels work on BBC Radio 4 鈥淢aterial World with Quentin Cooper鈥. My Royal Academy of Engineering SRF, entitled 鈥淪ystems Biology and Chemical Engineering鈥 has laid down a protocol for optimal experimentation for bioreactor model-building via inverse methods. I directed Microfluidics 2003, a workshop at CISM in Udine from which he edited a book on microfluidics, and is the author of two bestselling texts on multiphysics modelling.
- Research interests
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- Energy efficient generation of microbubbles and their applications (particularly biofuels and bioreactors)
- Plasma microreactors, especially low power consumption generation of ozone
- Fluid dynamics of helical turbulence and mixing
- Thin film dynamics and microrheometry
- Computational modelling with inverse methods
Perlemax Ltd.
Perlemax Ltd, University spinout company, was founded to exploit his research and technological advances. Perlemax and Zimmerman have won the below awards/recognition:
- 2009 IChemE Moulton Medal
- 2010 Royal Society Innovation Award (Brian Mercer Fund) ()
- 2010 CleanTech Open, AXA UK Global Ideas Champion
- 2010 CleanTech Open, International Finalist, Global Ideas
- 2011 Zayed International Future Energy Prize, Semifinalist
- Publications
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Books
- Microfluidics: Theory, History and Applications. Springer Verlag.
- Multiphysics modelling with finite element methods. World Scientific Pub Co Inc.
- . WORLD SCIENTIFIC.
- Process modelling and simulation with finite element methods. World Scientific Pub Co Inc.
Journal articles
- . Food and Bioproducts Processing, 145, 136-147.
- . Fuel, 358, 130125-130125.
- . Algal Research, 77, 103345-103345.
- . Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 101722-101722.
- . Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 109435-109435.
- . Johnson Matthey Technology Review.
- . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 189, 707-720.
- . Bioengineering, 9(10).
- . Applied Thermal Engineering, 213, 118720.
- . Journal of Rheology, 66(4), 793-809.
- . Chemical and Process Engineering - Inzynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa, 43(1), 45-55.
- . Biomass and Bioenergy, 158, 106369-106369.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 247, 117043-117043.
- . Chemical Engineering Journal, 424.
- . Journal of Cleaner Production, 311, 127525.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 238.
- . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
- . Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 41(2), 531-557.
- . Journal of Cleaner Production, 126258-126258.
- . Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 43(1).
- . Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 108693-108693.
- . Biotechnology for Biofuels, 13(1).
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(43), 19392-19405.
- . Journal of Cleaner Production, 259, 120729-120729.
- . Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 23, 101462-101462.
- . Fuel, 253, 25-31.
- . ECS Transactions, 91(1), 2623-2630.
- . Water Supply, 19(1), 97-106.
- . Advanced Science Letters, 24(12), 9499-9501.
- . Advanced Science Letters, 24(12), 9616-9619.
- . AIChE Journal, 64(11), 3803-3816.
- . Applied Energy, 221, 28-40.
- . Frontiers in Microbiology, 9.
- . Biology, 7(1), 4-4.
- . Fuel, 209, 117-126.
- . Biomass and Bioenergy, 105, 147-154.
- . Fuel Processing Technology, 165, 131-137.
- . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(22), 14306-14318.
- . Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 92(8), 1961-1961.
- . Applied Sciences, 7(4).
- . Chemical Engineering Research and Design.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55(50), 12909-12918.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 156, 24-35.
- . Irrigation Science, 34(6), 421-430.
- . Applied Optics, 55(26), 7392-7392.
- . Applied Optics, 55(22), 6102-6102.
- . Food and Bioproducts Processing.
- . Biomass and Bioenergy, 93, 187-193.
- . Algal Research, 17, 217-226.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(15), 6180-6192.
- . Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 23, 83-89.
- . AIChE Journal, 62(4), 1192-1199.
- . International Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2016, 1-10.
- . Langmuir, 32(5), 1269-1278.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 137, 243-253.
- . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 104, 357-366.
- . Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 50(12), 1249-1258.
- Laboratory preparation of simulated sludge for anaerobic digestion experimentation. Journal of Engineering, 21(6), 140-154.
- . International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16(5), 11509-11521.
- . Environmental Research, 137, 32-39.
- . BIOCHIP JOURNAL, 8(2), 122-128.
- . International Journal of Industrial Chemistry, 5(2).
- . International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 60, 40-49.
- . Plasma Processes and Polymers, 11(3), 279-288.
- . Biochemical Engineering Journal, 82, 174-182.
- . Thin Solid Films.
- . Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics.
- Microbubbles Enhanced Synthetic Phorbol Ester Degradation by Ozonolysis. International Journal of Chemical, Materials Science and Engineering, 8(1), 78-81.
- . Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology, 6(3), 167-173.
- Efficient Compact Micro DBD Plasma Reactor for Ozone Generation for Industrial Application in Liquid and Gas Phase Systems, 8(1), 82-85.
- Monitoring earths's canary. Planet Earth(WINTER), 22-24.
- . International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 56, 119-125.
- . Understanding Complex Systems, 55-58.
- . Engineering, 5(9), 735-743.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 101, 865-877.
- . Biofuels, 4(4), 363-369.
- . Energy & Fuels, 2748-2761.
- . Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 4(2A), 1-9.
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- . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 91(3), 457-463.
- . Surface and Coatings Technology.
- . Comb Chem High Throughput Screen, 16(3), 210-222.
- . Green Chemistry, 14(12), 3251-3251.
- Computational Modelling of the Hydride Generation Reaction in a Tubular Reactor and Atomization in a Quartz Cell Atomizer. Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation, 2(3), 126-139.
- Application of liquid nitrogen cold trap for purification of hydrogen gas stream generated from NaBH4. J. chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 6(5), 425-434.
- Bubbles for biofuels. Chemical Engineer(850), 34-37.
- The study of the impact of mercury sample magnetization prior to detection by emission spectroscopy. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 1(3A), 380-387.
- . Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation, 02(03), 126-139.
- . Biotechnol Bioeng, 109(7), 1663-1673.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- . Biofuels, 3(5), 511-513.
- . Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(4), 1864-1877.
- Applications of the airlift loop effect in the cultivation of microalgae. Current Topics in Biotechnology, 7.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 66(20), 4733-4741.
- . Anal Bioanal Chem, 401(9), 2713-2722.
- . Measurement Science and Technology, 20.
- Analysis of capillary-gravity waves using the discrete periodic inverse scattering transform. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects.
- . Applied Energy, 88(10), 3357-3369.
- . Chemical Engineering Journal, 170(1), 44-52.
- An intermediate wavelength, weakly nonlinear theory for the evolution of capillary gravity waves. Wave Motion.
- Towards energy efficient nanobubble generation with fluidic oscillation. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 66(7), 1412-1425.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 65(17), 4925-4930.
- . MICROFLUID NANOFLUID, 9(2-3), 559-571.
- On the design and simulation of an airlift loop bioreactor with microbubble generation by fluidic oscillation. INT SUGAR J, 112(1334), 90-103.
- . Applied Rheology, 20(5), 1-13.
- Creeping flow analysis of an integrated microfluidic device for rheometry. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 165(19-20), 1302-1308.
- . FOOD BIOPROD PROCESS, 87(C3), 215-227.
- . CHEM ENG RES DES, 87(6A), 798-808.
- . EXP FLUIDS, 45(6), 973-986.
- . Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 86(3), 198-207.
- . PHYS FLUIDS, 20(4).
- . Recent Patents on Engineering, 2(1), 1-8.
- . PHYS FLUIDS, 19(12).
- . Adv Colloid Interface Sci, 134-135, 346-359.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 62(6), 1770-1782.
- . MICROFLUID NANOFLUID, 2(6), 481-492.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 61(19), 6424-6441.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 61(19), 6486-6498.
- . MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 17(8), 2175-2185.
- . SENSOR ACTUAT A-PHYS, 125(2), 159-169.
- Experimental investigation and visualization of helical structures in a novel swirling jet. 2006 ASME Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2006, 2006.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 61(2), 621-632.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 61(2), 605-620.
- . Biotechnol Bioeng, 92(1), 91-116.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 60(15), 4147-4156.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 60(11), 3013-3028.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 60(11), 2879-2893.
- On the use of audio-tapes for teaching vector analysis to engineering undergraduates. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 33(4), 358-368.
- . INT J ENG SCI, 42(17-18), 1753-1778.
- . LANGMUIR, 20(20), 8721-8727.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 59(14), 2961-2968.
- Capacitively and inductively coupled plasmas for mems applications. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004, 3, 545-551.
- . Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004, 3, 561-567.
- . Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004, 3, 553-560.
- Long solitary internal waves in stable stratifications. NONLINEAR PROC GEOPH, 11(2), 165-180.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 58(13), 3005-3023.
- . CHEM ENG SCI, 58(12), 2691-2703.
- . J Colloid Interface Sci, 261(2), 547-551.
- . Atmospheric Science Letters, 4(1-4), 1-14.
- . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 26(6-7), 763-773.
- The drag on sedimenting discs in broadside motion in tubes. INT J ENG SCI, 40(1), 7-22.
- Simulations of the probability structure of a dispersing, passive scalar. ENVIRONMETRICS, 12(6), 569-589.
- Characterization of hydraulic jumps/falls under surface tension variations in thin film flows. Dynamics of Oceans and Atmospheres, 34, 349-364.
- Strong dispersive effects on internal nonlinear waves in a sheared, stably stratified fluid layer. WAVE MOTION, 30(2), 159-173.
- Internal gravity waves: Analysis using the periodic, inverse scattering transform. NONLINEAR PROC GEOPH, 6(1), 11-26.
- Advection of pollutants by internal solitary waves in oceanic and atmospheric stable stratifications. NONLINEAR PROC GEOPH, 5(4), 209-217.
- The probability structure associated with a simple model of turbulent dispersion. ENVIRONMETRICS, 9(2), 131-138.
- The effect of chemical equilibrium on the formation of stable stratification. APPL SCI RES, 59(2-3), 283-298.
- Fluctuations in passive scalar concentration convected by a helical flow in a conducting fluid. PHYS FLUIDS, 8(6), 1631-1642.
- . International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 24(2), 151-152.
- . Powder Technology, 87(1), 3-12.
- . International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 24(1), 58-59.
- . The Chemical Engineering Journal and the Biochemical Engineering Journal, 60(1-3), 174-175.
- FLUCTUATIONS IN DENSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS MEASURED IN A WIND-TUNNEL. BOUND-LAY METEOROL, 75(4), 321-352.
- . The Chemical Engineering Journal and the Biochemical Engineering Journal, 55(3), 149-150.
- . NONLINEAR PROCESSES IN GEOPHYSICS, 1(4), 219-223.
- VISCOUS FINGERING IN MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENTS - UNIFICATION OF EFFECTS OF VISCOSITY CONTRAST, ANISOTROPIC DISPERSION, AND VELOCITY DEPENDENCE OF DISPERSION ON NONLINEAR FINGER PROPAGATION. PHYS FLUIDS A-FLUID, 4(11), 2348-2359.
- 3-DIMENSIONAL VISCOUS FINGERING - A NUMERICAL STUDY. PHYS FLUIDS A-FLUID, 4(9), 1901-1914.
- NONLINEAR VISCOUS FINGERING IN MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT WITH ANISOTROPIC DISPERSION. PHYS FLUIDS A-FLUID, 3(8), 1859-1872.
- . Studies in Comparative Communism, 9(1-2), 62-79.
- . Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing.
- . Bioengineering, 9(12), 739-739.
- . Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 4(4), 705-714.
- . Energies, 11(10), 2680-2680.
- . Chemosensors, 6(3), 31-31.
- . Micromachines, 6(10), 1445-1458.
- . Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics Discussions, 2(5), 1407-1424.
- . Journal of Analytical & Bioanalytical Techniques, s4(01).
- . Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 3(2), 110-114.
- . Colloids and Interfaces, 3(4), 65-65.
- . Fluids, 6(7), 241-241.
Chapters
- What do scholars know about Soviet foreign policy?, Soviet Foreign Policy in a Changing World (pp. 84-98).
- , Advances in Microbial Physiology Elsevier
- , Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1991 (pp. 119-131). Routledge
- , Nanoscience (pp. 1047-1056). CRC Press
- , Surfactant Science (pp. 1047-1056). CRC Press
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 143-172). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 237-276). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 375-391). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 27-63). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 213-236). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 313-322). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 111-141). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 173-211). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 65-109). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 323-344). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems, Series A (pp. 277-299). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- , Selected Topics in Nonlinear Wave Mechanics (pp. 203-222). Birkh盲user Boston
- , Mixing and Dispersion in Stably Stratified Flows (pp. 373-392). Oxford University PressOxford
- CRC Press
Conference proceedings papers
- . Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 24(12) (pp 9502-9504)
- . USES
- . Fourth International Conference on Advances in Bio-Informatics, Bio-Technology and Environmental Engineering - ABBE 2016
- . Fourth International Conference on Advances in Bio-Informatics, Bio-Technology and Environmental Engineering - ABBE 2016
- Use of raw capacitance tomography data for flow pattern control. 2nd World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography (pp 12-19)
- Microflotation for microorganism harvest. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 246
- . MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 20(11)
- Consequence modelling of accidents in hazardous substances transportation. 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management 2008, PSAM 2008, Vol. 4 (pp 2662-2669)
- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 222(5) (pp 761-768)
- . CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 61(9) (pp 2826-2834)
- . CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 61(9) (pp 2977-2985)
- . Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, 25 September 2006 - 29 September 2006.
- Microhydrodynamics of flotation processes in the sea surface layer. DYNAMICS OF ATMOSPHERES AND OCEANS, Vol. 34(2-4) (pp 327-348)
- Characterisation of hydraulic jumps/falls with surface tension variations in thin film flows. DYNAMICS OF ATMOSPHERES AND OCEANS, Vol. 34(2-4) (pp 349-364)
- An algorithm based on perturbation theory for electrical capacitance tomography. 1st World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography (pp 184-188)
- The modelling of imperfect mixing in buffer tanks. FLUID MIXING 6(146) (pp 127-134)
- Neural network modeling of surface aeration in mechanically agitated bioreactors.. FLUID MIXING 6(146) (pp 227-233)
- Diffusion limited mixing and reaction in heterogeneous catalysis of initially segregated species. FLUID MIXING 6(146) (pp 317-324)
- A CNN video based control system for a coal froth flotation.. CNNA 98 - 1998 FIFTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - PROCEEDINGS (pp 192-197)
- Enhancement of mixing by internal solitary waves in stratified flows.. FLUID MIXING 5(140) (pp 225-235)
- Simple model of equilibrium froth height for foams: An application for CNN image analysis. 1996 FOURTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS (CNNA-96) (pp 237-241)
- Fluctuations in passive tracer concentration due to mixing by coherent structures in anisotropic homogeneous, helical turbulence.. FLUID MIXING 5(140) (pp 213-223)
- STATISTICAL FLUCTUATIONS DUE TO MICROSCALE MIXING IN A DIFFUSION LAYER. ENVIRONMETRICS, Vol. 6(6) (pp 665-675)
- A WEAKLY NONLINEAR INSTABILITY OF MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENTS IN A RECTILINEAR POROUS-MEDIA FLOW. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIFURCATION AND CHAOS, Vol. 4(5) (pp 1319-1328)
- NONLINEAR-WAVES IN STABLY STRATIFIED DISSIPATIVE MEDIA - SOLITARY WAVES AND TURBULENT BURSTS. PHYSICA SCRIPTA, Vol. 55 (pp 111-114)
- . USES Conference Proceedings
- . USES Conference Proceedings
- . USES Conference Proceedings
- . USES Conference Proceedings
Patents
- Fluidic oscilator. WO2020208250 Appl. 11 Oct 2020.
- Apparatus and method for the treatment of a substrate with ozone microbubbles. WO2016/203252 (PCT). Appl. 22 Dec 2016.
- MASS TRANSFER PROCESSES WITH LIMITED SENSIBLE HEAT EXCHANGE. WO/2014/079993 (PCT). Appl. 30 May 2014.
- BUBBLE GENERATION TO STRIP COMPONENTS OF A LIQUID. WO/2014/060740 (PCT). Appl. 24 Apr 2014.
- RHEOMETER AND RHEOMETRIC METHOD. WO/2013/164587 (PCT). Appl. 07 Nov 2013.
- PLASMA MICROREACTOR APPARATUS, STERILISATION UNIT AND ANALYSER. WO/2010/079351 (United States of America). Appl. 15 Jul 2010.
- BUBBLE GENERATION FOR AERATION AND OTHER PURPOSES. WO/2008/053174 (Europe). Appl. 08 May 2008.