About

Professor Derksen is an international authority in computational fluid dynamics particularly known for his advanced modelling of complex fluid-granular systems in chemical and hydraulic engineering as well as for his novel approaches in multi-scale simulations for applied fluid mechanics. He obtained his PhD degree in Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands in 1991. He continued as a research engineer at the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Netherlands before starting his academic career in 1992 at Delft University of Technology in the Multi-Scale Physics Department. After 15 successful years in Delft, Jos took a professorship at University of Alberta in the Chemical & Materials Engineering. Since 2013, Professor Derksen serves as an engineering Professor at the School of Engineering of the Aberdeen University in Scotland. In Aberdeen, he initially lead Chemical Engineering Research Group, and since 2024 he has assumed the responsibilities of the Leader of the Fluid Mechanics Research Group. During his academic career, Jos has undertaken multiple visiting professor positions including at DuPont's Experimental Station (USA), Clarkson University (USA), Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (France), Beijing University of Chemical Technology (China), Shanghai University of Engineering Science (China) and other research-active establishments. His current research focus relates to Meso-scale simulations of solid-liquid suspensions (DNS, non-Newtonian fluids, aggregation & breakage, suspensions of non-spherical particles, two-way meso-macro coupling), Turbulent & transitional flow in process equipment (Large-eddy & direct numerical simulations, mixing & separation, non-Newtonian mixing, mobilizing density stratified systems, solid-liquid mixing), and Multiphase lattice Boltzmann simulations for liquid-liquid systems (mesoscopic modeling of transport phenomena, direct numerical simulations at the meso-scale, coupling between meso- and macro- scales). An example of his work in hydraulic engineering includes his study of the transport of alien particles in sand beds mobilised by waves.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Universities and Academia

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His current research focus relates to Meso-scale simulations of solid-liquid suspensions (DNS, non-Newtonian fluids, aggregation & breakage, suspensions of non-spherical particles, two-way meso-macro coupling), Turbulent & transitional flow in process equipment (Large-eddy & direct numerical simulations, mixing & separation, non-Newtonian mixing, mobilizing density stratified systems, solid-liquid mixing), and Multiphase lattice Boltzmann simulations for liquid-liquid systems (mesoscopic modeling of transport phenomena, direct numerical simulations at the meso-scale, coupling between meso- and macro- scales). An example of his work in hydraulic engineering includes his study of the transport of alien particles in sand beds mobilised by waves.

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