Dr Yu is Professor and Chair in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE since February 2024.
Professor Yu holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Associateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute (1987), Doctor of Philosophy and Diploma of Imperial College (1991) from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine UK.
His PhD studies were under the supervision of the late Professor J.H. Whitelaw (FRS FREng) and were sponsored by the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Pyestock (UK).
Prior to joining KU, he was with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2018 – 2024). He was the Head of the Interdiscipinary Division for Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering from Aug 2018 to Nov 2019, and subsequently, the Head of Training for FTO@PolyU and the Training Manager for HKAR-147@PolyU from 2019 to January 2024.
He was with the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) (1991 to 2013) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)(2013 – 2018) where he held various administrative positions including (1) Head, Division of Aerospace Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (2) Director, Master of Science Programme in Aerospace Engineering with the Technical University of Munich, Germany, (3) Vice-Dean, Office of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, (4) Member of the University Council (now Board of Trustee), (5) Principal Staff Officer, President’s Office, (6) Director, Part-time Master of Science Programme in Biomedical Engineering with the Singapore General Hospital and (7) Programme Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land & Building Services).
During his tenure as Head of Aerospace Engineering at NTU in particular, he had
successfully obtained SGD 50 million grant from CAAS to establish the Air Traffic Management Research Institute (ATMRI). He also helped to establish the LTA Research Centre for Railway Engineering at SIT.
Professor Yu was also an Adjunct Professor to the Department of Architecture and Building Sciences at the Xi’an JiaoTong University, China (2015-2018), a Visiting Scientist to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tokyo, Japan (2007) and the Institute of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Erlangen, Germany (1999).
Recent Publications:
1) Gao, L., Guo, H.F. and Yu, S. C. M. (2020) A general definition of formation time for starting
jet and forced plumes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 886, 10 March 2020, A6.
2) Gao, L., Wang, X., Yu, S. C. M. and Chyu, M.K. (2020) Near field development of the impulse
and thrust for starting jets with finite discharged volume at low Reynolds numbers, Journal of Fluid
Mechanics, Vol. 902, A27.
3) Joy, J., Wang, P.C., Panisilvan, J., Yu, S. C. M. (2020) Numerical Investigation of NOx Emission
Reduction in Non-Premixed Lean Reverseflow Combustor in a Micro Gas Turbine, Emission
Control ScienceTechnology, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 285-300.
4)Y.S. Lim., Wang, P. C. and Yu, S. C. M. (2021), Flow Characteristics behind the Siepienski
Tetrahedron, Journal of Wind Engineering and industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 216, Sept 2021,104712.
5) Guo, H., Gao, L., and Yu, S. C. M. (2021) Vortex formation in starting buoyant jets at moderate
Richardson numbers, Physics of Fluids 32, 117107.
6) Zhu, J., Zhang, Q., Gao, L. and Yu, S.C.M. (2022) The formation process of annular jet, Journal
of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 949, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.795
7)Zhu, J., Zhang, G., Gao, L., and Yu, S. C. M. (2023) The circulation growth of non-impulsive
starting jet, Physics of Fluids, 35, 057102 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0147768
8)Zhang H., Gao, L. and Yu S. C. M. (2023) The effects of aspect ratio on vortex dynamics in
starting rectangular jets, AIAA Journal https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J062873
9) Zhu, J., Zhang, G., Gao, L., and Yu, S. C. M. (2023) Vortex ring formation process in starting
jets with uniform background co- and counter- flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 968 DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.586
10)Gao, L, Wang, X., and Yu, S. C. M. (2024) Propulsive characteristics of single-pulsed jets with
a tube and orifice openings, Physics of Fluids Vol 36, 017124 (https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0176021)
11)Zhu, J., Zhang, G., Xia. H.,Yu, S. C. M. and Gao, L.(2024) The influence of background coflow on the propulsive characteristics of starting jets, Ocean Engineering, Vol.309, Part 1,118473 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118473)
12)Zhu, J., Zhang, G., Yu, S. C. M., Gao, L., Zhao, R.,(2024) Formation and development of the
stopping vortex ring in starting jets (https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.883) Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
13)Zhang, H., Gao. L, and Yu, S. C. M. (2024) The formation and post-formation processes of
vortex rings discharged from laminar starting jets, Physics of Fluids, Vol.36, Issue 10
(https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227511) DOI: 10.1063/5.0227511
14)Zhu, J., Zhang, G., Yu, S. C. M. and Gao, L.(2024) Formation of leading vortex ring in the
starting jet with background crossflow, Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol 155, Part 1,
December 2024, 109590.
15) Zhang, H., Gao, L. and Yu, S.C.M. (2025) Formation process of a two-dimensional starting jet, Accepted for publication (JFM-2024-0963.R1) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (13 Dec 2024)
Research
Professor Yu’s research interest is on non-intrusive measurement techniques for
fluid flow such as, Laser-Doppler Anemometry, Phase-Doppler Anemometry,
Particle Image Velocimetry and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence, and their
applications to aerodynamics, propulsion, turbulent mixing flows, biofluid
mechanics, environmental fluid mechanics and fundamental plume and jet studies.
He has published more than 240 papers in archive journals and conferences. 21 PhD
students and 12 MEng students have been graduated successfully under his sole and
joint supervision. He is supervising 2 PhD students rightnow (at HKPolyU and KU).
He is currently working on research projects in fundamental fluid mechanics and
indoor air quality with his colleagues at Sichuan University, PRC (Dr. Gao Lei),
Beijing Institute of Technology, PRC (Dr. Zheng Guoqing) and Singapore Institute
of Technology, Singapore (Dr. An Hui).
He is ranked among the top 2% of the researchers in the category of mechanical
engineering and transportation since 2019.
Industrial ties, Entrepreneurship and Professional society memberships,
Professor Yu is a trainer for Holistic Gas Turbine for Rolls Royce Aeroengine in
Singapore since 2009. He had trained engineers from Singapore, HK, China and
Japan.
He was one of the Independent Non-Executive Directors of SBS Transit Ltd (2018
– 2024). He was also the Chairman of the Service Quality Committee.
He was one of the co-founders of the high-tech start-up company: E-mobility
Technology Company Ltd (2022 – 2024) during his tenure at the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University.
He is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(UK), Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (UK), Fellow of The Hong Kong
Institution of Engineers, Chartered Engineer in Transportation and Fellow of the
Institution of Engineers, Singapore. He was a member of the IES Council (2018 -
2020) and is an independent assessor for Chartered Engineer status for various
organizations.
Two PhD Scholarships available in the area of fundamental fluid mechanics
