Principal Investigator

Dr Chandan Bose, MS, PhD, FHEA, MRAeS


Dr Chandan Bose is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering and leads the Bio-Inspired Fluid-Structure Interaction Laboratory at the University of Birmingham. His research is focussed on investigating a variety of complex multi-physics problems involving coupled nonlinear interactions, under the broad umbrella of unsteady aerodynamics, nonlinear aeroelasticity, and bio-inspired fluid-structure interaction.

Before joining the University of Birmingham, Dr. Bose played a pivotal role as a senior postdoctoral research associate contributing to an ERC project Dandidrone at the Vortex Interaction Laboratory, University of Edinburgh. His work revolved around deciphering the intricate fluid-structure interaction dynamics inherent in dandelion seed propulsion, culminating in its application to the development of microdrones. Additionally, he also served as an adjunct lecturer and taught fluid dynamics at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Bose embarked on a postdoctoral endeavor at at the Fluid-Structure Interactions and Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory and the Multi-physics and Turbulent Flow Computation Laboratory, Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liege, Belgium, during which he was awarded the Wallonie Bruxelles International Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship and FNRS Postdoctoral Fellowship. This research tenure was focused on unraveling the complex dynamics of nonlinear aeroelasticity problems.

His research journey commenced at The Uncertainty Laboratory, Department of Applied Mechanics and The Biomimetics Laboratory, Department of Aerospace Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, where he earned both his master's and Ph.D. degrees in 2019. His Ph.D. research was on the dynamical analysis of the unsteady flow phenomena around a flapping wing. Noteworthy accolades, including the Institute Research Award and V. Ramamurthy Best Thesis Award (both from IIT Madras), as well as the esteemed Indian National Academy of Engineering Innovative Project Award, underscored the significance of his contributions to doctoral research.

His professional educational voyage began with a degree in Civil Engineering from Jadavpur University, India, where he achieved the distinction of university gold medalist, ranking first in his class.

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PhD Scholars

Ms. Doudou Huang, MSc, PhD ongoing [2022-present]


PhD Thesis: Wake dynamics of porous discs
Co-advised with Prof. Ignazio Maria Viola

Doudou started her PhD in August 2022 at the University of Edinburgh through the CDT in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures. She is co-advised by Prof. Ignazio Maria Viola and Dr. Chandan Bose. Her research focuses on the aerodynamics of porous discs, with an application towards dandelion-inspired drones (dandidrones). She obtained her MSc degree in Aerospace engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 2021. In her master's project, Doudou investigated the impact of actively morphing blades on cycloidal rotors. Prior to that, she was awarded a BEng degree in Aircraft Power Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, in 2018.

Research Gate
Selected Publications:
Wake Topology of Permeable Disks across the Transition from Steady to Chaotic Flow, Doudou Huang, Chandan Bose, Antonio Attili, Ignazio Maria Viola, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, under review, 2026.
Accolades:
Best Poster Award in the DisCoVor 2025 conference held at Montana, USA, in June 2025.
Best Poster Award in the Future Wind and Marine 2025 conference held at Edinburgh, Scotland, in February 2025.

Ms. Hibah Saddal, MSc, PhD ongoing [2024-present]


PhD Thesis: Modelling and Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interaction Systems with Variable Flexibility

Hibah is a second year PhD student working with Dr. Chandan Bose in Aerospace engineering at the University of Birmingham, on bio-inspired fluid-structure interaction problems with variable flexibility, with an application towards the design of futuristic unmanned aerial vehicles. Previously, she studied BSc Mathematics and MSc Applied Mathematics at the University of Birmingham (alumni profile). She completed her masters thesis under the guidance of Dr. Chandan Bose on the mathematical and computational modelling of Vortex-Induced Vibration. Hibah has been recognised as one of the BEAR Champions for her research on the development of open-source computational frameworks for fluid-structure interaction problems.

Publication: Google Scholar Link | Research Gate
Read Hibah's article on Bio-Inspired Fluid-Structure Interaction for high school students in Discover Materials.
Accolades:
Awarded the Best Simulation Image Prize (Saddal and Bose) by ARCHER2, EPCC in 2025. See the University of Birmingham news: University of Birmingham researchers win national image prize.

Mr. Yukesh Karki, PhD ongoing [2025-present]


PhD Thesis: Fluid-Structure Interaction and Gust Response of Actively and Passively Morphing Wings

Yukesh is a first year PhD scholar, working with Dr. Chandan Bose, in Aerospace engineering at the University of Birmingham. He received his Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from IOE Pulchowk Campus, Nepal. His research focuses on unsteady aerodynamics and fluid structure interactions, particularly focusing on active and passive morphing exhibited by the natural flyers and swimmers.

Publication: Google Scholar Link | Research Gate

Mr. Arjun Shergill, PhD ongoing [2025-present]


PhD Thesis: Development of a GPU-Accelerated Flow Solver for Bio-Inspired Flight

Arjun is a first year PhD student, working with Dr. Chandan Bose, in Aerospace engineering at the University of Birmingham. He completed his master’s in aerospace engineering from the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on the development and application of an open-source, GPU-accelerated flow solver for bio-inspired flight. His interest in engineering has been a lifelong passion, beginning in his childhood and evolving into a specialized focus on aerodynamics in recent years. He is especially interested in the role of aerodynamics in high-performance environments, such as motorsports, where precision, speed, and efficiency are paramount. This passion has been reinforced by his hands-on experience in various hobbies, particularly origami.

Publication: Research Gate

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Researchers

Mr. Paras Singh , MSc ongoing [2024-present]


Co-advised with Dr. Saad Bhamla

Paras is a second-year Aerospace Engineering master's student at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. His research focuses on computational fluid-structure interaction and data-driven techniques for designing and analyzing passive flexible nozzles in underwater propulsion applications.

Publication: Google Scholar Link | Research Gate

BioFSI Lab Alumni

Dr. Dheeraj Tripathi, PhD [2020-2024]


Dheeraj completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Shiv Nadar University, India, with a thesis on bifurcations and synchronization in stall-induced aeroelastic systems. He was co-advised by Dr. Venkatramani Jagadish and Dr. Chandan Bose. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bristol (UK) specializing in experimental aeroelasticity. His research explores the dynamic response of flexible structures under fluid flow, with applications in aerospace, energy harvesting, and flow sensing. He has published widely in leading journals such as Journal of Fluids and Structures, Chaos, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Physics of Fluids

Google Scholar Link.
PhD Thesis:Experimental investigation of bifurcations and synchronization in stall-induced aeroelastic systems
Co-advised with Dr. Venkatramani Jagadish
Selected Publications:
Tripathi, D., Bose, C., Mondal, S., & Venkatramani, J. (2025). Effect of structural parameters on the synchronization characteristics in a stall-induced aeroelastic system. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 133, 104246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104246.
Tripathi, D., Shreenivas, R., Bose, C., Mondal, S., & Venkatramani, J. (2022). Experimental investigation on the synchronization characteristics of a pitch-plunge aeroelastic system exhibiting stall flutter. Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 32(7). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0096213.
Tripathi, D., Vishal, S., Bose, C., & Venkatramani, J. (2022). Stall-induced fatigue damage in nonlinear aeroelastic systems under stochastic inflow: Numerical and experimental analyses. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 142, 104003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2022.104003.
Post PhD: Post-Doctoral Researcher at American University of Sharjah.
Present position: Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Bristol.

Dr. Alex Cavanagh, PhD [2020-2024]


Alex completed his PhD in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Glasgow (UK), with a thesis on vortex stability in swept wing configurations. He was co-advised by Dr. Kiran Ramesh and Dr. Chandan Bose. He is currently a modelling & simulation systems engineer at Lockheed Martin. He has published his PhD research in the Physics of Fluids journal.

PhD Thesis: Study of Vortex Stabilityin Swept Wing Configurations
Co-advised with Dr. Kiran Ramesh
Selected Publications:
Cavanagh, A., Bose, C., & Ramesh, K. (2024). Effect of sweep angle on three-dimensional vortex dynamics over plunging wings. Physics of Fluids, 36(11). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227012.
Post PhD: CFD Aerodynamics Engineer at Dynamique.
Present position: Modelling & Simulation Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin