Dr Mohammad Omidyeganeh
About
Overview
Dr Omidyeganeh holds BSc degree from Sharif University of Technology in Electrical Engineering. He also obtained a joint BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and Petroleum University of Technology in Iran. Then he moved to Canada in 2006 and obtained his MSc degree in Environmental Engineering at University of Calgary in 2008 where he developed a large-eddy simulation code to simulate pollution dispersion in urban environments.
He joined Professor Piomelli's research group at Queen's University in 2009 and received his PhD degree in 2013. During the PhD program, Dr Omidyeganeh focused on the subject of environmental fluid dynamics and performed large-eddy simulations to model the flow in rivers and deserts over large-scale bedforms (dunes). He published these works in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Turbulence, and Journal of Geophysical Research. Upon graduation, in May 2013, he was appointed as assistant professor in fluid simulation at City University. Since then Dr. Omidyeganeh has engaged to research in environmental fluid dynamics (river flows and vegetation in river restoration programs), flow control around airfoils (Humpback Whale project), and surface coatings in aeronautics (PELSKIN project).Dr Omidyeganeh holds BSc degree from Sharif University of Technology in Electrical Engineering. He also obtained a joint BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and Petroleum University of Technology in Iran. Then he moved to Canada in 2006 and obtained his MSc degree in Environmental Engineering at University of Calgary in 2008 where he developed a large-eddy simulation code to simulate pollution dispersion in urban environments.
He joined Professor Piomelli's research group at Queen's University in 2009 and received his PhD degree in 2013. During the PhD program, Dr Omidyeganeh focused on the subject of environmental fluid dynamics and performed large-eddy simulations to model the flow in rivers and deserts over large-scale bedforms (dunes). He published these works in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Turbulence, and Journal of Geophysical Research. Upon graduation, in May 2013, he was appointed as assistant professor in fluid simulation at City University. Since then Dr. Omidyeganeh has engaged to research in environmental fluid dynamics (river flows and vegetation in river restoration programs), flow control around airfoils (Humpback Whale project), and surface coatings in aeronautics (PELSKIN project).
Qualifications
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, Canada, 2013
- MSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada, 2008
- BSc in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2005
- BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2005
Employment
- Senior Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2022 - present
- Deputy Head of Engineering, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2022 - present
- Programme Director, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2019 - 2021
- Admission Tutor, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2016 - 2019
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Queen's University, Canada, July - September 2013
- Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2013 - 2022
Administrative roles
- Deputy Head of Engineering, City University of London, January 2022 - present
- Programme Director for MEA, City University of London, September 2019 - December 2021
- Admission Tutor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, September 2014 - present
Teaching
Educational responsibilities
Leader of Computing 2 Course in module ME2111
Research
Research interests
- Large-eddy and direct numerical simulations
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Immersed-boundary methods
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Geophysical flows
- Sediment transport modeling
- Aquatic vegetation
- Turbulent flows over canopies of filaments
- Quiet aerofoils
- Control of flow around aerofoils
- Drag reduction
- Control of stall
- Modelling the brain
- Multi-compartment modelling
- Cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics
Research students
Carlo Suardi
Attendance: October 2016 - October 2019, full-time
Thesis title: DNS of flow around swept wings
Role: 2nd Supervisor
Alessandro Monti
Attendance: October 2015 - present, full-time
Thesis title: Direct numerical Simulation of turbulent flow over canopies of flexible filaments
Role: 1st Supervisor
Muhammad Farrukh Shahab
Attendance: October 2014 - present
Thesis title: PELSKIN
Further information: Post-doctoral fellow
Mohammad Ghasempour
Attendance: January 2014 - present
Thesis title: CFD analysis of leakages in screw compressors
Marco Rosti
Attendance: October 2013 - September 2016, full-time
Thesis title: Control of turbulent boundary layers using flexible filaments
Role: 2nd Supervisor
Publications
Featured publications
- Pinelli, A., Omidyeganeh, M., Brücker, C., Revell, A., Sarkar, A. and Alinovi, E. (2017). The PELskin project: part IV—control of bluff body wakes using hairy filaments. Meccanica, 52(7), pp. 1503-1514. doi:10.1007/s11012-016-0513-0
Publications by category
Chapters (3)
- Suardi, C.A., Pinelli, A. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2020). The Effect of the Sweep Angle to the Turbulent Flow Past an Infinite Wing. ERCOFTAC Series (pp. 321-327). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030428211.
- Shahab, M.F., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2019). DNS of Separated Low-Re Flow Around a Cambered Aerofoil. ERCOFTAC Series (pp. 373-380). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030049140.
- Monti, A., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2019). Large-Eddy Simulation of an Open Channel Flow with Submerged Rigid Vegetation. ERCOFTAC Series (pp. 571-577). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030049140.
Conference papers and proceedings (7)
- Xiao, X., Roy, R., Omidyeganeh, M. and Furnari, F. (2025). An overview of Platform-Based Design Methodologies for Cyber-Physical Systems in the Industrial Metaverse. 22nd International Conference on Manufacturing Research 2025 (ICMR2025) 10-12 September, Birmingham, UK.
- Martinez, Q.G., Omidyeganeh, M., Jagadeesh, C. and Manolesos, M. High Amplitude Stall Flutter Simulations of a NACA 63(3)418 Aerofoil. AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025.doi:10.2514/6.2025-3839
- Kim, J.H., Choi, K.S., Lacagnina, G., Joseph, P., Hasheminejad, S.M., Chong, T.P.... Pinelli, A. Optimization of leading-edge undulation of a NACA 65(12)-10 aerofoil for noise reduction and aerodynamic enhancement. .doi:10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239781
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. Interaction of flexible filaments with the wake of cylinder at low Reynolds numbers. .
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. Interaction of flexible filaments with the wake of cylinder at low Reynolds numbers. .
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Piomelli, U. Large eddies in the flow over dunes. .
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Piomelli, U. Coherent Structures in the Flow over Two-Dimensional Dunes. .doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2482-2_39
Journal articles (29)
- Martinez, Q., Jagadeesh, C., Manolesos, M. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2026). Leading-edge vortex monitoring in dynamically stalled flows via persistent homology. Computers & Fluids, 306, pp. 106931-106931. doi:10.1016/j.compfluid.2025.106931
- Martinez, Q., Omidyeganeh, M., Jagadeesh, C. and Manolesos, M. (2026). Transient development of the leading-edge vortex and its role in unsteady aerodynamic load variations. Physics of Fluids, 38(1). doi:10.1063/5.0310207
- Taghinezhad, J., Masdari, M. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2025). Experimental analysis of installing multirotor horizontal wind turbines in a ducted wind turbine: The influence of rotor diameter and rotation on power efficiency optimization. Energy Reports, 14, pp. 1479-1490. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2025.07.029
- Nicholas, S., Omidyeganeh, M., Pinelli, A., Monti, A., Rota, G.F. and Rosti, M.E. (2025). Filament inclination effect on turbulent canopy flows. Physical Review Fluids, 10(11). doi:10.1103/y1vd-bby3
- Xiao, X., Roy, R., Omidyeganeh, M. and Furnari, F. (2025). Industrial Metaverse design methodologies: a comprehensive literature review. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing pp. 1-31. doi:10.1080/0951192x.2025.2544545
- Bikramaditya, N., Rane, S., Kovačević, A. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2025). Development of CFD model for Radial Leakage Flow in a Roots Blower and Validation using Particle Image Velocimetry. Results in Engineering, 26, pp. 105578-105578. doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2025.105578
- Sharifi, A., Omidyeganeh, M. and Masdari, M. (2024). Exploring submergence impact on flow-induced motion energy-harvesting with circular-triangular prisms. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 10(4), pp. 817-840. doi:10.1007/s40722-024-00351-z
- Nicholas, S., Monti, A., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2023). The role of the in-plane solidity on canopy flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 975. doi:10.1017/jfm.2023.848
- Nicholas, S., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2022). Numerical Investigation of Regime Transition in Canopy Flows. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 109(4), pp. 1133-1153. doi:10.1007/s10494-022-00363-5
- Monti, A., Nicholas, S., Omidyeganeh, M., Pinelli, A. and Rosti, M.E. (2022). On the solidity parameter in canopy flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 945. doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.551
- Kim, J.-.H., Choi, K.-.S., Lacagnina, G., Chaitanya, P., Joseph, P., Hasheminejad, S.M.... Pinelli, A. (2022). Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Optimization of Leading-Edge Undulation of a NACA 65(12)-10 Airfoil. AIAA Journal, 60(4), pp. 2342-2353. doi:10.2514/1.j060716
- Lacagnina, G., Chaitanya, P., Kim, J.-.H., Berk, T., Joseph, P., Choi, K.-.S.... Pinelli, A. (2021). Leading edge serrations for the reduction of aerofoil self-noise at low angle of attack, pre-stall and post-stall conditions. International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 20(1-2), pp. 130-156. doi:10.1177/1475472x20978379
- Hasheminejad, S.M., Chong, T.P., Lacagnina, G., Joseph, P., Kim, J.-.H., Choi, K.-.S.... Stalnov, O. (2020). On the manipulation of flow and acoustic fields of a blunt trailing edge aerofoil by serrated leading edges. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 147(6), pp. 3932-3947. doi:10.1121/10.0001377
- Monti, A., Omidyeganeh, M., Eckhardt, B. and Pinelli, A. (2020). On the genesis of different regimes in canopy flows: a numerical investigation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 891. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.155
- Lacagnina, G., Chaitanya, P., Berk, T., Kim, J.-.H., Joseph, P., Ganapathisubramani, B.... Pinelli, A. (2019). Mechanisms of airfoil noise near stall conditions. Physical Review Fluids, 4(12). doi:10.1103/physrevfluids.4.123902
- Nokhandan, M.M., Piomelli, U. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2019). Large-eddy and wall-modelled simulations of turbulent flow over two-dimensional river dunes. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 113, pp. 123-131. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2018.11.004
- Monti, A., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2019). Large-eddy simulation of an open-channel flow bounded by a semi-dense rigid filamentous canopy: Scaling and flow structure. Physics of Fluids, 31(6). doi:10.1063/1.5095770
- Rosti, M.E., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2018). Numerical Simulation of a Passive Control of the Flow Around an Aerofoil Using a Flexible, Self Adaptive Flaplet. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion pp. 1-33. doi:10.1007/s10494-018-9914-6
- Rosti, M.E., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2018). Passive control of the flow around unsteady aerofoils using a self-activated deployable flap. Journal of Turbulence, 19(3), pp. 204-228. doi:10.1080/14685248.2017.1314486
- Rosti, M.E., Kamps, L., Bruecker, C., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2017). The PELskin project-part V: towards the control of the flow around aerofoils at high angle of attack using a self-activated deployable flap. Meccanica, 52(8), pp. 1811-1824. doi:10.1007/s11012-016-0524-x
- Rosti, M.E., Omidyeganeh, M. and Pinelli, A. (2016). Direct numerical simulation of the flow around an aerofoil in ramp-up motion. Physics of Fluids, 28(2), pp. 1-17. doi:10.1063/1.4941529
- Pelletier, J.D., Sherman, D.J., Ellis, J.T., Farrell, E.J., Jackson, N.L., Li, B.... Omidyeganeh, M. (2015). Dynamics of sediment storage and release on aeolian dune slip faces: A field study in Jericoacoara, Brazil. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120(9), pp. 1911-1934. doi:10.1002/2015jf003636
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Abedi, J. (2013). Numerical simulation of the wind flow around a cube. Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics, 13(2), pp. 99-125
- Omidyeganeh, M., Piomelli, U., Christensen, K.T. and Best, J.L. (2013). Large eddy simulation of interacting barchan dunes in a steady, unidirectional flow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. doi:10.1002/jgrf.20149
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Piomelli, U. (2013). Large-eddy simulation of three-dimensional dunes in a steady, unidirectional flow. Part 1. Turbulence statistics. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 721, pp. 454-483. doi:10.1017/jfm.2013.36
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Piomelli, U. (2013). Large-eddy simulation of three-dimensional dunes in a steady, unidirectional flow. Part 2. Flow structures. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 734, pp. 509-534. doi:10.1017/jfm.2013.499
- Piomelli, U. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2013). Large-eddy simulations in dune-dynamics research. VLIZ Special Publication, 65
- Omidyeganeh, M. and Piomelli, U. (2011). Large-eddy simulation of two-dimensional dunes in a steady, unidirectional flow. Journal of Turbulence, 12(42), pp. 1-31. doi:10.1080/14685248.2011.609820
- Derakhshesh, M., Abedi, J. and Omidyeganeh, M. (2009). Modeling of hazardous air pollutant removal in the pulsed corona discharge. Physics Letters A, 373(11), pp. 1051-1057. doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2009.01.041