Rate My Professor Adrian Spencer

Spencer's research focuses on experimental thermofluid dynamics, encompassing optical measurement techniques and data analysis for turbulent flows, gas turbine and internal combustion engine flows, and fuel-air preparation and mixing, utilizing methods such as PIV, PLIF, and LDA. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds fellowships of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), and Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Awards include Loughborough University's Research-informed Teaching Award in 2013; he also supervised a PhD student who received the Osborne Reynolds Prize in 2005. Key publications feature Ward et al., 'The effect of surface geometry on the aerodynamic behaviour of a football' (Sports Engineering, 2023); Yuan et al., 'Measurement of black carbon emissions from multiple engine and source types using laser-induced incandescence' (Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2022); and Biagiotti et al., 'Modelling liquid film in modern GDI engines and the impact on particulate matter emissions – Part 1' (International Journal of Engine Research, 2021). Spencer leads funded projects like DYNAMO and ACTIVE with partners including Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce, and Ford. He serves on university Senate, ASME IGTI Combustion and Fuels Committee, and delivered the 2025 inaugural lecture 'Can transportation Net Zero goals be achieved?'.