Staff profile

Affiliation

Research associate in Department of Engineering

Fellow in the Durham Energy Institute

Dr. Mohammadreza Mohammadi is a researcher in aerodynamics in the Department of Engineering, Durham University. His research interests lie in the field of aerodynamics and wind engineering. He is currently working with NREL and DNV to face challenges in windfarm optimisation through the development of new wind turbine wake models.
Before joining Durham University, he completed his Ph.D. in wind engineering and aerodynamics at the University of Birmingham to study the wind-induced failure in crops, where he conducted full-scale measurements to study the interaction of crops (as oscillating structures) with the wind. He also worked at Enflo lab, the University of Surrey on MAGIC project (http://www.magic-air.uk/) to study the pollution dispersion in urban areas through wind tunnel experiments.

Honors and Awards

(2021) HEFI HORIZON Award (Teaching)

University of Birmingham

 (2016)The Walsh Ph.D. Fellowship 

Teagasc (Irish Agriculture and food development authority) and University of Birmingham

(2014)The best Paper Award, Emerging Trends in Energy Conservation (ETEC) 3rd International Conference, Tehran, Iran

 

• Wind Energy Aerodynamics
• Experimental Fluid Mechanics
• Wind engineering

Journal Article

• Joseph, G., Mohammadi, M., Sterling, M., Baker, C., Gillmeier, S., Soper, D., …Finnan, J. (2020). Determination of crop dynamic and aerodynamic parameters for lodging prediction. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 202, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104169
• Mohammadi, M., Finnan, J., Baker, C., & Sterling, M. (2020). The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Oat Lodging in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Advances in Meteorology, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4138469
• Mohammadi, M., Finnan, J., Sterling, M., & Baker, C. (2020). A calibrated oat lodging model compared with agronomic measurements. Field Crops Research, 255, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107784
• Mohammadi, M., Mohammadi, A., & Farahat, S. (2016). A New Method for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) Blade Optimization. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.5.1.1-8
• Saffarian, M., Mohammadi, M., & Mohammadi, M. (2015). Non-Newtonian Shear-Thinning Fluid Passing Through a Duct with an Obstacle, Using a Power Law Model. Strojniški vestnik (Tiskana izd.), 61(11), https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2015.2650

Presentation

• Mohammadi, M., Baker, C., Sterling, M., Finnan, J., & Soper, D. (2019, September). Calibration of a model for predicting wind-induced failure of oats. Paper presented at The International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE), Beijing, China
• Mohammadi, M., Baker, C., Sterling, M., & Finnan, J. (2018, September). A study on meteorological parameters in oat lodging. Paper presented at 13th UK Conference on Wind Engineering, Leeds, UK
• Sterling, M., Baker, C., Joseph, G., Gillmeier, S., Mohammadi, M., Blackburn, G., …Sonder, K. (2018, March). Mitigating yield losses due to lodging of cereal crops. Paper presented at International Workshop on Wind-Related Disasters and Mitigation Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan