Automotive Engineering; Automotive Engineering (Commercial Vehicle Technology); and Automotive Engineering (Motorcycle Technology) MSc: Who teaches this course

• Staff teaching on this course

The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing teaches this course. The Faculty's wide selection of undergraduate and postgraduate courses covers a diverse range of subject areas, from aerospace to geography; from maths and computing to biotechnology; and many more. Our collaborative set-up provides new opportunities for our students, and we design our courses with industry professionals to ensure you stay up to date with the latest developments.

Mechanical and Automotive Engineering

The School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering offers a range of teaching and research activities, delivering a portfolio of courses to over 600 students – from foundation degrees right through to doctoral level.

The School has a hands-on teaching approach. Our courses encompass applications from all areas of engineering, providing our students with the knowledge and flexibility they need to work across many industries, both in the UK and overseas. 

Denis Marchant

Title: Principal lecturer

Teaching fields: Automotive technology and engineering design

Research fields:

• Green engineering as applied to the automotive industry
• Vehicle disposal and recycling
• Advanced diesel technology

Recent publications:

• A Kusztelan, Y. Yao, D.R. Marchant, Y. Wang, 'A Review of Novel Turbocharger Concepts for Enhancements in Energy Efficiency'  in International Journal of Thermal and Environmental Engineering, DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.02.02.003, 2(2), Int. Association for Sharing Knowledge and Sustanbility (IASKS), pp. 75–82 (2011)
• X Zhu, T. Zhang, D.R. Marchant, V.J. Morris, 'Combustion Synthesis of TiC–NiAl Composite by Induction Heating' in Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 30, pp. 2781–2790 (2010)
• J. England, H. Hadavinia, D.R. Marchant, A. Aboutorabi, 'Design of Automotive Metal and Composite Chassis Structures' in Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 3( 3), Bentham Science, November, pp. 211–225 (2010)
• X Zhu, T. Zhang, V.J. Morris, D.R. Marchant, 'Combustion Synthesis of NiAl/Al2O3 Composites by Induction Heating' in Intermetallics, 18, Elsevier, pp. 1197–1204, ISSN 0966-9795 (2010)
• A Kusztelan, H. Hadavinia, D.R. Marchant, 'Recent Patents in Automotive Gull-Wing Door Hinge Mechanisms' in Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 3(1), pp. 51–64 (2010)
• H. Ghasemnejad, H. Hadavinia, D.R. Marchant, A. Aboutorabi, 'Energy Absorption of Thin-walled Corrugated Crash Box in Axial Crushing' in Journal of Structural Durability and Health Monitoring, 4(1), Tech Science Press, January, pp. 29–46 (2008)

Conferences:

• V.R. Soroush, H. Ghasemnejad, D.R. Marchant, A. Aboutorabi, 'Advanced Application of Natural Fibres in High Performance Automotive Composite Structures', The Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-19), 24–30 July, Shanghai, China (2011)
• A Kusztelan, Y. Yao, D.R. Marchant, Y. Wang, 'A Review of Novel Turbocharger Concepts for Enhancements in Energy Efficiency', International Conference on Energy, Water, and Environment, International Association for Sharing Knowledge and Sustainability, 12–15 December, Amman, Jordan (2010)
• X Zhu, T. Zhang, D.R. Marchant, V.J. Morris, 'Combustion Synthesis of NiAl/Al2O3 Composites by Induction Heating', China International High-performance Ceramics Conference, August, Harbin, China (2009)
• X Zhu, T. Zhang, D.R. Marchant, V.J. Morris, 'Combustion Synthesis of NiAl/Al2O3 Composites by Induction Heating', China International High-performance Ceramics Conference, August, Harbin, China (2009)

Membership of professional bodies:

• FIMI Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry
• FIET Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
• MIVehE Member of the Institute of Vehicle Engineers
• IEng Incorporated Engineer

Email: d.marchant@kingston.ac.uk

Yawei Wang

Title: Senior lecturer

Teaching fields: Automotive technology and vehicle design

Research fields:

• Computer-aided simulation for vehicle dynamics
• Mathematical modelling for simulating the combustion and emission process of ic engines
• Combustion systems and combustion process for ic engines
• Instrumentation techniques for monitoring and controlling thermo-dynamic parameters
• The application of renewable fuels in ic engines
• The application of optic technique (laser and high speed camera) in engineering research

Membership of professional bodies:

• Institute of the Motor Industry
• Institution of Incorporated Engineers
• Institute of Vehicle Engineers
• Society of Automotive Engineers

Publications:

• "An Investigation of Droplet Size and Distribution in Direct Injection Diesel Sprays Using Doppler Anemometer Measurement" in Transaction of the Institute of Marine Engineers, V112 Part 3-4, November 2000 (with PL Zhouand and T Riskily)
•  "A Mathematical Modelling for Combustion Process in a Supercharged Diesel Engine" in Transaction of CSICE, Vol. 4, 1995

Email: y.wang@kingston.ac.uk