Tariq Saeed

Experience

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  Aircelle

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2006

  Industrial Placement Student

  Investigated key design and manufacturing aspects of the Trent-700 thrust reverser.

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  Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge

  Jun 2007 - Oct 2007

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Proposed preliminary design specification for laminar-flying-wing concept to be used as the basis for further studies carried out by a team of final-year undergraduate students.

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  Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Undergraduate Supervisor and Demonstrator

  Supervisions consisted of helping students go through examples paper questions on a fortnightly basis throughout the year, with group sizes of 2-4 students. Modules covered:- First and second year Thermofluid Mechanics. - Third year Incompressible Flow: potential flow theory, boundary layer theory, external aerodynamics and experimental techniques. -Third year Dynamics: moments of inertia, the gyro and Lagrange equations.Demonstrated and marked the flight mechanics aspect of the third year light aircraft design project. Typically 6 groups. Show less

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  Imperial College London

  Feb 2012 - May 2016

  Research Associate

  My role was to devise a swept-wing crossflow experiment and study the response of three-dimensional laminar boundary layers to controlled disturbances. The data was also used to support code development and verification, ultimately for use by industry leaders Airbus. I was responsible for a number of practical aspects, including: the design of the experimental setup, managing workshop technicians and overseeing the installation of the experiment inside the wind tunnel. I was required to keep up-to-date with literature, and transfer this knowledge and insight to the rest of the group. I made key decisions on the purchasing of hardware. I liaised directly with Airbus and BMT Fluid Mechanics for use of their experimental model and wind tunnel facility respectively. My achievements included: presenting at three international conferences, two Airbus symposiums and I was an invited speaker at several UK academic institutions. I prepared two conference papers, with another recently accepted. I peer-reviewed papers for several academic journals. Other responsibilities within the department also included lecturing a five-part lecture series on an introduction to fluid mechanics as part of an MSc course on computational fluid dynamics; I also assisted PhD and final year M.Eng students with various experimental techniques including flow visualisation, data acquisition and processing. Show less

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  Arup

  May 2016 - now

  CFD Specialist My role is as a fluid dynamics and building physics specialist based in Arup's Advanced Digital Engineering group in the London office. I have worked on several projects providing advanced applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Dynamic Thermal Modelling. These include: hydrodynamics; building physics; tunnel ventilation; sports equipment; pollutant and hot exhaust air dispersion; and wind engineering.

  • Americas Environmental and Building Physics Skills Network Leader

    May 2024 - now

  • Senior Consultant

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Senior Engineer

    Apr 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Engineer

    May 2016 - Apr 2020
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  National Wind Tunnel Facility (NWTF)

  Oct 2024 - now

  NWTF Advisory Board Member

  As a member of the NWTF Advisory Board, I provide strategic guidance to support the program’s scientific goals and advise on priorities, progress, and facility improvements. I help promote NWTF internationally, foster collaborations, and identify opportunities for growth and innovation. I am committed to contributing to impactful experimental research and advancing NWTF’s global presence.