Career

• 2025 - : PostDoctoral Researcher
• 2020 - 2025 : PhD Student (University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering)
• 2020 : Diplome d'ingenieur - Master of Science (ENSTA, Paris)
• 2019 : Master of Engineering by Research (NUS, Singapore)

Research

During his PhD Gaël worked on particle-driven convection, stuying interactions between settling particles and density instabilities. Motivated to improve our understanding of the transport of sediments and microplastics in the ocean, as well as the deposition of ash from volcano clouds, he designed and constructed an experimental setup enabling the study of particle settling across stable or unstable density interfaces. He studied particle-induced Rayleigh-Taylor Instability as well as settling-driven convection across an initially stable density interface. His research led to the introduction of an universal novel scaling for the enhanced sedimentation rate of particles across stable stratification, which he then verified using experimental results, field observations as well as numerical results.

While before his PhD Gaël worked on fluid-structure interaction as well as natural ventilation, he is now during his postDoc studying experimentally the decontamination of dry porous media. 

Publications

Fluid mechanics of sash windows Kemp GF, Davies Wykes MS, Bhagat RK, Linden PF, Flow. 2022;2:E3. doi:10.1017/flo.2021.14

A high-fidelity numerical study on the propulsive performance of pitching flexible plates. Li G, Kemp GF, Jaiman RK, Khoo BC; Physics of Fluids. 1 May 2021; 33 (5): 051901. doi.org/10.1063/5.0049217