Dr Xiaosheng (Shaun) Chen
Tutor in Engineering Science
Dr Xiaosheng (Shaun) Chen
Tutor in Engineering Science
Dr Xiaosheng Chen is currently a research associate in the Wind and Tidal Energy research group at University of Oxford as a CFD specialist. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China with BEng in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering in July 2012. He was then awarded an MSc degree with distinction in Advanced Mechanical Engineering in Oct 2013 by University of Sussex. Later, he obtained a PhD degree in aeronautical engineering in 2018 from the National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology (former Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre) based at Loughborough University.
Following the graduation, he started a secondment job in the Combustion Aerothermal Methods Team of Rolls-Royce plc., helping them to design the next generation lean-burn jet engine combustor. In July 2019, he joined the University of Oxford as a research assistant, working with Prof. Richard Willden and Dr. Christopher Vogel in wind and tidal energy.
