Joy Schmeer
Academic and research departments
Centre for Aerodynamics and Environmental Flow, School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences.About
Joy Schmeer is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerodynamics and Environmental Flow at the University of Surrey, with a prestigious SCENARIO Studentship. Her doctoral research focuses on pollutant transport, air quality, and the urban environment, involving innovative experimental campaigns in the EnFlo wind tunnel.
As part of her First-Class Honours BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Surrey, she published in the Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics and gained international research experience during her industrial placement year at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon, in France. Joy Schmeer's accomplishments have been recognised with awards such as the Wind Engineering Society's Young Researcher Prize and the Judges' Choice Award in the Three Minute Thesis competition.
ResearchResearch interests
Pollution levels in cities is an increasing concern for the respiratory health of those living and working in urban environments. To better understand how pollutants move around buildings, this research aims to simplify future wind tunnel studies in pollutant transport by developing a model building called the Smart Cube; to identify and understand correlations between surface pressure and pollutant concentration. The basis of this hypothesis stems from the transport equation and Bernoulli equation linking concentration and pressure to velocity respectively.
A dynamic pressure calibration technique has been developed to be able to measure instantaneous and simultaneous pressure and concentration measurements around the Smart Cube model in the University’s Environmental Flow tunnel. These correlations will inform us about the flow characteristics of the pollutant plume and be able to advise on city planning and building ventilation strategies with the view to improving urban air quality.
Research interests
Pollution levels in cities is an increasing concern for the respiratory health of those living and working in urban environments. To better understand how pollutants move around buildings, this research aims to simplify future wind tunnel studies in pollutant transport by developing a model building called the Smart Cube; to identify and understand correlations between surface pressure and pollutant concentration. The basis of this hypothesis stems from the transport equation and Bernoulli equation linking concentration and pressure to velocity respectively.
A dynamic pressure calibration technique has been developed to be able to measure instantaneous and simultaneous pressure and concentration measurements around the Smart Cube model in the University’s Environmental Flow tunnel. These correlations will inform us about the flow characteristics of the pollutant plume and be able to advise on city planning and building ventilation strategies with the view to improving urban air quality.