Dr Jason Knight
Biography
I graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in 1995 with an Honours degree in Aerospace Engineering. I went into industry for 3 years before returning to study at the University of Warwick where I completed my PhD in 2002. I have been a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire for 10 years prior to joining the 91¸£ÀûÍø in 2014.
My main industrial experience includes working as an aerodynamics consultant for the Motor Industry Research Association and as a support engineer on helicopter vibration monitoring systems. I have also worked on aerodynamic development projects at Porsche, Jaguar and BAR F1 in addition to commercial projects for Boeing and Ford.
My primary expertise is in aerodynamics both experimental and numerical. I have industrial and academic experience in wind tunnel testing and using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). My PhD research was aimed at modelling the fluid-structure interaction of convertible car hoods and was sponsored by EPSRC and Jaguar cars. My research interests lie in fluid-structure interactions with a particular emphasis on membranes and modelling flow through porous media. I also have interests in wind tunnel testing techniques, bio-inspired aerodynamics, road vehicle and motorsport aerodynamics.
Research interests
I am currently supervising 3 research students with projects in flow simulation of snow deposition around shielding fences, 2-phase flow through filtration systems and CFD modelling of airships.
Research outputs
2025
McConnell, M. R., Knight, J., Buick, J.
1 Jun 2025, In: fluids. 10, 6, 18p., 145
Research output: Article
2024
McConnell, M. R., Knight, J., Buick, J.
1 Nov 2024, In: fluids. 9, 11, 18p., 246
Research output: Article
Knight, J., Patel, J., Prouse-Edwards, H., Fels, S., Montalvao, D., Lewis, A.
1 Aug 2024, In: Dynamics. 4, 3, p. 592-608
Research output: Article
2023
Knight, J., Matharu, A., Mehta, N., Hoque, Z., Ddamba, C., Bickersteth, D., Buick, J., Krauss, E., Haritos, G.
26 Dec 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
Knight, J., Whittington, M., Buick, J., Saeed, B., Ali, R.
31 Jul 2023, In: Evolutions in Mechanical Engineering. 4, 5, 3p., EME.000600
Research output: Article
2022
Knight, J., harding pitt, j., Montalvão, D.
29 Sep 2022, In: Current Trends in Fashion Technology & Textile Engineering. 7, 2, p. 842-844
Research output: Article
Fels, S., Knight, J., Beasley, B., Haritos, G., Lewis, A.
29 Aug 2022,
Research output: Book
2021
Knight, J., Fels, S., Beazley, B., Haritos, G., Lewis, A.
27 Aug 2021, In: Applied Mechanics. 2, 3, p. 591-612
Research output: Article
Thiele, J., Huang, Y., Knight, J.
9 Apr 2021,
Research output: Conference contribution
2020
Knight, J., Fels, S., Haritos, G., Carolus, T.
10 Mar 2020, In: SAE Technical Papers, 2020-01-5037
Research output: Article