Prof Ben Evans
@profbenevans.bsky.social
Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Swansea University, Wales, UK
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/b.j.evans/
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/b.j.evans/
Had a great time at a "Back to the Future" edition of @quantum-sauce.bsky.social delivering a talk "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!" exploring my work in designing land speed record cars and spaceplanes using AI and the principles of evolution. Science + Art + Beer = Mind Expansion
October 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Had a great time at a "Back to the Future" edition of @quantum-sauce.bsky.social delivering a talk "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!" exploring my work in designing land speed record cars and spaceplanes using AI and the principles of evolution. Science + Art + Beer = Mind Expansion
Was great to welcome so many keen and enthusiastic #FutureEngineers to @swanseauni.bsky.social #BayCampus at the weekend to learn about our range of degree programme offerings
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Was great to welcome so many keen and enthusiastic #FutureEngineers to @swanseauni.bsky.social #BayCampus at the weekend to learn about our range of degree programme offerings
Today, Dr Walton and I caught up with ex-PhD student Dr David Naumann at Airbus in Manching, Germany to talk #CFD, optimisation and high speed intakes
September 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today, Dr Walton and I caught up with ex-PhD student Dr David Naumann at Airbus in Manching, Germany to talk #CFD, optimisation and high speed intakes
Celebrating the 1st birthday of the @swanseauni.bsky.social #ZienkiewiczInstitute #Data #AI #Modelling
July 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Celebrating the 1st birthday of the @swanseauni.bsky.social #ZienkiewiczInstitute #Data #AI #Modelling
Was great to celebrate Dr Igor Sazonov's retirement, after 23 years of service at Swansea University with colleagues from the Aerospace Department and beyond.
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Was great to celebrate Dr Igor Sazonov's retirement, after 23 years of service at Swansea University with colleagues from the Aerospace Department and beyond.
Leadership team of @swanseauni.bsky.social School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 2021 - 2025
June 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Leadership team of @swanseauni.bsky.social School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 2021 - 2025
Some gliders flew better than others... #LoopTheLoop
June 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Some gliders flew better than others... #LoopTheLoop
Well done to our brilliant team of #Aerospace academics and technical staff who have delivered out year 1 rocket propelled glider design project this week
June 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Well done to our brilliant team of #Aerospace academics and technical staff who have delivered out year 1 rocket propelled glider design project this week
We have the brilliant Dr Wei Tan from @qmul.ac.uk with us at @swanseauni.bsky.social #ZienkiewiczInst this afternoon sharing his work on mechanics modelling and #AI
May 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We have the brilliant Dr Wei Tan from @qmul.ac.uk with us at @swanseauni.bsky.social #ZienkiewiczInst this afternoon sharing his work on mechanics modelling and #AI
Great to see our year 2 @swanseauni.bsky.social #Aerospace students out having such a great time on the flight dynamics laboratory exercise this week in partnership with @cranfielduni.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Great to see our year 2 @swanseauni.bsky.social #Aerospace students out having such a great time on the flight dynamics laboratory exercise this week in partnership with @cranfielduni.bsky.social
This is the final lecture after a 50 year career at @swanseauni.bsky.social for Prof Ken Morgan #EGM90 #AdvancedAerodynamics
April 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is the final lecture after a 50 year career at @swanseauni.bsky.social for Prof Ken Morgan #EGM90 #AdvancedAerodynamics
Final accepted version of paper that demonstrates the results from a direct Boltzmann-BGK solution of the hypersonic, rarefied gas flows around a cube satellite: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Final accepted version of paper that demonstrates the results from a direct Boltzmann-BGK solution of the hypersonic, rarefied gas flows around a cube satellite: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest work, using a kinetic theory approach to model the drag on a low earth orbit cube sat, is now published in the 'Advances in Space Research' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Our latest work, using a kinetic theory approach to model the drag on a low earth orbit cube sat, is now published in the 'Advances in Space Research' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So pleased to be hosting the #EESW 6th form awards day at @swanseauni.bsky.social today. Inspiring to see so many amazing #FutureEngineers showcasing their work. #EngineersDoAmazingThings
March 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So pleased to be hosting the #EESW 6th form awards day at @swanseauni.bsky.social today. Inspiring to see so many amazing #FutureEngineers showcasing their work. #EngineersDoAmazingThings
Prof Haddad-Khodaparast joins us this morning on the Sustainable Aviation technologies module #EGM330 with a research seminar on his group’s work on aeroelastic systems for gust load alleviation
March 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Prof Haddad-Khodaparast joins us this morning on the Sustainable Aviation technologies module #EGM330 with a research seminar on his group’s work on aeroelastic systems for gust load alleviation
My colleague Dr Zoran Jelic representing #Aerospace @swanseauni.bsky.social at the Space-Comm conference in London
March 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My colleague Dr Zoran Jelic representing #Aerospace @swanseauni.bsky.social at the Space-Comm conference in London
This morning in our Sustainable Aviation module we’re with Dr Spencer Jeffs learning about the work we do with @rollsroycegroup.bsky.social in materials technology to improve the efficiency of gas turbines for aerospace
March 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This morning in our Sustainable Aviation module we’re with Dr Spencer Jeffs learning about the work we do with @rollsroycegroup.bsky.social in materials technology to improve the efficiency of gas turbines for aerospace
We have Dr Anji Munnangi with us this morning delivering a research seminar on future battery technologies and how this might impact a route to sustainable aviation
March 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We have Dr Anji Munnangi with us this morning delivering a research seminar on future battery technologies and how this might impact a route to sustainable aviation
Really pleased that Dr James Courtney from our Chemical Engineering department has joined us in #Aerospace this morning to talk to our Sustainable Aviation students about the hydrogen economy
February 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Really pleased that Dr James Courtney from our Chemical Engineering department has joined us in #Aerospace this morning to talk to our Sustainable Aviation students about the hydrogen economy
This year, we launched a brand new MSc in Space Engineering @swanseauni.bsky.social We can accept students from a range of backgrounds including engineering, physics and mathematics. For more info: www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
February 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This year, we launched a brand new MSc in Space Engineering @swanseauni.bsky.social We can accept students from a range of backgrounds including engineering, physics and mathematics. For more info: www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Finally, a useful, honest and pragmatic definition of what a #DigitalTwin actually is (and the various forms) courtesy of Prof Farhat at #DTE-AICOMAS2025
February 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Finally, a useful, honest and pragmatic definition of what a #DigitalTwin actually is (and the various forms) courtesy of Prof Farhat at #DTE-AICOMAS2025
Some lovely little spots to relax and reflect during the breaks in the conference here at @artsetmetiers.bsky.social Paris #DTE-AICOMAS2025
February 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Some lovely little spots to relax and reflect during the breaks in the conference here at @artsetmetiers.bsky.social Paris #DTE-AICOMAS2025