Professor Yiannis Ventikos FREng

Kennedy Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University College London

Professor Yiannis Ventikos has made contributions in a broad range of engineering topics, in scholarship, entrepreneurship, and leadership. His work on brain biomechanics and healthcare focuses on the development of new ideas and methods connected with diseases like dementia and aneurysms and the design and optimisation of implantable devices for treatment. In the broader context of fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, he has explored a wide range of themes, including micro/nanofluidics and shockwave-bubble interaction. The latter has led to the launching of First Light Fusion Ltd, a research-intensive company pursuing the goal of clean and sustainable baseload power generation. He is currently serving as Kennedy Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Head of Department at University College London.