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Education
2014 Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Mechanical Systems and Design, Tohoku University, Japan
2014 Doctor of Engineering, Mechanical, Energy, Civil and Acoustics, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
2011 Master of Engineering, Mechanical Systems and Design, Tohoku University, Japan
2009 Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Work Experience
2016-pres. Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU
2014-2016 Research Scientist, Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
2013-2014 Research Fellow, Tohoku University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan
2010-2013 Research Assistant, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan
Dr Torres's research interests are in complex transport phenomena involving heat transfer and fluid mechanics, with applications in energy, environmental and biomedical engineering. He is particularly interested in experimental and theoretical mass diffusion, solid-gas interfacial transport and natural convection phenomena. He has first-authored publications in renowned journals on various topics: nonlinear dynamics and chaos, natural convection, thermodiffusion, multicomponent diffusion and phase-shifting interferometry.
Current student projects
Potential student projects
Journal papers
- E Abbasi-Shavazi, JF Torres, G Hughes, J Pye, "Experimental correlation of natural convection losses from a scale-model solar cavity receiver with non-isothermal surface temperature distribution". Solar Energy 198, 355-375 (2020)
- E Chen, X Wu, Y Zhao, E Hu, JF Torres, "Scaling up capacity of stand-alone adsorption refrigeration tubes". Results in Engineering 4, 100066 (2019)
- JF Torres, F Ghanadi, Y Wang, M Arjomandi, J Pye, "Mixed convection and radiation from an isothermal bladed structure". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 147, 118906 (2020)
- Y Zhao, P Zhao, Y Liu, Y Xu, JF Torres, "On the selection of perturbations for thermal boundary layer control". Physics of Fluids, Vol. 31, 104102 (2019)
- J Fang, N Tu, JF Torres, J Wei, J Pye, "Numerical investigation of the natural convective heat loss of a solar central cavity receiver with air curtain". Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 152, 147–159 (2019)
- JF Torres, F Ghanadi, I Nock, M Arjomandi, J Pye, "Mixed convection around a tilted cuboid with an isothermal sidewall at moderate Reynolds numbers". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 119, 418–432 (2018)
- JF Torres, D Henry, A Komiya, S Maruyama, "Transition from multiplicity to singularity of steady natural convection in a tilted cubical enclosure". Physical Review E, Vol. 92, 023031, American Physical Society (2015)
- JF Torres, D Henry, A Komiya, S Maruyama, "Bifurcation analysis of steady natural convection in a tilted cubical cavity with adiabatic sidewalls". Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 756, pp. 650–688, Cambridge University Press (2014)
- JF Torres, D Henry, A Komiya, S Maruyama, HB Hadid, "Three-dimensional continuation study of convection in a tilted rectangular enclosure". Physical Review E, Vol. 88, 043015, American Physical Society (2013)
- JF Torres, A Komiya, D Henry, S Maruyama, "Measurement of Soret and Fickian diffusion coefficients by orthogonal phase-shifting interferometry and its application to protein aqueous solutions". Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 139, 074203, American Institute of Physics (2013)
- JF Torres, A Komiya, E Shoji, J Okajima, S Maruyama, "Development of phase-shifting interferometry for measurement of isothermal diffusion coefficients in binary solutions". Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 50, pp. 1287–1296, ElSevier (2012)
- JF Torres, A Komiya, J Okajima, S Maruyama, "Measurement of the molecular mass dependence of the mass diffusion coefficient in protein aqueous solutions". Defect and Diffusion Forum, Vols. 326-328, pp. 452–458, Trans Tech Publications (2012)
- A Komiya, JF Torres, S Maruyama, "Measurement of mass diffusion coefficient of multi-component system in aqueous media by phase-shifting interferometer". Defect and Diffusion Forum, Vols. 297-301, pp. 624–630, Trans Tech Publications (2010)
Patents
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JF Torres, H Kano, M Shiratsuchi, S Tatsuta, "Thermal laser stimulation apparatus, method of thermally stimulating, and program". Japan: 2016-053114; USA (2016)
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JF Torres, T Jimbo, "Medical data processing apparatus, method, and program". Japan: 2016-011108 (2016)
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JF Torres, K Matsuoka, "Apparatus and method for detecting faults in multilayer semiconductors". Japan: 2015-182508; USA (2015)
Distinguished Awards
2017 Scientific Contribution Award – Heat Transfer Society of Japan
2015 Distinguished Referee Award – European Physical Journal
2014 Presidential Prize for Excellence, highest recognition for PhD thesis – Tohoku University
Presentation Awards
2013 Best Poster Award – Annual ELyT Laboratory Workshop, Japan
2012 Outstanding Award – International Young Researchers Seminar on Flow Dynamics, Japan
2012 Best Poster Award – International Meeting on Thermodiffusion, Belgium
2011 Outstanding Award – International Young Researchers Seminar on Flow Dynamics, Japan
2011 Outstanding Presentation Award – National Heat Transfer Symposium, Japan
2009 Best Presentation Award – Japan Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Japan
Scholarships & Fellowships
2013 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists – Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2009 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for Master Course – Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2004 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for Undergraduate Course – Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
