is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Manchester.
He began his academic journey with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of El-Fateh, Libya, before earning an MSc in Computational Methods and Fluid Mechanics from University of Salford. His early career included a PhD-era research assistant role at UMIST, where he developed compact finite-difference/finite-volume schemes for transient recirculating flows.
Returning to Salford for five years, he applied numerical methods to study aerodynamic behaviour of transonic inlet cowls, then pivoted to software development at Manchester Computing Centre, before spending nearly two decades in IT management at UMIST and The University of Manchester.
Since joining the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering in 2009, Dr Nasser’s research has focused on energy, heat transfer and sustainable systems — especially using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model flow and thermal processes in conventional and renewable energy systems (including turbomachinery, geothermal, wind and solar). His expertise includes turbulence modelling, CFD-based renewables, convective heat transfer, and emerging energy technologies.
Dr Nasser’s work contributes to global sustainability efforts, particularly in clean energy and climate-action areas, aligning with Sustainable Development Goals such as affordable and clean energy, climate action, and clean water/ sanitation.