Russ Rook
Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Russ Rook is trying to mathematically model the system response of fluid flow through porous media.
Russ has authored and co-authored several papers with colleagues at the University of Victoria appearing in such journals as the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, the International Journal of Engineering Science, and Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B. Russ' research focuses on the modelling and prediction of particle movement and interactions through porous media.
This research is applied to general material science and has many medical applications, for instance, X-rays or all types of systems incorporating the use of sensors.
Russ is also collaborating with a colleague at the Innovation Development Corporation at UVic on a project to redesign rafts for the shellfish industry. Due to heavy winter storms on Vancouver Island, many rafts used by the industry to grow shellfish have been breaking apart and the debris washes up on shore. Russ hopes to help the industry re-design the rafts at a reasonable cost to prevent this from happening again in the future.
Russ is interested in looking at different ways to model material systems. He’s researching a model called smooth particle hydrodynamics to see if the model can be used to predict how systems evolve as they respond to pressure, heat transfer, and convective effects.
He’s also trying to model the growth of semiconductor crystals. These crystals are used in electronics, and ultimately can be applied to medical imaging.
“We have the technology to counteract many diseases in the early stages of diagnoses by integrating cutting-edge material science with modern medical treatment methods.”
Contact
Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Interurban Campus, Camosun College
250–370–4520
rook@camosun.bc.ca
