Curriculum Vitae - Andreas Almqvist
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Full Name |
Andreas Almqvist |
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Position (2017-): |
Prof. of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology |
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Other Degrees |
PhD (9.2006), Master of Engineering Physics (12.2001) |
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Nationality: |
Swedish |
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Birth Date/Place: |
1973-12-06/Jokkmokk, Sweden |
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Address/Phone: |
Holmsundsvägen 7a Luleå, Sweden / +46706312407 |
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Papers: 100+, h-index: 31, Full LoP: https://bit.ly/aalopgs |
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2012 – 2017 Associate Professor of Machine Elements, LTU, Sweden
2009 – 2012 Assistant Senior Lecturer of Machine Elements, LTU, Sweden
2007 – 2009 Postdoc Marie Curie Host Fellowships ToK at Shell Global Solutions, UK
2006 – 2007 Assistant University Lecturer of Machine Elements, LTU, Sweden
RESEARCH PROFILE
Multiphysics & Multiscale modelling and simulation of continuum mechanics problems in tribology and sports technology, such as elastohydrodynamic lubrication, leakage, and friction in skiing.
Research Supervision
Have followed 9 third cycle students to PhD. Currently supervising 5 third cycle students. Has been External Examiner for 14 doctoral students in Sweden and abroad.
Scientific collaboration
Scientific network nationally and internationally, main countries, Germany, UK, NL, Japan, USA. Joint publications with more than 50 researchers.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS OF IMPORTANCE
Swedish Olympic Committee Research Fellow (2021-).
Editor-in-Chief for the Proceedings of the IMechE Part J – Journal of Engineering Tribology (2019-) (Served first as Associate Editor 2015-2019).
Member of the faculty board, Luleå University of Technology, (2019-2021).
Member of the NT-18 review panel for the call in Natural and Engineering Sciences 2016 & 2017 of the Swedish Research Council (VR).
Long term projects
2019-2023, Multiscale Topological Optimisation for Lower Friction, Less Wear and Leakage, Swedish Research Council (2019-04293) Project leader, Grant size SEK3644000.
2018-2022, Simulating the Performance of plastic Seals (SUPERSEAL), Project leader, Funding from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, in total SEK4600000.
2015-2018, New Concepts in Thin Film Flow Modelling, Swedish Research Council (2014-4894), Project leader, Grant size SEK3200000.
Short term projects
2023, Simulation of thermal effects in the Cone Crushers Step Bearing, Project leader, Funding from Sandvik Svedala, in total SEK 92000.
2019, Simulation of Cam and Roller-Follower Tribology. Project leader, Funding from Denso Japan, in total SEK 340000.
2018, Metal-2-metal seals modelling and simulation cont. Project leader, Funding from Shell NL, in total SEK1100000.
Teaching and assignments in education
Program director for the MSc programme in Engineering Physics at Luleå University of Technology since 2013
Course examiner for the courses:
· Bachelor's level course M0030T - Mechanical components - introduction and analysis
· Bachelor's level course M0012T - Machine Components
· Master's level course M7033T - Scientific Computing with Applications in Tribology with Open Access Course Compendium
Third cycle courses; OOC – Scientific Computing with Applications in Tribology, Simulations in tribology (LTU), Tribology of lubricated contacts (LTU), Tools in computational fluid dynamics (LTU), GUI programming in MATLAB (LTU), Introduction to tribology (LTU). AIT Summer school in tribology (Salerno, Italy), Tribological Problem Analysis (LTU), CISM modelling and simulations of Tribological problems in technology (Udine, Italy)
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2021 Swedish Olympic Committee Research Fellow
2017 Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) - Award for R&D in the field of tribology.
2014 SAGE Best Paper Award, Proc. of the IMechE, Part J: J. of Engineering Tribology.
2010 SAGE Best Paper Award, Proc. of the IMechE, Part J: J. of Engineering Tribology.
2010 Duncan Dowson’s Prize at the 37th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology.
2010 Kungliga Skytteanska Samfundet - Young Researchers Award.
2006 The Best PhD thesis at LTU certified by Norrbottens forskningsråd.
2005 The Best Licentiate thesis at LTU certified by Vattenfall AB Vattenkraft.
INVITED TALKS DURING RECENT YEARS
“A macro-scale investigation of the apparent contact between Cross-Country Skis and Snow”, Keynote talk, ECOTRIB 2023, Bari, IT, Jun 2023
“Homogenization, HMM and Patir & Cheng: The method that changed the game”, Invited talk for the “Herbert S. Cheng Memorial Symposium: Challenges in Lubrication and Tribology Modeling” symposium, STLE Annual Meeting, Long Beach, US, May 2023
“Ski- and snow research at LTU”, Invited talk, SSF Webinar, Aug, 2022
“Friction in Skiing”, Invited talk, Tribonet Webinar, June, 2022
“Computational Tribology”, Keynote talk, 2nd virtual International Tribology Research Symposium (ITRS), Dec 2021
“Fundamentals of Physics-Informed Neural Networks”, Invited talk, WeSST2, Online meeting, Oct 2021
“Application of Topological Optimisation Methodology in Hydrodynamic Lubrication”, Keynote talk, Balkantrib2020, Online Meeting, 2021
“Computational Tribology”, Invited lecture, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Apr 2021
“Application of Topological Optimisation Methodology in Hydrodynamic Lubrication”, Plenary talk, Triboindia2020, Online Meeting, Dec 2020
“Computational Tribology” Jacob Wallenberg Foundation Seminar Day, Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug 2019
“Modelling and simulation of tribological processes”, Invited talk, TriboDays, Sandviken, Sweden, Nov 2018
Assignments as External examiner:
External examiner: Suhaib Ardah, degree of PhD; A Unified Conservative Framework for Modelling Lubricated Interfaces, Imperial College London, UK, Oct 2023.
External examiner: Adesh Kumar Tomar, degree of PhD; A study on the performance of hybrid spherical journal bearings, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, Oct 2022.
External examiner: Leoluca Scurria, degree of PhD; High-fidelity Modeling of Elastohydrodynamically Lubricated Contacts for System-Level Simulations, Delft University, The NL, Nov 2021.
External examiner: Gajarajan Sivayogan, degree of PhD; Combined transient thermoelastohydrodynamic and tooth contact analysis of involute spur and hypoid gears, Loughborough University, UK, Dec 2020.
External examiner: F. Xavier Borras Subirana, degree of PhD; Rotary lip seal operation with environmentally acceptable lubricants, University of Twente, The Netherlands, Sept 2020.
External examiner: Carl-Magnus Everitt, degree of PhD; Influence of surface roughness on rolling contact fatigue considering thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication effects, KTH, Sweden, March 2020.
External examiner: Vanja Škurić, degree of PhD; Numerical Simulation of Lubricated Wire Rolling and Drawing, Zagreb University, Croatia, Oct 2019.
External examiner: Syam Parayil Venugopalan, degree of PhD; Plastic deformation of self-affine rough metal surfaces under contact loading, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Apr 2019.
External examiner: Shivam Alakhramsing, degree of PhD; Towards a Fundamental Understanding of the Tribological Behaviour of Cam-Roller Follower Contacts, Twente University, The Netherlands, Jan 2019.
External examiner: Damon Lee, degree of PhD; Exploring Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication using Finite-Volume Computational Modelling Techniques, Imperial College, London, UK, Nov. 2018
External examiner: Paolo Cinat, degree of PhD; Surface roughness genomics in contact mechanics: A new method enabling roughness design towards surface prototyping, IMT Lucca, Lucca, Italy, Feb. 2018
Personal merits
Team manager for the elite junior hockey team Luleå hockey J16 2018
Vasaloppet nr 349 (4:48:42) 2014
Björkliden Arctic Mountain Marathon 30 1st place 2010
Powerlifting 1st place at the Junior District Championships Norrbotten 1993
Bench press 2nd place at the Junior Swedish Championships 1996