On Thursday, September 7, 2023, the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI) held a guest lecture at Makara Room 04 Smart Meeting Room FTUI. The guest speaker this time was Prof. Andrew Ooi, a lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Deputy Dean (Student Engagement) at Melbourne University’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
Prof. Andrew also has experience at the Center for Turbulence Research (CTR) under NASA Ames and Stanford University as well as being a research scientist at the Defense Science and Technology Organization (DSTO). The event was attended by Dr.rer.pol. Romadhani Ardi, S.T., M.T. (Manager of Student Affairs, Research, and Community Service), Prof. Dr. Ir. Harinaldi, M.Eng. (Head of the Education Modernization and Internationalization Unit), and students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering FTUI class of 2021.
“Collaboration with Melbourne University through a guest lecture with Professor Andrew Ooi is a form of FTUI’s support for students in developing knowledge in the field of engineering. It is hoped that this activity can open doors in enriching knowledge from a different perspective,” said Dr. Romadhani.
In his lecture entitled “A Career in Engineering: The ‘Real World’ Problems Supercomputers Can’t Solve”, Prof. Andrew discussed the important role of computer simulation in solving various engineering problems in the real world.
“If harnessed properly, computer simulations can be used to solve engineering challenges such as minimizing aircraft noise, regulating temperature in high-rise buildings, and optimizing stent design to reduce the risk of heart attacks,” Prof. Andrew said.
Prof. Andrew also explained why such simulations are so complex and why even today’s fastest supercomputers cannot solve most real-world problems. Next, Prof. Andrew shared about his recent research that includes the use of computational fluid dynamics methodology.
This research covers a wide range of aspects, from turbulent flows over rough surfaces to flows affected by density changes, even to modelling flows in large cities to reduce the spread of contaminants.
On a separate occasion, Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST, M.Eng., IPU as the Dean of FTUI said, “The guest lecture with Prof. Andrew gave FTUI students new insights into the complexity and role of simulation technology in the engineering world. This is certainly important for FTUI students to understand the complex challenges faced by engineers so that later they can contribute solutions to these challenges.”
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