

Staffan Lundström
Luleå University of Technology
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Employments
Current Employment
Professor in Fluid Mechanics May 2004 at Luleå University of Technology
The Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) since 2008-07
Chair of Division of Fluid and Experimental Mechanics at LTU since 2011-03
Previous Employment
- Professor, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden 040501-051231
- Associate Professor, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden 000701-040430
- Assistant Professor (Post-doc) Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 961001-000703
- Researcher Swedish Institute of Composites, Sweden 901101-960930
- Engineer (part-time) Skellefteå Hospital, Sweden 850401-911231
Parental Leave
One month During 2001
One month During 2005
Exams
- PhD in Fluid Mechanics 27th February 1996 at Lulea University of Technology
Thesis: Void formation and transport in manufacturing of polymer composites, 1996: 184D (ISSN 0348-8373). The Research was carried out at the Swedish Institute of Composites (SICOMP) Supervisers were Rikard Gebart and Håkan Gustavsson.
- Docent in Polymeric Materials January 2001 at Chalmers University of Technology
Title of presentation: Liquid flow through fibre networks: Simple or complex?
- Professor in Fluid Mechanics May 2004 at Luleå University of Technology
Title of presentation: Fluid flow with fibre networks: Simple or complex?
Supervision
Main supervisor of PhD-students (additional as co-supervisor)
Student | Start | Lic | PhD | Title of thesis/project |
Johan Håkanson | 99-03 | 00-06 | - | Liquid permeability of fibrous porous solids |
Magnus Andersson | 00-06 | Yes | 03-05 | Visualisation of composites manufacturing |
Daniel Marjavaara | 01-11 | Yes | 06-11 | CFD driven optimization of hydraulic turbine…. |
Markus Nordlund | 03-02 | Yes | 06-11 | Permeability modelling and particle deposition mechanisms |
T. Odenberger | 03-05 | 05-06 | - | Compression Moulding of SMC, Visualisation…. |
Patrik Pettersson | 03-03 | 06-06 | 09-06 | Fluid flow through and deformation of wood fiber networks |
Gunnar Hellström | 05-02 | 07-02 | 09-11 | Internal erosion in embankment dams: fluid flow through and.. |
Sofie Högberg | 06-06 | 08-05 | 10-12 | Modeling nanofiber transport and deposition in human airways |
Anna-Lena Ljung | 06-06 | 08-05 | 10-12 | Modeling drying of iron ore pellets |
Torbjörn Green | 07-09 | 09-10 | 11-10 | Particle image velocimetry in practice |
Amir Jourak | 09-02 | 11-06 | 13-03 | Modeling flow and solute transport in packed beds Beds: Applications in On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems |
Anders Andersson | 08-06 | 10-11 | 13-06 | Free surface flow in regulated rivers |
Ida Jansson | 09-02 | 10-10 | 13-09 | The effect of flowing water on turbine rotor vibrations |
Jimmy Olsson | 08-02 | 10-11 | 13-10 | Compression moulding of SMC : experiments and simulation |
Sofia Larsson | 09-02 | 11-09 | 13-12 | Aerodynamics of grate kiln: Fundamentals |
Reine Granström | 09-06 | 12-03 | - | Modelling the Aerodynamics of Iron Ore Pelletizing Kilns |
Per Burström | 09-06 | 12-03 | 14-06 | CFD Mod. of the SNCR Process in Iron Ore Grate-Kiln Plant |
S Khayamyan | 09-09 | 13-06 | - | Fundamentals of flow through porous media |
Samir Kumar Das | 10-01 | 13-12 | - | Ground water flows |
Ammar Hazim Zaber | 11-02 | 13-12 | - | Pneumatic flow of bio-fuels |
Elise Holmstedt | 13-01 | 14-03 | - | Flow of non-spherical particles |
Guidance of post-docs, research assistants and researchers
PhD | Start | Until | Main subject |
L-G Westerberg | 07-10 | 11-10 | Grease rheology |
Elianne Lindmark | 08-12 | 10-12 | Advanced experimental techniques in fluid mechanics |
Vilnis Frishfelds | 09-01 | 11-12 | Modelling of particulate systems |
Gunnar Hellström | 10-01 | On-going | Free surface and porous media flow |
Anna-Lena Ljung | 11-01 | On-going | Convective heat and mass transfer |
Paper statistics (2019-11-10)
> 300 papers of which 151 accepted in journals with peer review system, 2 Book chapters
Web of Science: No. 146 Times cited = 1838 (1307 wsc) h-index = 22
Google Scholar: No. 351 Times cited = 3474, i10 index = 89 h-index = 29
External boards and panels
- Member of the Swedish National Committee for Theoretical and App Mech, 2003-01-2008-12.
- Secretary to the Swedish National Committee for Theoretical and App Mech, 2005-01-2008-12.
- Member of the SICOMP AB board 2003-09-2006-03.
- Member of Scientific Council, Nanofun-poly European Netw. or Ex. Of 2004-2008.
- Member of the Permanent Laboratory (A VINNOVA center of excellence) Executive committee 2007-01-.
- Member of the evaluation panel for Mech Eng, Swedish Research Council 2007.
- Member of the Int expert group for upstream migrating salmon, Umeriver 2007-2010.
- Member of Swedish hydro power center steering group on turbines and generators 2009-.
- Swedish representative in IUTAM's general assembly 2009-.
- One of eleven PIs in StandUp for energy, 2010-.
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Member of the Royal Skyttean Academy 2016-.
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Member of the General Assembly of Hydroflex and H2020 project.
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Leader of SP4 in EERA JP Hydropower
Assessment Committees and other Evaluations
- Applications to 16 positions at Universities,
- About 38 PhD theses (in 8 countries),
- About 10 Licentiate thesis,
- Applications to the Swedish Research Council,
- Application to the German Research Foundation and EPSRC UK,
- Applications to Research Council Norway 2015-2018
- On-site evaluation of application to National Research Council Canada 2016
- Aplications to the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research 2018
- Reviewer for a large number of journals.
- The Volvo industrial PhD student programs.
Internal duties and teaching
- Member of the course committee for the School of Mechanical Engineering at Chalmers, 2000.
- Completed LMI-course on Personal leadership November (2003). “Mentor programme” ongoing.
- Completed three courses on pedagogical developments/supervising students.
- Contributed to a successful application to a new nursery programme on radiography at Ltu, 2001.
- Paper on implementation of journals in course in European Journal of Engineering Education.
- Examiner/lecturer in composite materials, turbomachinery, applied mechanics, hydrodynamics, computational fluid mechanics, advanced fluid mechanics and several PhD courses.
- Supervisor/examiner of a large numberf of student diploma works.
- Project co-ordinator of a Nordic project (Nordic Industrial Fund) on composites with 11 industries and 4 institutes, Composites with RTM, 950201-960930.
- Project co-ordinator of a Nordic project (nordtest) on measurement of the in-plane permeability with 4 partners, 970901-980831.
- Responsible for research education at the Dep. of App. Phys. & Mech. Eng. about 100 PhD-students 2005-2008.
- Member of the Executive committee of Dep of App Phys and Mech Eng, LTU 2007-08-2010-12.
- Member of the Executive committee of Dep of Eng. Sci. and Math, LTU 2011-03-
- Member of the board of Luleå University of Technology, 2011-02-.
- Scientific director of the Research and innovation area “Smart Machines and Materials” 2013-04-
Responsibilities at conferences
- Responsible for “Svenska mekanikdagar” 2007 in Luleå, Head of organisation Commitee.
- Member of the Scientific Committee for: the 4th Int. Scientific Colloquium on Modelling for Material Processing, Riga, June 8-9, (2006)., the 2nd Int. Symp. on “Nanostructured and Functional Polymer-based Materials and Nanocomposites”, Lyon, France, May 29-31 (2006), the 3rd Int. Symp. on “Nanostructured and Functional Polymer- based Materials and Nanocomposites”, Corfu, Greece, May 13-15 (2007), the 9th Int. Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, Montréal, Canada, July 10-14 (2008), the 6th Int. Scientific Colloquium on Modelling for Material Processing, Riga, Sept 16-17, (2010).
- Member of the Local Organising Committee for ECCM-13, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2-5 (2008)
International Collaborations (examples)
- Australia: Prof John Sheridan, Monash University, flow down-stream a fish attraction channel, formation of vortices(2010 – present): Prof Graham Nathan University of Adelaide, combustion and flow (2008 – present)
- Latvia: Prof Andris Jacovics, Latvian University, Docent Vilnis Frishfelds, Leipaja University, flow in porous media (2003-present)
- US: Prof Jonathan Freund, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign fibre orientation (2007 – 2010)
- Korea: Prof Wook Ryol Hwang, Gyeongsang National University, multiphase flow, 2012-, Prof Dong-Hyan Kim, Gyeongsang National University, multiphase flow, 2012-, wind-power
- The Netherlands, Prof. Piet Lugt,SKF, Grease Rheology
Private Milestones
- Married (-99), children (-98), (-00) and (-04)
- First goal in Senior football-team Burträsk IK, (-83) The Swedish Cup. 1.56.03, 800m, Gävle, (-87). 2.04.43, Lidingöloppet, 30 km, (-89). 6.44.14, Vasaloppet, 90 km, (-95).
- Asta Kask Jönköping (-84), Roskilde festival, (-86). U2, Josua Tree Tour at the hippodrome in Paris (-87).