Wednesday 10 December 2025 10:00-14:30,
Kjølv Egelands hus,
KE E-164.
Philosophiae Doctor Disputation – Faculty of Science and Technology.
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Wednesday 10th December 2025, Usman Shaukat will defend his PhD thesis at the University of Stavanger, Kjølv Egelands House, room E-164.
- 10:00: Trial lecture: Aerodynamic challenges and opportunities for drones operating in the built environment
- 12:15: Disputation: Large eddy simulation for pedestrian wind comfort and peak wind prediction in urban environments
Both the disputation and trial lecture are open to all interested.
Assessment Committee:
- Bert Blocken, Professor, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
- Hannibal Fossum, chief scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
- Ove Mikkelsen, Associate Professor, University of Stavanger
Supervisors:
- Main supervisor: Knut Erik Teigen Giljarhus, Associate Professor, University of Stavanger
- Medveileder: Jasna Bogunovic Jakobsen, Professor, University of Stavanger
Chair of the defense is Mona Wetrhus Minde, Head of Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Stavanger.
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