I have been a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Smith Engineering, Queen’s University since 2024.
My main research interests are in complex wake flows, like those around wall-mounted bluff bodies. I combine experimental methods and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to investigate the fundamentals of these flows, and explore ways we can apply them (or improve them) in applications in wind engineering, energy and biological systems.
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (2023)
- M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil (2016)
- Bachelor’s degree, Chemical Engineering, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil (2015)
Contact Information
barbara.dasilva@queensu.ca
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen’s University
130 Stuart Street
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
Canada
