Stathis Tingas
stathis tingas

Dr Stathis Tingas

Lecturer

 0131 455 2304

  E.Tingas@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Dr. Stathis Tingas is a Chartered Engineer (IMechE) and Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics at Â鶹ÉçÇø, specializing in mathematical modeling, computational simulations, and the optimization of complex multi-scale systems. He holds a BScH in Aeronautical Science, an MSc in Applied Mechanics, and a PhD in Mechanics, with a career spanning academia, industry, and military aviation, including roles as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KAUST, Lecturer in Engineering and Aviation, and Jet Engine Fleet Manager in the Hellenic Air Force. He has secured over £900k in research funding as PI and Co-PI, with 93% from external sources and 77% as PI, and has published extensively in leading Q1 journals. He is a grant reviewer for major international funding bodies and has organized and led high-impact international conferences on renewable energy, electromobility, and hydrogen technologies. As the editor of a Springer textbook on hydrogen thermal engines, his work has garnered over 20,000 downloads, reflecting its broad academic and industrial impact. Committed to STEM outreach, he has engaged over 800 high school pupils in engineering workshops and hands-on activities, promoting wider access to science and technology education. His contributions to higher education, accreditation, and industry engagement reinforce his leadership in research and professional practice.

School

Research Groups

Themes

Research Areas

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • IEA TCP on Sustainable Combustion: 2025 Strategy Meeting and 95th Executive Committee Meeting
  • Advisory board member of the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) Hydrogen Innovation Programme
  • IEA 46th Task Leaders Meeting on Sustainable Combustion
  • U!REKA working group member on research cooperation (Sustainable Built/Urban Environment: sustainable construction and materials, energy, digital twinning, transport and logistics)
  • Member of CIHT's Steering Group on EV Infrastructure policy
  • Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) and the Scottish Government (SG) Climate Change Policy & Implementation Unit Workshop on Climate Change Plan

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Chair - H2 and Vectors Policy Forum: Expert Insights (IEA TCP)
  • Steering committee: 1st International Conference on Digital Technologies in Power System (InDiteP 2024)
  • Chair and Member of the Organising committee - 7th Annual Electric Vehicle Event
  • Chair and Member of the Organising committee - The coming of age of renewable energy

 

Editorial Activity

  • Editor of the book "Wasserstoff für zukünftige thermische Motoren", Springer
  • Guest Editor for Frontiers in Fuels
  • Editorial board member of Energy Engineering, (Tech Science Press)
  • Editor of the book "Hydrogen for Future Thermal Engines", Springer
  • Guest Editor for Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Examiner - University of South Wales
  • External Examiner - University of the West of Scotland
  • External Examiner - University of East London
  • External Examiner - University of Limerick

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 

Grant Funding Panel Member

  • Panel member for Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
  • Panel member for EPSRC's New Horizons call (Materials and Mechanical Engineering Panel)

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Grant reviewer for Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
  • Grant reviewer for Hong-Kong Research Grants Council (RGC)
  • Grant reviewer for the UKRI - Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) scheme
  • Reviewer for Carnegie's Trust Vacation Scholarship scheme
  • Grant reviewer for the EPSRC

 

Invited Speaker

  • 19th International Conference on Quality in Research (QiR) 2025

 

Media Activity

  • Media coverage: Leading The Charge: Encouraging Bright Sparks Into EV Careers

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Chartered Engineer (IMechE)
  • Member of the Institute of Physics (IOP) - Combustion Physics Group
  • Member of the UK Consortium of Turbulent Reacting Flows (UKCTRF)
  • Member of the British Section of the Combustion Institute
  • Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Member of the American Physical Â鶹ÉçÇø (APS)

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Academic Liaison Officer for IMechE
  • Supervisor for Nuffield Research Placements x 4 students
  • Organiser of the Solar/Wind Energy Workshop
  • STEM Ambassador
  • Organiser of the Electic Vehicle Workshop

 

Reviewing

  • Journal Reviewer: Fuel Processing Technology, Elsevier (H-Index 178, Q1, IF: 7.2)
  • Journal Reviewer: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier (H-Index 421, Q1, IF: 16.3)
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier (H-Index 309, Q1, IF: 9.8)
  • Journal Reviewer: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, IChemE (H-Index 111, Q1, IF: 6.9)
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE (H-Index 106, Q2, IF: 1.8)
  • Journal Reviewer: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Elsevier (H-Index 72, Q1, IF: 6.4)
  • Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Ambient Energy, Taylor and Francis (H-Index 42, Q2, IF: 5.9)
  • Journal Reviewer: Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier (H-Index 250, Q1, IF: 9.9)
  • Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier (H-Index 263, Q1, IF: 8.1)
  • Journal Reviewer: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Springer Nature (H-Index 45, Q2, IF: 3.7)
  • Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Green Energy, Taylor and Francis (H-Index 54, Q2, IF: 3.1)
  • Journal Reviewer: Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Elsevier (H-Index 76, Q1, IF: 6.0)
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of the Energy Institute, Elsevier (H-Index 66, Q1, IF: 5.7)
  • Book Reviewer: College Mechanics Explained, Routledge
  • Journal reviewer: Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Elsevier (H-Index 77, Q1, IF: 7.1)
  • Journal Reviewer: SAE Technical Papers (H-Index 122, Q3, IF: 0.5)
  • Journal Reviewer: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Elsevier (H-Index 164, Q1, IF: 5.3)
  • Journal Reviewer: Combustion Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis (H-Index 88, Q2, IF: 1.7)
  • Journal Reviewer: AIP Advances (H-Index 81, Q3, IF: 1.4)
  • Journal Reviewer: Combustion Theory and Modelling, Taylor and Francis (H-Index 67, Q2, IF: 1.9)
  • Journal Reviewer: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier (H-Index 137, Q1, IF: 2.8)
  • Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, SAGE Journals ( H-Index 16, Q3, IF: 1.1)
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE (H-Index 38, Q2, IF: 2.0)
  • Journal Reviewer: Combustion and Flame, Elsevier (H-Index 212, Q1, IF: 5.8)
  • Journal Reviewer: Fuel, Elsevier (H-Index 256, Q1, IF: 6.7)

 

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Hydrogen & Vector Fuels Perspectives: Annual Review of Research and Policy

Report
Tingas, S. (2025)
Hydrogen & Vector Fuels Perspectives: Annual Review of Research and Policy. Edinburgh: International Energy Agency (IEA) Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) on Sustainable Combustion

A Computational Study of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Turbofan Engine Hybrid Propulsion System Fueled by Ammonia and Hydrogen

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wagner, L., & Tingas, E.-A. (2025, January)
A Computational Study of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Turbofan Engine Hybrid Propulsion System Fueled by Ammonia and Hydrogen. Presented at AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, Orlando, Florida
This study presents the theoretical evaluation of a hybrid aero-propulsion system that combines a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) with a commercial turbofan engine (JT9D), fuelle...

Computational Investigation of Laminar Premixed Hydrogen/Ammonia Flames at Sub-Atmospheric Conditions

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tule, D., & Tingas, E.-A. (2025, January)
Computational Investigation of Laminar Premixed Hydrogen/Ammonia Flames at Sub-Atmospheric Conditions. Presented at AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, Orlando, Florida
The increasing urgency to address global warming has highlighted the need to explore alternative fuels for the transport sector, a significant contributor to carbonemissions. ...

Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot

Journal Article
Paterson, G., Tingas, E., Hardalupas, Y., & Taylor, A. M. (2024)
Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 67, 334-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.04.151
The study investigates, numerically, the potential use of introducing aqueous HO as an ignition promoter in a statistically homogeneous NH/H fuelled, medium speed (1250 rpm), ...

8th International Electric Vehicle Conference (EVC 2023)

Conference Proceeding
(2023)
8th International Electric Vehicle Conference (EVC 2023). In F. Muhammad-Sukki, N. Aini Bani, & E. (. A. Tingas (Eds.), 8th International Electric Vehicle Conference (EVC 2023)

Asymptotic analysis of detonation development at SI engine conditions using computational singular perturbation

Journal Article
Dimitrova, I. D., Luong, M., Sanal, S., Tingas, E., & Im, H. G. (in press)
Asymptotic analysis of detonation development at SI engine conditions using computational singular perturbation. Combustion Theory and Modelling, https://doi.org/10.1080/13647830.2023.2281379
The occurrence and intensity of the detonation phenomenon at spark-ignition (SI) engine conditions is investigated, with the objective to successfully predict super-knock and ...

Editorial: A glimpse of EVC2023

Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Bani, N. A., & Tingas, E. (2023)
Editorial: A glimpse of EVC2023. Transportation Research Procedia, 70, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.10.001
The Editorial describes the main aim and results of the 8th International Electric Vehicle Conference (EVC2023) held in Â鶹ÉçÇø, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ...

Hydrogen: Where it Can Be Used, How Much is Needed, What it May Cost

Book Chapter
Tingas, E.-A., & Taylor, A. M. (2023)
Hydrogen: Where it Can Be Used, How Much is Needed, What it May Cost. In E.-A. Tingas (Ed.), Hydrogen for Future Thermal Engines (3-64). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28412-0_1
Although the subject of this book is hydrogen in Thermal Engines, neither the fuel nor the engines are widely commercially available at the time of publication: nor is it like...

Hydrogen for Future Thermal Engines

Book
Tingas, E.-A. (Ed.)
(2023). Hydrogen for Future Thermal Engines. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28412-0
Presents the fundamentals and applications of hydrogen combustion Covers both experiments and simulations Comprehensively includes many applications and future prospects

Computational investigation of a zero-carbon hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine assisted by hydrogen peroxide

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paterson, G., & Tingas, E.-A. (2023, July)
Computational investigation of a zero-carbon hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine assisted by hydrogen peroxide. Presented at 2nd Symposium on Ammonia Energy, University of Orléans, France

Current Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • PhD Supervisor - Hydrogen fuelled gas turbine combustors (Iliana Dimitrova)
  • PhD Supervisor - Numerical study of sooting flames: from strain rate sensitivity to turbulence-chemistry interaction models (Erica Quadarella)
  • PhD Supervisor - High Fidelity Numerical Simulations and Diagnostics of Complex Reactive Systems (Wonsik Song)