Dr John Olsen is a Lecturer with the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. His research interests include:

• Thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
• Entropy generation minimisation and exergy analysis.
• Combined heat & power systems.
• Co and Trigeneration systems.
• Hybrid vehicles.
• The simulation of gas turbine engines, power stations, reciprocating piston engines, refrigeration systems, living systems, entropy, etc.
• Turbulence.
• Simulation philosophy.
• Swarms.