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Interview with Richard Manasseh, mechanical engineer and Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. We will talk about his visions for the future of cities, his journey towards being involved in cities, urban brains, and many more.

Professor Richard Manasseh is a mechanical engineer with specialist knowledge of fluid dynamics. At a fundamental level, Richard’s research focuses on wave modes and oscillators in fluids and their interactions. He is best known for his work on the vibrations of bubbles, called bubble acoustics. His active projects examine ocean wave-power machines; the interaction of ultrasound with microbubbles and live cells for medical diagnostics and therapeutics; and the interaction of ultrasound with droplets for food processing. Further applications of his research have included spacecraft engineering, coastal oceanography, thunderstorms, submarine noise, wastewater treatment and microfluidic devices.

Richard is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust), and an IEAust Chartered Professional Engineer. He has served as both President and Vice-President of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society. He became a full-time academic in 2010 after a career in industrial R&D and headed Swinburne’s Department of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering for three years after a year as Mechanical Engineering Discipline Leader.

You can find out more about Richard through these links:

• Richard Manasseh on LinkedIn;
• @RLManasseh as Richard Manasseh on Twitter;
• Richard Manasseh at Swinburne University;
• The leadership team of Smart Cities Research Institute of Swinburne University of Technology
• Smart Cities Research Institute at Swinburne University;
• Fluid Waves by Richard Manasseh;
• Bubble acoustics – A short introduction  by Richard Manasseh on Youtube;
• Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society website;

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