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Giovanni Lo Iacono

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Summary

I am a theoretical physicist specialized in fluid dynamics with an initial background in elementary particles physics. My primary research carried out at the University of Milan, involved the study of the dynamics of quarks. Then I moved to the University of Warwick to gain a PhD in Computational Fluid Dynamics. My PhD project focused on the study of deposition of spherical and cylindrical particles from a ribbed channel flow onto adjacent flow boundaries by using Large Eddy Simulation. Then I started to work at Silsoe Research Institute and subsequently transferred to Rothamsted Research studying the motion of aerosols in turbulent flows. In the last years, Lagrangian stochastic models have been developed and applied to simulate the dispersion and deposition of Brownian particles under non-isothermal conditions. Charged particles have been investigated by formulating a new class of stochastic models compatible with Kolmogorov theory. Particle deposition onto rough surfaces has also been studied via Large Eddy Simulation. Up to august 2007, my research consistsed in modelling searching strategy of insects. Since then I am working with Dr. Frank can den Bosch as a theoretical plant disease epidemiologist. My current project will test the general hypothesis that gene use efficiency (duration and size of benefit per gene) can be optimised using a well developed deployment strategy.

Publications

Reference Type: Journal Article

2009

• Lo Iacono, G. (2009) "Application of Rice's Theory to Recurrence Statistics of Concentration Fluctuations in Dispersing Plumes", Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 9, 341-357
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2008

• Khan, M. A. I. , Luo, X. Y. , Nicolleau, F. C. G. A. , Tucker, P. G. and Lo Iacono, G. (2008) "Effects of Les Sub-Grid Flow Structure on Particle Deposition in a Plane Channel with a Ribbed Wall", Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering., (Accepted)
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• Lo Iacono, G. and Reynolds, A. M. (2008) "Modelling of Concentrations Along a Moving Point in an Inhomogeneous Plume. Biological Application: Model of Odour-Mediated Insect Flights", Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 8, 147-168
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• Lo Iacono, G. , Reynolds, A. M. and Tucker, P. G. (2008) "Particle Deposition onto Rough Surfaces. ", ASME, J Fluid Engineering , 130, 074501
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2006

• Liu, Y. , Tucker, P. G. and Lo Iacono, G. (2006) "Comparison of Zonal Rans and Les for a Non-Isothermal Ribbed Channel Flow", International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 27, 391-401
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2005

• Lo Iacono, G. and Reynolds, A. M. (2005) "A Lagrangian Stochastic Model for the Deposition of Brownian Particles in the Presence of a Temperature Gradient", Aerosol Science, 36/10, 1228-1250
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• Lo Iacono, G. and Tucker, P. G. (2005) "Numerical Study of Particle Motion in Turbulent Ribbed Channel Flow", Springer Proceedings in Physics, 101, 191-194
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• Lo Iacono, G. , Tucker, P. G. and Reynolds, A. M. (2005) "Predictions for Particle Deposition from Les of Ribbed Channel Flow.", International Journal of Heat & Fluid Flow, 26, 558-568
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2004

• Reynolds, A. M. and Lo Iacono, G. (2004) "On the Simulation of Particle Trajectories in Turbulent Flows.", Physics of Fluids, 16, 4353-4358
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2000

• Dick, L. , Karapetian, V. , Lo Iacono, G. , Preparata, G. and Nitti, L. (2000) "T-Dependence in ''Diffractive'' Deep Inelastic Scattering: A Case for ''Colour-Filtered'' Perturbation Theory", Physics Letters B, 479, 29-32
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Reference Type: Conference Proceedings

2003

• Lo Iacono, G. and Tucker, P. G. (2003) "Numerical Study of Particle Motion in Turbulent Ribbed Channel Flow", iTi Conference on Turbulence

List of Publications while at Rothamsted

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