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Prof Philippe Young

Synopsys Chair of Computational Mechanics

 Philippe.G.Young@exeter.ac.uk

 (Streatham) 3639

 01392 723639

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Overview

Professor Philippe G. Young holds the Synopsys Chair of Computational Mechanics within the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences. Professor Young has been with the University of Exeter for 22 years, beginning as a Lecturer in Engineering in 1996. Prior to this, he held positions as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) in Southampton and as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he was also awarded his PhD. In 2013 Professor Young won Lecturer of the Year at the University of Exeter Teaching Awards, voted for by the students. In addition to a wide range of EPSRC, EU and TSB grants, Professor Young was awarded a five year EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship and a Royal Society Leverhulme Research Fellowship. Since 2018, Professor Young has been Guest Professor at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China.

Synopsys Simpleware Product Group

In 2000 Professor Young founded the company Simpleware Ltd. through research he was carrying out as an Advanced Fellow at the University. Simpleware is a high technology spin-off company from the University of Exeter. In 2016 Simpleware was acquired by Synopsys, Inc., one of the world’s largest software companies. Professor Young is the Synopsys R&D Director for Simpleware software, used for 3D image processing (from MRI, CT, micro-CT, for example) and model generation for CAD, 3D Printing, and CAE applications. As Simpleware Ltd., the company won consecutive Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in 2012 and 2013, recognising efforts in innovation and growing overseas business. Other awards include the Praxis Unico Business Impact – Aspiring Award in 2012 and an Institute of Physics (IOP) Innovation Award in 2013.

Research

Professor Young’s primary research interests lie in biomechanics, solid mechanics and image analysis. This involves the development of novel techniques which lie at the interface between a number of research areas including image processing, material science and numerical simulation. Professor Young has been an EPSRC College member since 1999.

Biomechanics

  • Numerical modelling of head injury mechanisms and design and optimisation of injury mitigating structures/environments (helmets, dashboards …)
  • Numerical and experimental modelling of orthopaedic implants (hip and shoulder) under both static and dynamic loading conditions.

Solid Mechanics

  • Elastic theory: Novel thin, moderately thick and three dimensional shell theories.
  • Experimental and numerical analysis of the response of composite structures to impact.

Image Analysis

  • Development of algorithms for medical image segmentation.

Teaching

Teaching interests:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Vibrations
  • Mechanical Engineering Design Studies

Professor Young holds several academic administrative roles within the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences:

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Publications

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2018

  • Young P, Agarwal Y, Williams T, Genc K, Pawlak T, Cheng L, Pilz S, Brinkhoff N, To A, Badding PW. (2018) Inspection of Computed Tomography (CT) Data and Finite Element (FE) Simulation of Additive Manufactured (AM) Components, 2018 Conference & Exhibition on Non-Destructive Evaluation, Mumbai, India, 19th - 21st Dec 2018.
  • Young P, Cotton R, Qidwai S, Bagchi A, Kota K. (2018) 3D FE head modelling: techniques and solutions for impact analysis.
  • Young P, genc K, Brinkhoff N, Williams T, Pawlak T, Cheng L, To A, Pilz S, Badding P, Jones J. (2018) 3D Image Based Inspection and Finite Element (FE) Simulation of Additive Manufactured (AM) Parts.
  • Agarwal Y, Young P. (2018) Solving Image-Based Modelling Challenges.
  • Southern H, Berger MA, Young P, Snook R. (2018) Sperm morphology and the evolution of intracellular sperm–egg interactions, Ecology and Evolution, DOI:10.1002/ece3.4027.
  • Southern H, Berger M, Young P, Snook R. (2018) Sperm morphology and the evolution of intracellular sperm-egg interactions, Ecology and Evolution, DOI:10.1002/ece3.4027.

2017

  • Weickenmeier J, Saez P, Butler CAM, Young PG, Goriely A, Kuhl E. (2017) Bulging Brains, Multiscale Soft Tissue Mechanics and Mechanobiology, Springer Nature, 197-212, DOI:10.1007/978-94-024-1220-8_10.
  • Agarwal Y, Smigaj W, Young PG, Cotton R, Tompsett P. (2017) Image-based software solutions for advanced materials processing and characterization, MATERIALS TODAY-PROCEEDINGS, volume 4, no. 2, pages 1860-1867. [PDF]
  • Weickenmeier J, Saez P, Butler CAM, Young PG, Goriely A, Kuhl E. (2017) Bulging Brains, Journal of Elasticity, volume 129, no. 1-2, pages 197-212, DOI:10.1007/s10659-016-9606-1.

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2012

  • Barthod-Malat A, Kopylova V, Podoprigora GI, Nartsissov YR, Angoué O, Young PG, Crolet J-M, Blagosklonov O. (2012) Development of multi-compartment model of the liver using image-based meshing software, Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, volume 2012, pages 5522-5525, DOI:10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347245. [PDF]
  • Hao L, Raymont D, Yan C, Hussein A, Young P. (2012) Design and additive manufacturing of cellular lattice structures, Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Research and Rapid Prototyping, pages 249-254.

2011

2010

  • Young PG, Raymont D, Xuan VB, Cotton RT. (2010) New tools for image-based mesh generation of 3D imaging data, IFMBE Proceedings, volume 32 IFMBE, pages 470-472, DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-14998-6_120.
  • Cotton RT, Young PG, Pearce CW, Beldie L, Walker B. (2010) Head impact response: Pressure analysis simulation, IFMBE Proceedings, volume 32 IFMBE, pages 456-458, DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-14998-6_116.
  • Notarberardino B, Young PG, Hao L, Raymont DR, Turner IG, Harkara A. (2010) IMAGE-BASED SIMULATION FOR THE MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SCAFFOLDS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME SUMMER BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE, 2010, pages 945-946. [PDF]
  • Young PG, Pearce CW, Walker B, Beldie L, Cotton R. (2010) HEAD IMPACT RESPONSE: PRESSURE ANALYSIS SIMULATION, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME SUMMER BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE, 2010, pages 803-804. [PDF]
  • Arkill KP, Moger J, MacDonald AJ, McHale NG, Young PG, Tabor GR, Winlove CP. (2010) The Mechanics of Collecting Lymphatic Vessels, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY, volume 91, no. 6, pages A35-A35. [PDF]
  • Young PG, Pearce CW, Walker B, Beldie L, Cotton RT, Xuan VB. (2010) Pressure analysis of head impact with and without helmet, COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, volume 13, pages 149-150, DOI:10.1080/10255842.2010.495880. [PDF]
  • Sreeranganathan A, Gokhale AM, Young P. (2010) Realistic micromechanical modeling of discontinuously reinforced composites, COMP MATER SCI, volume 49, no. 2, pages 407-413, DOI:10.1016/j.commatsci.2010.05.029.

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2008

  • Said R, Chang J, Young P, Tabor G, Coward S. (2008) Image-based meshing of patient-specific data: Converting medical scans into highly accurate computational models, 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008, pages 1672-1675, DOI:10.1109/ICBBE.2008.747.
  • Young PG, Cresswell JE. (2008) Conifer ovulate cones accumulate pollen principally by simple impaction. , 104(46), 18141-18144, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), volume 104, pages 18141-18144.
  • Tabor G, Yeo O, Young PG, Laity P. (2008) CFD simulation of flow through an open-cell foam, Int.J.Modern Physics C, volume 19, no. 5, pages 703-715.
  • Abdul-Aziz A, Abumeri G, Garg M, Young PG. (2008) Structural testing of a nickel based superalloy metal foam via NDT and finite element analysis, MATERIALS EVALUATION, volume 66, no. 9, pages 949-954. [PDF]
  • Xuan VB, Young PG, Tabor GR, Collins T, Said R, Gomes M, Martins-Augusto VMB. (2008) Direct approach for constructing volumetric meshes from 3D image data, Proceedings of VIPIMAGE 2007 - 1st ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, pages 147-150.
  • Young PG, Beresford-West TB, Coward SR, Notarberardino B, Walker B, Abdul-Aziz A. (2008) An efficient approach to converting three-dimensional image data into highly accurate computational models, Philos Transact A Math Phys Eng Sci, volume 366, no. 1878, pages 3155-3173, DOI:10.1098/rsta.2008.0090.
  • Abdul-Aziz A, Abumeri G, Garg M, Young PG. (2008) Structural evaluation of a nickel base super alloy metal foam via NDE and finite element, BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS 2008, volume 6929, DOI:10.1117/12.776343. [PDF]

2007

  • Tabor G, Young P G, Beresford W T, Benattayallah A. (2007) Mesh Construction from Medical Imaging from Multiphsycs Simulation: Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Complex Geometries, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, volume 1, no. 2, pages 126-136. [PDF]
  • Collins TP, Tabor GR, Young PG. (2007) A computational fluid dynamics study of inspiratory flow in orotracheal geometries, Med Biol Eng Comput, volume 45, no. 9, pages 829-836, DOI:10.1007/s11517-007-0238-2. [PDF]
  • Tabor G, Young PG, West T, Benattayallah A. (2007) Mesh construction from medical imaging for Multiphysics simulation: Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Complex Geometries, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics 1#2, volume 1, no. 2, pages 126-136.
  • Pappas CA, Young PG, Lee AJC. (2007) Controlled plastic deformation for the fastening mechanism of an internal fixation device. The new Mennen 3 PeriPro plate, Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin, volume 10, no. 2, pages 111-120, DOI:10.1080/10255840601023021. [PDF]
  • Collins TP, Tabor GR, Young PG. (2007) A computational fluid dynamics study of inspiratory flow in orotracheal geometries, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, volume 45, pages 829-836.
  • B�i X, Young P, Tabor G, Limbert G. (2007) Three-Dimensional Imaging Techniques for Material Characterisation, Stirlingshire: Civil-Comp Press/2-3 April 2007 Glasgow.
  • Cresswell JE, Henning K, Pennel C, Lahoubi M, Patrick MA, Young PG, Tabor GR. (2007) Conifer ovulate cones accumulate pollen principally by simple impaction, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, volume 104, no. 46, pages 18141-18144, DOI:10.1073/pnas.0706434104. [PDF]
  • Rayfield EJ, Milner AC, Xuan VB, Young PG. (2007) Functional morphology of spinosaur 'crocodile-mimic' dinosaurs, JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, volume 27, no. 4, pages 892-901, DOI:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[892:FMOSCD]2.0.CO;2. [PDF]
  • Bui X, Young PG, Tabor G, Limbert G. (2007) 3D imaging techniques for material characterisation.

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2005

2004

  • Young PG. (2004) New software tools for reverse engineering parts based on three-dimensional volumetric scans, RAPID DESIGN, PROTOTYPING, AND MANUFACTURING, pages 31-36. [PDF]
  • Tabor G, B�i X, F�reder R, West T, Young P. (2004) On Automating the Generation of CFD Models Based on 3D Data: Industrial and Biomedical Applications, "Jyrvaskyla, Finland".

2003

  • Weber I, Young PG. (2003) Automating the generation of 3D finite element models based on medical imaging data; application to head impact, "'Proceedings of 3D Modelling 2003: 3D medical, Paris'".
  • Young PG, Evans KE, Herbert RC, Wootton RJ. (2003) Approaches to the structural modelling of insect wings, Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, volume 358, no. 1437, pages 1577-1587, DOI:10.1098/rstb.2003.1351.
  • Pappas CA, Young PG, Lee AJC. (2003) Redesign of a peri-prosthetic fracture plate using finite element analysis, "'International Conference on Computational Bio-Engineering, Zaragoza, Spain, 2003'".
  • Diaz SR, Johnson EAC, Young PG. (2003) The Influence of Projectile Mass and Velocity on the response of the brain to blunt impact, "'Proceedings of The IASTED International Conference on Biomechanics, Acta Press'".
  • F�reder R, West TB, B�i X, Weber I, Young PG. (2003) On a new technique for generating finite element and rapid prototyped models based on 3D data, "'Proceedings of The IASTED International Conference on Biomechanics, Acta Press'".
  • Pappas CA, Young PG, Lee AJC. (2003) Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Performance of the Mennen Femur Plate, "'Proceedings of The IASTED International Conference on Biomechanics, Acta Press'".
  • Young, P.G.. (2003) An Analytical Model to Predict the Response of Fluid-Filled Shells To Impact- A Model For Blunt Head Impacts, The Journal of Sound and Vibration, volume 267, no. 5, pages 1107-1126.

2002

  • Johnson EAC, Young PG. (2002) Response of the Human Head to Impact - An Experimental Procedure, "'Mathematical and Mechanical Models for Analysis and Synthesis, Lisbon, June 24-28 2002'".
  • Johnson EAC, Young PG. (2002) Response of the Human Head to Impact : understanding brain injury mechanisms, "Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Biological Systems, Lisbon, June 17-21 2002".
  • Diaz SR, Young PG. (2002) Numerical modelling of the response of the human head to blunt impact, "'Proceedings of the International Congress on Biological and Medical Engineering, Singapore, 2002'".
  • Johnson EAC, Young PG. (2002) On the use of a patient specific rapid prototype model to simulate the response of the human head to impact, "'Proceedings of the International Congress on Biological and Medical Engineering, Singapore, 2002'".
  • Young, P.G.. (2002) A Parametric Study on the Axi-Symmetric Modes of Vibration of Multi-Layered Spherical Shells with Liquid Cores of Relevance to Head Impact Modelling, Journal of Sound and Vibration, volume 256, no. 4, pages 665-680.

2001

  • Young PG, Berkouk K, Radford P. (2001) Some comments on the voxel-based approach to generating patient specific finite element models, COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - 3, pages 431-436. [PDF]

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Patents

  • Young PG, pappas C, Harrod C. Fixation of fractured bones, Patent Number: EP1477124, EU, 2007.
  • . Colour Assisted Image Matching Technique, Patent Number: 7356179, US, UK, 2008.

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