Leo Fang

Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Engineering

Role: Scientist

Site: CDL-Rockies

Stream: Energy

Dr Leo (XiaoHang) Fang joined the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in 2022. Prior to Calgary, he was an engineering science lecturer at Oriel & Sommerville College, Oxford, and a research fellow of the Thermal Propulsion System Research Group (TPSRG) at the University of Oxford. He received a BASc from the University of British Columbia in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford. Dr. Fang has also worked in management consulting before coming back to academia. Currently, he is leading a center of hydrogen combustion project for developing novel hydrogen combustion systems. His research interests are in turbulent combustion and especially novel combustion model development and novel propulsion systems design. Dr. Fang currently serves as an Editor for SAE Technical papers and is part of the young editorial board of the Elsevier Journal: Defence Technology.