Biography
Dr Kazuki Ozawa is a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. He completed his PhD at Imperial College London. His research focuses on high-enthalpy and hypersonic flows, thermal protection materials, plasma–surface interactions, and experimental diagnostics for extreme environments.
Current Research Projects
High-enthalpy material testing and diagnostics: Experimental investigation of thermal protection and advanced materials under high-heat-flux plasma conditions using the Oxford Osney Plasma Generator (OPG), with infrared thermography, pyrometry, spectrometer, and imaging techniques to characterise material response.
Research Interests
High-enthalpy and hypersonic aerothermodynamics
Thermal protection materials and material response in extreme environments
Plasma–surface interactions
Experimental heat-transfer and surface-temperature measurements
Optical diagnostics, including infrared thermography, pyrometry, spectroscopy, and high-speed imaging
