Nathalie Nick BSc MSc

Nathalie Nick is a Doctoral student and Berrow Lord Florey Scholar at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute in the OTRF research group. Her academic work focuses on a novel thermal sensor. The technology originated in aerospace engineering, and her work focuses on its adaptation, optimisation and testing for biomedical applications, specifically cancer detection.

Prior to joining the University of Oxford, Nathalie graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland with a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

She gained professional experience at Airbus Defence & Space in Germany, Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, the French Space Agency CNES on Europe's Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana in South America, and the University of Tokyo in Japan collaborating with JAXA through research and internship positions.

• Biomedical Engineering & Aerospace Engineering
• Thermal Product & Heat Transfer
• Thermal Biosensors
• Cancer Detection
• Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship

Journal Papers:

Nick, N., Kirkup, J., Allen, M., Sains, P., Chana, K.: "Thermal Product Sensing: Simulations and Experiments of a Novel Biosensor for Quantitative Thermal Property Measurement of Biological Tissues". Mega Journal of Case Reports (2025). Access: https://zenodo.org/records/15602993 

Nick, N., Kirkup, J., Allen, M., Sains, P., Chana, K.: "Machine Learning Classification of Skin Lesions Using Thermal Product Biosensing: A Preliminary Diagnostic Approach". Mega Journal of Case Reports (2025). Access:  https://zenodo.org/records/15603003 

Nick, N., Sato, Y. : “Computational fluid dynamics simulation of Hyperloop pod predicting laminar–turbulent transition”. Springer Journal – Railway Engineering Science (2020). Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40534-020-00204-z

Mrazek, T., Sato, Y., Sayed, M., Nick, N. : “Investigation of shock waves reflected at the end of a Hyperloop tube”. Journal: Aerospace Science and Technology. Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2023.108379

Nick, N., Buchaillot, L. : “Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Hazard Impact Study of Safety-Critical Space Launch Events onto World Air Traffic & Creation of ADIONA Software”. Elsevier Journal “Space Safety Engineering (2024). Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsse.2024.03.006

Conference Proceeding:

Nick, N., Buchaillot, L. : “Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Hazard Impact Study of Safety-Critical Space Launch Events onto World Air Traffic & Creation of ADIONA Software“, presented at 12th IAASS International Space Safety Conference, Osaka, Japan (2023).

• Berrow Foundation Lord Florey Scholarship Award, by the Berrow Foundation, Oxford, 2023
• 2nd Place, SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, by SpaceX and the Boring Company, Hawthorne CA, 2019
• Innovation Award, SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, by SpaceX and the Boring Company, Hawthorne CA, 2019
• Multiple Awards, European Hyperloop Week, Europe, 2020-2022
• Most Potential Startup Award, Company of the Year Competition, by Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich, 2014