Zelimhan Raduev

Zelimhan, born in Chechnya and raised in England, is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge. He completed his DPhil at the Osney Thermofluids Institute, University of Oxford, where he worked with Rolls-Royce to understand how in-service damage to turbine blades affects the performance and efficiency of jet engines. His current work investigates the design of novel heat-exchanger systems for hydrogen-fuelled jet engines, maximising energy recovery from exhaust gases and other engine flowpaths to improve overall efficiency and exploit hydrogen’s cryogenic properties. This work is part of his group’s broader effort to develop a next-generation hydrogen-powered engine with the potential to replace conventional kerosene-fuelled engines, enabling near-zero carbon dioxide emissions at the point of use and supporting the transition toward net-zero aviation.