STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Kiao Inthavong
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
School of Engineering Cluster
School / Department:
Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Phone:
+61 3 9925 6175
Email:
kiao.inthavong@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
PhD Thesis supervised
* current projects
- Measurements and modelling of drug delivery spray devices*. School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (SAMME), RMIT University, Bundoora
- Multiscale modelling for Toxicology of Nanoparticle Inhalation*. School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (SAMME), RMIT University, Bundoora
- Fluid Structure Interactions of the haemodynamics of arterial blood flow*. School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (SAMME), RMIT University, Bundoora
- (2013) Characterisation of low spray atomisation from nasal spray devices. School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (SAMME), RMIT University, Bundoora
- (2012) CFD modelling of particle inhalation through a nasalsinus airway. School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (SAMME), RMIT University, Bundoora
- (2012) Fluid structure interactions of the soft-palate during inhalation School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (SAMME), RMIT University, Bundoora
In the media
- iTunes Podcast: How computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can be used in better drug delivery - Dr KiaoInthavong - Talking Health 2013 - Ep03
- Better Nasal Sprays With The Help Of Computer Models
- Model of particle inhalation aids nasal drug delivery
- Computer Model To Design Better Nasal Sprays Developed
Computational Fluid and Particle Dynamics (CFD, CFPD), Inhalation Project, (www.cfdresearch.com/inhalation), Indoor Built Environment, HVAC and Energy Systems
- 2005-2009 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, RMIT University
- Thesis: Simulation of fluid dynamics and particle transport in a realistic human nasal cavity.
- 1998-2003 Bachelor of Engineering/Business (Honours), Swinburne University
- 2019-* - Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
- 2014-18 - Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, RMIT University
- 2013-14 - Senior Research Fellow, School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University
- 2009-13 - ARC Post-Doc Research Fellow, School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University
- 2005-09 - ARC Australian Postgraduate Award Industry Fellow, School of Aerospace Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University
- 2004-05 - Engineering Design, Consultant, BIAS Consultants, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2003-04 - Research Assistant, Experimental Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, CSIRO Division of Minerals, Victoria, Australia
- 2001-02 - Product Development Engineer, Product Development and Design, Ford Motor Company, Geelong, Australia
- 2000-01 - Mechanical Engineer Intern, Microelectronics Division, IBM International, Dublin, Ireland
- Dong, J.,Shang, Y.,Inthavong, K.,Chan, H.,Tu, J. (2018). Numerical comparison of nasal aerosol administration systems for efficient nose-to-brain drug delivery In: Pharmaceutical Research, 35, 1 - 12
- Dong, J.,Ma, J.,Shang, Y.,Inthavong, K.,Qiu, D.,Tu, J.,Frank-Ito, D. (2018). Detailed nanoparticle exposure analysis among human nasal cavities with distinct vestibule phenotypes In: Journal of Aerosol Science, 121, 54 - 65
- Dong, J.,Shang, Y.,Inthavong, K.,Chan, H.,Tu, J. (2018). Partitioning of dispersed nanoparticles in a realistic nasal passage for targeted drug delivery In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 543, 83 - 95
- Dong, J.,Shang, Y.,Tian, L.,Inthavong, K.,Tu, J. (2018). Detailed deposition analysis of inertial and diffusive particles in a rat nasal passage In: Inhalation Toxicology, 30, 29 - 39
- Ma, J.,Dong, J.,Shang, Y.,Inthavong, K.,Tu, J.,Frank-Ito, D. (2018). Air conditioning analysis among human nasal passages with anterior anatomical variations In: Medical Engineering and Physics, 57, 19 - 28
- Shang, Y.,Tian, L.,Fan, Y.,Dong, J.,Inthavong, K.,Tu, J. (2018). Effect of morphology on nanoparticle transport and deposition in human upper tracheobronchial airways In: Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows, 10, 83 - 96
- Wang, Q.,Shang, Y.,Hilton, D.,Inthavong, K.,Zhang, D.,Elgar, M. (2018). Antennal scales improve signal detection efficiency in moths In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285, 1 - 9
- Tao, Y.,Inthavong, K.,Petersen, P.,Mohanarangam, K.,Yang, W.,Tu, J. (2018). Experimental visualisation of wake flows induced by different shaped moving manikins In: Building and Environment, 142, 361 - 370
- Tian, L.,Shang, Y.,Dong, J.,Inthavong, K.,Tu, J. (2017). Human nasal olfactory deposition of inhaled nanoparticles at low to moderate breathing rate In: Journal of Aerosol Science, 113, 189 - 200
- Ma, J.,Dong, J.,Shang, Y.,Inthavong, K.,Tu, J.,Frank-Ito, D. (2017). Numerical air conditioning performance assessment of nasal models with morphologic variations In: Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2017), Melbourne, Australia, 18-21 April 2017
- A Multiscale Modelling Platform for Nanoparticle Inhalation Risk Assessment. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2016 from (2016 to 2019)
- An integrated model for assessing health effects of nanoparticle inhalation. Funded by: ARC Discovery 2012 from (2012 to 2014)
- Characterisation of Wood Dust Exposures and Its Effects on Respiratory Health. Funded by: ARC Linkage Project 2009 Round 1 from (2009 to 2012)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
2 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions8 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Biomedical engineering: Optimal design of drug delivery devices; Prediction of aerosol deposition in the airways and nasal cavity, Modelling inhalation and toxicology for ventilations systems.