STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Kiao Inthavong
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399256175
Email:
kiao.inthavong@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora East
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
- Siu, J.,Van Strien, J.,Campbell, R.,Roberts, P.,Tingle, M.,Inthavong, K.,Douglas, R. (2022). Comparison of Sinus Deposition from an Aqueous Nasal Spray and Pressurised MDI in a Post-Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Nasal Replica In: Pharmaceutical Research, 39, 317 - 327
- Chaugule, V.,Wong, C.,Inthavong, K.,Fletcher, D.,Young, P.,Soria, J.,Traini, D. (2022). Combining experimental and computational techniques to understand and improve dry powder inhalers In: Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 19, 59 - 73
- Shrestha, K.,Van Strien, J.,Shang, Y.,Fletcher, D.,Petersen, P.,Vreugde, S.,Wormald, P.,Singh, N.,Inthavong, K. (2022). Effect of breathing profiles on nebuliser drug delivery targeting the paranasal sinuses in a post-operative nasal cavity In: Journal of Aerosol Science, 161, 1 - 19
- Salati, H.,Fletcher, D.,Khamooshi, M.,Dong, J.,Ito, K.,Vahaji, S.,Inthavong, K. (2022). Exhaled Jet and Viral-Laden Aerosol Transport from Nasal Sneezing In: Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 22, 1 - 17
- Inthavong, K.,Fletcher, D.,Khamooshi, M.,Vahaji, S.,Salati, H. (2022). Wet surface wall model for latent heat exchange during evaporation In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 38, 1 - 13
- Van Strien, J.,Petersen, P.,Lappas, P.,Yeo, L.,Rezk, A.,Vahaji, S.,Inthavong, K. (2022). Spray characteristics from nasal spray atomization In: Journal of Aerosol Science, 165, 1 - 21
- Koirala, R.,Ve, L.,Zhu, B.,Inthavong, K.,Date, A. (2021). A review on process and practices in operation and design modification of ejectors In: Fluids, 6, 1 - 11
- Salati, H.,Khamooshi, M.,Vahaji, S.,Christo, F.,Fletcher, D.,Inthavong, K. (2021). N95 respirator mask breathing leads to excessive carbon dioxide inhalation and reduced heat transfer in a human nasal cavity In: Physics of Fluids, 33, 1 - 12
- Vahaji, S.,Shang, Y.,Zhang, Y.,Wong, E.,Rezk, A.,Yeo, L.,Inthavong, K., et al, . (2021). Optimising Aerosol Delivery for Maxillary Sinus Deposition in a Post-FESS Sinonasal Cavities In: Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 21, 1 - 16
- Calmet, H.,Inthavong, K.,Both, A.,Surapaneni, A.,Mira, D.,Egukitza, B.,Houzeaux, G. (2021). Large eddy simulation of cough jet dynamics, droplet transport, and inhalability over a ten minute exposure In: Physics of Fluids, 33, 1 - 15
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
10 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions3 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
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.
- Laryngotracheal Drug Delivery Modelling. Funded by: Innovation Connections grant - Cat 1 from (2021 to 2022)
- Pheromone attenuation: signal perception in changing atmospheric landscapes (Administered by University of Melbourne). Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects via other university 2020 from (2020 to 2023)
- Simulation modelling of the effects of altitude on pheromone detection, based on existing data for relationships between altitude, antennal size and body size of tropical rainforest moths of different size. Funded by: UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE - Contract from (2020 to 2020)
- Using computer models, virtual surgery and 3D Printing to improve outcomes in sino-nasal surgery. Funded by: Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Conjoint Grant - Scholarship from (2019 to 2022)
- A Multiscale Modelling Platform for Nanoparticle Inhalation Risk Assessment. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2016 from (2016 to 2021)