Mr Kevin Pinto Da Mota Longo
PhD Student
Summary
Mr Kevin Longo is a Doctoral Researcher at Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Fuels in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The main focus of his research is the study of high-efficiency Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines. This includes single- and dual-fuel combustion solutions using hydrogen.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal, before moving to Brunel Unversity London to complete a Master of Science in Automotive and Motorsport Engineering. Mr Kevin developed a Dynamic Simulation Model for a Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) car during his MSc Dissertation in collaboration with a Motorsport team from the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Recently, he has also worked as a Data and Performance Engineer in several motorsport championships, including FIA British F4 and British GT.
Qualifications
07/2019 - BSc. Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal
09/2020 - MSc. Automotive and Motorsport Engineering, Brunel University, United Kingdom
Honors and Awards
- BSc: Degree obtained with Honours Award
- MSc: Degree obtained with Distinction Award
- PhD: Fully-funded scholarship by Brunel University London and Yuchai Machinery Co. Ltd