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Thibault F. Guiberti

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Research Platform Membership: Clean Energy Research Platform
Email icon thibault.guiberti@kaust.edu.sa

“Ammonia could be the key that starts the hydrogen-powered engine revolution.”​

Program Affiliations

Biography

Dr. Thibault Guiberti is a research assistant professor of mechanical engineering at KAUST. His research applies advanced laser imaging techniques to address combustion-related problems for clean fuel solutions. Guiberti is active in the Clean Energy Research Platform at KAUST, a consortium of subject experts focused on combustion science and its role in advancing a sustainable future. He received the Silver Combustion Medal of the Combustion Institute for the development of a novel quantitative imaging technique applied to high-pressure hydrogen flames. The work builds on investigations conducted during his Ph.D. studies at CentraleSupelec, France into the impact of hydrogen enrichment on gas-turbine like swirl flames. Professor Guiberti’s research appears in leading journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Combustion and Flame and Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.​

Research Interests

Dr. Guiberti's research interests focus on reactive flows and optical diagnostics, with special emphasis on the combustion of carbon-free fuels (e.g., hydrogen and ammonia) at practically-relevant conditions, namely high pressure and turbulence. He is also interested in the development of optical diagnostics for the measurement of temperature and species concentration, including laser-induced fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy and chemiluminescence. Through his research, he hopes to contribute to the promotion of carbon-free fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia, in practical combustion devices.​
Keyword tag icon
turbulence​ reactive flows​ flame dynamics​ high-pressure​ ammonia combustion​

Education Profile

  • Post-doctoral degree (Habilitation), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France, 2020​

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2016​

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Sydney, Australia, 2015​

  • Ph.D., Energy, Centrale Supélec, France, 2015​

  • M.Sc., Thermal Sciences, Ecole Centrale Paris, France, 2011​

  • Agrégation, Civil Engineering, France, 2010​

  • B.Sc., Mechanics, University Paris VI & Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France, 2008​

Awards and Recognitions

  • Silver Combustion Medal Award, Outstanding Distinguished Paper, The Combustion Institute, 2022​

  • Distinguished Paper Award - 38th International Symposium on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 2021​

  • Ph.D. Thesis Award, optical diagnostics, AFVL (Francophone Association for Laser Diagnostics), 2016​

Publications

Research Areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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