Dr. James M. Buick is a Senior Lecturer in Thermofluids at the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK. He obtained his PhD on the topic “Lattice Boltzmann Methods in Interfacial Wave Modelling” from the University of Edinburgh in 1997. He also lectured at the University of New England, Australia, and worked on several research projects at the University of Strathclyde, the University of Edinburgh, and Aston University, Birmingham. His research interests encompass fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and acoustics in areas such as bio-fluid mechanics, acoustic–flow interactions, Lattice Boltzmann Method, renewable energy, and energy storage.