2005 - Curent

1. Andrew Dann (PhD, submitted, Supervisor: Morgan) Currently a Research Fellow at UQ
2. James Turner (PhD, submitted, Supervisor: Smart) Currently a Research Fellow at UQ
3. Aaron Brandis (PhD, 2009. Experimental study and modelling of non-equilibrium radiation during Titan and Martian entry. Supervisor: Morgan)
4. Mark Goldsworthy (PhD, submitted. Supervisor: Macrossan) Currently a Research Fellow at CSIRO.
5. Adriaan Window (MPhil submitted. Supervisor: Jacobs)
6. Katsuyoshi Tanimizu (PhD, 2009. Nozzle optimization study and measurements for a quasi-axisymmetric scramjet. Supervisor: Mee) Currently a Research Fellow at UQ.
7. Rowan Gollan (PhD, 2009. . Supervisor: Jacobs) Currently a Research Fellow at NASA Langley.
8. Joseph Tang (PhD, 2008. Development of a parallel adaptive Cartesian cell code to simulate blast in complex geometries. Supervisor: Jacobs) Currently at WBM Consulting Engineers, Brisbane.
9. Matthew McGilvray (PhD, 2008. Scramjet testing at high enthalpies in expansion tube facilities. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently a Research Fellow at UQ.
10. Matthew Smith (PhD, 2008. The true direction equilibrium flux method and its application. Supervisor: Macrossan) Currently a Research Fellow in Korea.
11. Ivy Lourel (PhD, 2008. Aerothermodynamics of hypervelocity toroidal aerobrakes. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently a Senior Applications Engineer at Sinclair Knight Merz, Brisbane.
12. Dwishen Ramanah (MPhil 2008. Background Oriented Schlieren Technique for Flow Visualization in Shock Tunnels. Supervisor: Mee) Currently an acoustical consulting engineer at Ron Rumble and Associates, Brisbane.
13. Tony Gardner (PhD, 2007. HyShot scramjet testing in the HEG.  Supervisor: Paull)  Currently researcher in the Department of High Speed Configurations in the Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology at DLR, Gottingen, Germany
14. Bianca Capra (PhD, 2007, Aerothermodynamic simulation of subscale models of the FIRE II and Titan Explorer vehicles in expansion tubes. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently a consulting engineer with Bassets, Brisbane
15. Andrew Denman (PhD, 2007, Large-eddy simulation of compressible turbulent boundary layers with heat addition. Supervisor: Jacobs)  Currently a Research Fellow at UQ
16. Michael Scott (PhD 2007, Development and modelling of expansion tubes. Supervisor: Jacobs)
17. Milinda Suraweera (PhD 2006, Reduction of skin friction drag in hypersonic flow by boundary layer combustion. Supervisor: Mee) Currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre for Hypersonics at UQ
18. Thomas Portwood (MPhil 2006, Oxygen enrichment of a hydrocarbon fueled radical farming supersonic combustion ramjet. Supervisor: Paull) Currently at Boeing, USA
19. Todd Silvester (PhD, 2005, Multidimensional Viscous Flows at Superorbital Speeds. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently a scientific officer at DSTO Applied Hypersonics Branch, Brisbane.
20. Michael Elford (MPhil, 2005, Validation of a CFD solver for hypersonic flows. Supervisor: Jacobs) Currently at Hatch Consulting Engineers, Brisbane 
21. Charles Lilley (PhD, 2005, A macroscopic chemistry method for the direct simulation of non-equilibrium gas flows. Supervisor: Macrossan) Currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at The University of Melbourne 
22. Sam H. H. Chiu (PhD, 2005, Using an expansion tube to generate rarefied hypervelocity gas flows. Supervisor: Mee) Currently a consulting engineer at Engineering Analysis and Design, Brisbane. 
23. Medhat Abdel-Jawad (PhD, 2005, Stability assessment of planetary entry vehicles in the X3 superorbital expansion tube. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently a Worley-Pasrons, Melbourne.
    

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    2000 - 2004
     
24. Charlotte Higgins (PhD, 2004 Aerothermodynamics of the gas giants. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently at TNEI Services (renewable energy consultants), Manchester, UK
25. Matthew Smith (MPhil., 2004 Hybrid methods in near continuum flows. Supervisor: Macrossan) Currently a PhD student at UQ.
26. Michael Hayne (PhD, 2004 Hypervelocity flow over rearward-facing steps. Supervisor: Mee) Currently an acoustical consulting engineer at Ron Rumble and Associates, Brisbane.
27. Ben Stewart (PhD, 2004 Predicted scramjet testing capabilities of the proposed RHYFL-X expansion tube. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently Research Fellow in Hong Kong 
28. Judith Odam (PhD, 2004, Scramjet experiments using radical farming. Supervisor: Paull) Currently a scientific officer at DSTO Applied Hypersonics Branch, Brisbane.
29. Brad Littleton (PhD, 2003 Development and application of various laser-based spectroscopic techniques for characterisation of high velocity flows. Supervisor: Rubenstein-Dunlop) Currently Research Fellow, Department of Physics, UQ.
30. Troy Eichmann (MSc. 2004, An experimental investigation of shock shapes and shock stand-offs in a super-orbital facility. Supervisor: McIntyre) Currently PhD student at UQ.
31. Scott Rowan (PhD, 2003 Viscous drag reduction in a scramjet combustor. Supervisor: Paull) Currently Research Fellow, National Aerospace Laboratory, Sendai, Japan.
32. Richard Goozee (PhD, 2003.  Simulation of a complete shock tunnel using parallel computer codes. Supervisor: Jacobs) Currently at WBM Consulting Engineers, Brisbane.
33. Matthew Robinson (PhD 2003.  Simultaneous lift, moment and thrust measurements on a scramjet in hypervelocity flow. Supervisor: Mee). Currently a consulting engineer at WBM, Brisbane.
34. Kevin Austin (PhD 2002.  Evolutionary design of robust flight control for a hypersonic aircraft. Supervisor: Jacobs).  Currently Research Fellow at UQ.
35. Myles Frost (M.Sc. 2002.  Hyshot scramjet experiments in the T4 shock tunnel. Supervisor: Mee) Currently a scientific officer at DSTO Applied Hypersonics Branch, Brisbane.
36. Dillon Hunt (M.Eng.Sc., 2002.  Measurement of ablation in transient hypersonic flows. Supervisor: Morgan) Currently Currently a scientific officer at DSTO Applied Hypersonics Branch, Brisbane and a PhD student at UQ.
37. Alexis Bishop (PhD, 2001 Spectrally selective holographic interferometry techniques for flow diagnostics. Supervisor: Rubenstein-Dunlop) Currently research fellow in the Department of Physics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
38. James Faddy (M.Eng.Sc. 2000 Computational modelling for shock tube flows. Supervisor: Jacobs) Currently a financial consultant in the US.
39. Vince Wheatley (M.Eng.Sc., 2000.  Modelling low-density flow in hypersonic impulse facilities. Supervisor: Jacobs).  Currently a Lecturer at UQ.
40. Tony Gardner (M.Sc., 2000.  Upstream porthole injection in a 2-D scramjet model. Supervisor: Paull)   Currently researcher in the Department of High Speed Configurations in the Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology at DLR, Gottingen, Germany
41. Margaret Wegener (PhD, 2000.  Diagnostics of a superorbital expansion tube by multiple holographic recordings. Supervisor: Rubenstein-Dunlop).  Currently a lecturer at The University of Queensland. 
42. Mark Sutcliffe (PhD, 2000.  The use of an expansion tube to generate carbon dioxide flows applicable to Martian atmospheric entry simulation. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently at Airbus, Germany.
43. Olga Sudnitsin (M.Eng.Sc., 2000.  Design and testing of an expansion tube with area change. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently at Queensland Transport.
44. Robert Palmer (PhD, 2000.  Measurement of heat transfer in superorbital flows. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently a Reseach Scientist at CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology (CMIT), Melbourne.
    
    

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    1995 - 1999
     
45. Christopher Craddock (PhD, 1999.  Computational optimization of scramjets and shock tunnel nozzles. Supervisor: Jacobs).  Currently Head of CFD at BMT Fluid Mechanics, Teddington, UK.
46. Sam Chiu (M.Eng.Sc., 1999.  Heat transfer measurements using narrow-band liquid crystals in a supersonic blowdown wind tunnel. Supervisor: Mee).  Currently a consulting engineer at Engineering Analysis and Design, Brisbane..
47. Ian Johnston (PhD, 1999.  Simulation of flow around hypersonic blunt-nosed vehicles for the calibration of air data systems. Supervisor: Jacobs). Currently at DSTO, Adelaide.
48. Chris Goyne (PhD, 1999.  Skin friction measurements in high enthalpy flows at high mach number. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Aerospace Research Laboratory at the University of Virginia, USA.
49. Adrian Smith (PhD, 1999.  Multiple component force measurement in short duration test flows. Supervisor: Mee).  Currently Software Development Manager/Architect at Matrikon Asia-Pacific.
50. Amberyn Thomas (PhD 1988.  Emission spectroscopy and planar laser-induced fluorescence of nitric oxide for shock. Supervisor: Rubenstein-Dunlop). Currently Senior Administrative Manager (Research), Office of DVC Research, UQ.
51. Mark Kendall (PhD 1998.  High energy driver concepts for impulse facilities. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently Professor at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research. 
52. Rachael Skyring (M.Sc. 1997.  A study of the limits of gaseous hydrogen-air detonations in a tube of specific dimension. Supervisor: Paull). Currently web site designer.
53. Paul Petrie-Repar (PhD 1997.  Numerical simulation of diaphragm rupture. Supervisor: Jacobs).  Co-Founder and Director of RPMTurbo, Brisbane.
54. Maria Pulsonetti (PhD 1997.  Scaling laws for scramjets: an experimental and theoretical investigation to determine the scaling laws for scramjet engine performance at hypersonic flight conditions. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently at the Aero-Thermodynamics Branch, NASA Langley, USA.
55. Con Doolan (PhD 1997.  A two-stage free-piston driver for hypervelocity expansion tubes. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently a Senior Lecturer at The University of Adelaide.
56. Doug Griffin (PhD 1997.  Performance characteristics of free piston shock tunnels. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently a systems engineer in the Space Engineering and Technology Division at Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton,UK.
57. Sean Tuttle (PhD 1996.  Measuring thrust and drag in a hypersonic impulse facility. Supervisor: Simmons).  Currently at EADS Astrium Limited, UK
58. Leon Prucha (M.Eng.Sc., 1996.  Trajectory optimisation for a small launch vehicle with a scramjet-powered second stage. Supervisor: Jacobs).
59. Linda Porter (PhD 1996.  High enthalpy, hypersonic drag measurements on blunt cones in an impulse facility. Supervisor: Mee).  Currently a medical doctor in Brisbane.
60. Andrew Neely (PhD 1996.  Experimental and analytical study of a pilot superorbital expansion tube for aerothermodynamic testing to 13 kms-1 in air. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently a senior lecturer at the Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW, Canberra.
61. Peter Barker (PhD 1996.  The development of laser based diagnostic techniques for application to supersonic and hypersonic flows. Supervisor: Rubenstein-Dunlop).  Currently Professor in Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Positron Physics at University College London, UK.
62. Michael Wendt (PhD 1995.  Supersonic combustion in a constant area duct. Supervisor: Stalker).  Deceased.
63. Allan Paull (M.Eng.Sc., 1995.  A theoretical and experimental investigation into the test flow disturbances in an expansion tube. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently Research Leader of the Applied Hypersonics Branch at DSTO, Brisbane. 
    
    

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    1990 - 1994
    
64. Ken Skinner (PhD 1994.  Mass spectrometry in shock tunnel experiments of hypersonic combustion. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently at DSTO, Adelaide.
65. Peter Holmes (M.Eng.Sc., 1994.  Trends in space technology. Supervisor: Stalker).
66. David Buttsworth (PhD 1994.  Shock induced mixing and combustion in scramjets. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Queensland.
67. Robert Bakos (PhD 1994.  An investigation of test flow nonequilibrium effects on scramjet combustion. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currenlty Vice President ATK and General Manager of GASL operations, New York, USA.
68. Samih Nabulsi (M.Eng.Sc., 1993.  Shock wave interaction with a movable wall. Supervisor: Page).  Currently working in R&D in medical applications in Brisbane.
69. Robert Mallet (PhD 1993.  A numerical study of hypersonic leeward flow over the delta wing of the Hermes spacecraft using a parallel architecture supercomputer. Supervisor: Macrossan).  Currently at Safety Analysis, California, USA.
70. Robert Krek (PhD 1993.  Shuttle orbiter and inclined cone flows in a free piston shock tunnel. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently at Maunsell Australia, Brisbane.
71. Gabrielle Kelly (PhD 1993.  A study of Reynolds analogy in a hypersonic boundary layer using a new skin fraction gauge. Supervisor: Simmons).
72. Adam Duval (M.Eng.Sc., 1993.  The launch of microprojectiles from a high speed shock driven macroprojectile. Supervisor: Page).
73. Geoffrey Cathcart (PhD 1993.  Numerical simulation of aerodynamic drag reduction and contamination protection of a satellite in low earth orbit. Supervisor: Macrossan).
74. Craig Brescianini (PhD 1992.  An investigation of the wall-injected scramjet: an experimental and numerical study of the wall-injected scramjet at high-enthalpy conditions. Supervisor: Morgan).  Currently at CSIRO, Ryde, Sydney.
75. Sean Tuttle (M.Eng.Sc., 1991.  A drag measurement technique for hypervelocity impulse facilities. Supervisor: Simmons).  Currently at EADS Astrium Limited, UK.
76. Andrew Neely (M.Eng.Sc., 1991.  Investigation of high enthalpy, hypervelocity flows of ionising argon in an expansion tube. Supervisor: Stalker),  Currently a senior lecturer at the Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW, Canberra.
77. Yaping He (PhD 1991,  Transition and heat transfer in compressible boundary layer flow over a flat plate. Supervisor: Morgan),  Currently Senior Lecturer and Head of Programme for Fire Safety Engineering at the University of Western Sydney.
78. Robert Casey (PhD 1990,  An investigation of supersonic and hypersonic hydrogen mixing and combustion. Supervisor: Morgan),  Currently at The University of New South Wales.
    
    

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    1986 - 1989
    
79. Conrad Stacey (PhD 1989,  Swept shock wave/boundary layer interactions at high mach number. Supervisor: Simmons),  Currently a Technical Director at Maunsell Australia, Brisbane.
80. Simon Sanderson (M.Eng.Sc., 1989,  Drag measurement techniques for short flow duration hypervelocity shock tunnels. Supervisor: Simmons). Currently at General Electric Research and Development, Schenectady, New York, USA.
81. Clyde Anderson (PhD 1989.  Atmospherically driven free piston air shocktube for sugarcane bagasse ignition characterization. Supervisor: Stalker).
82. Michael Smart (M.Eng.Sc., 1988. Analysis of a scramjet nozzle exhaust: an analytical study of the flow field in the nozzle exhaust of a vertical strut injected scramjet for the purposes of thrust calculation. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently Professor of Hypersonics Propulsion at UQ.
83. Noel Morris (M.Eng.Sc., 1988.  Silane as an ignition aid in scramjets. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently a Research Assistant at Oxford University.
84. Christopher Gourlay (PhD 1988.  The flow-field generated by inclined ramp tabs in a rocket nozzle exhaust. Supervisor: Simmons).  Currently Research Director for CRC-Rail, Brisbane.
85. David Mee (PhD 1987.  Investigation of swept shock wave boundary layer interactions. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently Head of School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering at UQ.
86. Bruce Leslie (M.Eng.Sc., 1986.  A flow visualization study of ramp tabs in a supersonic nozzle. Supervisor: Simmons).  Currently Director of Leslie Consulting Engineers, Brisbane.
87. Terry Cain (M.Eng.Sc., 1986.  Compression ignition driven shock tubes. Supervisor: Stalker).  Currently Director of Gas Dynamics Ltd, Farnborough, UK.