
Andrew Neely is the Associate Dean (Research Engagement) at UNSW Canberra where he is also a Professor in the School of Engineering and Information Technology.
Postdoctoral Positions in Hypersonics Available: Please contact me ASAP if you are interested and have Australian Citizenship or PR and a relevant Masters/PhD in engineering or Science.
Generous Ph.D. scholarships ($35,000+ per year) are available for high-achieving students (with H1/High Distinction in UG and/or Masters by Research) in engineering, mathematics or relevant sciences under my supervision. If you are interested contact me at a.neely@adfa.edu.au
see https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/hdr/scholarships
PhD Topics NOW AVAILABLE on funded projects
(1) Hypersonic vehicle manoeuvring using control thrusters (NOTE: AUS/NZ/US/UK citizens only)
(2) Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions on supersonic and hypersonic vehicles
Professor Neely leads a research group investigating the fluid-thermal-structural behaviour of high-speed vehicles and propulsion systems. He collaborates on ESA’s HEXAFLY-INT hypersonic flight-test programs having previously worked on the DST/USAF HIFiRE, HyCAUSE and SCRAMSPACE projects. He also collaborates on investigations of the biomechanical behaviour of nerve tissue.
One of our experimental hypersonic FSI cases has been chosen for the next NASA Aeroelastic Prediction Workshop (AePW3). Join if you would like to simulate the case.
https://nescacademy.nasa.gov/workshops/AePW3/public/wg/highspeed
We also host the international Database of High-Speed Fluid Structure Interaction Unit Cases
www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/high-speed-fsi-database-unit-cases
Prof Neely is
The Future of High Speed Vehicles: UNSW Defence Research Institute podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qYdDaY4Oy2eWu4kmZJ8AU?si=e1MZ4MOBSaqcJTbndgYVTw&dl_branch=1&nd=1
Finite element modeling of optic chiasmal compression: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology podcast
https://journals.lww.com/jneuro-ophthalmology/Pages/podcastepisodes.aspx?podcastid=1
HEXAFLY-INT (High-Speed Experimental Fly Vehicles - International), European Space Agency
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I am the National Director for the RAeS Cool Aeronautics Australia STEM outreach program
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My Research Supervision
CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS
Student | Degree | Year | Topic | Previous Degrees |
Lily Attwood | MPhil | 2021 | Energy Deposition on Hot Structures | BE (UNSW) |
Luke Rooney (CEA) | MRes (PT) | 2021 | Hypersonic Vehicle Maneuvering Envelope | BE, BSc (Sydney) |
Michelle Norton (Thales) | PhD (PT) | 2020 | Fluid Structure Interactions of Gate Valves | BE (UNSW) |
Kaisar Al Shami | PhD | 2020 | Gas Turbine Thermal Rotor Bow | BS-Mech (Balamand) |
Zach Tuten | PhD | 2020 | Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions in High-Speed Flows | MEng (Stanford) |
Pratap Pewar | PhD | 2020 | Biomechanics of Nerve Tissue | MEng (UNSW) |
Paulo Vasconcelos | PhD | 2019 | Structural Scaling for Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Testing | BE (Arizona State) |
Josh Booth (Royal Melb) | PhD (ANU-PT) | 2019 | Biomechanics of Pelvic Reconstruction | MD (Melb) |
Diego Exposito | PhD | 2019 | Shock-Induced Separation in Hypersonic Flow | MEng (Cranfield) |
Mithun Kahawala (DSTG) | MRes (PT) | 2018 | Pitch-Induced Inlet Unstart on a Hypersonic Vehicle | BE, BSc (Melb) |
GRADUATED RESEARCH STUDENTS
Student | Degree | Year | Thesis Title | Current Position | ||
Dr Sudip Bhattrai | PhD | 2021 | Hypersonic Fluid-Structure Interaction in the Presence of Axial Pressure Gradients | Head of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, IOE Nepal | ||
Mr Jeremy Moran | MRes | 2021 | Hot Wall Experiments in Hypersonic Flow | Research Associate in hypersonics, UniSQ | ||
MAJ Roger Dudziak | MRes | 2020 | Design and Development of a Passive Thermal Control System for Nano-Satellites | Engineering Manager, Skykraft | ||
Dr Courtney Bright | PhD | 2019 | Fluidic thrust vectoring for spacecraft maneouvring | Flight Operations Lead, UNSW Canberra Space | ||
Dr Kyll Schomberg | PhD | 2019 | Design of Rocket Nozzle Contours Using Conjugate Circular Arcs | Systems Engineer, Shoal Group | ||
Dr Iroizan Ubulom | PhD | 2019 | Gas Turbine Blade Life Prediction Using Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interaction Modelling | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cranfield | ||
Dr Chris Kennell | PhD | 2018 | Study of Hypersonic Aerodynamics Using Free Flight Experiments | Principal Engineer, Oxford Flow Ltd | ||
Dr Hilbert van Pelt | PhD | 2018 | Shock Vector Control applied to a Converging-Diverging Nozzle and a Hypersonic Vehicle | Research Associate in hypersonics, UNSW | ||
Dr Arnab Dasgupta | PhD | 2018 | A Study of Coupling Fidelity and the Aerodynamic Trajectory Parameters that Drive Static Aeroelasticity in Hypersonic Flow | Lockheed Martin Australia | ||
Dr Gaetano Currao | PhD | 2018 | Experimental Study of Hypersonic Fluid Structure Interaction with Shock Impingement on a Cantilevered Plate | Assistant Professor, National Cheng-Kung University,Taiwan | ||
Dr Amna Khraibut | PhD | 2018 | Laminar Hypersonic Leading Edge Separation | Postdoctoral Research Associate, VKI | ||
Dr Zafer Leylek | PhD | 2018 | Global Surrogate Modelling of Gas Turbine Aerodynamic Performance | Research Scientist DST Group | ||
Mr Jai Vennik | MRes | 2018 | Hot-Wall Experimental Technique for Prescribing Non-Uniform Temperatures on Hypersonic Impulsive Wind Tunnel Models | Systems Engineer, UNSW Canberra Space | ||
Dr Heath Pratt | PhD | 2017 | Effect of Simulator Model Interactivity on Cognitive Development | CEO Enginox | ||
Dr Evan Smith | PhD | 2017 | A Parametric Study of Compressor RotorThermal Bow in Aerospace Gas Turbines | Senior Engineer, No. 36 Squadron - Royal Australian Air Force | ||
Dr Tom Lillicrap | PhD (ANU) | 2017 | Investigating Changes in Regional Brain Temperature in Patients Suffering Ischaemic Stroke | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Newcastle | ||
Dr Priyanka Dhopade | PhD | 2014 | Aeromechanical modelling of rotating fan blades to investigate high-cycle and low-cycle fatigue interaction | Lecturer, University of Auckland | ||
Dr Xiaofei Wang | PhD | 2014 | Biomechanics of the Human Optic Chiasmal Compression | Professor, Beihang University | ||
Dr Rishabh Choudhury | PhD | 2014 | Global Surface Temperature Measurement for Hypersonic Flight Vehicles | Research Scientist, DST Group | ||
Dr Guofeng Zhu | PhD | 2013 | Computational and Experimental Study of Particle Separation in a Mini Hydrocyclone | Consultancy Expert, Peraglobal, Beijing | ||
Dr Zhipeng Gu | PhD | 2013 | Experimental and Theoretical Study of Droplet Formation at a T-junction with Xanthan Gum Solutions | Industrial R&D, China | ||
Dr Deepak Ramanath | PhD | 2011 | Computational Studies of Hypersonic High Enthalpy Separated Flows | System Administrator, Penten | ||
Dr Adnan Ahmed | PhD | 2010 | Mechanical behaviour of nanometric-scale and micrometric-scale SiC particulate reinforced A1 7075 matrix composites | IP Australia | ||
Dr Gisu Park | PhD | 2010 | Hypervelocity aerothermodynamics of blunt bodies including real gas effects | Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | ||
Dr Jeong Ho Choi | PhD | 2010 | Fabrication, characterisation and modelling of corrugated wire mesh laminates | Postdoctoral Fellow, Korea Institute of Materials Science | ||
Dr Graham Doig | PhD | 2009 | Compressible ground effect aerodynamics | Aerodynamics Lead, Canoo | ||
Dr Karthik Ram Ramakrishnan | MRes | 2009 | Low velocity impact behaviour of unreinforced bi-layer plastic laminates | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford | ||
Mr Peter Young | MRes | 2008 | Fracture analysis of glass microsphere filled epoxy resin syntactic foam | Deputy Director MSP Operations, Nova Systems | ||
Dr Rahim Abu Tahlib | DPhil (Oxford) | 2003 | Detailed inveestigation of the low-tempterature analogy of an aircraft engine standard fire-test | Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia | ||
Dr Dickie Wong | DPhil (Oxford) | 2001 | Thermal investigation of acoustic liners used in gas turbines | Investment Consultant, Credit Suisse | ||
Dr Andrew Robertson | DPhil (Oxford) | 1998 | Extended surface flow and heat transfer studies | Head of Structured Lending / Executive Director, Macquarie Group |