Associate Professor Adrian Pudsey
DSTG Joint Chair in Supersonic Propulsion and Flight Technologies
Details
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College: STEM Research & Innovation
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Department: Research & Innovation
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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adrian.pudsey@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2208-0035
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
Academic positions
- Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- DSTG Joint Chair in Supersonic Propulsion & Flight Technologies
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2022 – Present
- Senior Lecturer in Aviation
- RMIT University
- Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2021
- Lecturer in Aviation
- RMIT University
- Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2018
- Research Associate
- Universität der Bundeswehr München
- Fakultät für Luft-und Raumfahrt
- , Germany
- 1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2015
Non-academic positions
- R & D Engineer
- Defence Science and Technology Group
- HIFiRE Program
- Canberra, Australia
- 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2014
- Team Leader
- Royal Australian Air Force
- PC-9 Aircraft Propulsion and Systems
- , Australia
- 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2011
- Manager
- Royal Australian Air Force
- PC-9 Aircraft Maintenance Requirements & Reliability
- , Australia
- 1 Apr 2008 – 1 Apr 2009
- Trade Supervisor
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Technical Maintenance
- , Australia
- 1 Apr 1996 – 1 Apr 2003
Supervisor projects
- Investigating the Feasibility of Integrating Rotating Detonation Engines into Flight Vehicles using Digital Engineering Techniques
- 22 Jul 2024
- ECOptimization of MicroLaunchers
- 9 Feb 2022
- Thermal Management of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine
- 20 Feb 2020
- Laser Spark Mixing and Ignition Enhancement of Hydrocarbon Fuels in a Scramjet Combustor
- 4 Aug 2017
- Numerical Investigation of Upstream Cavity Flows in Scramjets
- 3 Jul 2017
- Heat Transfer Enhancement in Supercritical Hydrocarbon Heat Exchangers for Hypersonic Vehicles
- 3 Jul 2017
- Mixing Characteristics of Cracked Hydrocarbon Fuels in Scramjets
- 1 May 2017
Teaching interests
Teaching and course development in the following:
AERO2378 Aircraft Systems (Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, NUAA)
AERO2519 Aircraft Certification (Masters or Engineering)
AERO2457 Aircraft Maintenance Management (Melbourne, Singapore)
AERO2347 Aircraft Maintenance Management (Masters or Engineering)
Supervision of final year aerospace engineering projects in both the undergraduate and masters programs.
Supervisor interests
High speed aerodynamics, Scramjet propulsion, Access to space systems, Viscous drag reduction, Jet interaction, Supersonic injection and combustion, Computational fluid dynamics
AERO2378 Aircraft Systems (Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, NUAA)
AERO2519 Aircraft Certification (Masters or Engineering)
AERO2457 Aircraft Maintenance Management (Melbourne, Singapore)
AERO2347 Aircraft Maintenance Management (Masters or Engineering)
Supervision of final year aerospace engineering projects in both the undergraduate and masters programs.
Supervisor interests
High speed aerodynamics, Scramjet propulsion, Access to space systems, Viscous drag reduction, Jet interaction, Supersonic injection and combustion, Computational fluid dynamics
Research interests
Adrian's current projects involve the development of practical high-speed flight systems and associated enabling technologies.
His primary areas of research interest include:
• Supersonic and hypersonic aerothermodynamics
• Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs)
• Scramjet propulsion
• Rocket propulsion and access to space systems
• Viscous drag reduction/Jet interactions
• Computational fluid dynamics
He is interested in supervising Masters and PhD students in any area of research listed above.
His primary areas of research interest include:
• Supersonic and hypersonic aerothermodynamics
• Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs)
• Scramjet propulsion
• Rocket propulsion and access to space systems
• Viscous drag reduction/Jet interactions
• Computational fluid dynamics
He is interested in supervising Masters and PhD students in any area of research listed above.
