People

Current Staff

Name & Position Title Email
Dr James Venning

Dr James Venning

Research Leader

james.venning@utas.edu.au

Prof Paul Brandner

Prof Paul Brandner

Professor of Hydrodynamics

p.brandner@utas.edu.au

Dr Bryce Pearce

Dr Bryce Pearce

Lecturer

bryce.pearce@utas.edu.au

Dr Patrick Russell

Dr Patrick Russell

Post-doctoral Researcher

patrick.russell@utas.edu.au

Dr Luka Barbaca

Dr Luka Barbaca

Post-doctoral Researcher

luka.barbaca@utas.edu.au

Mr Robert Wrigley

Mr Robert Wrigley

Senior Technical Officer Team Leader

R.Wrigley@utas.edu.au

Visiting Scholars, Collaborators, and Interns

  • Julie Young
  • Yves Lecoffre
  • Gregory Walker
  • Alan Henderson
  • Con Doolan
  • Danielle Moreau
  • Marie Donnet
  • Laura Brooks
  • Killion Kroch
  • Ruud
  • Nitin
  • Valerian

Current Graduate Students

Link to projects??

  • Cavitation in marine propulsors

Alumni

 

Elizabeth Allan

Completion: August, 2025

Thesis:  The Dynamics of Cavitation Nucleation in Structured Turbulence

 

Matthew Khoo

Completion: December, 2021

Thesis:  The Influence of Nuclei Content on Tip Vortex Cavitation Inception

 

Samuel Smith

Completion: December, 2020

Thesis:  Unsteady Loading on Hydrofoils due to Turbulence and Cavitation

Now: Defence Science and Technology

 

Patrick Russell

Completion: August, 2020

Thesis:  Microbubble Disperse Flows about a Lifting Surface

Now: Cavitation Research Laboratory, University of Tasmania

 

Hongiang Yu

Completion: August, 2018

Thesis:  CFD Methodologies for Compressible Atomising and Cavitating Multi-phase Flows

 

Luka Barbaca

Completion: August, 2018

Thesis:  Cavity Flow Over a Wall-Mounted Fence

Now: Cavitation Research Laboratory, University of Tasmania

 

Matt Ghiji

Completion: March, 2017

Thesis:  Measurement and CFD Modelling of Diesel Engine Spray Dynamics

 

David Clarke

Completion: December, 2009

Thesis:  Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flow about Low Aspect Ratio Ellipsoids at Transcritical Reynolds Numbers

 

Katrina de Graaf

Completion: November, 2013

Thesis:  The Bubble Dynamics and Pressure Field Generated by a Seismic Airgun

 

Bryce Pearce

Completion: April, 2011

Thesis:  Ventilated Supercavitating Hydrofoils for Ride Control of High-Speed Craft

Vacancies

Current job vacancies