DSTO scientist elected Fellow of ATSE
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- Date:
- 3 November, 2011
Dr Allan Paull, Research Leader in Applied Hypersonics at DSTO Brisbane, has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
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- Dr Allan Paull, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Dr Paull was elected a 2011 Fellow of the prestigious Academy along with 30 other leading Australian researchers and scientists.
Dr Paull is known internationally for his achievements in advanced aeropropulsion, working on scramjet engines to achieve supersonic combustion in flight to demonstrate the possibility of affordable development of hypersonic technology.
“It is an honour to be elected a member of the ATSE,” he said. “My election was only possible because of the many achievements of my colleagues and friends who I have had the privilege to work with at DSTO and The University of Queensland, as well as the many sacrifices my family have had to endure in our quest to fly things at ridiculously fast speeds.”
During his career Dr Paul has developed theories for the operations of scramjets, resulting in a new approach for their implementation, as well as wind tunnel theories which formed the basis for developing one of the largest expansion tubes in the world.
He is the technical lead for the Hypersonics International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) Program, a joint project between DSTO and the US Air Force Research Laboratory. This collaborative project, conducted in Australia, aims to explore hypersonic flight and propulsion over the next few years. Dr Paull has completed 7 hypersonic flight trials and aims to complete another 4 in the next 18 months.
In addition to his current election as Fellow of ATSE, Dr Paull has chaired numerous national and international conferences.
Read more about Allan Paull here.
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is part of Australia's Department of Defence. DSTO's role is to ensure the expert, impartial and innovative application of science and technology to the defence of Australia and its national interests.