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Emeritus Prof. Robert Antonia

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Position Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office ES317, Engineering Science - D.w. George

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Sydney
  • Master of Engineering Science, University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Engineering, University of Sydney

Research

Research keywords

  • Mechanical Engineering

Research expertise

Structure of turbulence, transport of momentum and heat in different shearflows

Transport properties of the atmospheric surface layer, turbulent diffusion, properties of small-scale turbulence

Manipulation of turbulence, management and control of turbulent flows

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
091300 Mechanical Engineering 50
091599 Interdisciplinary Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified 35
020399 Classical Physics Not Elsewhere Classified 15

Centres and Groups

Centre

    Memberships

    Learned Academy.

    • Fellow (Australian Academy of Science)

    Awards

    Award

    2007 For contributions to turbulence research
    Australian Academy of Science (Australia)
    Elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2004 for contributions to turbulence research
    2004 Citation Laureate for Engineering
    Thompson ISI (Australia)
    To date over 4000 ISI citations

    Commemorative Issue

    2004 Flow, Turbulence and Combustion
    Springer (Australia)
    Commemorative Issue of journal in honour of 60th birthday (Flow, Turbulence and Combustion 72,2004)

    Invitations

    15th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
    University of Sydney, Australia (Invited Batchelor Lecture)
    2004