Professor Con Doolan has an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Queensland.  After working at the University of Glasgow, Department of Defence (Australia) and University of Adelaide, he is now a Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Professor Doolan founded and leads the Flow Noise Group, a world leader in aeroacoustics, which is the science of sound produced by fluid flow. His research ranges from the fundamental to the applied, with extensive projects with the Australian Research Council and industries from the Defence, medical, mining, energy, aerospace and construction sectors.

Prof Doolan has held many leadership positions, most recently as Associate Dean (Education) for UNSW Engineering. He is currently serving on the UNSW College Academic Board.

Research Interests
Aeroacoustics, Flow-Induced Noise, Acoustic Beamforming

Text Books

Doolan, C., & Moreau, D. (2022). Flow Noise: Theory. Springer Nature.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-2484-2

Hansen, C. H., Doolan, C. J., & Hansen, K. L. (2017). Wind farm noise: measurement, assessment, and control. John Wiley & Sons.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118826140

Teaching
Aerodynamics
Flight Mechanics
Acoustics

Recent Presentations

Acoustics23: Theoretical prediction of unsteady wall pressure during turbulence-airfoil-interaction

Press

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