Allan Paull BSc(Hon) PhD MEngSc
DST Chair in Future Hypersonic Technologies
Centre for Hypersonics
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
The University of Queensland

Abstract
Hypersonic powered flight has traditionally relied on fueled systems for propulsion. However, the energy density of electrical systems is fast approaching a point where they too will be useful. This seminar looks at ways to convert that energy into high speed propulsion.

About the speaker...
Allan Paull gained his PhD in applied mathematics at the University of Queensland (UQ) and subsequently obtained a MEngSc within the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at UQ. He has worked for 34 years in hypersonics, primarily in the field of supersonic combustion and flight-testing. He was initially employed at UQ as a research assistant on a three-month non-extendable contract to Ray Stalker. 20 years later, he held the position of ARC Professorial Research Fellow, still working with Ray at UQ. Whilst at UQ he developed and led the HyShot flight program to establish the correlation between flight and shock tunnel measurements of supersonic combustion. HyShot led to the DARPA sponsored HyCAUSE program that led to the AFRL/DST HIFiRE flight program. In total, he has been the lead for 14 hypersonic flight tests. During the HIFiRE program he was employed at the Defense Science and Technology Group and remained an Adjunct Professor to UQ until 2019, when he rejoined UQ again in the position of DST Chair in Future Hypersonic Technologies where he now concentrates on advanced concepts. He is also the Technical Lead to the Australian Program Office for Advanced Hypersonics and the Technical Advisor to the UQ flight program called STAje-.