Professor Gary Rosengarten

Research overview

My group focuses on fundamental and applied transport phenomena (heat and fluid flow) from the macro to the micro and nano scales with two main themes.

Energy

• Solar Thermal Energy: various fundamental and industry lead projects
• Interface effects on liquid/solid heat transfer
• Heat transfer and mixing enhancement using micro synthetic jets and two phase flow in microchannels

Biotechnology

• Biomimetics: Diatom pore structure as a model nano-pore membrane
• Stem cell bioreactor design and fluid force effects on cells
• Fluid structure interactions in the upper airway to understand sleep apnea

Awards

• 1997 Energy Research and Development Corporation Postgraduate Award
• 1999 French Government Scientific Fellowship
• 2000 Australian Institute of Energy Postgraduate Student Award, 2000: Best Solar and Wind Research Energy Project
• 2000 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Solar Energy Division Inaugural Graduate Student Award
• 2002 Churchill Fellowship
• 2002 Victoria Fellowship

Heat Transfer, Solar Energy, Microfluidics and Nanotechnology

• Bachelor of Science (Honours): Physics, Monash University
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): Mechanical Engineering, Monash University
• PhD: The University of New South Wales

• 1994-1996 Experimental Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics
• 2000-2002 State Manager, Bassett Applied Research
• 2002-2003 Research Fellow, RMIT University
• 2003-2004 Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
• 2005- 2006 Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
• 2006-2011 Senior Lecturer- Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales
• 2012- Adjunct Professor, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales
• 2012- Professor, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University