Andrew Lock

Andrew Lock is a Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland, affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences. His work focuses on aerospace engineering, thermofluid dynamics, and numerical modeling, particularly in hypersonic aerodynamics, supercritical CO2 power cycles, and trajectory optimization.

• Education: PhD in Energy Systems at the University of Queensland; BEng (Hons I) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tasmania.

Research interests include hypersonic vehicle design, aerothermal dynamics, nonlinear optimization, and state estimation using Kalman filters. He collaborates with global organizations like NASA, Northrop Grumman, and JAXA on re-entry and hypersonic rocket projects.

Recent publications highlight co-design frameworks for hypersonic vehicles, Bayesian state estimation for aerodynamic measurements, and advancements in sCO2 power cycles. His work integrates open-source tools like Python and Linux for simulation and data analysis.

• Scientific Awards: Best Paper, AIAA Ground Testing Technical Committee.