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Graham Dorrington is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering at RMIT University, located at the Bundoora East campus. He has extensive industry experience with organizations including the European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), British Aerospace, and Southampton University. His research focuses on aerospace engineering, particularly lighter-than-air aircraft technology, aerospace propulsion systems, and bio-inspired systems. He has designed and tested ultra-light battery-electric airships for tropical rainforest exploration and contributed to planetary mission concepts for Venus and Titan.
His research interests span aerobiology, biological flight, and sustainable aviation fuels. He holds former fellowships as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and ESA Research Fellow. Dorrington is open to supervising PhD students in aerospace design, flight performance analysis, and bio-inspired systems. His work includes projects like the AMSI Aerochute Pty Ltd's powered parawing-trike development and collaborations on lunar pit reconnaissance probes.
Key projects include the design of FC-based propulsion systems for aircraft, thrust augmentation in scramjet nozzles, and smart tuft sensors for flow measurement. His publications address topics ranging from Venus atmospheric platforms to dragonfly flight mechanics. He actively participates in documentaries on aviation history and continues to explore interdisciplinary engineering challenges.
