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Matthew McGilvray is a Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and Senior Fellow in Hypersonics at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute. His research spans aerospace engineering, focusing on hypersonic flow dynamics, gas turbine heat transfer, and thermal protection systems for spacecraft.
- University of Queensland (BEng, PhD)
- 2009: Research Associate, Oxford Thermofluids Institute
- 2013: Associate Professor, University of Oxford
- 2021: Senior Research Fellowship, Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2023: Promoted to Professor
Research Interests: McGilvray leads two major research groups: Hypersonics and Particle Deposition in Gas Turbines. His work includes:
- Designing hypersonic wind tunnels (Oxford HDT, T6, CXT) for spacecraft and scramjet testing
- Advancing transpiration cooling and pyrolysis gas effects for thermal protection
- Developing numerical tools (FROSST, LASTA, NESS) for shock tube simulations
- Analyzing ice crystal accretion and shedding in aeroengines
- Studying non-equilibrium thermochemistry and radiation in hypersonic flows
Scientific Contributions: With over 54 journal articles and 135 conference papers, his recent publications highlight:
- Ice crystal dynamics in turbomachinery
- Thermochemical kinetics in hypersonic flows
- Ceramic-metal brazing for thermal protection
- Shock tube radiation diagnostics
- Boundary layer control via transpiration cooling
Awards & Leadership: In 2021, he secured a Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellowship to establish the MoD Academic Centre of Excellence in Hypersonic Science and Technology. He has supervised 17 doctoral students and advances experimental facilities like the Oxford T6 Stalker Tunnel.
