Dr Sean O'Byrne
Senior Lecturer
B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Ed. (University of New England) M.Sc., Ph.D. (Australian National University)
Building 20 Room 105
Telephone: (+61) 2 626 88353
Fax: (+61) 2 626 88581
Email: s.obyrne@adfa.edu.au
Research Experience
- Tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) in aircraft exhausts
- Planar laser-induced fluorescence velocity imaging of hypersonic wake flows
- Near-resonantly enhanced flow visualisation
- Laser-enhanced ignition in high-speed diffusive flames
- Laser-based spectroscopy -Planar laser-induced fluorescence -Tuneable diode-laser absorption spectroscopy -Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy
- Laser-based sensors for -Emissions monitoring -Engine Health -Industrial Safety -Carbon Accounting
- Hypersonic flow -Vibrational nonequilibrium -Thermometry -Velocimetry
- Supersonic combustion -Flow sensors for flight tests -Plasma-based combustion enhancement
- Aviation safety -Laser pointer attacks on pilots
- Publications: Books: - Journals: 11 Refereed Conference: 36, 1 invited Other: 1 US Air Force Technical Report
Teaching Experience
- Lecturer
- Research-led, project-based teaching
- Courses taught include - Hypersonics, Materials Science and Engineering Research
Additional
- NRC Postdoctoral fellow
- NASA Langley Reserach Center, Hampton, VA, USA (2002-2003)
- New South Global Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW@ADFA, Canberra Australia (2004-2006)
Consulting Interests
- Industrial application of laser-based diagnostics
- Gaeous mixing and pollutant dispersion measurement