Professor Richard Morgan
Professor

Richard Morgan

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Background

Prof Morgan was the Director of the Centre for Hypersonics since its inception in 1997 until October 2021. He lectures in mechanical and aerospace engineering within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering.

He has a strong research record in the development of hypervelocity impulsive facilities on which the UQ Centre for Hypersonics research program is based, including the ‘X’ series of super-orbital expansion tubes, and has extensive experience in hypersonic aero-thermo-dynamics and scramjet propulsion.

Richard Morgan has been developing superorbital ground based facilities for many years, and has collaborative research program with DSTG, NASA, ESA, Oxford University, Ecole Centrale (Paris) and AOARD in radiating flows, as well as continuing ARC support in this area since 1990, including two current ARC Discovery grants in partnership with European and American partners.

He was involved as a flight team member in the 2010 airborne observation of the Japanese ‘Hayabusa’ asteroid sample return mission, for which he was a co-recipient of the NASA Ames ‘honour’ award for 2010. He regularly gives invited talks in international meetings, and gave a plenary presentation to the AIAA Hypersonic Spaceplanes Conference in San Francisco in April 2011.

Professor Richard Morgan was awarded a 2012 UQ Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision award for encouraging student development through international student exchanges with overseas collaborators, whilst engendering internal cooperation within the study body.

Availability

Professor Richard Morgan is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Engineering

Search Professor Richard Morgan’s works on UQ eSpace

330 works between 1982 and 2025
All (330) Journal Article (97) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (226) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1)

121 - 140 of 330 works

2015

Conference Publication

A study of radiation scaling of high enthalpy flows in expansion tubes

Andrianatos, Andreas, Gildfind, David and Morgan, Richard (2015). A study of radiation scaling of high enthalpy flows in expansion tubes. Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 25-27 November 2015.

A study of radiation scaling of high enthalpy flows in expansion tubes

2015

Conference Publication

Intercontinental rocket plane transport network

Morgan, Richard G. and Wheatley, Brad J. (2015). Intercontinental rocket plane transport network. 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 6-9 July 2015. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2015-3538

Intercontinental rocket plane transport network

2015

Conference Publication

Advanced hypersonic vehicle component testing using pre-heated models and infrared scanning

Morgan, R., Rees, B., Rutherford, J., Jefferey, M., Sollart, M., Morris, N., Basore, K., James, C., Wei, H., Gu, S., Lewis, S. and Landsberg, W. (2015). Advanced hypersonic vehicle component testing using pre-heated models and infrared scanning. 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT), Cairns, QLD, Australia., 25-27 November, 2015.

Advanced hypersonic vehicle component testing using pre-heated models and infrared scanning

2015

Conference Publication

Hypersonics Research in Australia

Morgan, Richard (2015). Hypersonics Research in Australia. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Arlington, VA, United States, 25 March 2015.

Hypersonics Research in Australia

2015

Conference Publication

Shock tube simulation of low Mach number blast waves

Morgan, R. G. and Gildfind, D. E. (2015). Shock tube simulation of low Mach number blast waves. International Symposium on Shock Waves, Madison, WI, United States, 14-19 July 2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16835-7_11

Shock tube simulation of low Mach number blast waves

2015

Conference Publication

Shock standoff on hemi-spherical bodies in hypervelocity flows

Zander, F., Jacobs, P. A., Gollan, R. J. and Morgan, R. G. (2015). Shock standoff on hemi-spherical bodies in hypervelocity flows. International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW29), Madison, WI, United States, 14-19 July 2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16835-7_85

Shock standoff on hemi-spherical bodies in hypervelocity flows

2015

Conference Publication

Radiative heat transfer measurements in low-density titan atmospheres

Jacobs, C. M., McIntyre, T. J., Morgan, R. G., Brandis, A. M. and Laux, C. O. (2015). Radiative heat transfer measurements in low-density titan atmospheres. 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Tours, France, 24–28 September 2012. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/1.T4519

Radiative heat transfer measurements in low-density titan atmospheres

2014

Journal Article

Hypervelocity shock standoff on spheres in air

Zander, F., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, P. A. and Morgan, R. G. (2014). Hypervelocity shock standoff on spheres in air. Shock Waves, 24 (2), 171-178. doi: 10.1007/s00193-013-0488-x

Hypervelocity shock standoff on spheres in air

2014

Journal Article

Production of high-Mach-number scramjet flow conditions in an expansion tube

Gildfind, David, Morgan, Richard G., Jacobs, Peter A. and McGilvray, Matthew (2014). Production of high-Mach-number scramjet flow conditions in an expansion tube. AIAA Journal, 52 (1), 162-177. doi: 10.2514/1.J052383

Production of high-Mach-number scramjet flow conditions in an expansion tube

2014

Conference Publication

Filtered Two-Dimensional Imaging in the X2 Expansion Tube

Sheikh, Umar A., Lewis, Steve, Wei, Han, Ibrahim, Mohammed, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2014). Filtered Two-Dimensional Imaging in the X2 Expansion Tube. 6th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, St Andrews, United Kingdom, 24-28 November 2014.

Filtered Two-Dimensional Imaging in the X2 Expansion Tube

2014

Conference Publication

On the limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube

James, C. M., Gildfind, D. E., Morgan, R. G., Lewis, S. W., Fahy, E. J. and McIntyre, T. J. (2014). On the limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube. 6th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, St Andrews, United Kingdom, 24-28 November 2014.

On the limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube

2014

Conference Publication

Comparison of Titan entry radiation shock-tube data with collisional-radiative models

Brandis, Aaron M., Laux, Christophe O., Magin, Thierry, McIntyre, Timothy J. and Morgan, Richard G. (2014). Comparison of Titan entry radiation shock-tube data with collisional-radiative models. 40th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Seattle, WA United States, 23 - 26 June 2008. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.. doi: 10.2514/1.T4231

Comparison of Titan entry radiation shock-tube data with collisional-radiative models

2014

Conference Publication

Design of test flows to investigate binary scaling in high enthalpy CO2-N2 mixtures

de Crombrugghe, G., Gildfind, D., Zander, F., McIntyre, T. and Morgan, R. (2014). Design of test flows to investigate binary scaling in high enthalpy CO2-N2 mixtures. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.

Design of test flows to investigate binary scaling in high enthalpy CO2-N2 mixtures

2014

Conference Publication

Performance considerations for expansion tube operation with a shock-heated secondary driver

Gildfind, D. E., James, C. M. and Morgan, R. G. (2014). Performance considerations for expansion tube operation with a shock-heated secondary driver. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.

Performance considerations for expansion tube operation with a shock-heated secondary driver

2014

Conference Publication

Amplifier design for new CNT radiation gauges in expansion tunnels

Porat, H., Allsop, B. V., Morgan, R. G., Srinath, S., Reddy, K. P. J. and McIntyre, T. J. (2014). Amplifier design for new CNT radiation gauges in expansion tunnels. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.

Amplifier design for new CNT radiation gauges in expansion tunnels

2014

Conference Publication

X3 reflected shock tunnel for extended flow duration

Morgan, Richard G. and David Gildfind (2014). X3 reflected shock tunnel for extended flow duration. The 2014 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Shanghai China, 24-26 September 2014. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.

X3 reflected shock tunnel for extended flow duration

2014

Conference Publication

The limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube

James, Christopher, Gildfind, David, Morgan, Richard and McIntyre, Tim (2014). The limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.

The limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube

2014

Journal Article

A new shock tube configuration for studying dust-lifting during the initiation of a coal dust explosion

Gildfind, David E. and Morgan, Richard G. (2014). A new shock tube configuration for studying dust-lifting during the initiation of a coal dust explosion. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 29 (1), 198-208. doi: 10.1016/j.jlp.2014.02.011

A new shock tube configuration for studying dust-lifting during the initiation of a coal dust explosion

2014

Conference Publication

Computational optimisation and analysis of a truncated hypersonic nozzle for X3 expansion tunnel

Wei, H., Chan, W. Y. K, Jacobs, P. A. and Morgan, R. G. (2014). Computational optimisation and analysis of a truncated hypersonic nozzle for X3 expansion tunnel. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.

Computational optimisation and analysis of a truncated hypersonic nozzle for X3 expansion tunnel

2014

Conference Publication

Scaled Hayabusa Experiments in the X2 Expansion Tube

Fahy, Elise , Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Buttsworth, David R. (2014). Scaled Hayabusa Experiments in the X2 Expansion Tube. 6th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom, 24-28 November 2014.

Scaled Hayabusa Experiments in the X2 Expansion Tube

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Investigation of Ablation Products in the Near Wake of a High-Speed Hypersonic Vehicle
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Experimental Validation of the MMT Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Air Chemistry Model in the X2 Free-piston Driven Expansion Tube
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Advancing the Science of Giant Planet Atmospheric Entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Hypervelocity Heat flux Measurements
    Queensland Bavaria Collaborative Research Program - Seed Grant
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Radiation reconstruction for ExoMars capsule flowfield
    AEDS Sarl
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Non-equilibrium reacting shock layers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Electron Transpiration Cooling of Hypersonic Vehicles
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Study of Non-Equilibrium Wakes Model
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Optical Equipment for Advanced Thermofluid Measurements
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Hypersonic Science and Enabling Technologies - General Support
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Experimental Studies of High-Speed Flows
    National University of Singapore Research Collaboration Agreement
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Development of flow conditions and heated hardware for X3R
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Turbulent heat transfer during Mars Venus and Earth atmospheric entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Rapidly expanding non equilibrium hypersonic flow
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Hydrocarbon fuel technology for hypersonic air breathing vehicles
    Cooperative Research Centre Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Stage 2 Development of X3R, an advanced Scramjet testing Shock Tunnel
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Optical diagnostics for the investigation of high-speed energetic processes (ARC LIEF project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Radiation and Ablation in Rapidly Expanding Flows
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Development of X3R, an advanced Scramjet testing Shock Tunnel
    Commonwealth Department of Defence Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Hypersonic Driver - NWTF Project
    University of Oxford
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Experimental Analysis of High Speed Earth Re-entry
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The science of scramjet propulsion
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Ablative thermal protection systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Infrastructure for hypersonic laboratories
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Hypervelocity re-entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Radiation measurements in simulated ablation layers
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Ensuring a world-class hypersonic shock tunnel for maintaining world-leading hypersonic R&D
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Instrumentation Facility for Hypersonic Heat Transfer Measurements
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Radiating hypersonic flows
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2008
    Mach 10 Hydrogen fuelled scramjet development
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Mach 10 Scramjet Flight Thrust Measurements - An extension to the HyShot Flight Program
    United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Development of large scale expansion tubes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Upgrading of hypersonics facilities
    Systemic Infrastucture Iniative
    Open grant
  • 2001
    X2 Expansion Tube Testing
    California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Calibration and performance optimisation of superorbital expansion tubes
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Blunt Body Aerodynamics in Superorbital Flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Conversion of RHYFL shock tunnel to an expansion tube
    WBM Consulting Engineers
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Conversion of RHYFL shock tunnel to an expansion tube
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Shock-Boundary Layer Interactions and Separation in Super Orbital Flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Ablation measurement in spacecraft re-entry heat shields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Interplanetary Aerodynamics
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Simulation of Interplanetary Aerodynamics
    ARC Investigators - International Links
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Study of Superorbital Ionising Flows
    ARC Investigators - International Links
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Ablation measurement in spacecraft re-entry heat shields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    Commissioning the superorbital expansion tube
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Performance improvement of hypervelocity flow simulation facilities
    ARC Australian Research Council International F/S
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Collaboration with Japan on the proposed "Nereus" space mission
    DIST Bilateral Science & Technology Collab.Program
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Driver Optimisation for Super Orbital Flight Simulation
    DIST Bilateral Science & Technology Collab.Program
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Optical imaging for multi-parameter diagnostics in super orbital facilities
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Studies of the Unsteady Expansion in Expansion Tubes
    United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Open grant
  • 1995
    Hypersonic Propulsion Research
    Australian Space Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Interplanetary aerodynamics
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Investigation of modes of heat transfer in superorbital flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Richard Morgan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of heat flux and catalycity for giant planet entry

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Non equilibrium reacting shock layers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    On the Repeatability and Flow Characterisation of Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Rowan Gollan, Dr Carolyn Jacobs, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Measurement of infrared radiation signatures in the wake of an axisymmetric, hydrocarbon-fuelled, supersonic combustor

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of ablation radiation coupling for high speed Earth re-entry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Atmospheric CN Radiation During NASA Dragonfly Entry to Titan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Experimental and numerical study of the non-equilibrium flow environment experienced during ice giant planetary entry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Methods for Studying Post-Shock Relaxation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

Completed supervision

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