Researcher

My Expertise

  • Aeroacoustics and flow-induced noise
  • Acoustics and noise control
  • Turbulence
  • Wind tunnel testing

Fields of Research (FoR)

Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacoustics, Acoustics and noise control (excl. architectural acoustics), Acoustics and acoustical devices; waves, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics and Noise Control (excl. Architectural Acoustics), Turbulent Flows

Biography

Danielle Moreau is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Sydney and a leader in experimental aeroacoustics. She works to understand and control how sound is generated when turbulent flows interact with engineering components, including wing trailing edges, bluff bodies, fins, junction flows, and blade–vortex interactions. She has made transformative contributions to noise control across...view more

Danielle Moreau is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Sydney and a leader in experimental aeroacoustics. She works to understand and control how sound is generated when turbulent flows interact with engineering components, including wing trailing edges, bluff bodies, fins, junction flows, and blade–vortex interactions. She has made transformative contributions to noise control across naval and aerospace platforms (airframe components, UAV propellers, underwater vehicles), industrial machinery, transportation, medical devices and energy systems. A/Prof Moreau is the recipient of multiple awards including a University of Adelaide Doctoral Research Medal (awarded to the highest quality theses (in the top 3%) examined each year), an ARC DECRA, NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award and the inaugural Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Emerging Leader Award. She is the co-author of two textbooks: 'Active Control of Noise and Vibration' (Taylor and Francis) and 'Flow Noise: Theory' (Springer) and serves as Chief Editor of Acoustics Australia (2022 - 2025), Editor of Applied Acoustics (2023 - present), Australian representative on the AIAA Aeroacoustics Technical Committee and Board Member of the International Council of Acoustics.

A/Prof Moreau obtained her BE(hons) and PhD from the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide in 2005 and 2010, respectively. Following PhD completion, she was employed as a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide for five years. In 2013, she was named the Fulbright Scholar for South Australia to conduct a research program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA USA). In January of 2015, A/Prof Moreau joined the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW in the position of lecturer, where she was promoted to Senior Lecturer in July 2019 and Associate Professor in January 2023. 


My Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (2010): The University of Adelaide. Thesis: Spatially fixed and moving virtual sensing methods for active noise control.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) (2005): The University of Adelaide. First class honours

My Awards

  • Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Emerging Leader Award (2022)
  • UNSW Engineering Staff Excellence Award in Education Excellence and Innovation (2019)
  • Future Women Leaders Conference Award (2019)
  • Royal Aeronautical Society (London) Bronze Written Paper Prize (2017)
  • NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2016)
  • ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2015)
  • Fulbright South Australia Scholar (2013) (Host institution: Virginia Polytechnic and State University)
  • Australian University Federation of Women Postdoctoral Award (2013)
  • Centre for Energy Technology Best Contribution to Research Quality Prize (2012)
  • University Doctoral Research Medal (2011)
  • PhD thesis commendation from the Dean of Graduate Studies (2010)
  • Acoustics 08 Best Paper in Structural Acoustics and Vibration (Second Prize) (2008)
  • Australian Postgraduate Award (2006)

My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Research positions are available with Dr Moreau for Masters and PhD students in aeroacoustics. Successful students will be joining a dynamic research group consisting of academics, postdocs, PhD students and technical staff. We currently run experimental and numerical projects in topics such as three-dimensional airfoil flow noise, bio-inspired quiet airfoil design, quiet insect aeroacoustics, ducted propeller noise and bluff body flow noise.

Please contact Dr Moreau if you are interested in a meeting to discuss research opportunities and for a tour of the lab. Please include your CV, transcripts, and a statement of your research interests and motivation to me via email.


Currently supervising

  • Justin Malkki, PhD (Primary supervisor) Drone propulsion noise prediction and characterisation 
  • Jingang Li, PhD (Co-supervisor)  The effect of a duct on drone propeller noise
  • Rowena Dixon, PhD (Primary supervisor) Understanding Airfoil Noise Production in Complex Turbulent Flow Fields
  • Mohammed Alkuraysi, PhD (Co-supervisor) Aeroacoustics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
  • Andre Vumbaca, PhD (Joint supervisor) Tip-gap flow noise generation
  • Sophia Nicole Pablo, PhD (Primary supervisor) The Control of Anisotropic Turbulence Interaction with an Airfoil Leading-Edge
  • Julio Martins, PhD (Joint supervisor) Passive flow control strategies for interference drag reduction at airfoil-wall junctions
  • Brian Thomas Liam Hunt, PhD (Joint supervisor) Rapid aerodynamic performance assessment of drones using volumetric flow fields

My Engagement

Professional engagement

  • Board Member, International Commission for Acoustics (ICA)
  • Associate Editor of Applied Acoustics (2023 - present)
  • Chief Editor of Acoustics Australia (2022 - 2025)
  • Member of the AIAA Aeroacoustics Technical Committee (ATC Membership Subcommittee, ATC Special Initiatives Subcommittee, AIAA/CEAS Best Paper Selection Subcommittee) (2020 - present)
  • Chair of ICAS 2026 Local Steering Committee and ICAS Program Committee Member 2025
  • FSSIC International Organising Committee (2024 - present)
  • Equity and Diversity Lead, AFMC2022 Local Organising Committee
  • Australasian Fluid Mechanics Council member (Future Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) and Women in Fluid Mechanics (WiFM) sub-committees) (2019 - 2020)
     

Media communications and public talks

  • Cathedral Acoustics UK, Amazing Women in Audio and Acoustics Interview, October 2020
  • Featured as an industry expert in the Australian Space Agency exhibition (Lot Fourteen, Adelaide) and Questacon travelling exhibition, which opened in Canberra late in 2020, and will travel nationally for 5 years
  • Invited speaker (funded), Australian Academy of Sciences `Changing lives with Science', Shine Dome, Canberra ACT, 2019
  • `Focus on ARC support for women in STEM', Australian Research Council Feature Article, 25 June 2019
  • `UNSW rocketry team over the moon about successful launch', UNSW Newsroom, 2 May 2019
  • Panel speaker at `A bird's eye view: Drones in engineering, art and everyday life', UNSW Grand Challenges program, 2018
  • `The Silence of Dr Moreau', Sunday Mail, 24 August 2014
  • ABC 639 North and West `Scientist in the Studio' Radio interview, Sept 2014
  • Radio Adelaide 101.5 interview on Fulbright research project, April 2013
  • `Danielle's Future is Fulbright', InBusiness SA Magazine, Issue 73, Oct/Nov 2013
  • `Reducing Noise Pollution', University of Adelaide Media Release, 21 March 2013

My Teaching

  • Course convenor and lecturer for MECH4305: Fundamental and Advanced Vibration Analysis (2016 - present)
  • Lecturer for AERO3630: Aerodynamics (Aeroacoustics module) (2018 - present)
  • Course convenor for AERO9500: Space Systems Architectures and Orbits (2020 - 2022)
  • Lecturer for AVEN1920: Introduction to Aircraft Engineering and MMAN2600: Fluid Mechanics (2015 - 2016)
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Location

Ainsworth Building (J17)
Level 4, Room 408E
Kensington Campus

Contact

+61 2 9385 5428
+61 2 9663 1222