Michael Macdonald Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Pasadena, Ca

Melbourne, Australia

Working as part of a five-person research team, my PhD focused on analysing the effects of roughness on turbulent flows.- High performance computing (HPC) and dealing with big data sets- Modifying an in-house finite volume code (Fortran, C++)- Experience in Fortran parallelised with MPI- Data analysis using Matlab- Time series and statistical analysis- Experience with OpenFOAM- Presented work at several international conferences and workshops- Published… Show more Working as part of a five-person research team, my PhD focused on analysing the effects of roughness on turbulent flows.- High performance computing (HPC) and dealing with big data sets- Modifying an in-house finite volume code (Fortran, C++)- Experience in Fortran parallelised with MPI- Data analysis using Matlab- Time series and statistical analysis- Experience with OpenFOAM- Presented work at several international conferences and workshops- Published peer-reviewed journal articles in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics Show less

University Of Melbourne

Involved in tutoring, marking and demonstrating for the following subjects- Fluid dynamics (Masters/graduate level - Potential flow, supersonic flow, modelling)- Advanced fluid dynamics (Masters/graduate level - Experimental techniques, boundary layers, CFD)- Computational fluid dynamics (Masters/graduate level - Numerical methods, differential equations, OpenFOAM)- Mechanics and materials (3rd year - Stress loadings, force calculations)

- Investigated the relationship between the velocity gradient tensor invariants and the wall pressure field in turbulent boundary layers.- Using big data sets with Matlab to analyse correlations and other turbulence characterisation techniques.

Involved in the marking and tutoring of:- Mathematical modelling (2nd year)- Modelling and design (3rd year)

- Computational study into the use of jet actuators for the control and reduction of flow disturbances.- Involves use of high performance computing facilities using Semtex, a C++ code parallelised with MPI- Data analysis using Matlab

- Produced automated testing functions for the Navman routing engine using C++, as part of the software development team.- Used the IoS instruments tool to produce automated scripts that checked for correct functioning of buttons and settings on the iPhone App.- Introduced to version control software in a commercial setting and the Scrum software development methodology.

Albany

Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Working as part of a five-person research team, my PhD focused on analysing the effects of roughness on turbulent flows. - High.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Hons, First Class), Engineering Science

Activities and Societies: Management Consulting Club (MCC) - 2011-2012. Engineers Without Borders (EWB) - 2011. Auckland University.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Future Problem Solving - 2006-2009. Peer Support Leader - 2009. Rangitoto College Senior Big Band (Alto.