Associate Professor Danielle Moreau
- Doctor of Philosophy (2010): The University of Adelaide.ÌýThesis: Spatially fixed and moving virtual sensing methods for active noise control.
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) (2005): The University of Adelaide.ÌýFirst class honours
Danielle Moreau is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at 91É«ÇéƬ 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 inauguralÌýAustralasian Fluid Mechanics Society Emerging Leader Award. She isÌýthe 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), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Applied Acoustics (2025 - 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 91É«ÇéƬ in the position of lecturer, where she was promoted to Senior Lecturer in July 2019 and Associate Professor in January 2023.Ìý
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
- Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Emerging Leader Award (2022)
- 91É«ÇéƬ 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)Ìý(2008)
- Australian Postgraduate Award (2006)
Professional engagement
- Board Member, International Commission for Acoustics (ICA)
- Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Applied AcousticsÌý
- 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)
- International Advisory Committee, Internoise 2026
- 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) andÌýWomen in Fluid Mechanics (WiFM) sub-committees) (2019 - 2020)
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Media communications and public talks
- Cathedral Acoustics UK, , October 2020
- Featured as anÌýindustry expert in theÌýAustralian Space Agency exhibition (Lot Fourteen, Adelaide) andÌýQuestacon 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
- `91É«ÇéƬ rocketry team over the moon about successful launch', 91É«ÇéƬ Newsroom, 2 May 2019
- Panel speaker at `A bird's eye view: Drones in engineering, art and everyday life', 91É«ÇéƬ 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 Research Supervision
- Justin Malkki, PhD (Primary supervisor)ÌýDrone propulsion noise prediction and characterisation
- Wenyu Chen PhD (Primary Supervisor, joint SJTU) AeroacousticsÌýof circular finite wall-mounted cylindersÌý
- Jingang Li, PhD (Co-supervisor)ÌýÌýThe effect of a duct on drone propeller noise
- Rowena Dixon, PhD (Primary supervisor)ÌýUnderstanding airfoil noise production in complex turbulent flow fields
- Mohammed Alkuraysi, PhD (Co-supervisor)ÌýAeroacoustics of vertical axis wind turbines
- Andre Vumbaca, PhD (Joint supervisor)ÌýTip-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)ÌýPassive flow control strategies for interference drag reduction at airfoil-wall junctions
- Brian Thomas Liam Hunt, PhD (Joint supervisor)ÌýRapid aerodynamic performance assessment of drones using volumetric flow fields
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Completed students
- Ahmed Mahgoud, PhD (2025) The Interaction of Isotropic Turbulent Structures with an Airfoil's Leading-Edge
- Alex Bian, MPhil (2024)ÌýAn investigation of drone propeller noise generation in a turbulent wake
- Roman Kisler, PhD (2024) Experimental Investigation of Leading Edge Noise Generation by Airfoils in Complex Turbulence
- Shuang Qiu,ÌýMPhil (2024) Numerical simulations of the unsteady supersonic cylinder wake
- Jiawei (Arthur) Tan, PhD (2024) The Aeroacoustics and Aerodynamics of a Cylinder Above a Plate
- Sean McCreton, PhD (2024) Turbulence interactions in supersonic wakes
- Tingyi Zhang, PhD (2023) The aeroacoustics of wing tip flows
- Yuchen Ding, PhD (2022) The aerodynamics and acoustics of wing-body junction flows
- Ziao Zhang, PhD (2021) Entropy waves at high Mach number
- Chung-Hao Ma, MPhil (2021) Noise measurement and simulation of flow over sub-boundary layer steps
- Angus Wills, PhD (2021) Shock loaded flexible panels
- Chaoyang Jiang, PhD (2021) Porous trailing edges for airfoil noise reduction
- Jesse Coombs, The University of Adelaide, PhD (2017) Hydrofoil flow induced noiseÌý
- Ric Porteous, The University of Adelaide, PhD (2016) The noise produced by a finite length wall-mounted cylinder
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My Teaching
- Course convenor and lecturer for MECH4305: Fundamental and Advanced Vibration Analysis (2016 - present)
- Lecturer for AERO3630: Aerodynamics (Aeroacoustics module)Ìý(2018 - present)
- Course convenor for AERO9500: Space Systems Architectures and Orbits (2020 - 2022)
- Lecturer forÌýAVEN1920: Introduction to Aircraft Engineering andÌýMMAN2600: Fluid Mechanics (2015 - 2016)