Mr Matthew Marano
ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Multidisciplinary Engineer and doctoral candidate finalising a PhD in heliostat wind load analysis in the atmospheric boundary layer. Specialising in Fluid Mechanics, Mechatronic Engineering, and Computer Science, with over four years of experimental wind tunnel experience. I have a proven track record of designing precision experimental apparatus for industry-contracted research and scholarly publications. I am highly proficient in developing complex Python and MATLAB data analysis pipelines for large-scale investigative studies.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Flight Simulator Lab Demonstrator | Adelaide University |
| 2022 - 2022 | Aerofoil Lab Demonstrator | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS) student-participation award (2024) | Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS) | Australia | - |
| 2020 | Award | 1st Place Mechanical Engineering Project Winner | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) |
| 2016 - 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Marano, M., Jafari, A., Emes, M. J., & Arjomandi, M. (2025). Impact of field density on heliostat drag. Solar Energy, 301, 113926. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Marano, M., Emes, M. J., Jafari, A., & Arjomandi, M. (2024). Effect of facet gap on heliostat wind loading. Solar Energy, 271, 112428-1-112428-16. Scopus10 WoS6 |
| 2024 | Emes, M. J., Marano, M., & Arjomandi, M. (2024). Heliostat wind loads in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL): Reconciling field measurements with wind tunnel experiments. Solar Energy, 277, 112742-1-112742-14. Scopus10 WoS8 |
| 2023 | Marano, M., Emes, M., Jafari, A., & Arjomandi, M. (2023). Heliostat Wind Load Field Measurements at the University of Adelaide Atmospheric Boundary Layer Research Facility (ABLRF). SOLARPACES 2022, 28TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER AND CHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, 1, 8 pages. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Hoang, V. T., Marano, M., Yang, B., & Arjomandi, M. (n.d.). Atmospheric boundary layer data collected at the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Research Facility of the University of Adelaide. DOI |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Other | Flight Simulator Lab Demonstrator | Adelaide University | - | Other | - | Aeronautical Engineering |
| 2022 - 2026 | Other | Aerofoil Lab Demonstrator | The University of Adelaide | - | Other | - | Applied Aerodynamics |
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