Mr Shaun Fitzgerald
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Postgraduate Student
School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
My research focuses on developing our understanding of the aerodynamic conditions experienced by a track cyclist through in-situ testing on a velodrome track.
-
Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 - 2016 Mechanical Engineer Acromat -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2018 Award adidas Creator Award - at the Engineering of Sport 12 International Sports Engineering Association Australia $800 -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2017 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2012 - 2015 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Aerospace)
-
Journals
Year Citation 2021 Fitzgerald, S., Kelso, R., Grimshaw, P., & Warr, A. (2021). Impact of transition design on the accuracy of velodrome models. Sports Engineering, 24(1).
2020 Fitzgerald, S., Kelso, R., Grimshaw, P., & Warr, A. (2020). Observations of the flow experienced by a track cyclist using velodrome, wind tunnel, and potential flow investigations with an instrumented bicycle. Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 206, 12 pages.
Scopus2 WoS12019 Fitzgerald, S., Kelso, R., Grimshaw, P., & Warr, A. (2019). Measurement of the air velocity and turbulence in a simulated track cycling team pursuit race. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 190, 322-330.
Scopus5 WoS5 -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2019 BASES Conference 2019 – Programme and Abstracts (2019). In Journal of Sports Sciences Vol. 37 (pp. 1-93). Informa UK Limited.
2018 Fitzgerald, S., Atkins, H., Leknys, R., & Kelso, R. (2018). A thermal test system for helmet cooling studies. In Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA 2018), as publishied in Proceedings Vol. 2 (pp. 272-1-272-6). Switzerland: MDPI.
2018 Fitzgerald, S., Atkins, H., Kelso, R., & Dimitriou, A. (2018). Bicycle helmets-are low drag and efficient cooling mutually exclusive. In Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA 2018), as publishied in Proceedings Vol. 2 (pp. 212-1-212-6). Switzerland: MDPI.
- RTP Scholarship (2017 - )
- AIS & SASI Scholarship (2017 - )
- Introduction to Engineering (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Sports Engineering II (2018)
- Sports Engineering III (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Engineering Systems Design & Professional Practice (2018)
- Applied Aerodynamics (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Connect With Me
External Profiles
