Dr Alvin Gatto
Senior Lecturer/UG Course Director
Howell Building 130
- Email: alvin.gatto@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267434
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Dr Alvin Gatto is currently a Senior Lecturer within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University. He has more than 17 years expertise in flight physics and experimental and computational aerodynamics research with principal interests developing morphing aircraft and low drag automotive concepts.
Qualifications
Ph.D(Aerospace Engineering). University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
BEng(Aerospace Engineering). University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Teaching Qualifications: Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Responsibility
ME3625(Module Leader) – Vehicle Dynamics and Aerodynamics
ME2620(Module Leader) – Flight Mechanics and Aircraft Design
ME3616(Module Leader) – Flight Testing and Analysis
Previous:
Course Director for Aviation Engineering/Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Brunel University London, 2012-2023
Course Director for Aerospace Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Brunel University London, 2011-2016
Newest selected publications
Gatto, A. (2023) 'Development of a morphing UAV for optimal multi-segment mission performance'. Aeronautical Journal, 127 (1314). pp. 1320 - 1352. ISSN: 2059-6464 Open Access Link
Rejniak, AA. and Gatto, A. (2021) 'On the drag reduction of road vehicles with trailing edge-integrated lobed mixers'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 236 (7). pp. 1515 - 1545. ISSN: 0954-4070 Open Access Link
Rejniak, AA. and Gatto, A. (2020) 'Upstream wind tunnel model mounting: The forgotten method for road vehicle aerodynamics'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 235 (7). pp. 1992 - 2012. ISSN: 0954-4070 Open Access Link
Graham, WR. and Gatto, A. (2020) 'The influence of yaw on the unsteady surface pressures over a two-wheeled landing-gear model'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 235 (7). pp. 794 - 808. ISSN: 0954-4100 Open Access Link
Rejniak, A. and Gatto, A. (2020) 'Influence of rotating wheels and moving ground use on the unsteady wake of a small-scale road vehicle'. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 106 (1). pp. 109 - 137. ISSN: 0003-6994 Open Access Link