Dr. Morton’s research includes but is not limited to fluid-structure interaction and flow control, flow sensing and flow estimation, aerodynamics, energy engineering, intelligent and autonomous systems, UAV technology development, sustainable sources.
Dr. Morton’s current research is in the areas of:
Unsteady aerodynamics and fluid-structure interactions in Aerospace applications
Optical diagnostics and advanced measurement techniques for fluid mechanics
Sensor-based unsteady and turbulent flow monitoring solutions for engineering applications
Flow estimation and non-linear control in unsteady aerodynamics and fluid-structure interactions
Energy harvesting through exploiting fluid-structure interactions
BASc. Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (2008) MASc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo (2010) Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo (2014)
Departmental Research Excellence Award 2021-2022 Graduate Educator Award – SSE 2019-2020 Research Achievement Award (CRD – Atlantis Research Labs) 2019 Research Achievement Award (CRD – Plains Midstream Canada) 2019 Teaching Achievement Award – SSE Teaching 2018-2019 Professor of the Year – (3rd/4th Year) Mechanical Engineering 2018 Teaching Achievement Award – SSE Teaching 2017-2018 Students Union (SU) Teaching Excellence Award (honorable mention) 2017-2018 Professor of the Year – (3rd/4th Year) Mechanical Engineering 2017 Teaching Achievement Award – SSE Teaching 2016-2017 Research Achievement Award – SSE Early Career Researcher 2016-2017 Students Union (SU) Teaching Excellence Award 2015-2016 Outstanding Teaching Performance Award (Faculty Award) 2015-2016 Teaching Achievement Award – SSE Teaching 2015-2016 Teaching Excellence Award – Mechanical Engineering 2016 Professor of the Year – (3rd/4th Year) Mechanical Engineering 2016
Classification of problems in flow-induced vibrations (FIV), physical modeling and mathematical modeling of problems involving fluid-structure interaction. Examples of applications to compliant structures include: smoke stacks, marine risers, aircraft wings, power transmission lines, cable-tensioned bridges, and systems exploiting FIV for hydrokinetic energy extraction.
The theory and practice of experimental analysis of fluid mechanics problems. Modern and traditional experimental facilities and techniques for thermo-fluids sensing and visualization, planning of laboratory experiments, data acquisition, analysis of experimental results and uncertainty estimation. Three lectures, one lab (one hour)
An introductory course in numerical analysis covering such topics as numerical differentiation, integration, curve-fitting and the solution of differential equations and systems of linear equations and non-linear equations. Four lectures
Pre-requisite: Registration in any Mechanical Engineering program
