Rate My Professor Daniel Duke

Dr. Daniel Duke is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University, where he leads the Monash Multiphase Flow Laboratory. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Monash University (2013), a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with First Class Honours, and a Bachelor of Technology (Aerospace), both from Monash University (2007). His research focuses on turbulent multi-phase fluid mechanics, specializing in cavitation in turbulent nozzle flows, spray atomisation and aerosol formation, flash-evaporating sprays, and particle transport in multicomponent droplet mixing and evaporation. Applications include fuel injection systems for internal combustion engines, gas turbines, and rockets; pharmaceutical sprays such as metered dose inhalers and nebulisers; and other medical devices. Duke develops and applies synchrotron x-ray diagnostics, optical diagnostics, and high-performance computing tools, with current emphasis on cavitation, liquid atomisation, and particle formation in medical sprays. He supervises five higher degree research students and two postdocs.

Duke's career includes a Postdoctoral Appointee position at Argonne National Laboratory (2011-2017), where he pioneered x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and radiography for sprays and cavitation, and Research Associate at Monash University (2013). He has secured over AUD 2.5 million in competitive grants, including AUD 1.6 million for industrial collaborations and ARC Linkage Projects with multinational pharmaceutical and automotive companies, plus the ARC DECRA Fellowship (2017). Awards include the Monash University Faculty of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher (2018), William R. Marshall Awards (2016, 2013), Argonne National Laboratory Pacsetter Award (2016), Best Oral Presentation at ILASS-Europe (2016), Bill Melbourne Medal for best PhD thesis (2012), and ANSTO Fulbright Scholarship (2011). Key publications are 'In-vitro Evaluation of Solution Pressurised Metered Dose Inhaler Sprays with Low-GWP Propellants' (Pharmaceutical Research, 2025), 'The Role of Low Global Warming Potential Propellants HFA152a and HFO1234ze(E) on Suspension-based Metered Dose Inhaler Sprays' (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2025), 'Time-resolved x-ray radiography of cavitation in a metal nozzle' (2016), and 'Synchrotron X-ray Measurements of Cavitation' (2013). His h-index is 26 with over 2100 citations, impacting multiphase flow research through industry partnerships.