Dr Alan McAlpine BSc PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate School
Dr Alan McAlpine is Associate Professor within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
Career history
Alan McAlpine graduated in 1993 with first-class honours in Mathematics from the University of Southampton, and in 1997 with a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Bristol. In 1998 he returned to the University of Southampton to join the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research. At the Institute he worked as a Research Fellow from 1998 to 2000, prior to his appointment as a lecturer. In 2014 he was promoted to senior lecturer. Also he has been a member of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Gas Turbine Noise at the ISVR since it was founded in 1999.
Research
Alan McAlpine's principal research interest is the development and validation of theoretical prediction methods of noise sources produced by aircraft engines. The methods he develops are mainly theoretical, using analytical and semi-analytical methods. These can be used to assess how different design parameters affect the noise levels. Key research areas include aeroacoustics, duct acoustics and nonlinear acoustics. More details of some recent and current research projects are available online. His research has led to over 50 publications.
Teaching
Alan McAlpine teaches Acoustics on the ISVR's Acoustical Engineering undergraduate degree programme. This is the only acoustics degree in the UK which is accredited by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Acoustics. He also teaches presentation skills to postgraduate engineering and science students, which is one of the core elements of the research students' skills training programme.
Other responsibilities
- Director of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Graduate School
- Member of the Council of European Aerospace Societies - Aeroacoustics Specialists' Committee
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