Expertise
Intelligent and autonomous systems, UAV technology development, energy engineering, sustainable sources, fluid structure interaction and flow control
Areas of Specialization
Research Clusters
Current status
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Accepting graduate students
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Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Overview
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)
Nominated for Presidents Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision – 2025
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