Hilary Costello
Position: PhD Student, Dynamics and Vibrations Group
Address: Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK
Email: hc360@cam.ac.uk
Supervisor:
Research Interests:
PhD Research:
- Numerical modelling of a stratospheric tethered balloon system
- Aerodynamic stability of a streamlined tether cross-section
- Vibrations of cable-like systems
- Fluid structure interaction - aeroelasticity
- Applications include: Communications, meteorological monitoring, surveillance and geoengineering
- The over-arching SPICE project is related to geoengineering, for more information about the project go to SPICEpipe
Popular Science:
Dambusters Documentary:
- Windfall films documentary in which the WW2 Dambusters raid is recreated in Mackenzie, Canada
- Air dates:
- Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb - Channel 4, UK, May 2, 2011
- Dambusters Fly Again - History Channel, Canada, Premier August 8, 2011
- Bombing Hitler's Dams - PBS NOVA, USA, Premier January 11, 2012
- Read about the project in the Cambridge Press Release
- Photos of the project (courtesy of Dr. Hugh Hunt): photos
Great Escape Documentary:
- Wildfire Television documentary about the WW2 Great Escape from Stalag Luft III
- Air dates:
- Digging the Great Escape - Channel 4, UK, Nov 28, 2011
- Read about the project in the Cambridge Press Release
Education & Associations
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2010
- University of Alberta articles - Return on investment (Fall 2010) - The best-laid plans (Fall 2011)
- First year at the University of Alberta's French Campus St. Jean
- Member of Churchill College MCR Women's Welfare Officer, 2010-2011
- Funded by The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Society & the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Member-in-training of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
- Cambridge Blues basketball team member - Cambridge University Women's Basketball Club
- Capstone Design Project Winner, 2009 - Awards site - ARVP Project
- TU Freiberg International Summer School, 2008 – Completed a 5 week course "On the cutting Edge of Sustainable Energy Supply", 2008 - TU Freiberg Program
- Effect of moisture in fire retardant clothing, Undergraduate research project, University of Alberta, 2007
Internships
- Renewable Energy Group, Suncor Energy, Calgary, Canada, Jun-Oct 2010 and Jan-Aug 2009
- Gas and Heat Technology Institute, Technische Universitat Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany, Jul-Aug 2008
- Midsize Project Management Group, BC Hydro, Burnaby, Canada, Jan-Apr 2008
- Reservoir Engineering, Husky Energy, Calgary, Canada, Jan-Apr 2007
Teaching
- IIA 3C5 Dynamics & 3C6 Vibrations, 2010-2011
- IIA 3C5 Dynamics & IB Mechanics, 2011-2012
Publications:
- H.E.M. Hunt, K.A. Kuo, H. Costello, P.J. Davidson, "Tethered aerostats: the dynamic behaviour of an aerodynamic tether with application to geoengineering", Proceedings of Eurodyn 2011, Leuven, Belgium
Technical Presentations:
SPICE: Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering
- Engineering Department Dynamics and Vibrations Tea Time Talk, University of Cambridge, Engineering Department, January 2011 and March 2012
Dambusters and the Engineering Behind the Bouncing Bomb:
- Maths Inspiration, Manchester and Leeds, 2011-2012
- Maths in Action, Institue of Education, London, 2011-2012
- Summer School, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Cambridge, August 2011
- International Summer School, Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambidge, July 2011
- Cheltenham Science Festival, Cheltenham, June 2011
- Science Festival, University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall, March 2011