NOVUS Engineering

Specialist in propulsion with experience in systems enginering, feasiblity studies, designing, testing and qualifying rocket engines for flight.

Highly experienced in analysis of systems. Particularly skilled solving problems and gaining insight through the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

NOVUS Engineering has many years of experience testing and instrumenting systems for tasks ranging from performance verification, issue identification and failure investigations.

Dr Mathew Bricalli

Mathew has over 13 years of experience in aerospace engineering research and product development. He has worked in successful orbital rocket space start-ups as well as in academia.

He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace related to engineering propulsion and fluid dynamics, and a Bachelor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Queensland. Mathew has published over 20 international Journal papers in the field of aerospace engineering.

At the 2022 Space Awards, Mathew was the recipient of the Individual Innovator of the Year Award.

David Andrews

David has over 20 years of experience in mechanical and aerospace engineering consulting and product development. He has worked in successful orbital rocket space start-ups as well as innovative mechanical engineering consultancies in the mining sectors.

In this time he has developed expertice in a wide range of instruments which have been applied to rockets through to mining equipment to measure performance and diagnose issues.

David also is a listed inventor of two patented innovative products used in the mining industry.