About Potential Flow

An Engineering Research & Design consultancy founded on deep maritime and engineering expertise, with capabilities extending across industries.

Engineers who solve problems

Potential Flow Pty Ltd is an Engineering Research & Design consultancy specialising in Naval Architecture, Engineering Assessments, and Computational Analysis of both Fluids and Structures. Our main office is in Launceston, Tasmania.

Our philosophy is to provide aligned design and research services that resolve our clients' immediate needs and facilitate their long-term strategies.

Our aims

  • Build on a solid foundation of engineering capability in research, development, analysis and design
  • Develop competitive advantage through advanced equipment, processes and proprietary research
  • Thrive through fostering the development of Tasmania's capacity

Our team

CP

Dr Christopher Polis

Co-Founder & Naval Architect

PhD in Maritime Engineering from the Australian Maritime College. Chartered Engineer with extensive experience in vessel design, hydrodynamic analysis, and construction supervision across commercial, and aquaculture sectors.

MIEAust

AA

Dr Alex Ashworth-Briggs

Co-Founder & Research Engineer

PhD in Engineering with deep expertise in composites, fluid-structure interaction, and experimental methods. Led technical programmes for the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team, OUT95.com, and UK defence research.

CEng • MIMarEST • CMarEng • MRINA

Qualifications & professional status

PhD Qualified

Both founders hold doctoral degrees in engineering fields from recognised institutions.

Chartered Engineers

MIEAust, CEng, MIMarEST, CMarEng, MRINA — professional status across multiple engineering bodies.

Published Authors

Experienced in technical writing, journal publication, and research dissemination.

If you have ideas about untapped possibilities, we want to be part of realising those ambitions

Whether it is the creation of new thoughts, new products — or preferably both — we can find the path ahead.

+61 429 433 803 / +61 491 119 785
admin@potentialflow.com.au
Level 1, 10-14 Paterson St, Launceston TAS 7250