Graduate Student Advisees

Radomsky, Roger, 2000, High Freestream Turbulence Studies on a Scaled-Up Stator Vane, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Raytheon)Lethander, Andrew, 2003, Evaluation of a Fillet Design for a First Vane, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Air Force Research Lab)

Colban, Will, 2005, Performance of Shaped Film-Cooling Holes on a Turbine Vane,” (Recipient of NSF Honorable Mention, Recipient of 2nd Place for the the Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student PhD Poster for Research Excellence Award) Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Amber Kinetics, Director)

Sewall, Evan, 2005, Heat Transfer Predictions for Ribbed Surfaces, co-advised with D. Tafti, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (GE Power)

Barringer, Mike, 2006, Developing and Testing a Combustor Simulator for Investigating High Pressure Turbine Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer (recipient of Best Technical Presentation, AIAA 28th Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium; Recipient of Incentive Award at the Propulsion Directorate, AFRL), Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Penn State, Associate Research Professor)

Sundaram, Narayan, 2007, Effects of Surface Conditions on Endwall Film-Cooling (recipient of 2nd Place for the the Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student PhD Poster for Research Excellence Award; recipient of 2005 Best Heat Transfer Paper at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition) Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Amazon)

Scrittore, Joe, 2008, Experimental Study of the Effect of Dilution Jets on Film Cooling Flow in a Gas Turbine Combustor, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (NAVAIR)

Knost, Daniel, 2008, Parametric Investigation of the Combustor-Turbine Interface Leakage Geometry, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Stewart-Haas Racing Crew Chief)

Cardwell, Nick, 2010, Investigation of Particle Trajectories for Wall Bounded Turbulent Two-Phase Flows, co-advised with P. Vlachos (recipient of 2005 Best Heat Transfer Paper at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition), Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Bractlet, Vice Pres of Operations)

Lawson, Seth, 2011, Simulating Particle Deposition from Coal-Derived Fuels, (recipient of IGTI Travel Award, 2009 Best Heat Transfer Paper at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Department of Energy-NETL, Program Manager)

Lynch, Steve, 2011, The Effect of Endwall Contouring on Boundary Layer Development in a Turbine Blade Passage, (recipient 2005, 2006, 2007 Virginia Space Grant Fellowship, Wilbur Wright Fellowship, 2006 Gordan C. Oates Graduate Award, and 2009 Warren M. Rosenhow Best IMECE Heat Transfer Presentation), Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. (Penn State, Associate Professor)

Thrift, Alan, 2011, Contour Effects on Secondary Flows, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Siemens Energy)

Ostanek, Jason, 2012, Flowfield Interactions in Low Aspect Pin Fin Arrays (recipient of a fellowship from the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation-SMART

Program) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Purdue Polytechnic, Assistant Professor)

Mensch, Amy, 2015, Using Conjugate Heat Transfer Analyses to Assess the Cooling Performance on a Turbine Endwall (recipient of the Alan Brockett Penn State-Pratt & Whitney Graduate Award, College of Engineering Distinguished Teaching Fellow) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Schroeder, Robert, 2015, High Density Ratio Film-Cooling Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State (recipient of a three year fellowship from the NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program). (Sargent-Lundy)

Gibson, Jeffrey, 2015, Deposition Effects on Turbine Endwalls (recipient of a one year University Graduate Fellowship and Graduate Teaching Fellowship) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Siemens Energy)

Clark, Ken, 2016, Sealing Effectiveness of a Turbine Rim Seal at Engine-Relevant Conditions, 2016 (recipient of a three year National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Pratt & Whitney)

Stimpson, Curtis, MicroChannel Cooling through the Uses of Additive Manufacturing, (recipient of a one year University Graduate Fellowship; 2017 PSU Alumni Dissertation Award—only two given in the College of Engineering) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Honeywell)

Kirsch, Katie, 2017, Optimized Microchannel Cooling Made Possible through Additive Manufacturing (recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship; Alan Brockett Award; and AIAA/SAE/ASME Joint Propulsion Conference Best Paper Award, ASME Heat Transfer Best Paper Award) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Raytheon Technologies Research Center)

Snyder, Jacob, 2019, Improving Turbine Cooling through Control of Surface Roughness in the Additive Manufacturing Process, (AIAA/SAE/ASME Joint Propulsion Conference Best Paper Award, recipient of the 2019 PSU Alumni Dissertation Award) Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Pratt & Whitney)

Knisely, Brian, 2021, Integration of Infrared Thermography to Measure Part-to-Part Cooling Variations on Turbine Blades, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Carrier)

Monge-Concepcion, Ivan, 2021, The Effect of Vane Trailing Edge Flow on Inter-Stage Turbine Sealing, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State, recipient of Sloan Fellowship (Honeywell)

Siroka, Shawn, 2021, Advanced Heat Flux Gauges Applied to Test Turbines Operating in Steady Facilities, (recipient of ASME best paper award), Mechanical Engineering, Penn State. (Industrial Research Technology)

DeShong, Eric, 2022, Fault Characterization and Diagnostics Supporting Condition-Based Operation and Maintenance of Gas Turbine Engines, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State (Honeywell)

Bangert, Boris, 1996, Development and Testing of a Scaled-up Turbine Vane Cascade, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin.Martin, Cheryl, K. A., 1997, Leading Edge Film Cooling Conceptual Design Through CFD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin.Springer, Marlow, 1998, Flowfield Studies in Louvered Fins Relevant to Compact Heat Exchangers, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin. (Nominated by the Mechanical Engineering Department as the best thesis in 1998).

Kang, Brian, 1998, Detailed Measurements in the Endwall Region of a Gas Turbine Stator Vane, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin.

Hermanson, Kristina, 1999, Effect of Inlet Conditions on Endwall Secondary Flows, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin.

Zess, Gary, 1999, Methods to Reduce the Leading Edge Horseshoe Vortex in a Gas Turbine Stator Vane, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin.

Lemmon, Chris, 2000, Internal Geometry Effects on Film Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin.

Lyman, Andrew, 2000, Heat Transfer Measurements in Louvered Fin Arrays, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Barringer, Michael, 2001, Heat Transfer and Flowfield Measurements Downstream of a Scaled-Up Combustor, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Weinberger, Sarah, 2001, Predictions of the Flowfield and Heat Transfer in a Turbine Vane Test Section Downstream of a Combustor Liner, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Colban, Will, 2002, Effects of Realistic Combustor Exit Profiles on Vane Endwall Heat Transfer, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (Outstanding Scholar in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech; Honorable Mention for the NSF Graduate Fellowship).

Stephan, Ryan, 2002, Heat Transfer Measurements Along Louvered Fins, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Pang, Yingfeng, 2002, Thermal Analyses of IPEMs, co-advised with Dr. Elaine Scott, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Sewall, Evan, 2002, Thermal Analyses of Electronic Components, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, continued on for a PhD co-advised with Dr. Danesh Tafti.

Vakil, Sachin, 2002, Flow and Thermal Field Measurements in a Combustor Simulator Relevant to a Gas Turbine Aero-Engine, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Hohlfeld, Erik, 2003, Simulations of Blowing for Blade Tip and Hub Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (recipient of FLUENT Best Student Paper, 2003).

Couch, Eric, 2003, Adiabatic Effectiveness Measurements for Blade Tip Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Christophel, Jesse, 2003, Adiabatic Effectiveness Measurements for Blade Hub Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Knost, Daniel, 2003, Endwall Film-Cooling for a First Vane, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Ebeling, Chris, 2003, Tube Wall Heat Transfer Coefficients for Compact Heat Exchangers, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech.

Gratton, Andrew, 2003, Heat Transfer Coefficients on a Contoured Vane, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Ranson, William, 2004, Adiabatic Effectiveness Measurements of Leakage Flows Near the Hub Region of Gas Turbine Engines, Mechanical Engineering, Virgina Tech.

Prausa, Jeffrey, 2004, Heat Transfer Coefficient and Adiabatic Effectiveness Measurements for an Internal Turbine Vane Cooling Feature, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Morris, Angela, 2005, Experimental and Computational Study of a Turbine Blade Tip with a Shelf, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (University Turbine Systems Fellowship Recipient).

Elder, Erin, 2005, Advance Cooling Concepts, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (recipient of a Virginia Space Grant Fellowship).

Walsh, Scott, 2005, Effects of Sand Ingestion on the Film-Cooling of Turbine Blades, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (University Turbine Systems Fellowship Recipient).

Sanders, Paul, 2005, Effects of Louver Length and Vortex Generators to Augment Tube Wall Heat Transfer in Louvered Fin Heat Exchangers, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Cardwell, Nick, 2005, Effects of Gap Leakages on Endwall Film-Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (1st Place Presentation for the Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student MS Research Excellence Award; University Turbine Systems Fellowship Recipient).

Brumbaugh, Scott, 2006, Development of a Methodology to Measure Aerodynamic Forces on Pin Fins in Channel Flow, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Lyall, Evan, 2006, Heat Transfer for Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fins, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Lawson, Michael, 2006, Practical Applications of Delta Winglets in Compact Heat Exchangers with Louvered Fins, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Land, Cam, 2006, Effects of Sand Ingestion on the Cooling of Turbine Blade Outer Air Seals, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Carullo, Jeff, 2006, Effects of Freestream Turbulence, Turbulence Length Scale, and Reynolds Number on Turbine Blade Heat Transfer in a Transonic Cascade, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Lawson, Seth, 2007, Heat Transfer from Multiple Row Arrays of Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fins, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech.

Thrift, Alan, 2007, Aerodynamic Force and Pressure Loss Measurements on Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fin Arrays, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech.

Lynch, Steve, 2007, Endwall Heat Transfer and Shear Stress for a Nozzle Guide Vane with Fillets and a Leakage Interface, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (1st Place Poster for the Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student Research Excellence Award).

Ostanek, Jason, 2008, Establishing a Methodology for Resolving Convective Heat Transfer from Complex Geometries, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Musgrove, Grant, 2009, Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Neely, Gaelyn, 2009, Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Augmentation in Rib Turbulated Flow, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Weaver, Steve, 2010, Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Augmentation in Micro Channels with Pin Fins, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Breneman, Duane, 2011, Dirt Plugging in a Seal Pin Geometry, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Eberly, Molly, 2012, Shaped Film Cooling Studies at High Density Ratios, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Kirsch, Katie, 2013, Pin Fin Surface Heat Transfer in Arrays of Oblong-Shaped Pin Fins, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Whitfield, Chris, 2013, High Density Ratio Film Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Shrager, Adam, 2017, Flowfield Measurements Relative to Dilution Jets in a Combustor, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Huelsmann, Nathan, 2020, Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Cory, Trevor, 2020, Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.

Creer, Riley, 2020, Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State.