There are often several undergraduate students who are assisting with research, working on independent study projects or senior honors thesis. Many of the students who have assisted in my research have received research scholarships through Lafayette College’s EXCEL program.
Many EXCEL and thesis alumni have gone on to Ph.D. programs.
Kris Meehan (2015) – Princeton
Kevin McHugh (2015) – Duke
Rijan Maharjan (2014) – Yale
Andrew Sanders (2013) – Georgia Tech
Boyang Quin (2013) – University of Pennsylvania
Kate Yoder (2013) – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Juan Puerta (2012) – Lehigh University
Chris McKenna (2012) – Lehigh University
Mark Palframan (2011) – Virginia Tech
2019-2020
Shutian Wu (EXCEL): 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – experimental capture
Lindsey Fagerstrom: 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – experimental capture
William Schneier: 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – 3D rendering
Joseph Fehr: 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – 3D rendering
Summer 2019
Shutian Wu (EXCEL): 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – repeatabilty study
2018-2019
Shutian Wu (EXCEL): 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – experimental capture
Lindsey Fagerstrom: 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – experimental capture
William Schneier: 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – 3D rendering
Joseph Fehr: 3D reconstruction of hairpin vortex dye visualizations – 3D rendering
Summer 2018
Shutian Wu (EXCEL): Design and implementation water channel flow conditioning improvements
Ashley Wilk (EXCEL): Design and implementation water channel flow conditioning improvements
2017-2018
Ji Yung (EXCEL): Design of improved water channel flow conditioning system
Will Schneider (Independent Study): Development of materials and resources
Abbott Price (Independent Study): Design and implmentation of boundary suction for tip leakage vortex study
Tobias Gloesslein (Honors): Computational Fluid Dynamics study of wingtip vortices
Summer 2017
Ji Yung (EXCEL): Design of improved water channel flow conditioning system
Abbott Price (EXCEL): Experimental investigation of a simplified model of turbine tip leakage vortex breakdown
2016-2017
Leo Massimino (Honors): Experimental investigation of a simplified model of turbine tip leakage vortex breakdown
Mary Thorsen (Honors): High-speed 3D Scanning Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
Tobias Gloesslein (EXCEL): Computational Fluid Dynamics study of wingtip vortices
Summer 2016
Leo Massimino (EXCEL): Experimental investigation of a simplified model of turbine tip leakage vortex breakdown
Mary Thorsen (EXCEL): High-speed 3D Scanning Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
Xuanyu Zhu (EXCEL): 3D vortex
2015-2016
Atanas Angelov (Honors): Experimental investigation of a simplified model of turbine tip leakage vortex breakdown
Todd Koehler (Honors): CFD characterization of turbine tip leakage vortex breakdown
Sizhe Liu (EXCEL): Channel flow conditioning and improved camera mount
Summer 2015
Todd Koehler (EXCEL): 3D video capture of hydrogen bubble wire flow visualizations
2014-2015
Kevin McHugh (Honors): Hairpin vortex development into turbulent spots
Kris Meehan (Honors): Tracking entropy generation using RANS simulations
James Erario (EXCEL): LDV and PIV data processing and visualization
Atanas Angelov (EXCEL): CFD simulations of linear cascades in the water channel
Todd Koehler (EXCEL): CFD standard practice documentation
Summer 2014
Atanas Angelov (EXCEL): CFD simulations of linear cascades in the water channel
James Erario (EXCEL): LDV and PIV data processing and visualization
2013-2014
Rijan Maharjan (Honors): Hairpin vortex characterization and interaction
Kevin McHugh (EXCEL): CFD/Experimental study on improving channel flow quality
Atanas Angelov (EXCEL): CFD capability development
Summer 2013
Rijan Maharjan (EXCEL): Hairpin vortex interaction
Kevin McHugh (EXCEL): CFD study of linear cascade in the water channel
2012-2013
Andrew Sanders (Honors): Hairpin vortex development
Kate Yoder (EXCEL): Circuit board cooling performance measurements with thermochromic liquid crystals
Rijan Maharjan (EXCEL): LDV qualification of water channel velocity profiles, CFD modeling of water channel flow
Apratim Mukherjee (EXCEL): CFD modeling of water channel flow
Nicole Pettingill
Sean Burke
Kevin McHugh
Rachel Shore
Ye Oo Zin
Summer 2012
Andrew Sanders (EXCEL): LDV qualification of water channel velocity profiles
Boyang Qin (EXCEL): CFD modeling of channel flow
Kate Yoder (EXCEL): Circuit board cooling performance measurements with thermochromic liquid crystals
2011-2012
Chris McKenna (Honors): Experimental investigation of hairpin vortex interactions
Andrew Sanders (EXCEL): LDV qualification of water channel velocity profiles and turbulence levels
Nirav Giri (EXCEL): Circuit board cooling performance measurements with thermochromic liquid crystals
Aaron Birt (Indep. Study): Design of a wave generator for tsunami modeling
Summer 2011
Andrew Sanders (EXCEL): Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) traverse system design and fabrication
Juan Puerta (EXCEL): CFD benchmarking with COMSOL multiphysics software
Nirav Giri (EXCEL): Investigation of circuit board cooling performance
2010-2011
Chris McKenna (EXCEL): Water channel contraction fabrication and assembly
Andrew Sanders (EXCEL): Water channel contraction fabrication
Mark Palframan (Honors): Artificial generation of hairpin vortices
Juan Puerta (EXCEL): Water channel flow conditioning element design and fabrication
Andrew Sanders
Summer 2010
Chris McKenna (EXCEL): Water channel design and fabrication
Mark Palframan (EXCEL): Water channel pump system design and installation
2009-2010
Chris McKenna (EXCEL): Water channel frame stress analysis and design