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2/12/2021 - Jinpeng Pu passes Candidacy Exam
Congratulations to Jinpeng, who successfully passed his candidacy exam.
2/11/2020 - Jeremy Manus passes Qualifying Exam
Congratulations to Jeremy, who successfully passed his departmental qualifying exam.
12/1/2019 - Wesley Boyette joins TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Wesley to the group. Wesley is a post-doctoral researcher who recently completed his Ph.D. degree and a post-doctoral approintment at KAUST under the supervision of Bill Roberts. Wesley will work within the fields of turbulent sooting flames and high-pressure spray combustion.
11/15/2019 - Ignacio Trueba Monje passes Candidacy Exam
Congratulations to Ignacio, who successfully passed his candidacy exam.
11/1/2019 - Sutton serving as Colloquium Chair for "Diagnostics" Colloquium for the 38th International Symposium on Combustion
Prof. Sutton will help coordinate the selection of submitted papers for presentation at the 39th International Symposium on Combustion to be held in Adelaide, Austrailia from July 12 to July 17, 2020.
6/23/2019 - Sutton gives Invited Lectures at Princeton-CI Summer School on Combustion
As part of the Princeton-Combustion Institute Summer School on Combusiton, Prof. Sutton gave a series of 15 1-hr lectures on the use of laser diagnostics in turbulent combustion research. The course provideded an overview of several laser-based measurement techniques, building up from working principles to application. More information is found at https://cefrc.princeton.edu/combustion-summer-school AND https://cefrc.princeton.edu/combustion-summer-school/course-descriptions
6/5/2019- Sutton promoted to Full Professor
Jeffrey Sutton has been promoted to Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
5/20/2019- McManus successfully defends his Ph.D. dissertation
Tom McManus defended his dissertation on May 20, 2019. His dissertation is entitled "An Experimental Investigation of the Relationship between Flow Turbulence and Temperature Fluctuations in Turbulent Non-Premixed Jet Flames". Tom currently is a National Research Council post-doctoral researcher at Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH.
4/10/2019- McManus and Sutton Paper Selected as Editor's Pick in Applied Optics
Our recent manuscript entitled "Quantitative Planar Temperature Imaging in Turbulent Non-premixed Flames using Filtered Rayleigh Scattering ", has been highlighted as an Editor's Pick in Applied Optics. The article can be found at http://www.Osapublishing.org/AO/abstract.cfm?uri=AO-58-11-2936
Editor's Picks serve to highlight articles with excellent scientific quality and are representative of the work taking place in a specific field.
4/5/2019- Schmidt and Sutton win Best Paper Award from AIAA SciTech
Bryan Schmidt and Prof. Jeffrey Sutton were selected as recepients of the Aerodynamic Measurement and Technology Best Paper Award from the 2019 AIAA SciTech conference held in San Diego, CA. The paper, "Evaluation of Wavelet-Based Optical Flow Velocimetry from OH Scalar Fields in Reacting Turbulent Flows" was in colloboration with Prof. Peter Hamlington and Dr. Colin Towery from Colorado-Boulder. The paper will be recognized at the 2019 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition in Dallas in June 2019. Congratulations Bryan on an outstanding paper!
1/1/2019 - Sutton joins Editorial Board of Combustion and Flame
Prof. Sutton has joined the Editorial Board of Combustion and Flame for 1/1/19 - 12/31/24. Combustion and Flame (CNF) is the flagship journal of the combusiton institute, where "The mission of the journal is to publish high quality work from experimental, theoretical, and computational investigations on the fundamentals of combustion phenomena and closely allied matters". Find out more about the journal at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/combustion-and-flame
8/22/2018- Wayne Page and Jinpeng Pu join TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Wayne and Jinpeng to the group. Wayne is a new graduate student who recently completed his undergraduate degree at California State Polytechnic University. Wayne will work with the further development of wavelet-based optical flow velocimetry. Jinpeng recently completed his Master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He will work on turbulent sooting flames.
8/3/2018 - Saksena's Paper Presented at 37th International Symposium on Combustion
Rajat's paper, "Transient and Steady-State Behavior of Auto-Igniting Propane and Dimethyl Ether Fuel Jets in High-Temperature Vitiated Coflows" was presented at the 37th International Symposium on Combustion in Dublin, Ireland. Subsequently, it has been accepted for publication within the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
7/15/2018 - Sutton gives Invited Lectures at Tsinghua-Princeton-CI Summer School on Combustion
As part of the Tsinghua-Princeton-Combustion Institute Summer School on Combusiton, Prof. Sutton will give a series of 15 1-hr lectures on the use of laser diagnostics in turbulent combustion research. The course covers theory and application with topics ranging from spectroscopy to turbulence. More information is found at https://www.combustioninstitute.org/ci-event/2018-tsinghua-summer-school/ and https://www.cce.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/summerschool2018
1/8/2018 - TCRL group members present three papers at AIAA Scitech
Bryan Schmidt, Ignacio Trueba-Monje, and Rajat Saksena gave talks at AIAA Scitech in Orlando, FL.
8/22/2017- Jeremy Manus joins TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Jeremy to the group. Jeremy is a new graduate student who recently completed his undergraduate degree at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Intially, Jeremy will work with the pulse burst laser system to investigate combustion dynamics.
8/15/2017- Nakul Bansal defends M.S. Thesis
Congratuations to Nakul Bansal for successfully defending his M.S. Thesis entitled, "Characterization of kinematic properties of turbulent non-premixed jet flames using high-speed Particle Image Velocimetry"
5/8/2017- McManus and Sutton win Best Paper Award from AIAA SciTech
Tom McManus and Prof. Jeffrey Sutton were selected as recepients of the Aerodynamic Measurement and Technology Best Paper Award from the 2017 AIAA SciTech conference held in Grapevine, TX. The paper, "Quantitative 2D Temperature Imaging in Turbulent Nonpremixed Jet Flames using Filtered Rayleigh Scattering" will be recognized at the 2017 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition in Denver, CO in June 2017. Congratulations Tom on an outstanding paper!
5/4/2017- Sutton gives invited talk as part of the Boulder Fluid and Thermal Sciences Seminar Series
Prof. Jeffrey Sutton delivered a seminar entitled "Advanced Laser Diagnostics for Turbulent, Multiphase, and Reacting Flows". The seminar series is held at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
5/2/2017- Saksena passes PhD Candidacy Exam
Congratuations to Rajat Saksena for successfully passing his Ph.D. Candidacy Exam in the Mechanical Engineering program.
4/26/2017- TCRL group members present three papers at the 10th U.S. National Combustion Meeting
Bryan Schmidt, Tom McManus, and Rajat Saksena gave talks at the 10th U.S. National Combusiton Meeting in College Park, Maryland (April 23 - 26).
4/25/2017- McManus receives Honorable Mention for Walter R. Lempert Student Paper Award (SciTech 2017)
The paper entitled “Quantitative 2D Temperature Imaging in Turbulent Nonpremixed Jet Flames using Filtered Rayleigh Scattering” was nominated by the Aerodynamic Measurement Technology (AMT) Technical Committee for The Walter R. Lempert Student Paper Award in Diagnostics for Fluid Mechanics, Plasma Physics, and Energy Transfer. The paper was evaluated by a panel of judges consisting of members the Aerodynamic Measurement Technology (AMT), Plasmadynamics and Lasers (PDL) and Propellants and Combustion (PC) technical committees. The paper was selected for recognition as Honorable Mention due its high technical quality and excellent fit with the spirit of the Walter Lempert Award. Congratulations Tom!
1/12/2017- McManus gives talk at AIAA Scitech
Tom McManus gave a talk at the 2017 AIAA Scitech conference entitled, "Quantitative 2D Temperature Imaging in Turbulent Nonpremixed Jet Flames using Filtered Rayleigh Scattering"
11/29/2016- Papageorge successfully defends Ph.D. dissertation
Michael Papageorge defended his dissertation on November 29, 2016. His dissertation is entitled "A Study of Scalar Mixing in Gas-Phase Turbulent Jets using High-Repetition-Rate Imaging". Mike currently is an engineer at Colwell Consulting in Scottsdale, AZ.
11/19/2016- Sutton gives talk as part of Wisconsin Lindberg Lecture Series
As part of the Mechanical Engineering Lindberg Lecture series, Prof. Jeffrey Sutton delivered a seminar entitled "High-Speed Laser Diagnostics in Turbulent Reacting Flows: Opportunities, Challenges, and New Insights ".
9/1/2016- Ignacio Trueba-Monje joins TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Ignacio to the group. Ignacio is a new graduate student who recently completed his undergraduate degree in Spain. Ignacio will work within the field of turbulent premixed flames, applying advanced laser diagnostics to understand velocity-scalar coupling and turbulent transport.
8/1/2016- Bryan Schmidt joins TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Bryan to the group. Bryan is a post-doctoral researcher who recently completed his Ph.D. degree at California Institute of Technolodgy under the supervision of Joe Shepard. Bryan will work within the field of turbulent premixed flames and also will work on developing an alternative method to PIV for velocimetry measurements in flames.
5/25/2016 - Sutton delivers keynote talks at Canadian summer school on combustion
As part of the Combustion Institute's Canadian Summer School on Combustion, Prof. Sutton gave two one-hour talks focued on laser diagnostics and the application in turbulent combustion environments
3/16/2016- Sutton appointed Associate Editor of the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
Prof. Sutton was recently appointed with a six-year term as an Associate Editor of The Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. The Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (or PCI) is a biennial publication published by Elsevier on behalf of The Combustion Institute that publishes the forefront contributions in fundamentals and applications of combustion science.
1/4/2016- Nakul Bansal joins TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Nakul to the group. Nakul currently is a M.S. student after completing his B.S. degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Patna. Nakul will initially work on analyzing high-speed PIV data from turbulent non-premixed flames.
9/1/2015- Nathan Grady and Dichen Li join TCRL
The TCRL welcomes Nathan and Dichen to the group. Nathan Grady is joining as a post-doctoral researcher after completing his Ph.D. degree at Vanderbilt University under the supervision of Robert Pitz. Dichen Li is joining as a Ph.D. student after completing his M.S. degree at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Both will be heavily involved in the application of laser-based diagnostics to understand vaporization and gas-phase mixing in turbulent sprays.
6/19/2015 - TCRL awarded DoE phase II grant on spray research
In associated with MetroLaser, Prof. Sutton and his research group will investigate the utility of simultaneous Filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) and Mie scattering as a viable laser diagnostic tool for imaging vaporization and gas-phase mixing processes in sprays of interest to advanced transportation concepts.
6/5/2015 - Sutton delivers keynote talk at Canadian summer school on combustion
As part of the Canadian Summer School on Combustion, Prof. Sutton gave a one-hour talk entitled "Laser Diagnostic Methods in Combustion Research: Principles and Applications"
4/29/2015 - Papageorge awarded Presidential Fellowship
Congratulations to Michael Papageorge for receiving a Presidential Fellowship from the Ohio State University Graduate School. The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School, and recognizes the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final phase of their dissertation research or terminal degree project. For more details on the award and Mike's background and research, please visit here.
4/24/2015 - Sutton gives invited seminar at MIT
As part of the Mechanical Engineering Colloquium series, Prof. Jeffrey Sutton delivered a seminar entitled "High-Speed Laser Diagnostics in Turbulent Combustion Research: Opportunities, Challenges, and New Insights ".
3/25/2015 - Sutton gives invited talk at High Pressure Reynolds Number Combustion Workshop
Jeffrey Sutton delivered a talk entitled "Quantitative High-Speed Scalar Imaging in Turbulent Reacting Flows" as part of the Diagnostics Session. The workshop brought together many of the leading experts in high-pressure and highly turbulent combustion for a three-day workshop to discuss current areas of interest and directions for future research. The workshop was hosted by the Center for Clean Combustion Research at KAUST in Saudi Arabia
1/5/2015 - Sutton elected Associate Fellow of AIAA
Jeffrey Sutton was elected into the 2015 class of Associate Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
1/5/2015 - TCRL group members present five papers at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Dr. Patton Allison, Tom McManus, and Michael Papageorge presented their papers at the 53rd ASM meeting in Orlando, Florida. In addition, Prof. Sutton presented Katie Hoffmeister's paper.
12/31/2014 - Congratulations to Ting Li and Kathryn Hoffmeister for successfully defending their Ph.D. dissertations
Ting Li defended his dissertation in November. His dissertation is entitled "Experimental Study of the Effects of Nanosecond-Pulsed Non-equilibrium Plasmas on Low-Pressure, Laminar, Premixed Flames". Ting currently has returned to China to pursue a faculty position.
Kathryn Hoffmeister defended her dissertation in December. Her dissertation is entitled "Development and Application of High-Speed 1D Raman/Rayleigh Scattering in Turbulent Nonpremixed Flames". Katie currently is a post-doc at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM.
5/1/2014 - Sutton promoted to Associate Professor
Jeffrey Sutton has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.
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1/7/2011 - Two paper presentations at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Members from the TCRL will present two papers at the upcoming AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Nashivlle, TN, January 9-12. Ting Li will present his paper "A New Plasma-Flame Facility for Spectroscopic Investigations of the Effects of Plasmas on High-Temperature Oxidation and Combustion Chemistry". Prof. Sutton will present the paper entitle "Development of a Next-Generation Pulse Burst Laser System for Time-Resolved Fluid Dynamics and Combustion Measurements". This work had signifcant contributions from Mike Papageorge.
11/7/2011 - Frederik Fuest joins TCRL as a Post-Doctoral Researcher.
The TCRL welcomes Frederik Fuest to the group. Frederik recently completed his Ph.D. degree at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany under the supervision of Professor Andreas Dreizler. His dissertation was entitled "1D Raman/Rayleigh-scattering and CO-LIF measurements in laminar and turbulent jet flames of dimethyl ether using a hybrid data reduction strategy". He will be in heavily involved an effort to investigate combustion dynamics using advanced multi-kilohertz imaging techniques using a new pulse burst laser system at OSU.
11/1/2011 - Students pass candidacy exams.
Congratulations to Ting Li and Katie Gabet who successfully passed their Ph.D. candidacy exams in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering programs, respectively.
7/20/2011 - Prof. Sutton to give invited talk at Gordon Research Conference.
Professor Sutton will give an invited talk entitled, "From Hz to kHz: Development and Application of High-Pulse-Energy, High-Speed Laser Diagnostics in Turbulent Reacting Flows". This talk will cover the recent work in the TCRL on extending laser diagnostic approaches such as PLIF, Rayleigh Scattering, and Raman Scattering to multi-kilohertz acquisition rates. These techniques require high pulse energies and typically are not possible using conmmerical high-speed laser systems. At OSU (and in collaboration with Prof. Walter Lempert), we use a custom pulse burst laser system (PBLS), which allows the generation of a series of laser pulses with very high energies which are separated by a few to hundreds of microseconds. This type of approach has allowed researchers within the TCRL to demonstrate high-speed Raman and planar Rayleigh scattering imaging for the first time. Recent results have been published in Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics.
The 16th Gordon Research Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Combustion will be held from August 14 -19, 2011 at Waterville Valley Resort, Waterville Valley, NH. More details on the conference can be found at http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=laserdiag
7/14/2011 - TCRL welcomes three new students into the group: Michael Papageorge, Thomas McManus, and Han Shen.
Mike recently completed his BS degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. He will be investigating "real-time" coupling between the turbulent flowfield and small-scale scalar processes in jets and flames using advanced multi-kilohertz imaging techniques.
Tom recently completed his BS degree in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Physics from Illinois Institute of Technology. He will be investigating the "four-dimensional" nature of thermal mixing in turbulent non-premixed flames by measuring the temperature field in multiple planes and at multi-kilohertz acquisition rates.
Han recently completed his BS degree in Aerospace Engineering from Kansas University. He will be investigating the fundamental structure of turbulent dimethyl ether (DME) flames and comparing to conventional hydrocarbon-fueled turbulent flames.