Summary: My research interests include the development and advancement of novel, non-intrusive, laser-based measurement systems using Rayleigh scattering and implementation of these systems into NASA research facilities, such as the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL), the ERB Free Jet Facility, and the ERB 15x15cm Supersonic Wind Tunnel. Current projects include: (i) development and implementation of a two-point space-time velocity and density measurement system for use in jet noise studies, (ii) development of a Rayleigh scattering technique for measurement of temperature, velocity, and density fluctuations at high sampling rates in turbulent flows, and (iii) implementation of a Rayleigh scattering system to measure time-averaged temperature, velocity, and density across a shock in a supersonic wind tunnel facility. I am currently working on a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. My Ph.D. research is related to the development of a laser-based technique to measure high frequency temperature fluctuations in turbulent gas flows. |
