Faculty
Mirko Gamba received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 2009 from the University of Texas Austin in experimental techniques (Volumetric PIV, OH PLIF) used to image turbulent non-premixed jet flames. Sequentially he was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University from 2009 – 2012 where he imaged the reaction zone of transverse jets in supersonic crossflow via OH PLIF. Mirko Gamba joined the department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2012 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 2018. Current research at the Gas Dynamics Imaging Laboratory (GDIL) focuses on laser diagnostics for combustion flows, rotating detonation engines, combustion instabilities, and shock-boundary layer interactions.
mirkog@umich.edu
Ph.D. Students
Jose Guerrero
Ph.D. Candidate
joseguer@umich.edu
Research interests include laser absorption spectroscopy, rotating detonation engines, and combustion/ propulsion.
Riley Huff
Ph.D. Candidate
ryhuff@umich.edu
Research interests are in the quantification and estimation of losses within a Rotating
Detonation Engine (RDE), Bayesian model calibration/parameter estimation, and Aerospace propulsion.
Visiting Scholars
Alumni
Fabian Chacon, Ph.D.
fchacon@umich.edu
Thesis: Non-Ideal Phenomenon in Rotating Detonation Combustors
Jacob France, Ph.D.
jjfrance@umich.edu
Thesis: High Temperature and Pressure Measurements from TDLAS Through the Application of 2nd Derivative Fitting and the Aggregate Boltzmann Method
Logan White, Ph.D.
lwwhite@umich.edu
Thesis: Pulsed Mid-Infrared Upconversion Imaging in Rotating Detonation Combustors
Louis Edelman, Ph.D.
ledelman@umich.edu
Thesis: Physics and Modeling of Quasi-Steady and Forced Shock Trains
Rohan Morajkar, Ph.D.
rohanrm@umich.edu
Thesis: Role of Secondary Flows on Flow Separation Induced by Shock/boundary-layer Interaction in Supersonic Inlets
Yasin Abul-Huda, Ph.D.
yasinma@umich.edu
Thesis: A Study of Combustion Augmentation in Supersonic Flows via a Pulsed-Detonation Device
Josh Shepard, Ph.D.
jjshep@umich.edu
Thesis: Experimental Characterization of Rotating Detonation Engine Loss Mechanisms
Undergraduates
Trevor Rosario
trosario@umich.edu