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.
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Ph.D. Students
Jose Guerrero
Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests include laser absorption spectroscopy, rotating detonation engines, and combustion/ propulsion.
Riley Huff
Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests are in the quantification and estimation of losses within a Rotating
Detonation Engine (RDE), Bayesian model calibration/parameter estimation, and Aerospace propulsion.
Masters Students
Visiting Researchers
Alumni
Jacob France, Ph.D.
Thesis: High Temperature and Pressure Measurements from TDLAS Through the Application of 2nd Derivative Fitting and the Aggregate Boltzmann Method
Logan White, Ph.D.
Thesis: Pulsed Mid-Infrared Upconversion Imaging in Rotating Detonation Combustors
Rohan Morajkar, Ph.D.
Thesis: Role of Secondary Flows on Flow Separation Induced by Shock/boundary-layer Interaction in Supersonic Inlets
Yasin Abul-Huda, Ph.D.
Thesis: A Study of Combustion Augmentation in Supersonic Flows via a Pulsed-Detonation Device
Josh Shepard, Ph.D.
Thesis: Experimental Characterization of Rotating Detonation Engine Loss Mechanisms
Alex Feleo, Ph.D.
Thesis: On the Adequacy of Global Pressure Gain as the Performance Metric for Rotating Detonation Combustors