IMG Member Austin Vera will be presenting at AIAA Scitech 2024 in Orlando this upcoming January! He will be discussing his work on Sapphire Pressure Sensors for High-Temperature Applications. Thank you for representing IMG, Austin!
Brittney Freeman will defend her PhD proposal titled "A Flat-Packaged Optical Shear Stress Sensor Using Moiré Transduction for Harsh Environments" in Larsen 234. The presentation will also be available via zoom:
https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92022269505?pwd=NVlMQ1FKWmVYQWJURWU2eXBCOVhnQT09
Meeting ID: 920 2226 9505
Passcode: 473774
Congratulations to IMG undergraduate student Alexander Reilly on winning 1st place in the undergraduate category at the AIAA Region II Student Conference hosted on April 4-5, 2022 at the Georgia Institute of Technology! Alexander gave a presentation titled, "Development and Fabrication of an Ultrasonic MEMS Anemometer for Use in Low-Pressure Environments". Great job Alexander!
As the field of hypersonic vehicle design develops, having shear stress data can aid in the minimization of
drag source effects and verify results from computational fluid dynamics simulations. Transducer size,
placement, and narrow bandwidth currently limit accurate shear stress measurements due to the small
length and time scales seen in turbulent fluid motion and the issue of flow disruption. Shock wave and
boundary layer effects also produce large thermal loads in hypersonic flows. The proposed research plan
Austin Vera will defend his proposal titled: "A Flat-Packaged MEMS-Based Optical Pressure Sensor for Harsh Environments" on Friday, October 8th at 9:00 AM.
Please use the zoom link below to join the meeting room!
https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94017770201?pwd=Z0pJcDFCZWNiak5EbVg4TjYwZXhWdz09
The meeting ID and passcode are also provided below in case there are any issues with using the link.
Meeting ID: 940 1777 0201
Passcode: 025318
Understanding the character and dynamics of hypersonic boundary layers poses a considerable challenge to the design of hypersonic vehicles. Specifically, being able to predict the location of laminar-to-turbulent transition is of critical concern as it affects heating rates, aerodynamic loading, and skin-friction drag, therefore impacting the design of the thermal protection system and thus the overall weight and performance of the vehicle.
Brett Freidkes will defend his dissertation titled: "The Design and Characterization of a MEMS-Based Dual-Axis Wall Shear Stress Sensor" on Wednesday, August 25th at 2:00 PM.
Please use the zoom link below to join the meeting room! Thank you.
Haocheng Zhou will defend his dissertation titled "A MEMS-based Five-Hole Probe with Optical Pressure Transducers" on Monday, June 1st, at 10:30 AM.
The presentation will be held online through Zoom. See below for details.
Time: Jun 1, 2020 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 958 2412 0398
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Congratulations to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering doctoral student Austin Vera on winning the prestigious NDSEG fellowship! Austin began his career in IMG as an undergraduate in 2016 under Dr. Mark Sheplak and is currently working towards his PhD. His research interests include the development of aeroacoustic instrumentation with a focus on dynamic pressure sensing technology for harsh environments. Great job Austin!
Daniel Blood, a former Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering PhD from IMG, has been making an impact as an assistant professor at Valparaiso University. Through 3D printing, Dr. Blood has been producing over 100 face shields a day for those on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight! We appreciate all that you do! Go gators and go IMG!