Turbomachinery Laboratory Seminar Series

The Turbomachinery Lab Seminar Series offers a weekly, Tuesday afternoon session of technical presentations on topics covering the breadth of TL-related research each semester.

The Seminar Series was created with the purpose to showcase ongoing and related TL research and will occasionally feature external presenters. They are intended to be an academic gathering of TL faculty, students, staff, and any other interested attendees. Seminars will consist of 2, 25-min presentations for students and postdocs, or one, 50-min presentation per seminar for faculty or external speakers. Light refreshments will be available at the end of each seminar. Topics will come from the breadth of research currently ongoing at TL and related areas.

TL is excited to make available the opportunity for students to present to an academic crowd; cross-fertilization of research topics and ideas within TL and related organizations; a gathering of researchers at all levels in a collegiate environment; and to learn some new things and meet new people with common interests; etc.

Time: Tuesdays at 4 P.M.

Location: Turbo Lab Classroom, TL room 163

Duration (Fall 2023): August 29th – November 28

The monthly schedule is located below.

October 31

• Matthew Intardonato– “Optical Emission Spectroscopy for High-Rate Impact Diagnostics”

• David Lont – “The Detonation Velocity–Curvature–Acceleration Relationship and Its Variation with Activation Energy”

November 7

• Prof. Frank Lu, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington – “New Fire: Contributions to the Development of Detonation Engines”

November 14

• Speaker TBD

• Speaker TBD

November 28

• Manuel Suarez – “Laser Diagnostics Development for Ammonia Flames”

• Shreyas Sarfare – “TBD”

SEMINAR FORMAT Each seminar will consist of an hour long presentation. For student-driven presentations, two students will be given 25 minutes to discuss their research. All of the presentations are offered in a hybrid format, both in person at the Turbo Lab Classroom and over zoom. The Spring 2022 Turbomachinery Laboratory Seminar Series was coordinated by Dr. Eric Petersen.

Contact Debbie Maggs at debbie@turbo-lab.tamu.edu for further questions regarding the series.