People Previous Students

Miad Karimi

• Graduated with PhD in Aerospace Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant on the Autoignition shock tube.
• Currently working as a Post-doc at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio.

Mark Mikhaeil

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant on the Gas Tunnel.
• Currently working at Exon.

Mohammad Mohaghar

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant on the Shock Tube.
• Currently working as a Post-doc at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Sandeep Pidaparti

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant on the supercritical CO₂ loop.
• Currently working at the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) in Pittsburgh, PA.

Taegyu Kang

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant on the Supercritcal CO₂ loop.
• Currently working at The Coca-Cola Company.

Steven Roth

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant in the combustion lab.

Jessica Imgrund

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2019.
• Worked as research assistant on the Rayleigh-Benard facility.

David Reilly

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, GaTech in 2015.
• Worked as research assistant on the shock tube.
• Currently working at Shell Exploration & Production Company.

Bhanesh Akula

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2014.
• Worked as research assistant on the gas tunnel.
• Currently working at Intel.

Sarat Kuchibhatla

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2014.
• Worked as research assistant on the water channel.
• Previously worked as intern at Intel Corporation.
• Currently working at Dow Chemical.

Tom Finn

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2014.
• Worked as research assistant on the gas tunnel.
• Previously worked as intern at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• Currently working at Exxon Mobil.

Skylar Creel

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2014.
• Worked as research assistant on the shock tube.
• Currently working at Entergy Operations, Inc.

Jacob McFarland

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2013.
• Worked as research assistant on the shock tube.
• Previously interned with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• Currently working as an Assistant Professor at University of Missouri.

Eric Umrigar

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2014.
• Worked as research assistant on the supercritical carbondioxide loop.
• Currently working at National Oilwell Varco.

Chris McDonald

• Graduated with BS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2013.
• Worked as research assistant with the lab on the shock tube.
• Previously worked as engineering intern at Tenaris.
• Co-founder of and currently working at Gazoo.

Brian Reid

• Graduated with BS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2014.
• Worked as research assistant with the lab on the shock tube and Gas Tunnel projects.
• Currently working at Schluberger.

Bryce Matsuo

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2013.
• Studied the behavior of supercritical carbon dioxide in heat exchangers and turbomachinery sealing using experiments and numerical simulations.
• Received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in December 2010.
• Currently working at Exelon Nuclear.

Nicholas Haehn

• Graduated with PhD from University of Wisconsin, in 2012.
• Researched the RMI evolution for different initial conditions and Mach numbers, under the guidance of Dr.Ranajn (as co-advisor).
• Currently working at Intel Corp., Chandler, AZ.

Beth Placette

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2012.
• Her research focused on the numerical simulation of Rayleigh-Taylor instability.
• Completed BS in Biomedical engineering at TAMU.
• Currently working at OneSubsea.

Adam Martin

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2012.
• His research primarily was the simulation of the fluid-flow and thermochemistry of fuel cells for numerous academic and industrial applications.
• Completed BS in Mechanical Engineering at TAMU.
• Currently working at NASA.

Yingjie Tang

• Graduated with PhD in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, in 2012.
• Researched the fluid mechanics of aerosols, with Dr. Ranjan as co-advisor.
• Currently employed with Case New Holland (CNH) in Chicago as consultant and engine design lead.

Dustin Eseltine

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in fall 2011.
• Researched the torrefaction of bio-mass with Dr. Ranjan as co-advisor.
• Currently pursuing PhD at TAMU.

Sterling Debner

• Graduated with BS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2011.
• His undergraduate research activity related to the study and setup of the shock tube facility.
• Currently working at Mustang Inc.

Roma Fatima

• Graduated with MS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2010
• Her research was on the numerical simulation of supercritical CO2 printed circuit heat exchanger geometries.
• Completed MS in Mechanical Engineering at BITS, India.
• Currently working at Cummins Inc.

Peter Koppenberger

• Graduated with BS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2010.
• His undergraduate research was on the design and setup of Shock Tube and the new Water Channel facilities.
• Currently working at Idaho national lab.

Colin Bailey

• Graduated with BS in Mechanical Engineering, TAMU in 2009.
• His undergraduate research was focused on the numerical simulation of shock interaction with a planar interface, for different Mach numbers.
• Currently pursuing PhD at Stanford University, CA.