JUNE 27, 2018 By TPS Mike Volk will teach his last short course at the 2018 symposium After 20 years of teaching the same short course at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia, Mike Volk has decided it’s time to retire. In 1998, Volk was invited by former Turbo Lab director Dr. Dara Childs to develop a […]
Turbo Lab facilitates NSF summer undergraduate program
Five faculty members in the Turbomachinery Laboratory and eight others throughout the College of Engineering will spend their summer investing in the future of energy and propulsion research. This is the second summer the Turbo Lab has facilitated the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in Energy and Propulsion and overall the seventh summer of […]
Two Turbo Lab researchers win ASME Best Paper Award
Xueliang Lu Two researchers in the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M have received a Best Paper Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Structures and Dynamics Committee. Dr. Luis San Andres, Mast-Childs Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Xueliang Lu, a doctoral student in the Turbo Lab, were recognized for […]
Turbo Lab faculty, staff, students gear up for international ASME conference
The Turbomachinery Laboratory will further its global impact this month during the Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (Turbo Expo) in Olso, Norway. The conference, presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Gas Turbine Institute, is set for June 11-15. Experts from around the world will come together to share the latest academic findings […]
Both sides of the podium
Seven former Turbo Lab students returned to Aggieland last week to represent their companies at the 38th annual Turbomachinery Research Consortium Meeting. From left: Manish Thorat, Chris Kulhanek, Jeff Moore, Bernard Robic, Jennifer Gaines, Oscar De Santiago, David Stiles TRC Meeting Photos TRC Lab Tour Photos Seven former Turbo Lab students return to Aggieland […]
San Andrés takes off with jet engine research
By: Jennifer Reiley A passenger airliner full of people lines up on the runway preparing for takeoff. As the engines rev up, the sound is a dull roar to the passengers inside the craft. However, this sound is an indication of a process that could impact the safety and reliability of the plane, a system […]
Turbo Lab wraps up 38th annual Turbomachinery Research Consortium meeting
Photo: TRC member company representatives joined Turbo Lab faculty and students at the laboratory for a tour during the 38th annual TRC meeting. Since 1981, the Turbomachinery Research Consortium at Texas A&M University has solved problems for major industry leaders through student-led research. The TRC is a group of 36 companies that contribute annual fees […]
Turbomachinery Lab to host 38th annual Turbomachinery Research Consortium meeting
Representatives from 36 industrial firms will visit or call in to Aggieland next week during the Turbomachinery Research Consortium (TRC) annual meeting. They will select the next round of student-led research projects, the results of which will not only impact these companies, but the turbomachinery industry at-large. The 38th annual TRC meeting will kick off […]
Turbo Lab grad leads seminar on combustion chemistry
Turbo Lab graduate Dr. Brandon Rotavera delivers “Combustion Chemistry of Advanced Biofuels.” The internal combustion engine is not dead. Dr. Brandon Rotavera, a Turbo Lab graduate and assistant professor at the University of Georgia (UGA), explored this idea on Monday with a room full of Turbo Lab students during a seminar titled, “Combustion Chemistry of […]