NEW Turbomachinery Laboratory Seminar Series: Great Opportunity for Young Researchers New this semester, the Turbomachinery Lab (TL) Seminar Series is an initiative developed by Turbomachinery Lab Director, Dr. Eric Petersen, to encourage graduate students and postdocs to practice presenting their research to an academic audience. Professional development is one of the Turbomachinery Laboratory’s key pillars, […]
Turbo Lab members receive Young Engineer Turbo Expo Participant Award
Turbo Lab members receive Young Engineer Turbo Expo Participant Award Three members in Dr. Luis San Andrés Tribology group and one of Dr. Dara Child’s former graduate students were honored with a prestigious award for up-and-coming engineers. Dr. Jing Yang, assistant research engineer in the Turbo Lab, and former students Dr. Bonjin Koo and Dr. […]
Researchers develop new multiphase flow metering device
Researchers develop new multiphase flow metering device Three Turbomachinery Lab researchers have developed a new way to measure multiphase flow that is less expensive than and equally accurate to current multiphase flow devices on the market. Inventors Dr. Abhay Patil, Dr. Gerald Morrison, and Joshua Vandervort in the Turbo Lab, have received a temporary patent […]
Turbo Lab co-authors receive best paper award
Turbo Lab Co-authors receive ASME Best Paper Award Dr. Luis San Andrés and two former students in the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M have received a 2018 Best Paper Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Structures and Dynamics Committee. Dr. Luis San Andrés, Mast-Childs Chair professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, […]
CCOPS and Rotordynamics March Short Courses
The Turbomachinery Laboratory Offers Extended Education Opportunities for both Young and Seasoned Engineers The Turbo Lab, a center of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Texas A&M University System, will host two short courses – Rotordynamics and Centrifugal Compressor Operations for 21st Century Users (CCOPS) – from March 18-21 in Houston, Texas. The two […]
Vibration Problems and Solutions in Turbomachinery and Centrifugal Pumps Short Course
Turbo Lab to present vibrations short course at May conference in Philadelphia Course presented in partnership with Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, Vibration Institute and Hydraulic Institute The Turbo Lab has teamed up with the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT) to offer a short course at a spring conference in Philadelphia. The Turbo Lab […]
Ph.D. student earns Turbo Lab’s most prestigious scholarship
Ph.D. student earns Turbo Lab’s most prestigious scholarship Passion Key to Student’s Success Clay Norrbin hasn’t always been interested in turbomachinery. His undergraduate studies in the Scansorial and Terrestrial Robotics and Integrated Design (STRIDe) Lab at Florida State University focused in the area of robotics. He applied to the Texas A&M University mechanical engineering […]
Turbo Lab engineer develops new energy conversion device
Turbo Lab engineer develops new energy conversion device Dr. Abhay Patil, research engineer in the Turbo Lab, has received a temporary patent for inventing a new energy conversion device. The invention, “High Energy Density Turbomachines,” has a unique design and provides explicit advantages in terms of performance and reliability. It has a potential to be […]
Former student returns as visiting scholar from Seoul, Korea
Former student returns as visiting scholar from Seoul, Korea A former Turbomachinery Laboratory student has returned to his alma mater as a visiting scholar. Dr. Tae Ho Kim, Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Kookmin University in Seoul, Korea will serve one year as a Visiting Scholar at Texas A&M University in the Turbomachinery Laboratory. […]