SUCCESSFULLY SUPERVISED UAH GRADUATE STUDENT THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
1. Zhong Ren, Master of Science – M.S., “Jet Array Impingement Heat Transfer: Effects of Target Plate Distance, Reynolds Number, and Hole Spacing.” December 2015.

2. Warren Buzzard, Master of Science – M.S., “Effects of Target Surface Roughness on Impingement Jet Array Heat Transfer.” December 2015.

3. Nathaniel D. Rogers, Master of Science – M.S., “Performance of Full Coverage Effusion Cooling With Cross Flow Supply.” May 2016.
4. Benjamin Lund, Master of Science – M.S., “Investigation of Elastic Turbulence Phenomena Within a Miniature Viscous Disk Pump.” December 2016.


5. Sneha Reddy Vanga, Master of Science – M.S., “Performance of Full Coverage Effusion Cooling With a Crossflow Supply Channel, Measured Using Infrared Thermography and Liquid Crystal Thermography.” December 2016.

6. Christopher Allgaier, Master of Science – M.S. Co-Advised with Professor Bernard Weigand, Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. “Performance of Full Coverage Effusion Cooling With Crossflow Supply and Mainstream Pressure Gradient.” Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. May 2017.
7. Masaaki Suzuki, Master of Science – M.S., “Influences of Impingement Hole Shape and Small Plus Large Roughness On Impingement Jet Array Heat Transfer.” December 2017.

8. Patrick McInturff, Master of Science – M.S., “Influences of Impingement Hole Shape and Small Roughness On Impingement Jet Array Heat Transfer.” December 2017.

9. Zhong Ren, Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy, “Investigation of Effusion, Impingement, and Cross Flow Cooling Within a Double Wall Cooling Configuration.” August 2018.

10. David Ritchie, Master of Science – M.S., “Supply Channel Heat Transfer With Simultaneous Impingement Jet Array Cooling and Cross Flow Cooling.” May 2019.

11. Shannnon Renee Marko, Master of Science – M.S., “Experimental Investigation of Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction Structure and Unsteadiness.” December 2018.

12. Mengying Su, Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy, “Investigations of Augmented Heat Transfer Due to Elastic Instabilities Within Low-Inertia Flows With Streamline Curvature.” June 2019.

13. Michael Lee Sampson, Master of Science – M.S., “Aerodynamic and Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Transonic Turbine Blade Tip With Pressure Side Film Cooling.” May 2020.

14. Austin Click, Master of Science – M.S., “Double Wall Heat Transfer With Full-Coverage Effusion With and Without Louver Slot Cooling.” May 2020.

15. Sneha Reddy Vanga, Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy, “Effects of Double Wall Cooling Configurations and Conditions on a Full Coverage Effusion Plate.” December 2020.

16. Hallie Collopy, Master of Science – M.S., “Surface Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Transonic Turbine Blade With Pressure Side Film Cooling and Different Tip Gaps.” December 2020.

17. Ward Manneschmidt, Master of Science – M.S., “Investigations of Dusting Hole Film Cooling on a Transonic Turbine Blade Tip With a Squealer and Different Tip Gaps.” May 2021.
18. Matthew Cox, Master of Science – M.S., “Investigations of Surface Film Cooling Characteristics Along the Trailing Edge of the Tip of a Transonic Turbine Blade.” June 2022.
19. Adrian Pippert, Master of Science – M.S. Co-Advised with Professor Bernard Weigand, Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. “Investigation of Slip Due to Rarefaction for Air and Helium Including the Influences of Surface Structure.” Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. November 2022.
20. Hallie Collopy, Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy, “Effects of Pressure Side Film Cooling Hole Placement and Configuration on Surface Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Transonic Turbine Squealer Blade Tip.” May 2023.

21. Michael D. Sorrell, Master of Science – M.S., “Unsteady Flow Characteristics of a Normal Shock Wave and Associated Lambda Foot.” December 2023.

22. Chase Herrin, Master of Science – M.S., “Aerodynamic Losses of Additively Manufactured Blades in Transonic Conditions with Different Surface Treatments.” August 2024.

23. Christoph Bueschges, Master of Science – M.S. Co-Advised with Professor Bernard Weigand, Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. “Surface Heat Transfer Characteristics of Different Turbine Blade Tip Alloy Material Surface Processing Methods.” Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. December 2024.

24. Morgan Tatge, Master of Science – M.S., “Heat Transfer of Additively Manufactured Turbine Alloy Blade Tips With Different Surface Enhancement Post-Processing Methods.” May 2025.

25. Ward Manneschmidt, Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy, “Correlated Unsteady Interactions Between a Normal Shock Wave, Lambda Foot, and Other Flow Events.” June 2025.

26. Andrew Girgis, Master of Science – M.S., “Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Measurements of Flow Characteristics of an Unsteady Oblique Shock Wave Train.” August 2025.

