Eddie Bogdanowicz

“I began working with the group as an undergraduate in 2018 and began working full-time as a graduate student and GAANN fellow in January 2019. My primary research focus is on a novel injection concept for diesel engines to achieve lower emissions and increased efficiency. Planned graduation is Fall 2022.” – Eddie

Spencer Hall

“My research focus is primarily on control strategies for optimization and emissions reduction in Heavy-Duty Diesel engines. I started working with Dr. Bittle as an NSF REU student in 2018 and then as a graduate student in 2019. I am expecting to graduate in 2023.” – Spencer

Zac Harris

Coming Soon.

Srinivas Kumar

“I am a first year Ph.D. Student at the University of Alabama, working under guidance of Dr. Joshua Bittle. I started working with the combustion group in July 2021. My primary research focus is on Rainbow Schlieren Deflectrometry (RSD) of various fuel injection sprays.” – Srinivas

Allen Parker

“Working with Dr. Bittle as an undergraduate and a PhD student (since 2018), I am on track to graduate in August 2022, much to Dr. Bittle’s dismay. My work seeks to define “normal” combustion behavior in a turbulent, inherently stochastic environment. To this end, I primarily design technically rigorous infographics to better visualize combustion behavior and illuminate underlying trends and phenomena.” – Allen

Max Schrader

“I started researching the intersection of road traffic, connected vehicles, and traffic signals with Dr. Bittle in Spring 2020, where I leverage traffic micro-simulation to enable optimization. I plan to graduate with my PhD in Fall 2023.” – Max

Interested in getting involved?

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Brenin Douglas

“I started researching in spring 2021 and plan to graduate in December 2023 with a master’s in mechanical engineering. I am interested in autonomous vehicle development and currently contribute to connected vehicle velocity profile optimization efforts.” – Brenin

Ph.D. Graduates

Christopher “Taber” Wanstall, Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering (2020)“Investigation of Turbulent Jets, Sprays, and Supercritical Mixing by Time Resolved Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry”
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Dayton

Shawn Reggeti, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering (2022)“

Improved two-color pyrometry diagnostic for spatiotemporally-resolved measurements in reacting diesel-like fuel sprays”
Current position: Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota

M.S. Graduates

Ross Depperschmidt, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2018)“Quantifying Volumetric Distribution of Fuel Mass in a Transient High Pressure Reacting Spray via the Application of Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry”
Current position: Professional Rugby, NOLA Gold

Aaron Suttle, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2017)“An Investigation of Primary Reference Fuel Combustion in the Modified Derived Cetane Tester”Current position: Development Engineer, Honda Performance Development

Alex DeLoach, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2016)“Predictive Combustion Trajectory Visualization Model for Study of Conventional and Advanced Direct Injection Compression Ignition Combustion Modes”Current position: Manufacturing Engineer, Northrop Grumman

Hanzhang (Nigel) Liu, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2022)“Vehicle Detection and Traffic Performance Measure using Radar system installed on Traffic Signal Pole”Current position: PhD Student, North Carolina State University

Eileen Mirynowski, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2016)“Commissioning of High-Speed Imaging System for Rainbow Schlieren Measurements of Vaporizing Liquid Fuel Sprays”Current position: Corporate Business Manager, WestRock Company