David Olson
Contact Information
Phone:
(517) 353-9998
Email:
olsond12@msu.edu
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Biography
Dr. David Olson received his honors diploma and B.S in Aeronautical Engineering with great distinction from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY in 2009. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 and 2017, respectively, from Michigan State University. His research areas cover a broad range of fluid dynamics with a particular focus on unsteady and low-speed aerodynamics. Furthermore, he develops non-intrusive optical-based experimental techniques for fluid dynamics.
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2017
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2011
- B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University, 2009
Research Interests
- Fluid Dynamics
- Unsteady and Low-Speed Aerodynamics
Selected Publications
- Olson, D., Naguib, A., & Koochesfahani, M., (2021). "Development of a Low-Turbulence Transverse-Gust Generator in a Wind Tunnel." AIAA Journal, 59(5), 1575-1584 https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059962
- Hammer, P., Olson, D., Visbal, M., Naguib, A., & Koochesfahani, M. (2019). Joint computational-experimental investigation of harmonically pitching airfoil aerodynamics in uniform-shear approach flow. AIAA Journal, 57(8), 3290-3298. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J058232
- Olson, D., Naguib, A., Koochesfahani, M., (2015) "Measurement of the wall pressure and shear stress distribution using molecular tagging diagnostics" Exp. Fluids 56:171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-015-2039-y
- Olson, D., Katz, A., Naguib, A., Koochesfahani, M., Rizzetta, D., Visbal, M., (2013) "On the Challenges in Experimental Characterization of Flow Separation Over Airfoils at Low Reynolds Number" Exp. Fluids 54:1470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-013-1470-1
MSU Scholar
Google Scholar
Awards
- Outstanding Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering Department, Michigan State University, 2016-2017
