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John Wylie

Project: 
Active Wave Control of Tollmien-Schlichting Instabilities on a Natural Laminar Airfoil
Generation and Control of Large-Scale Motions for Boundary Layer Reenergization
Contact Information: 

Email: wyliej@rpi.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wylie-058b35128/

Resume: 
PDF icon 221202 Resume John Wylie.pdf
Education: 
  • Anticipated: Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Received: B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2018
Joined CeFPaC: 
June 2019
CeFPaC Experience: 

CeFPaC offers an environment for diverse low speed flow physics research. John notes the professionalism and perspectives of his peers as a critical component in his personal growth as a fluid mechanician and research scientist. The access to state-of-the-art research equipment and facilities allows for multiple students to engage in relevant and insightful experiments, even within periods of global pandemic. John’s research interests include mitigation of Tollmien-Schlichting waves and crossflow instabilities over swept laminar airfoils using active surface modulation as well as control of turbulent coherent structures. He has explored flow control solutions in open- and closed-loop control architectures and is also interested in reduced order modelling and atmospheric boundary layers.

Selected Publications: 

Publications:

  • Wylie, J. D. B., Mishra, S., Amitay, M., “Tollmien–Schlichting Wave Control on an Airfoil Using Dynamic Surface Modification.” AIAA Journal, 59(8), August 2021.

Presentations:

  • Wylie, J., Amitay, M., "Experimental Generation of Large-Scale Motion for Boundary Layer Control". 75th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, November 20-22, 2022.
  • Wylie, J., Mishra, S., Amitay, M., “Control of Tollmien-Schlichting Waves on a Laminar Airfoil Using Dynamic Surface Modification.” AIAA SciTech Forum, January 19, 2021.
  • Wylie, J. D. B., Amitay, M., “Mitigation of Tollmien-Schlichting Waves over a Laminar Airfoil.” 73rd Annual Virtual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Chicago, Il, November 22-24, 2020.
  • Wylie J., Taylor, K., Amitay M. "Control of Laminar-Turbulent Transition on a Natural Laminar Flow Airfoil", 72nd Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA, November 26, 2019.