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Samantha Gildersleeve

Project: 
Fundamental Investigation into the Flow Physics around a Low Aspect Ratio Pin and its Applications to Flow Control
Contact Information: 

Email:  gildes@rpi.edu

Resume: 
PDF icon Gildersleeve,Samantha_CV.pdf
Education: 

Received:  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, December 2018
Received:  B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Roger Williams University, May 2014 


Interships and Co-ops:

  • Research Experience for Undergraduates, Texas A&M High Speed National Aerothermochemistry Laboratory
     

Joined CeFPaC: 
June 2014
CeFPaC Experience: 

Conducting research at CeFPaC is a very challenging and fulfilling experience.  Over the past four years, I've conducted several fundamental physics-based research experiments as well as application-based experiments by investigating a new type of active flow control: piezo-electrically driven discrete surface-mounted cylinders as well as a hybrid actuator which integrates a finite span synthetic jet from an orifice on the finite-span cylindrical element.  The implementation of these surface mounted actuators, specifically the piezo-electrically driven dynamic (deployable) pin actuators, is studied as a means to control flow separation, which was supported by The Boeing Company.  The lab encompasses projects from a variety of aerospace industries, national labs, and government branches, facilitating a very focused and diverse environment.  All students are allotted an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and sufficient resources to support forward progression each day.  One-on-one time with our advisor is routine and is extremely helpful to each of the students and their projects' success.  And all students and staff members are eager to teach and help each other in research as well as in coursework.  The research and work is very focused and challenging, but extremely rewarding.  Being a member of CeFPaC has provided a wonderful platform for advancing my engineering knowledge, hands-on skills, presentation techniques, working as part of a team, and contributing to the broader flow control community.

Awards & Honors: 
  • 2016 - 2019 The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship – Highly selective award granted to high achieving and performing graduate students. This is given by the Department of Defense, Airforce Research Laboratory, and the Office of Naval Research
  • 2015 - 2016 The Boeing Scholarship – Awarded to students pursuing higher education who demonstrate great potential to contribute in the fields of science and engineering
  • 2014 - 2015 Awarded the RPI Graduate Fellowship – Highly selective honor granted by the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Department to first-year graduate students who show large potential in their field of research
  • 2014 National FAA Design Competition (2014) (Awarded 1st place in the nation by FAA representatives and Airport Executives)
  • 2012 Alpha Chi National Honor Society

 

Selected Publications: 
  • Gildersleeve, S., and Amitay, M., “Control of Flow Separation over a Flapped Airfoil using Low Aspect Ratio Circular Pins”, AIAA Journal, 2018.
  • Amitay, M., and Gildersleeve, S., “Virtual and Physical Surface Modifications as Means for Flow Control”, AIAA Journal, 2018, 57 (1), pp. 53-71.
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., Tuna, B.A., and Amitay, M., “Interactions of a Low Aspect Ratio Cantilevered Dynamic Pin with a Laminar Boundary Layer”, AIAA Journal, 2017, pp. 2142-2157 http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J055632
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., Amitay, M., and Clingman, D., "Flow around Low Aspect Ratio Cylinders and their Applications", 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA 2017-1449, Grapevine, Texas, January 2017
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., Clingman, D., Amitay, M., “Separation Control over a Flapped NACA 0012 Model using an Array of Low Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Pins”, Aviation 2016, June 13-16, Washington DC.
  • Gildersleeve, S., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., “Separation control over a flapped NACA 0012 model using an array of low aspect ratio cylinders”, Thousand Islands Fluid Dynamic Meeting, April 22-24, 2016, 1000 Island, Canada
  • Gildersleeve, S., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., "Separation Control over a Flapped NACA0012 Model using an Array of Low Aspect Ration Cylindrical Pins." 8th AIAA Flow Control Conference, 2016.
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., Tuna, B.A., Leong, C.M., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., "Interactions of a Low Aspect Ration Dynamic Pin with a Laminar Boundary Layer." 45th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 2015, p. 2634, 2015.
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., Tuna, B., Leong, C-M, and Amitay, M.,Gildersleeve, S., Leong, C.M, Tuna, B., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., “Interactions of A Low Aspect Ratio Dynamic Pin With A Laminar Flow”, Thousand Islands Fluid Dynamic Meeting, May 1-3, 2015,1000 Island, Canada.

Presentations:

  • Glildersleeve, S., and Amitay, M., "Three-Dimensional Wake Characteristics Associated with a Jet Assisted Surface Mounted Actuator." 9th AIAA Flow Control Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2018.
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., and Amitay, M., "Vortex Interactions from a Finite Span Cylinder with a Laminar Boundary Layer for Varied Parameters." 70th Annual American Physical Society, Denver, CO., 2017.
  • Gildersleeve, S., Clingman.,D., Amitay, M., "Flow around Low Aspect Ratio Cylinders and their Applications." In 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, p. 1449. Dallas, TX, 2017.
  • Gildersleeve, S. and Amitay, M., "Investigation of Vortical Flow Patterns in the Near Field of a Dynamic Low-Aspect-Ratio Cylinder." 69th Annual American Physical Society, Portland, OR., 2016.
  • Glildersleeve, S., Clingman, D., Amitay, M., "Separation Control over a Flapped NACA0012 Model using an Array of Low Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Pins." 8th AIAA Flow Control Conference, Washington DC, 2016.
  • Gildersleeve, S., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., "Separation Control over a Flapped NACA0012 Model using an Array of Low Aspect Ration Cylindrical Pins." 1000 Islands Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada, 2016.
  • ​Gildersleeve, S., Clingman, D, and Amitay, M., "The Flow Field Downstream of a Dynamic Low Aspect Ration Circular Cylinder:  A Parametic Study." American Physical Society, Boston, MA., 2015.
  • Gildersleeve, S., Leong, C.M., Tuna, B.A., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., "Interactions of a Low Aspect Ration Dynamic Pin with a Laminar Flow." 1000 Island Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada, 2015.
  • Gildersleeve, S., Spatcher, D., Leong, C.M., Clingman, D., and Amitay, M., "Interactions of a Cross-flow with Dynamic Discrete Roughness Elements."  American Physical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2014.

Patent(s):

  • 2016, “Jet Assisted Surface Mounted Actuator (JASMA)”, with Amitay, M., Provisional Patent 2016-046, April 25, 2016; PCT submitted in April 2017.