Dr. Bogard

dbogard@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-5727
Office Location: ETC 6.106EB

Professor

Baker Hughes Incorporated Centennial Professorship in Mechanical Engineering

Dr. David G. Bogard earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1982 and joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin that same year. He is affiliated with the Thermal/Fluid Systems research program. Dr. Bogard directs research programs in turbine blade cooling and has more than 220 refereed research publications. He currently holds the position as editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Turbomachinery since 2019.

Recent Awards and Honors:

• ASME Dedicated Service Award, 2022.
• UT Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni, 2022
• Aircraft Engine Technology Award from the IGTI of ASME, 2024

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Several students work under the supervision of David Bogard, each with their own distinct research focus.

Elise Flachs, a PhD candidate, is conducting research in film cooling effectiveness at engine realistic Mach numbers. Specifically, she is experimentally characterizing shaped film cooling hole performance on a 2D airfoil geometry using the High-Speed Wind Tunnel Facility. Her work also includes high temperature validation of advanced external and internal airfoil cooling configurations enabled by additive manufacturing.

elise.flachs@my.utexas.edu

Ameya Kulkarni, a master’s student, is conducting research on engine realistic overall cooling effectiveness at low Mach numbers. Specifically, he is computationally and experimentally exploring the effects of thermal barrier coatings on flat plate film cooling configurations at the Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Facility. The ultimate goal of his work is to discover an optimal film cooling configuration for a flat plate covered by a thermal barrier coating. This configuration will then be further explored on an airfoil.

ankulkarni@utexas.edu

Emma Bond is a masters student who joined TTCRL in Fall 2024. She will be working closely with Elise at the high speed tunnel facility over the course of her thesis.

emmadbond@gmail.com

Josh Lewis is a undergraduate assistant, seeking to do research at TTCRL upon graduation.