Paul E. Slaboch 103D Cebula Hall, St. Martin s University, Lacey, WA 98513 (360) 688-2742 pslaboch@stmartin.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, May 2009 Dissertation: Fluid Mechanics and Passive Control of the Flow-Excited Helmholtz Resonator Advisor: Dr. Scott C. Morris Master of Science, January 2008 Aerospace Engineering Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, May 2004 Major: Aerospace Engineering PROFESSIONAL LICENSE HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE 2014-Present Registered Professional Engineer in Washington WA License #52283 Mechanical Thermal & Fluid Systems St. Martin s University, Lacey, WA Director, Master of Mechanical Engineering Program Responsible for all administrative duties of program Increased recruiting of professional graduate students Increased number of students staying for 5 th year to finish master s degree Changed admission process to increase yield of applications submitted from pool of inquiries In the process of creating graduate student handbook 2012 - Present St. Martin s University, Lacey, WA Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Courses Taught: ME 300/L Manufacturing Processes with Lab ME 315 Instrumentation and Experimental Design ME 316 Measurements and Mechatronics Laboratory New course offering ME 350 Parametric Solid Modeling GE 359 Engineering Economics, Ethics & Law ME 410 Vibration Theory ME 430/L Heat Transfer with Lab ME 498 Senior Design I (capstone project, R/C aircraft) ME 499 Senior Design II (completion of project)
MME 551 Advanced Fluid Mechanics New graduate level course offering MME 560 Compressible Flow MME 574 Introduction to Random Processes New graduate course offering MME 595 Advanced Manufacturing New graduate course offering MME 595 Numerical Methods New graduate course offering Summer 2013 Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China Visiting Assistant Professor Courses Taught: Principles of Metal Cutting Manufacturing Technology PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Current Research Efforts Summer 2015 July 2009 - Present St. Martin s University, Lacey, WA Active Control of a Flow-Excited Helmholtz Resonator using CFD Using ANSYS Fluent to investigate active flow control methodologies in a flow excited Helmholtz resonator with applications to automotive window buffeting. Experimental verification of computational results in planning stages. Metallic Foil Thermal Interface Structure Funded by Intel, Corp. Optimization of metallic foil layers for use as a thermal interface material in electronics Fluid Mechanics of Inter-rotor Flow Field of Open Rotor Propulsion Systems Continuation of NASA Faculty fellowship NASA Glenn Faculty Fellowship, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH Propulsion Division, Acoustics Branch Studied effect of aft rotor on inter-rotor flow field of open rotor propulsion system 3D PIV data set phase averaged on aft rotor position to determine effects of aft rotor Aft rotor found to have very little effect on forward rotor tip vortices Effect of forward rotor wakes measured and compared favorably to CFD simulations. USDOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA www.volpe.dot.gov Aerospace Engineer Collect, process, and analyze full scale wake vortex data acquired via Paul E. Slaboch 2
LIDAR at various locations around the US. Member of international effort to harmonize wake turbulence separation standards across the globe and re-categorize all aircraft into 6 new classes. Perform wake vortex analysis in support of new FAA air traffic control procedures for Closely Spaced Parallel Runways (CSPRs). Developed operational model of jet blast phenomena in support of JFK Airport, Northeast Regional FAA and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) during closure of Bay Runway for resurfacing. Results of jet blast model were incorporated into Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) at JFK International Airport. Researched, selected and utilized tethersonde system in support of Boeing 747-8 Wake Vortex flight test. Tethersonde system used to measure Brunt- Vaisala frequency and report in real-time. Acted as liaison between land owners and the Volpe Center to secure ground support for placement of equipment for Boeing 747-8 flight test. Acted as liaison between Fresno-Yosemite International Airport, Volpe Center and Boeing to secure cleared air traffic pattern and airport cooperation during 747-8 flight test. Fall 2004 - Spring 2009 RESEARCH FUNDING HONORS AND AWARDS UNIVERSITY SERVICE Research Assistant/Graduate Research Assistant Assisted in design and implementation of large scale PIV experiment in an outdoor environment at the salt flats near Salt Lake City, UT. Oversaw purchase and installation of Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometry system to measure vibration of fluid loaded membrane. Designed seeding device and oversaw collection of data for full scale PIV experiment at Chrysler Acoustic Wind Tunnel. Data acquired included both PIV and interior and exterior acoustic measurements. NASA Glenn Faculty Fellowship, $15k, 2015 Metallic Foil Thermal Interface Structure, Intel Corp., $10k/yr, 2 years, 2015 Thermal analysis of in-situ solder ball reflow, Intel Corp., $8k/yr, 2 years, 2013 Building start-up equipment grant, PIV system, E.L. Wiegand Foundation, $190k, 2012 Instructional Technology Innovation Grant, $1k, 2012 USDOT Secretary s Award Partnering for Excellence, Aircraft Wake Vortex Re-Categorization at Memphis Team, 2013 USDOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Team Award for Wake Turbulence, 2012 AME Graduate Student Conference Best Oral presentation, 2005 and 2006 Jerome L. Novotny Award for Heat Transfer Design, 2004 Sigma Gamma Tau, Aerospace Engineering honor society, 2004 St. Martin s University Currently Serving on/as: Faculty Senate as School of Engineering Senator Faculty Adviser for ASME student chapter Paul E. Slaboch 3
University Athletics Advisory Committee University Strategic Planning Committee Junior Faculty Association Previously Served on/as: Elected Faculty Chair of School of Engineering Chair of Distance Education Policy Committee Academic Computing Advisory Committee (ACAC) Scholar s Day Committee Educational Policies and Curriculum Committee General Education Committee Interdisciplinary Studies Board ME faculty search committees Physics faculty search committee St. Martin s University Academic Advising: 51 current student advisees STUDENTS SUPERVISED Master s Students at St. Martin s University Donnie Jones, Expected Graduation May 2016 Project Title: Effect of Aft Rotor on Wake of Front Rotor in Open Rotor Propulsion System In cooperation with NASA Glenn Jillian Coday, Expected Graduation May 2017 Thesis title: Optimization of underwater turbine blades for electric power generation John Perko, Expected Graduation May 2017 Thesis title: Metallic Foil Thermal Interface Structure Funded by: Intel Corp. Jacob Buehn, Expected Graduation December 2015 Thesis title: Active Control of a Flow Excited Helmholtz Resonator Shelby Ferguson, Graduated August 2015 Thesis title: Optimization Of In Situ Solder Ball Reflow Funded by: Intel Corp. Rich Casey, Graduated December 2014 Project topic: Redesign of coal elevator bearings Undergraduates Supervised at St. Martin s Jack Freeman, Expected Graduation May 2016 Research project: Wind tunnel redesign and repair James Malloy, Expected Graduation May 2016 Research project: Grid independence study of active flow control CFD Kyle Marlantes, Expected Graduation May 2015 Research project: Active Control of Flow Excited Helmholtz Resonator Paul E. Slaboch 4
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Peer Reviewed Journal Publications: Slaboch, P.E. and Morris, S.C. Passive Control of a Flow-Excited Helmholtz Resonator, in preparation for submission to Experiments in Fluids (2015) Ma, R., Slaboch, P. E., and Morris, S. C. (2009), Fluid mechanics of a flowexcited Helmholtz resonator, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol 623, pp 1-26. Slaboch, P. E., Morris, S. C., Ma, R., Shannon, D., Gleason, M., and Puskarz, M. (2009), Window buffeting measurements of a full scale vehicle and simplified small scale models, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, Vol. 2 no. 1, pp 410-418. Morris, S. C., Stolpa, S. R., Slaboch, P. E., and Klewicki, J. C. (2007), Nearsurface particle image velocimetry measurements in a transitionally rough-wall atmospheric boundary layer, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol 580, pp 319-338. Refereed Conference Proceedings: Slaboch, P.E., Stephens, D.B., and Van Zante, D.E., Effects of Aft Rotor on Int-rotor Flow of Open Rotor Propulsion System, abstract submitted to ASME Turbo Expo, June 13-17, 2016, Seoul, South Korea Buehn, J.A., and Slaboch, P.E., Computational Analysis of Active Control of Flow-Excited Helmholtz Resonator, 22 nd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, June 22-26, 2015, Dallas, TX, AIAA-2015-3413 Picone, R., and Slaboch, P.E., A Novel Three Course Sequence to Teach Electrical Concepts to Mechanical Engineering Students, presented at ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, April 10-11, 2015, Denver, CO. Slaboch, P. E., An Operational Model for the Prediction of Jet Blast, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 9-12, 2012, Nashville, TN. AIAA-2012-1229. Slaboch, P. E., Ma, R. and Morris, S.C., Vortical-acoustic interactions in a flowexcited Helmholtz resonator at low Mach numbers, 14th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, May 8-10, 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AIAA-2008-2849 Slaboch, P. E., and Morris, S. C., Sound and Vibration Produced by an Airfoil Tip in a Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow with an Elastic Wall, 12th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, May 5-7, 2006, Cambridge, Massachusetts. AIAA-2006-2408. Slaboch, P. E., Stolpa, S. R. and Morris, S. C. Spatially resolved near surface motions in the atmospheric boundary layer using PIV, 11th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, August 9-12, 2004, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Paul E. Slaboch 5
Conference Presentations: Slaboch, P. E., An Operational Model for the Prediction of Jet Blast, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 9-12, 2012, Nashville, TN. AIAA Paper 2012-1229. Slaboch, P. E., Ma, R. and Morris, S.C. Vortical-acoustic interactions in a flowexcited Helmholtz resonator at low Mach numbers. 14th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, May 8-10, 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AIAA Paper 2008-2849 Slaboch, P.E. and Morris, S.C. Vortical-Acoustic Interactions in a flow-excited Helmholtz Resonator at Low Mach Numbers. 21st Annual Graduate Student Conference, AME Dept, University of Notre Dame, Aug 27, 2007. Slaboch, P.E. and Morris, S.C. Flow Induced Oscillations of a Helmholtz Resonator. 20th Annual Graduate Student Conference, AME Dept, University of Notre Dame, Oct 19, 2006. Slaboch, P. E., and Morris, S. C. Sound and Vibration Produced by an Airfoil Tip in a Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow with an Elastic Wall. 12th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, May 5-7, 2006, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Slaboch, P.E., and Morris, S.C. Sound and vibration produced by an airfoil tip in boundary layer flow over an elastic plate. 58th Annual Meeting of the APS DFD, Chicago, IL, Nov 20, 2005. Slaboch, P.E. and Morris, S.C. Sound and vibration produced by an airfoil tip in boundary layer flow over an elastic plate. 19th Annual Graduate Student Conference, AME Dept, University of Notre Dame, Oct. 2005. Slaboch, P.E., Stolpa, S.R. and Morris, S.C. Near wall structure of the velocity field in high Reynolds number boundary layers. 57th Annual Meeting of the APS DFD, Seattle, WA, Nov 21, 2004. Slaboch, P. E., Stolpa, S. R. and Morris, S. C. Spatially resolved near surface motions in the atmospheric boundary layer using PIV. 11th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, August 9-12, 2004, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Paul E. Slaboch 6