Uchenna Ogunka

Ph.D

Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University

Research Assistant

• Graduate Research Assistant in the Mechanical Engineering Department • Developed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models for investigating the role of traveling wave surface morphing actuation on the flow separation control over an airfoil using PETSC (C Programming), POINTWISE, SOLIDWORKS, and ANSYS ICEM (GRID MESHING). Published one conference paper in AIAA Scitech 2020, with a journal paper currently under review for publication in AIAA 2021 Journal as well as four presentations at both AIAA and APS conferences. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. • • Performed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Numerical analysis and simulations on the role of surface morphing on the aerodynamic performance (lift and drag) of airfoils using PETSC (C Programming), MATLAB, ParaView (Data visualization), POINTWISE, SOLIDWORKS, and ANSYS ICEM (GRID MESHING). Collected, studied, and analyzed large datasets using MATLAB. • • Performed CFD Numerical analysis and simulations on the flow kinematics and dynamics performance of eel fishes using PETSC (C Programming), MATLAB, ParaView (Data visualization), POINTWISE, and ANSYS ICEM (GRID MESHING). Collaborated with team to publish one journal paper in Biomimetics 2020.