Ryan Durscher
DoD Gradaute Research Scholar
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Background: I was born in a small town outside of Gainesville, FL.
Previous Institution: Bachelor of Science in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, 2008
Current Activities: Enrolled in the Ph.D program in Mechanical Engineering at UF.
Subject Area: Plasma Based Flow Control, Electric Propulsion
Publications:
Agashe, J., Arnold, D.P., Cattafesta, L., and Durscher, R., "Lumped Element Model for Electrodynamic Zero-Net Mass-Flux Actuators ," 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, , January 2009.
Masilamani, S., Boniche, I., Meyer, C.D., Durscher, R., and Arnold, D.P., "Design of a tubular microfabricated power generation system for hot exhaust streams," Tech. Dig. 7th Int. Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS 2007), Freiburg, Germany, pp.249-252, November 2007.
Boniche, I., Masilamani, S., Durscher, R., Morgan, B.C., and Arnold, D.P., "Design and Optimization of a Miniaturized Thermoelectric Generator using Micromachined Silicon Substrates," Proceedings of the 27th Intern. Conf. on Thermoelectrics, Book of Abstracts ICT 2008, Corvallis, OR, USA, pp 65-66, August 2008.
Extracurricular Activities: Listening music.



