Ben Kirschmeier

Education:

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2019.
• B.S, Mechanical Engineering with concentration in Aerospace, The George Washington University, 2010 – 2014.

Research Interests:

• Fluid Mechanics
• Unsteady Aerodynamics
• Energy Harvesting
• Controls

Current Research:

• Analysis of wake structure interactions in tandem flapping foils for a hydrokinetic turbine.
• Reduced order LEV prediction

Hobbies:

• In my spare time I enjoy hiking, traveling, watching soccer games, and eating lots of food.

Acknowledgement:

• iSSRL Lab – For providing equipment, infrastructure and supporting the project.
• NCSU – For awarding me the Centennial Assitantship Program Scholar, and the Provost Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship.
• Funding support for this research from the National Science Foundation under Award No. ECCS – 1509592 and Program Officer Radhakisan S. Baheti.

Conferences and Publications:

1. Kirschmeier, B., Bryant, M., “Soap film flow visualization investigation of oscillating wing energy harvesters,” Proc. SPIE Conference on Smart Structures and Materials: Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, March 8-12, San Diego, CA, 2015.
2. Kirschmeier, B., Bryant, M., “Toward efficient aeroelastic energy harvesting through limit cycle shaping.” Proc. SPIE Conference on Smart Structures and Materials: Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, April 15, Las Vegas, NV, 2016.
3. Kirschmeier, B., and Bryant, M., “Experimental investigation of wake-induced aeroelastic limit cycle oscillations in tandem wings,” Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 81, p 309-324, Aug 2018.
4. Gianikos, Z. N., Kirschmeier, B., and Bryant, M., “Limit Cycle Characterization of an Aeroelastic Airfoil in the Wake of an Upstream Bluff Body”, 2018 Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, (AIAA 2018-3485)