Terrence R. Meyer

Terrence Meyer

Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (by Courtesy)

Location: West Lafayette

School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
585 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088
[email protected]

Office: CHAF 124

Phone: 7654942815

Degrees

  • BME, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis-St. Paul, 1993
  • MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
  • PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001

Research Interests

  • Advancement of next-generation propulsion concepts including Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs), Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines (RDREs) and Scramjet Engines
  • Laser diagnostics development for applied thermal environments including RDEs, RDREs, gas-turbines, rockets, IC engines, and scramjet engines
  • Laser Diagnostics and Spectroscopy for detonations, combustion, sprays, energetics, propellants, hypersonics, plasmas, and non-equilibrium flows
  • Estimation of performance, efficiency and emissions using state of the art optical diagnostics (PLIF, CARS, TP-LIF, PIV, 3D Imaging, X-Rays, PIV, Molecular Tagging, Thermographic Phosphors and Pressure Sensitive Paints)
  • Thermal-fluid behavior at the extremes, including turbulent, acoustically coupled, high-temperature, high-pressure, multiphase, and non-equilibrium reacting flows

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Application Area(s)

Awards and Recognitions

  • Associate Editor, Optics Express, Aug. 1, 2023-present.
  • Colloquium Co-Coordinator of Diagnostics and Experimental Methods, 41st International Symposium on Combustion (2025-2026).
  • Fellow and Associate Fellow Status:
  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2025)
  • Fellow of Optica, formerly Optical Society of America, OSA (2022)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME (2017)
  • Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA (2006)
  • Awards Chair (2021-2026), Technical Chair (2018-2019) and Deputy Technical Chair (2017-2018), Chair for Award Nominations (2009-2016), Session Chair at Scitech Conference (2016), Aerodynamic Measurement Technology (AMT) Committee, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition
  • Colloquium Co-Chair of Diagnostics Section for 39th and 40th International Symposium on Combustion (2021-2024) and Session Chair of Diagnostics Session (2023-2024).
  • Walter Lempert Best Paper Award, AIAA SciTech Forum (2023)
  • Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Innovation Award (2023) from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for "advancement and commercialization of pulse-burst laser technology, innovations in high-speed laser diagnostics, and applications in hypersonic ground test facilities."
  • Chair (2019-2023), Vice Chair (conference held in Switzerland, 2017-2019), Discussion Leader (CARS Session, 2017), Invited Lectures (2007, 2011), and Hot Topics Invited Talks (2005, 2009, 2015), Gordon Research Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Energy and Combustion Science (formerly Laser Diagnostics in Combustion)
  • Representative for School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Senate (2020-2023)
  • Chair, Graduate Admissions Fellowship Subcommittee (2017-2023) and Member of Diversity Subcommittee (2018-2019), School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  • School of Mechanical Engineering Spira Award, given for inspiring students and fostering excellence in commercial or defense product realization (2022)
  • Listed among most downloaded articles in Combustion and Flame in the 90 days since publication (2022, 2021)
  • Editor's Pick or Cover Feature for Applied Physics Letters (2022), Optics Letters (2020, 2019), Applied Optics (2019, 2009, 2003), and Applied Spectroscopy (2007)
  • List of Outstanding Engineering Teachers, Purdue University (Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016)
  • Co-Chair, International Constant Volume & Detonation Combustion Workshop, Purdue University (2019)
  • Voted in Top 10, Solberg Award for Best Teacher in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (2019)
  • Session Chair, ILASS Americas, 29th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems (2017)
  • Awardee, NSF CAREER Award, Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems, (2011-2017)
  • Best Student Presentation, 25th Annual Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS)-Americas Conference (2013)
  • William and Virginia Binger Assistant Prof. of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State Univ (2011-2012)
  • Best Paper, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Active Optical Sensing (2011)
  • General Co-Chair (2010-2012) and Program Co-Chair (2008-2010), Optical Society of America???s Conference on Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis
  • Young Researcher Award, Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (2010)
  • Chair (2009-2010) and Vice-Chair (2008-2009), Optical Society of America's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Subcommittee on Active Optical Sensing
  • Co-editor, Applied Optics, Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis (2011)
  • Co-Chair, 2nd Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium (2006)
  • Chair, Ohio Valley Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (2005-2006)
  • Member, ASME Dayton Section Technical Committee (2004-2006)
  • AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Section Outstanding Technical Contribution Award (2003)
  • AIAA Foundation Graduate Award in Fluid Dynamics (2001)
  • Graduate Fellowships: Ford Foundation (2000), NSF (1994-1997), University of Illinois (1994-1997)

Selected Publications

A.M. Braun, N.S. Rodrigues, P.M. Danehy, A.R. Suppiah, J. Braun, M.N. Slipchenko, and T.R. Meyer, “Frequency-scanning burst-mode filtered Rayleigh scattering for kHz-rate, multi-parameter, gas-phase measurements,” Opt. Lett. 50(3), 912-915, 2025; doi.org/10.1364/OL.553639.

P. Pal, J. Braun, Y. Wang, V. Athmanathan, G. Paniagua, T.R. Meyer “Numerical study of flow and combustion dynamics in a full-scale hydrogen-air rotating detonation combustor-stator integrated system,” J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 147(3), 031002, 2024; doi.org/10.1115/1.4066365.

R.B. Wang, A.M. Webb, V. Athmanathan, M.N. Slipchenko, S.P. Kearney, H.D. Perkins, S. Roy, C.A. Fugger, and T.R. Meyer, “500 kHz OH PLIF and OH* chemiluminescence imaging of deflagration and rotating detonation in CH4-O2 and H2-air mixtures,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 40(1–4), 105770, 2024; doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105770.

E.L. Braun, K. Patel, V. Athmanathan, T.R. Meyer, S. Roy, and M.N. Slipchenko, “High-energy, low-jitter, narrowband ps probe laser for kHz-rate fs/ps coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering,” Opt. Lett. 49(8), 2161-2164, 2024; doi.org/10.1364/OL.519396.

A.M. Webb, C.Q. Crabtree, V. Athmanathan, T.R. Meyer, S.P. Kearney, M.N. Slipchenko, “High-efficiency narrow-bandwidth KTP optical parametric oscillator for kHz–MHz planar laser induced fluorescence,” Opt. Lett. 49(6), 1473-1476, 2024; doi.org/10.1364/OL.510334.

A. Saha, J. Crosmer, S. Roy, and T.R. Meyer, “Spatio-temporal dynamics of an acoustically forced cryogenic coaxial jet injector,” Int. J. Multiphas. Flow 170, 104627, 2024; doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104627.

S.P. Kearney, D.K. Lauriola, H.U. Stauffer, P. Hsu, N. Jiang, V. Athmanathan, T.R. Meyer, and S. Roy, “Analysis of picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectra for gas-phase diagnostics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 40(6), 1611-1624, 2023; doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.487451.

A.M. Braun, M.N. Slipchenko, J. Leicht, T.R. Meyer, P.M. Danehy, and S. Roy, “Methods to improve burst-mode laser spectral purity for high-speed gas-phase filtered Rayleigh scattering,” Opt. Lett. 48(14), 1-4, 2023; doi.org/10.1364/OL.487369.

N. Rahman, B.R. Halls, S.M. Reardon, T.R. Meyer, and D.R. Guildenbecher, “Sub-resolution modeling of the apparent mass loss in quantitative broadband X-ray radiography,” Measurement 214, 112799(1-9), 2023; doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2023.112799.

M. Gomez, B.W. Yant, M.N. Slipchenko, A.M. Braun, Z.D. Rancilio, T.R. Meyer, and S. Roy, “Four-dimensional laser-induced fluorescence and tomography of liquids,” Int. J. Multiphas. Flow 166, 104501, 2023; doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104501.