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David W. MacPhee - Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. MacPhee's research interests include shape-morphing surface design, finite-volume methods for continuum mechanics and thermal energy storage.
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Current STUDENTS
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Roohany Mahmud
Roohany joined the ACE Lab as PhD student in Fall 2016. He completed his B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) and later worked as a research assistant there for one year. His research interests mostly focuses on computational continuum mechanics, especially CFD. He aims to be an academician in future. He loves visiting new places, making new friends, and is also an avid follower of soccer. |
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Mustafa Erguvan
Mustafa, a Mechanical Engineer, graduated from Selcuk University, Turkey. He subsequently worked as a Project Engineer in a multinational engineering firm on food, beverage & pharmacy sectors. After working 3 years, he decided to continue his career in academia. He is currently working on his MSc in the ACE Lab. His research interests include renewable energy systems (wind turbines and photovoltaic arrays), thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics and energy storage systems. In his free time he travels and exercises. |
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Kellis Kincaid
Kellis is an undergraduate student from Cincinnati, Ohio and is double majoring in mechanical engineering and physics. He is working on improving the efficiency of Wells Turbines for use in oscillating water column devices for wave energy conversion. In his free time, he enjoys whitewater kayaking and DIY audio projects. |
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Lalit Roy
Lalit is currently working on his Ph.D using CFD. He has got his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and MS in ME from the University of Alabama (UA). He has experienced working in a wide range of profession from teaching in University to production in manufacturing industry. Fluid Mechanics, Computational Methods, Numerical Analysis are a few topics to name he takes interest in. Apart from studies, he enjoys watching movies of all genres especially drama and thriller. |
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David Fariyike
David is an undergraduate from Thomaston, GA that joined in the summer of 2018. He is working toward his BSc in Mechanical Engineering at UA while working in the ACElab. He is researching flexible airfoil optimization for wind turbines in the interest of furthering green technology and airfoil design. After graduating, he hopes to go on to graduate school and continue in the field of research and design. In his spare time, he enjoys boxing and playing the piano. |
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Past Students
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Steven Pitts
Steven is an undergraduate from Houston, TX. He is working toward his BSc in Mechanical Engineering at UA while working in the ACE Lab. He is currently designing a pressurized steam-cleaning system to inhibit microbial growth. His academic interests include CFD, heat transfer, bio-engineering, and modeling naturally occurring phenomena. In his spare time he enjoys drumming, watching baseball and traveling. Lauren Howell
Lauren is from Huntington, WV and is pursuing her BSc in aerospace engineering with a minor in mechanical engineering. Along with her love for engineering, airplanes, and space sciences, she also posses a passion for the arts, such as playing piano, guitar and painting. She is researching flexible airfoil optimization for wind turbines in the interest of furthering green technology and flexible airfoil design. After graduating, she hopes to go on to graduate school and continue in the field of research and design. |
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Catherine (Cat) Warren
Cat is an undergrad in mechanical engineering with an interest in dynamic systems and acoustics. Her current research focus is the effect of flexibility on the energy extracting efficiency of hydrofoils for tidal turbines. Aside from engineering, she enjoys linguistic studies and hopes to pursue a related degree in the near future. |
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