“Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
– Calvin Coolidge
Dana Dabiri
Professor
Office: 316C Guggenheim Hall
Phone: (206) 543-6067
dabiri@uw.edu
Dr. Dabiri’s studies fundamental fluid flows through new and advanced quantitative flow imaging techniques. He has and is developing novel methods in 2D and 3D Particle Tracking Velocimetry, and simultaneous global pressure, temperature and velocimetry measurements, for applications in studies of Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, Laminar and turbulent boundary layers, transition, separation, flow control, experimental approaches to turbulence modeling, wake flows, and micro-flows, cardiovascular flows and aero-acoustics.
Pressure-Sensitive Paint Project
Pressure-Sensitive Paint Team 2025
Ji Feng
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Feng’s research focuses on design and fabrication of pressure- and temperature-sensitivecolorimetric systems for aerodynamic applications.
Jingyi Bai (Vito)
Graduate Researcher
Vito is pursuing an MS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. He is currently studying and conducting research on pressure-sensitive paint.
Harsh Bhagywani
Graduate Researcher
Harsh graduated from Vellore Institute of Technology and is currently studying for a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. Avidly interested in the field of aerospace engineering, he’s working on the experimental setup of Pressure and Temperature Sensitive paint.
Kazunobu Takahara
Graduate Researcher
Kazu is pursuing a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Washington. He is currently investigating characterization and implementation of Pressure-Sensitive and Temperature-Sensitive Paint for low-speed flow applications.
Zehua Wang
Graduate Researcher
Jianya Wei
Graduate Researcher
Jianya is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. He is part of the Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paint Research Team.
Matthew Aylward
Undergraduate Researcher
Matthew Aylward is an undergraduate researcher on the Pressure Sensitive Paint team. He is a junior in the Aeronautics and Astronautics department at the University of Washington.
Chase Alexander Beckstead
Undergraduate Researcher
Chase is pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He is currently a member of the Pressure-Sensitive-Paint research team. His interests include working out, hiking, and spending time with his friends.
Tyler Lawrence
Undergraduate Researcher
Tyler is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a member of the Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paint team, and is working on mounting and fixturing for the wind tunnel.
Dylan Stecklein
Undergraduate Researcher
Dylan is currently a junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. His work involves Temperature-Sensitive paint and testing their properties within low-speed flows. During his free time, Dylan enjoys bowling, snowboarding, and talking or hanging out with friends.
Dante Weerasooriya
Undergraduate Researcher
Dante is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is currently investigating the characterization and implementation of Pressure-Sensitive and Temperature-Sensitive Paint for low-speed flow applications. In his free time, he enjoys swimming, playing basketball, and building rockets.
Anthony Zang
Undergraduate Researcher
Anthony is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He is currently assisting the Oil Interferometry project in the lab.
Hypersonic Tunnel Project
Hypersonic Tunnel Team 2025
John Diep
Graduate Researcher
John is pursuing an MS in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Mechanics, Materials & Manufacturing. He is working on a calibration chamber for calibrating shear sensitive film.
Daniel Lord
Graduate Researcher
Daniel received his B.S. in aeronautics and astronautics. His current research is focused on the construction of a hypersonic wind tunnel.
Elliot Kenaston
Graduate Researcher
Elliot is pursuing a MS in mechanical engineering focusing on manufacturing and design. He is working on the refinement of a hypersonic wind tunnel and received his bachelors from Swarthmore College in astrophysics.
Lucas Vos
Graduate Researcher
Lucas is a junior pursuing a M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. His interests include fluid dynamics and ballistics.
Jonah Lin
Undergraduate Researcher
Jonah is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. His interests include rocketry and advanced composite materials.
Simon Dawson
Undergraduate Researcher
Simon is a senior pursuing a B.S. in Physics and a B.S. in Astronomy. His research focuses primarily on developing and maintaining the HST background-oriented schlieren system, implementing data acquisition systems, and tunnel operation. Interests of his include high-redshift galactic evolution, stellar dynamics, and mechatronics.
Hugh Suratgar
Undergraduate Researcher
Hugh is a junior pursuing a BS in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering. His current work involves operating and performing maintenance on the hypersonic wind tunnel.
Kat Whatson
Undergraduate Researcher
Kat is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Their interests include propulsion and plasmas.
Antonio Yang
Undergraduate Researcher
Antonio is a junior in Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is interested in advanced propulsion models for satellites and rockets.
Blayne Yocum
Undergraduate Researcher
Blayne is a sophomore pursuing a B.S in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. His interests include fluid dynamics, propulsion, and control systems.
Helmholtz Resonator Project
Jeffery Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher
Jeffery is a Junior pursuing a B.S. in Aeronautics & Astronautics. His interests are in data-driven fluid dynamics and control systems. He is currently employed part-time as a Boeing Commercial Airplanes Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Product Development Engineer. His current research is the algorithmic implementation of our data-processing and visualization of certain fluid flow phenomena using our current PIV/PTV techniques.
Members to-Date
Affiliate Faculty
- Gamal Khalil (Affiliate Faculty, 2010-2015)
Post-Doctoral Scholars
- Ji Feng (Current)
- Wenwen Yin
Graduate Students
- Lucas Vos (Current)
- Daniel Lord (Current)
- Shreeya Gadgil (Current)
- Kazunobu Takahara (Current)
- Tavish Marsh (Current)
- Luke Stuart (Current)
- Andrew Jansen (Ph.D. 2025)
- Jiaji Hu (M.S. 2025)
- Noah Tanner (M.S. 2025)
- Qintao Chen (M.S. 2024)
- Zhixiang Lai (M.S. 2024)
- Eloi Lebrec (M.S. 2024)
- Jarrett Van Dyke (M.S. 2024)
- Colin Baxter (M.S. 2024)
- Benito Chacko (M.S. 2024)
- Richard Egbert (M.S. 2023)
- ChungPing Ho, (M.S. 2023)
- Stephen Scharkov, (M.S. 2022)
- Shan Siddiqui, (M.S. 2022)
- Josh Damrongsiri, (M.S. 2021)
- YiLin Liu, (M.S. 2021)
- JerYo Lee (M.S. 2021)
- YiLin Liu (M.S. 2021)
- Josh Shnaphadh (M.S. 2021)
- Peter Schilling (M.S. 2020, Boeing)
- Charles Pecora (M.S. 2018, APiJET)
- Joshua Hunt (M.S., 2015, Air Force)
- Nicholas Dona (M.S., 2015, Air Force)
- Lillian Pryor (M.S., 2015, Air Force)
- Trey Cottingham (M.S., 2015, Air Force)
- Wei-Hsin Tien (Ph.D. 2013, faculty at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
- Gina Debenedictis (MS, 2014, Zodiac Aerospace)
- Daniel Lacroix (MS, 2014, Air Force)
- Joel Leigh (AMath, MS, 2012)
- Guo Li (MS, AA, 2012, Facebook)
- Trenton West (M.S., 2012, Air Force)
- Micah Paul (M.S., 2012, Air Force)
- Mazyar Amin (Ph.D., 2010, faculty at Miami University)
- Joey Duncan (M.S., 2009, Edwards Air Force Base)
- Alvaro Pantigoso (M.S., 2009)
- Rob Grothe (M.S., 2008, Air Force)
- Travis Bryce (M.S., 2007, Air Force)
- David Schmitt (M.S., 2007, Air Force)
- Brad Thompson (Ph.D., 2007, Clinical Professor and Program Coordinator, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University)
- Brian Massey (with K. Morgansen, M.S., 2004, Pratt & Whitney)
- Lisa Kajitani (M.S., 2004, Boeing)
- Daniel Lacroix (AA, MS, Air Force)
- Mikko Johnson (AA, BS)
International Graduate Students
- Benjamin Beuhling (TU Berlin, 2018)
- Jonathan Howard (Universite de Lyon, Study Abroad Program, 2013)
- Paul Charmes (EI.CESI Ecole D’Ingénieurs, Study Abroad program, 2013)
- Maxime Cheval (Universite de Nantes, Summer Internship Program, 2013)
- Jonathan Howard (Universite de Lyon, Summer Internship Program, 2013)
- Stephane Lopez (EI.CESI Ecole D’Ingénieurs, Study Abroad program, 2012)
- Loic Rudolf (EI.CESI Ecole D’Ingénieurs, Study Abroad program, 2012)
- Guillaume Seiter (EI.CESI Ecole D’Ingénieurs, Study Abroad program, 2012)
- Julian Massing (Technische Universität Berlin, 2010)
- Teddy Viraye-Chevalier (ENAC (the French School of Civil Aviation), 2010)
- Thoralf Reichel (Technische Universität Berlin, 2010)
- Florian Tuerke (Technische Universität Berlin, 2010)
- Antoine Hochar (ENSMA, 2008, GE Energy)
- Laurent Viard (ENSMA, 2005, Rolls-Royce)
- Henrike Thomsen (Technische Universität Berlin, 2004, WINDnovation Engineering Solutions GmbH (co-Founder))
Undergraduate Students
- Hugh Suratgar (Current) Sum24, A24
- Simon Dawson (Current) Sp24, Sum24, A24
- Sabrina Briones (B.S. 2024)
- Carlee Magner (B.S. 2024)
- Aileen Laubach Sp24, A24
- Jonathan Sehmel Sp24, A24
- Sara Hines A23, A24
- Grace Kenny Jonah Lin Sp24, Sum24
- Josha Paonaskar S24
- Peter Funston W24,S24
- Phuong Le A23, W24
- Lillie LaPlace A23, W24, S24
- Ben Fetters S23, W24, S24
- Caleb Hadland S23, W24, S24
- Kevin Major Sum23, A23, W24
- Daniel Lord W23, S23, A23, W24, S24
- Oliver Recinos Sum22, A22, W23, S23
- Anthony Nguyen S23
- John Purpura 22
- Zhangsheng Lian, A18,W19, Sp19, Su19, A19, W20
- Alex Bernard A15, W16, W16, Sp16, A16, W17, Sp17
- Severiano Sandomirsky A15, W16, W16, Sp16, A16, W17, Sp17
- Tyler McIrvin A15, W16, W16
- Cory Lock A15, W16, W16
- Gai Ogiharra A14, W15
- Mikko Johnson A12, W12, A13
- Ariel Lin A12
- William Russel Sum12
- Jesse Kotel S12
- Bilal Khan S12
- Liang Chen S12
- Kenneth Low S11, A11, W12
- Marianna Zanella A11, W12
- Danielle Hull W12
- Stella Lee W12
- Jialiang Wen A11, W12
- Austin Lueck A10, W11
- Jeff Devlin A10
- Sean Livingston A10
- Guoshi Li W10
- Matt Lessnau W10
- Damon Tsai Sp10
- Christopher Birge W10, Sp10
- Luke Jenson W10, Sp10
- Dinelli Jayatilaka W10, Sp10
- Setondji Nahum A09, W10
- Keegan Webster A09, W10
- Andrew Blashaw Sp09
- Alex Popescu A08
- Namiko Saito A08
- Carlos Rufin A08
- Kyle Odland A08
- Angela Stickles S07
- Andree Susanto (Mary Gates Scholar) A06
- Chan-Seng Pun (Mary Gates Scholar) S06
- Alex Bourdages S06
- Patrick Kartes W06
- Amanda Horike (Mary Gates Scholar) W06
- Davud Kasparov W06
- Sean Richardson S06
- Keqi Chen Sum05
- Darin Flynn A05
- Randall Svac A05
- Lesley Kobiashi A05
- Kelly Allen S05
- David Adamson S05
- Miguel Rodriguez S05
- Mario Manuel S05
- Chris Long W05
- Chi Ho Eric Cheung W05
- Paul Carter W05
- Colin Adams W05
- Toru Yamasaki (Mary Gates Scholar) W05
- Noel Pelland W05
- Josh Rickey W04
- Justin Hatcher (Osberg Fellows, Mary Gates Scholar) W04
- Ty Wells W04
- Adi Salehuddin (Mary Gates Scholar) S04
- Mark Baron W04
- Paul Riddle Sum03-S04
Hypersonic Tunnel Team 2023
Hypersonic Tunnel Team 2023
Dabiri Research Team 2022