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 Ali
Ogut
Associate Professor
Phone: 585-475-2542
E-mail: adoeme@rit.edu
Office: 2189 Gleason
URL: http://www.rit.edu/~adoeme/
Biography:
Dr. Ali Ogut is a professor of mechanical engineering at the Rochester
Institute of Technology (RIT). He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering
from the University of Maryland at College Park. He established Applied
Fluids Laboratory in Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT. Through
this lab, he conducts applied research and development projects. He is
one of the principal instructors in the area of Thermo-Fluids in the Department.
He has supervised numerous student design projects involving design and
performance analysis of Turbomachines, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
systems, and Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling. Dr. Ogut has considerable
funded project experience. He is the PI of current projects from NYSERDA
(2001-2003), and New York Power Authority (1989-2001), and was the PI
of a project from NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio (1990-1996).
He spent two summers (1989, and 1990) as a NASA Fellow at NASA Glenn Research
Center in Cleveland, Ohio with the Space Propulsion Technology Branch.
Prior to joining RIT, he held several research & development positions
in industry. He also worked on projects with several local companies,
including AirFlow Catalyst Systems, Inc., Eastman Kodak, Mobil Chemical,
and Xerox. He is an active member of ASME Fluids Engineering Division
(FED). He currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee, and
chair of the FED Program for the ASME Winter Meeting in 2002, and Conference
Chair of 4th ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference in 2003. He
advocates strong Academia - Industry relations, and organized and chaired
panel discussions on this topic at past ASME Meetings. He is also a member
of ASEE, and AIChE professional organizations and active in local civic
organizations, serving as President of United Nations Association of Rochester
for the 1999-2000 term.
Research Activities/Interests:
Energy and Environmental Conservation – Energy efficient and environmentally
friendly industrial equipment design and analysis.
Turbomachinery Flows - Analytical and experimental studies of flows through
rotating and stationary passages of turbomachinery.
CFD Applications - Application of FLOW-3D and FLUENT CFD codes to thesis
work and industrial fluid-flow problems.
Fluid Dynamics - Incompressible and compressible flow analysis in innovative
fluid machinery designs and industrial process equipment.
Laser-based Flow Measurements - Experimental flow analysis using LDA,
PDPA, and visual methods.
Current Grants/Contracts:
Development of a Self-Regenerating Particulate Trap for Emissions Control
, NYSERDA, Albany, NY., Period: September 2001-October 2003
Vortex Generator for Waste Heat Powered Absorption Heat Pumps. NYPA, Albany,
NY Period: June 1998-December 2001
Dr. Ogut’s teaching focus is on “In-Class Learning”
methodologies, and his research focus is on energy and environmental conservation,
developing energy efficient systems and processes to reduce pollution
and improve environmental quality.
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