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 Ali
Ogut
Associate Professor
Phone: 585-475-2542
E-mail: adoeme@rit.edu
Office: 2015 Gleason
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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