David Sumner - Instrumentation - Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Students

David Sumner, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan

Current Graduate Students and Undergraduate Research Assistants

R. Chakravarty, Ph.D. candidate, Large-eddy simulation and immersed boundary method for the flow around an oscillating cylinder (co-supervised with D.J. Bergstrom)
M. Einian, Ph.D. candidate, Large-eddy simulation of the flow around a surface-mounted finite square prism (co-supervised with D.J. Bergstrom)
N. Rostamy, Ph.D. candidate, Fundamental studies of the wake structure for surface-mounted finite circular cylinders and prisms (co-supervised with D.J. Bergstrom)

Former Graduate Students

A. Igbalajobi, M.Sc. (2011), Passive flow control devices for surface-mounted finite circular cylinders (co-supervised with D.J. Bergstrom)
N. Tonui, M.Sc. (2009), An experimental investigation of the flow around impulsively started cylinders
M.S. Adaramola, Ph.D. (2008), The wake of an exhaust stack in cross-flow (co-supervised with D.J. Bergstrom)
H. Li, M.Sc. (2008), Two staggered finite circular cylinders in cross-flow
M.G. Crane, M.Sc. (2003), Commissioning of a stereoscopic PIV system
J.L. Heseltine, M.Sc. (2003), Flow around a circular cylinder with a free end
S.K. Rao, M.Sc. (2003), Fluid-structure interactions between a circular cylinder and a channel bed (co-supervised with R. Balachandar)
O.O. Akosile, M.Sc. (2002), Circular cylinders in a uniform planar shear flow

Former Undergraduate Research Assistants

J.E. Barth
O.J.P. Danesereau
H.B. Hemingson
J.L. Heseltine
J.D. Leuschen
J.F. McClean
M. Obach (co-supervised with D.J. Bergstrom and D.A. Torvi)
A.J. Schenstead

Openings for New Graduate Students

We are looking for two new M.Sc. students (starting in January 2012 or September 2012) to pursue industrially sponsored research in Pneumatic Conveying. Funding is available. Please see the complete project description at the College of Graduate Studies and Research website.

Some Food for Thought

"The path to succeeding as a Ph.D. is straight as an arrow: (i) Figure out what problem in your discipline bothers you; (ii) Ask yourself if you are willing to commit the time, money and energy to solving it; (iii) If yes, do some research and figure out where the best work on this problem is being done; (iv) Apply to that department, and get in; (v) Once there, pursue your problem with single-minded dedication. Forget about becoming well-rounded in your discipline, turn down opportunities to teach, and go only to select conferences where the heavy hitters in your area will be; (vi) Start writing as quickly as possible, and publish your results as soon as you have them; (vii) Hit the job market with a thesis, some publications and a solid research project ahead of you." (Potter, 2006)

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Last updated November 9, 2011