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Professor Michael Gaster

Professor of Aerodynamics

School of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Engineering

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  • michael.gaster.1@city.ac.uk

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About

Overview

Professor Gaster joined City University London as Research Professor in 2013.

Qualifications

  1. PhD (Aerodynamics) Research, Queen Mary College, London, United Kingdom, 1957
  2. BSc (Eng.) Hons, Aeronautical Engineering, Queen Mary College, London, United Kingdom, 1954

Employment

  1. Research Professor, City, University of London, 2013 – present
  2. Research Professor in Experimental Aerodynamics, Queen Mary University of London, 1995 – 2013
  3. Francis Mond Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1985
  4. Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Senior Principal Scientific Officer, 1977 – 1986
  5. Principal Research Fellow, National Physical Laboratory, 1965 – 1976
  6. Senior Research Fellow, College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, 1961 – 1965
  7. Research Fellowship (Nuclear Engineering), Queen Mary College, London, 1957 – 1965

Memberships of professional organisations

  1. Honorary Fellowship, Royal Aeronautical Society, 2012 – present
  2. Fellow, Nehru Institute, Bangalore India, 2001 – present
  3. Fellow, American Physical Society, 2000 – present
  4. Fellow, Royal Society, 1985 – present

Award

  1. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (2010) Prandtl ‘Ring’
    https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/news/2243/professor-mike-gaster-receives-the-ludwig-prandtl-ring-award

Publications

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Conference papers and proceedings (9)

  • Fumarola, I., gaster, M. and atkin, C. (2017). Experimental investigation of the vorticity amplification on a swept wing with a blunt leading edge. 52nd 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics 27-29 March, Lyon, France.
  • Gaster, M. (2016). Understanding the effects of surface roughness on the growth of disturbances.
  • Alderman, J., Rolston, S., Gaster, M. and Atkin, C. (2016). A method of reducing the drag of transport wings.
  • Alderman, J.E., Rolston, S., Gaster, M. and Atkin, C.J. (2016). A Method of Reducing the Drag of Transport Wings. 34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference.
  • Gaster, M. (2000). On the growth of waves in boundary layers: a simple approximate solution.
  • Medeiros, M.A.F. and Gaster, M. (1996). The nonlinear behaviour of modulated Tollmien-Schlichting waves.
  • BETCHOV, R., BEWERSDORFF, H.W., FRISCH, U., GASTER, M., GYR, A., HUSTARD, C.B. … SHTILMAN, L. (1993). REDUCTION OF NONLINEARITY IN TURBULENT FLOWS - FURTHER LINES OF RESEARCH AND THEIR USE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF TURBULENCE.
  • GASTER, M. (1993). THE ORIGINS OF TURBULENCE.
  • GASTER, M. (1992). STABILITY OF VELOCITY PROFILES WITH REVERSE FLOW.

Journal articles (75)

  • Gross, A., Fasel, H.F. and Gaster, M. (2015). Criterion for Spanwise Spacing of Stall Cells. AIAA Journal, 53(1), pp. 272–274. doi:10.2514/1.j053347.
  • Gaster, M. (2008). Active control of laminar boundary layer disturbances. Solid Mechanics and its Applications, 7, pp. 281–292. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6858-4_34.
  • Suponitsky, V., Avital, E. and Gaster, M. (2008). Hydrodynamics and sound generation of low speed planar jet. Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 130(3), pp. 314011–314018. doi:10.1115/1.2844581.
  • Gaster, M. (2008). A two-parameter family of laminar boundary layer profiles on swept wings. 5th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference. doi:10.2514/6.2008-4335.
  • Suponitsky, V., Avital, E. and Gaster, M. (2007). Application of LES technique combined with acoustic analogy to study development and basic radiation of a planar jet. 47th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences 2007.
  • Suponitsky, V., Avital, E. and Gaster, M. (2006). Control of incompressible cavity flow. Technion Israel Institute of Technology - 46th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences 2006, 1, pp. 193–207.
  • Gaster, M. (2006). Laminar separation bubbles. Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, 78, pp. 1–13. doi:10.1007/1-4020-4159-4_1.
  • Li, Y. and Gaster, M. (2006). Active control of boundary-layer instabilities. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 550, pp. 185–205. doi:10.1017/S0022112005008219.
  • Gaster, M. (2006). The Influence of Roughness on Boundary Layer Stability. pp. 125–134. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-4150-1_12.
  • Wang, Y.X. and Gaster, M. (2005). Effect of surface steps on boundary layer transition. Experiments in Fluids, 39(4), pp. 679–686. doi:10.1007/s00348-005-1011-7.
  • Suponitsky, V., Avital, E. and Gaster, M. (2005). On three-dimensionality and control of incompressible cavity flow. Physics of Fluids, 17(10). doi:10.1063/1.2084230.
  • Gaster, M. (2000). On the growth of waves in boundary layers: A non-parallel correction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 424, pp. 367–377. doi:10.1017/S002211200000197X.
  • Medeiros, M.A.F. and Gaster, M. (1999). The production of subharmonic waves in the nonlinear evolution of wavepackets in boundary layers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 399, pp. 301–318. doi:10.1017/S0022112099006424.
  • Medeiros, M.A.F. and Gaster, M. (1999). The influence of phase on the nonlinear evolution of wavepackets in boundary layers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 397, pp. 259–283. doi:10.1017/S0022112099006175.
  • Gorman, J., Hussain, F. and Gaster, M. (1998). The development of a micromachined hotfilm sensor. Proceedings of the 1998 Thirteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 13-18 December 1998 pp. 83–86.
  • Gaster, M. (1998). Rapid estimation of n-factors for transition prediction. Proceedings of the 1998 Thirteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 13-18 December 1998 (Volume 2) pp. 841–844.
  • Moulin, A.M., Gaster, M., Woodburn, C.N., Barnes, J.R. and Welland, M.E. (1997). A directionally sensitive hot-wire anemometer. Experiments in Fluids, 22(6), pp. 458–462. doi:10.1007/s003480050072.
  • Gaster, M., Grosch, C.E. and Jackson, T.L. (1994). The velocity field created by a shallow bump in a boundary layer. Physics of Fluids, 6(9), pp. 3079–3085. doi:10.1063/1.868132.
  • Shaikh, F.N. and Gaster, M. (1994). The non-linear evolution of modulated waves in a boundary layer. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 28(1), pp. 55–71. doi:10.1007/BF02383605.
  • (1990). The nonlinear phase of wave growth leading to chaos and breakdown to turbulence in a boundary layer as an example of an open system. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 430(1878), pp. 3–24. doi:10.1098/rspa.1990.0078.
  • Madigosky, W.M., Mease, N.E., Mattingly, G.E., Swearingen, J., Crouch, G., Adair, D. … Carpenter, P. (1990). Fundamental study of Tollmein-Schlicting waves in a boundary layer. Part 1. Design and characterization of compliant materials for boundary layer control. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED, 95, pp. 15–18.
  • Einav, S., Avidor, J.M., Gutmark, E. and Gaster, M. (1987). Initial instability in a freejet mixing layer measured by laser doppler anemometry. AIAA Journal, 25(4), pp. 628–630. doi:10.2514/3.9676.
  • Gaster, M. (1985). NON-LINEAR TRANSFER FUNCTION DESCRIPTION OF WAVE GROWTH IN A BOUNDARY LAYER. pp. 107–114.
  • Gaster, M., Kit, E. and Wygnanski, I. (1985). Large-scale structures in a forced turbulent mixing layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 150, pp. 23–39. doi:10.1017/S0022112085000027.
  • Gaster, M. (1985). A non-linear transfer function description of wave growth in a boundary layer. .
  • Gaster, M. (1985). A non-linear transfer function description of wave growth in a boundary layer. , ((ed.), Berlin, Fed. Rep. Germany, Springer-Verlag, 1985, Session 3, p.107-114. (ISBN 3-540-15250-4)).
  • Gaster, M. (1984). ON TRANSITION TO TURBULENCE IN BOUNDARY LAYERS. pp. 99–106.
  • Gaster, M. and Roberts, J.B. (1984). Comment on "Spectral Analysis Algorithms for the Laser Velocimeter: A Comparative Study". AIAA Journal, 22(5), pp. 730–731. doi:10.2514/3.48500.
  • Gaster, M. and Ponsford, P.J. (1984). FLOWS OVER TAPERED FLAT PLATES NORMAL TO THE STREAM. Aeronautical Journal, 88(875), pp. 206–212.
  • Gaster, M. and Willis, G.J.K. (1984). A rapid eigenvalue finder for flows over a compliant surface. IN: LAMINAR TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS, PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE ENERGY SOURCES TECHNOLOGY CONF., (NEW ORLEANS, U.S.A.: FEB. 12, 11 ), pp. 79–84.
  • Gaster, M. and Willis, G.J.K. (1984). RAPID EIGENVALUE FINDER FOR FLOWS OVER A COMPLIANT SURFACE. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED, 11, pp. 79–84.
  • Gaster, M. (1984). On transition to turbulence in boundary layers. .
  • Gaster, M. (1984). On transition to turbulence in boundary layers. , ((ed.), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Sci. Publishers B.V., 1984, p.99-106. (ISBN 0-444-87594-).
  • Carpenter, P.W., Gaster, M. and Willis, G.J.K. (1983). NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION INTO BOUNDARY-LAYER STABILITY ON COMPLIANT SURFACES. Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Proceedings of the International Conference pp. 166–172.
  • Carpenter, P.W., Gaster, M. and Willis, G.J.K. (1983). A numerical investigation into boundary-layer stability on compliant surfaces. .
  • Carpenter, P.W., Gaster, M. and Willis, G.J.K. (1983). A numerical investigation into boundary-layer stability on compliant surfaces. .
  • Gaster, M. (1982). DEVELOPMENT OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL WAVEPACKET IN A GROWING BOUNDARY LAYER. Proceedings of The Royal Society of London, Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 384(1787), pp. 317–332.
  • Gaster, M. (1982). Estimates of the errors incurred in various asymptotic representations of wave packets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 121, pp. 365–377. doi:10.1017/S0022112082001943.
  • Gaster, M. (1981). Propagation of Linear Wave Packets in Laminar Boundary Layers. AIAA Journal, 19(4), pp. 419–423. doi:10.2514/3.50964.
  • Roberts, J.B., Downie, J. and Gaster, M. (1980). Spectral analysis of signals from a laser Doppler anemometer operating in the burst mode. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 13(9), pp. 977–981. doi:10.1088/0022-3735/13/9/019.
  • (1980). On the estimation of spectra from randomly sampled signals: a method of reducing variability. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 371(1745), pp. 235–258. doi:10.1098/rspa.1980.0078.
  • Roberts, J.B., Downie, J. and Gaster, M. (1980). Spectral analysis of signals from a laser Doppler anemometer operating in the burst mode. J. PHYS. - E., 13(9 , Sep. 1980, p.977-981.).
  • Gaster, M. (1980). On wave packets in laminar boundary layers. .
  • Gaster, M. (1980). On wave packets in laminar boundary layers. , ((eds.), Berlin, Fed. Rep. Germany, Springer-Verlag, 1980, Session 1, p.14-16. (ISBN 3-540-10142-X)).
  • Gaster, M. and Roberts, J.B. (1979). RAPID METHOD OF FORMING SPECTRA FROM REGULARLY SAMPLED RECORDS BY RECTANGULAR WAVE TRANSFORMS. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 126(7), pp. 658–663. doi:10.1049/piee.1979.0149.
  • Gaster, M. and Maybrey, J.F.M. (1978). An Optical Instrument for Measuring Fluctuating Velocities in Highly Turbulent Flows. Aeronautical Quarterly, 29(2), pp. 98–113. doi:10.1017/s0001925900008362.
  • d'Assumpcao, H.A., Roberts, J.B. and Gaster, M. (1978). RAPID ESTIMATION OF SPECTRA FROM IRREGULARLY SAMPLED RECORDS. Proc Inst Electr Eng (London), 125(12), pp. 1337–1338. doi:10.1049/piee.1978.0285.
  • Gaster, M. (1978). Series representation of the eigenvalues of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation. Journal of Computational Physics, 29(2), pp. 147–162. doi:10.1016/0021-9991(78)90148-1.
  • Maybrey, J.F.M. and Gaster, M. (1978). An optical instrument for measuring fluctuating velocities in highly turbulent flows. AERONAUT. Q., 23 , May 1978, pp. 98–130.
  • Roberts, J.B. and Gaster, M. (1978). RAPID ESTIMATION OF SPECTRA FROM IRREGULARLY SAMPLED RECORDS. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 125(2), pp. 92–96. doi:10.1049/piee.1978.0026.
  • ROBERTS, J.B. and GASTER, M. (1978). RAPID ESTIMATION OF SPECTRA FROM IRREGULARLY SAMPLED RECORDS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS-LONDON, 125(12), pp. 1338–1338.
  • Gaster, M. and Maybrey, J.F.M. (1978). OPTICAL INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING FLUCTUATING VELOCITIES IN HIGHLY TURBULENT FLOWS. Aeronaut Q, 29(Pt 2), pp. 98–113. doi:10.1017/s0001925900008362.
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