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Professor Michael Gaster

Professor of Aerodynamics

School of Science & Technology

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Professor Michael Gaster C108, Tait Building [C]
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

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About

Overview

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

Qualifications

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

Employment

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

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Honorary Fellowship, Royal Aeronautical Society, 2012 – present
  • Fellow, Nehru Institute, Bangalore India, 2001 – present
  • Fellow, American Physical Society, 2000 – present
  • Fellow, Royal Society, 1985 – present

Award

  • 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. doi:10.2514/6.2016-3115
  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.
  • Gaster, M. (1977). SERIES REPRESENTATION OF THE EIGENVALUES OF THE ORR-SOMMERFELD EQUATION. AGARD Conf Proc, (224).
  • Gaster, M. and Roberts, J.B. (1977). SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF RANDOMLY SAMPLED RECORDS BY A DIRECT TRANSFORM. Proc R Soc London Ser A, 354(1676), pp. 27–58. doi:10.1098/rspa.1977.0055.
  • Gaster, M. and Bradbury, L.J.S. (1976). The measurement of the spectra of highly turbulent flows by a randomly triggered pulsed-wire anemometer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 77(3), pp. 499–509. doi:10.1017/S002211207600222X.
  • Crighton, D.G. and Gaster, M. (1976). Stability of slowly diverging jet flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 77(2), pp. 397–413. doi:10.1017/S0022112076002176.
  • (1975). An experimental investigation of the formation and development of a wave packet in a laminar boundary layer. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 347(1649), pp. 253–269. doi:10.1098/rspa.1975.0208.

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  • (1975). A theoretical model of a wave packet in the boundary layer on a flat plate. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 347(1649), pp. 271–289. doi:10.1098/rspa.1975.0209.

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  • Gaster, M. and Jordinson, R. (1975). On the eigenvalues of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 72(1), pp. 121–133. doi:10.1017/S0022112075002984.
  • Gaster, M. and Roberts, J.B. (1975). Spectral analysis of randomly sampled signals. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications), 15(2), pp. 195–216. doi:10.1093/imamat/15.2.195.
  • Gaster, M. and Grant, I. (1974). DEVELOPMENT OF A WAVE PACKET IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER OF A FLAT PLATE. pp. 554–560.
  • Gaster, M. (1974). On the effects of boundary-layer growth on flow stability. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 66(3), pp. 465–480. doi:10.1017/S0022112074000310.
  • GASTER, M. and GRANT, I. (1974). THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WAVE PACKET IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER OF A FLAT PLATE. PROCS. 5TH AUSTRALASIAN CONF. ON HYDRAULICS AND FLUID MECH., SPONSORED BY, AND HELD AT, CANTERBURY UNIV., NEW ZEALAND, 1((DECEMBER 9-13, 1974)), pp. 554–560.
  • GASTER, M. (1974). ON THE STABILITY OF BOUNDARY LAYERS. .
  • GASTER, M. (1974). ON THE EFFECTS OF BOUNDARY-LAYER GROWTH ON FLOW STABILITY. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 66(3).
  • Gaster, M. (1971). Vortex shedding from circular cylinders at low Reynolds numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 46(4), pp. 749–756. doi:10.1017/s002211207100082x.

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  • Gaster, M. (1970). The growth of three-dimensional disturbances in inviscid flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 43(4), pp. 837–839. doi:10.1017/s0022112070002793.

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  • Gaster, M. (1969). Vortex shedding from slender cones at low Reynolds numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 38(3), pp. 565–576. doi:10.1017/S0022112069000346.
  • Gaster, M. and Davey, A. (1968). The development of three-dimensional wave-packets in unbounded parallel flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 32(4), pp. 801–808. doi:10.1017/s0022112068001047.

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  • Gaster, M. (1968). The development of three-dimensional wave packets in a boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 32(1), pp. 173–184. doi:10.1017/s0022112068000649.

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  • Gaster, M. (1968). Growth of disturbances in both space and time. Physics of Fluids, 11(4), pp. 723–727. doi:10.1063/1.1691990.
  • Gaster, M. (1965). On the generation of spatially growing waves in a boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 22(3), pp. 433–441. doi:10.1017/s0022112065000873.

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  • Gaster, M. (1965). The role of spatially growing waves in the theory of hydrodynamic stability. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 6(C), pp. 251–270. doi:10.1016/0376-0421(65)90005-9.
  • Gaster, M. (1964). A new technique for the measurement of low fluid velocities. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 20(2), pp. 183–192. doi:10.1017/s0022112064001136.

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  • Gaster, M. (1962). A note on the relation between temporally-increasing and spatially-increasing disturbances in hydrodynamic stability. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 14(2), pp. 222–224. doi:10.1017/s0022112062001184.

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