Volkan Otugen

Professor and Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Contact Information

otugen@lyle.smu.edu
214-768-3200
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Education

B.S. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1978; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1982; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1986

Research Concentrations

Experimental and theoretical fluid mechanics; Plasma applications to aerodynamics; Micro-optical sensor technology

Research Accomplishments and Activities

Developed micro-optical mechanical sensing technology based on the whispering gallery mode (WGM) optical resonators; Developed novel optical measurement techniques based on molecular and particulate scattering, dual-line detection Rayleigh scattering (DLDR), and laser vorticity probe (LVP); Demonstrated a sound barrier based on glow discharge plasma; Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Fulbright Fellow; SAE Ralph Teetor Awardee for Excellence in Education (1993); Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering (2001 – 2004)

Research Philosophy

Great discoveries, from fundamental laws of nature to practical inventions, all have one thing in common: open minded thinking driven by a deep sense of curiosity.

Publications

T. Ioppolo, N. Das and M.V. Otugen, “Whispering Gallery Modes of Microspheres in the Presence of a Changing Surrounding Medium:  A New Ray-Tracing Analysis and Sensor Experiment”, 2010, J. Appl. Phys, Vol. 107, 103105.

T. Ioppolo, M.V. Otugen and K. Marcis, “Magnetic Field-Induced Excitation and Optical Detection of Mechanical Modes of Micro-Spheres”, 2010, J. Appl. Phys, Vol. 107, 123115

T. Ioppolo and M.V. Otugen, “Magnetorheological Polydimethylsiloxane Micro-optical Resonator”, 2010, Optics Letters, Vol. 35, No.12, pp. 2037-203953.

V. Stepaniuk, T. Ioppolo, M.V. Otugen and V. Sheverev, “Attenuation of Single-Tone Ultrasound by an Atmospheric Glow Discharge Plasma Barrier”, 2010,  J. Appl. Phys, Vol. 108, 053301.

T. Ioppolo, U. K. Ayaz, and M.V. Otugen “Tuning of whispering gallery modes of polymeric micro-spheres and shells using external electric field”   SPIE Photonics West Conference, Resonators and Beam Control XI, January 24-27, 2010, San Francisco, CA

T. Ioppolo, M.V. Otugen, D. Fourguette and L. Larocque, “Effect of Acceleration on the Morphology Dependent Optical Resonances of Spherical Resonators”, 2010, in press J. Opt. Soc. Am. B .

M.V. Otugen and T. Ioppolo, “Micro-Optical Sensors for Wall Pressure and Shear Stress” 48^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, January 4-7, 2010 (Invited paper)

N.Q. Nguyen, N. Gupta, T. Ioppolo and M.V. Otugen, “Whispering Gallery Mode-Based Micro-Optical Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials”, 2009, J. Material Science, Vol. 44, pp. 1560-1571 (DOI 10.1007/s10853-3163-3)

T. Ioppolo, U.K. Ayaz and M.V. Otugen, “High-Resolution Force Sensor Based on Morphology Dependent Optical Resonances of Polymeric Spheres”, 2009, J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 105 , 013535

T. Ioppolo, U.K. Ayaz and M.V. Otugen, “Tuning of Whispering Gallery Modes of Spherical Resonators Using an External Electric Field”, 2009, Optics Express, Vol. 17, No.19, pp. 16465–16479

T. Ioppolo, U.K. Ayaz and M.V. Otugen, “Performance of a Micro-Optical Wall Shear Stress Sensor Based on Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators”, 47^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, January 5-9, 2009

T. Ioppolo, U.K. Ayaz and M.V. Otugen High-Resolution Whispering Gallery Mode Force Micro-Sensor Based on Polymeric Spheres”,  47^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, January 5-9, 2009

T. Ioppolo, U. K. Ayaz, and M.V. Otugen, “Force Sensors Based on the Whispering Gallery Modes of Dielectric Microspheres” SPIE Photonics West Conference, Resonators and Beam Control XI, January 26-27, 2009, San Jose, CA (Invited paper)