Lin Ma
Dr. Lin Ma
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: 233 Fluor Daniel Building
Phone: 864.656.2336
Fax: 864.656.4435
Email: linma
Dr. Ma joined the department in 2006. His teaching and research interests lie in the general areas of thermal/fluid sciences, with a special emphasis on the use of advanced laser diagnostics. He is a senior member of the AIAA, and member of the OSA and SAE. He was a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2009) for his project entitled " Resolving Turbulence-Chemistry Interaction Using Novel Laser Diagnostics."
Education
PhD, Stanford University, 2006
MS, Stanford University, 2001
BS, Tsinghua University, 2000
Research Interests
Development of optical sensors for rapid measurements of temperature, particulate properties, and chemical species. Application of such sensors in thermal/fluid systems.
Selected Publications
Ma, L.; Cai, W.; Caswell, A.W.; Kraetschmer, T.; Sanders, S.T.; Roy, S.; Gord, J.R.; Tomographic imaging of temperature and chemical species based on hyperspectral absorption spectroscopy, Optics Express, 2009, in press.
Zhao, Y.; Tong, C.; Ma, L.; Assessment of a novel flow visualization technique using photodissociation spectroscopy, Applied Spectroscopy, v. 63, no. 2; p. 199-206, Feb. 2009.
Cai, W; Ma, L.; Numerical investigation of hyperspectral tomography for simultaneous temperature and concentration imaging, Applied Optics, v. 47, no. 21, p. 3751-3759, Jul. 2008.
Ma, L.; Measurement of aerosol size distribution function using Mie scattering-mathematical considerations; Journal Aerosol Science, v. 38, no. 11; p. 1150-1162, Nov. 2007.
Ma, L.; Hanson, R.K.; Measurement of aerosol size distribution functions by wavelength-multiplexed laser extinction, Applied Physics B, v.81, no.4, p.567-576, Aug. 2005.
Ma, L.; Sanders, S.T.; Jeffries, J.B.; Hanson, R.K.; Monitoring and control of a pulse detonation engine using a diode-laser fuel concentration and temperature sensor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, v. 29, no. 1, p.161-166, Jan. 2002.