research overview
- Prof. Macdonald's research deals with modeling and simulation of hypersonic flows. In particular, she focuses on topics related to high-temperature gas phase chemistry and turbulence modeling using large eddy simulation.
- Contact Info
Macdonald, Robyn
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- hypersonic flows, non-equilibrium thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, computational fluid dynamics, turbulence modeling, large-eddy simulation
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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conference proceeding
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Applying compressible transformations to wall modeled LES of cold wall flat plate boundary layers
2023
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Evaluation of Wall Modeled Large Eddy Simulation of Cold Wall Hypersonic Boundary Layer
2021
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State-to-state and direct molecular simulation study of energy transfer and dissociation of nitrogen mixtures
2020
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Hybrid Reduced Order Model For N-2-N Interactions For Application To Dissociation And Energy Transfer Processes.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
2018
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Coarse Grain Model for Energy Transfer and Dissociation
2018
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State-to-State and Direct Molecular Simulation Study of energy transfer and dissociation in nitrogen mixtures
2018
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Ab initio based rovibrational grouping model for N2(1Σ+ g)-N2(1Σ+ g) energy transfer and dissociation
2017
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Coarse grain modeling and direct molecular simulation of nitrogen dissociation
2017
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Rovibrational grouping for N2(1Σ+ g)-N2(1Σ+ g) energy transfer using state-to-state model
2016
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Modeling of Non-equilibrium Radiation for CO2-N2 Gas Mixtures
2016
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State-to-State and reduced-order models for recombination and energy transfer in aerothermal environments
2016
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State-to-State Modeling of CO for Mars Entry Applications
2015
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Applying compressible transformations to wall modeled LES of cold wall flat plate boundary layers
2023
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journal article
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State-to-State Master Equation and Direct Molecular Simulation Study of Energy Transfer and Dissociation for the N-2 - N System.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory.
6986-7000.
2020
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Construction of a coarse-grain quasi-classical trajectory method. I. Theory and application to N-2-N-2 system.
Journal of Chemical Physics.
2018
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Construction of a coarse-grain quasi-classical trajectory method. II. Comparison against the direct molecular simulation method.
Journal of Chemical Physics.
2018
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Nonequilibrium radiation and dissociation of CO molecules in shock-heated flows.
Physical Review Fluids.
2016
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State-to-State Master Equation and Direct Molecular Simulation Study of Energy Transfer and Dissociation for the N-2 - N System.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory.
6986-7000.
2020
Teaching
courses taught
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ASEN 3111 - Aerodynamics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Develops the fundamental concepts of aerodynamics and provides a working knowledge for their application to the design of aircraft and launch vehicles operating at various speeds and altitudes, as well as the atmospheric forces on satellites. -
ASEN 5151 - High Speed Aerodynamics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Provides aerodynamic theory applicable to the high speed flight of subsonic, transonic, and supersonic aircraft, and hypersonic vehicles. Topics include linear theory of subsonic and supersonic speeds, the nonlinear theories of transonic and hypersonic speeds, and compressible boundary layers. -
ASEN 6950 - Master's Thesis
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2018
- B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2013
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- United Kingdom Country