Department of Mechanical Engineering

Michael G. Olsen

Assistant Professor

3025 Black Engineering Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-0073
e-mail: mgolsen@iastate.edu

Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992

Areas of Interest
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Microelectromechanical Systems

Recent Publications
 

Bourdon, C.J., Olsen, M.G., and Gorby, A.D.. Validation of Analytical Solution for Depth of Correlation in Microscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. Measurement Science and Technology. 15: 318-327, 2004

Olsen, M.G., and Bourdon, C.J.. Out-of-Plane Motion Effects in Microscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering. 125: 895-901, 2003

Olsen, M.G., and Dutton, J.C.. Planar Velocity Measurements in a Weakly Compressible Mixing Layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 486: 51-77, 2003

Olsen, M.G., and Dutton, J.C.. Stochastic Estimation of Large Structures in an Incompressible Mixing Layer. AIAA Journal. 40: 2431-2438, 2002

Hohreiter, V., Wereley, S.T., Olsen, M.G., and Chung, J.N.. Cross-correlation Analysis for Temperature Measurement. Measurement Science and Technology. 13: 1072-1087, 2002