Introduction
Welcome to the professional website of Alexander J. De Rosa.
I am a Teaching Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Here you can read about my research interests in the thermal-fluid sciences as well
as my teaching and academic activies.
About Me
Biography
I grew up in England and moved to the US to pursue my Ph.D. degree. I liked it so much I never left! In my spare time I enjoy playing/watching rugby and the outdoors. I also like to paint and play board games.
Education
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University (2015)
Dissertation: The Effect of Confinement on Lean-Premixed, Swirl-Stabilized Flame Response
M.Eng. Imperial College London (2010)
Awards & Honors
The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Teaching Fellow (2013-2015)
The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Teaching Certification
The Pennsylvania State University Teaching with Technology Certification
Institution of Mechanical Engineers Scholarship (2006-2010)
Peter Forrest Award for Excellence in Physics (2006)
Professional Societies & Activites
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Reviewer: ASME IGTI
Research
Stevens Shock Tube
Combustion Instability
SAE Club Advisor
Educational Research
Flame Speed Research:
A small flat flame burner is being developed for use in conjunction with the Thermal/Fluid Science Research Lab at Stevens.
The 'Hartung' style burner design is being refined and optimized before being used to validate a variety of optical measurement techniques in reacting flows.
Senior Design Projects:
The Stevens Shock Tube and SAE Club are student-led projects that stem from the Senior Design classes in the mechanical engineering curriculum. These projects are
both an educational experience for the students and support faculty research activities. The shock tube for example will be used to study both high speed and reacting
flows in the Thermal/Fluid Science Research Lab.
Educational Research:
The NSF Foundations grant aims at improving the undergraduate curriculum
through both faculty and course development. The thermodynamics courses that I have developed and taught are heavily involved in this project.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
De Rosa, A.J., Samarasinghe, J., Peluso, S., Quay, B.D. & Santavicca, D.A.. "Flame Area Fluctuation Measurements in Velocity-Forced Premixed Gas Turbine Flames (2015)", Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, (GTP-15-1236) 138(4).
De Rosa, A.J., Peluso, S., Quay, B.D. & Santavicca, D.A.. (2015). "The Effect of Confinement on the Structure and Dynamic Response of Lean-Premixed, Swirl-Stabilized Flames", Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, (GTP-15-1235) 138(6).
Samarasinghe, J., Peluso, S., Szedlmayer, M., De Rosa, A.J., Quay, B.D. & Santavicca, D.A.. (2013). "3-D Chemiluminescence Imaging of Unforced and Forced Swirl-Stabilized Flames in a Lean Premixed Multi Nozzle Can Combustor", Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, (GTP-13-1194) 135(10).
Conference Papers & Abstracts
De Rosa, A.J., Peluso, S., Quay, B.D. & Santavicca, D.A. (Jun 2015). "The Effect of Confinement on the Structure and Dynamic Response of Lean-Premixed, Swirl-Stabilized Flames", Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Montreal, Canada. #GT2015 42529.
De Rosa, A.J., Samarasinghe, J., Peluso, S., Quay, B.D. & Santavicca, D.A.. (Jun 2015). "Flame Area Fluctuation Measurements in Velocity-Forced Premixed Gas Turbine Flames", Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Montreal, Canada. #GT2015 42529.
Samarasinghe, J., Peluso, S., Szedlmayer, M., De Rosa, A.J., Quay, B.D. & Santavicca, D.A.. (Jun 2013). "3-D Chemiluminescence Imaging of Unforced and Forced Swirl-Stabilized Flames in a Lean Premixed Multi-Nozzle Can Combustor", Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, San Antonio, Texas. #GT2013-95710.
Szedlmayer, M., Quay, B.D., Samarasinghe, J., De Rosa, A.J., Lee, J.G. & Santavicca, D.A.. (Jun 2011). "Forced Flame Response of a Lean Premixed Multi-Nozzle Can Combustor", Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Vancouver, Canada. #GT2011-46080.
Garrity, D.J., De Rosa, A.J., Bradley, D.A., Jarman, S.E., Jenneson, P.M. & Vincent, S.M. (Sep 2009). "ISRP-11: Development of a Prototype Pipework Scanning System based upon Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research", Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Radiation Physics, Victoria, Australia. ISRP-11, 20-25.
Teaching & Mentoring
Courses
E 234 Thermodynamics: Concepts of energy, heat and work; thermodynamic properties of substances and property relationships, phase changes; First and Second Laws for closed and open systems including steady and transient processes and cycles; using entropy; representative applications including vapor and gas power and refrigeration cycles.
ME 354 Heat Transfer: Basic modes of heat transfer, steady heat conduction, extended surface heat transfer, transient heat conduction, computational methods, forced and free convection, boiling and condensation, thermal radiation, heat exchangers. Design projects.
ME 423 & 424 Engineering Design VII & VIII: Senior design courses. Complete design sequence with a required capstone project spanning two semesters.
ME 470 Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory: Experiments in selected mechanical engineering systems areas, including principles and applications of experimentation, data-acquisition, design of experiments, and written and oral reporting on experimental hardware and results.
2015-2016 Senior Design
Formula SAE: Design and construction of a racecar for the FSAE competition.
Shock Tube: A shock tube designed to study high-speed flows and boundary layers.
Advising and Mentoring
Stevens SAE Club Advisor: The Stevens SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Club is a group of engineering students who
get together to discuss and spread their passion for automotive engineering. The club is currently building a racecar to compete in the
SAE Baja competition and hosts regular meetings and seminars. The SAE club also travels to local events such as car shows and is also promoting
the 'F1 in Schools' competition in Hoboken.
High School Outreach: At Stevens we work with a number of local schools to promote STEM
activities and participation. Please get in touch if you would like to explore these kind of opportunities further.
Prospective Students
Thank you for your interest in my work at Stevens Institute of Technology. If you are
interested in reading more about, and applying to, Stevens I would recommend looking at the university website.
Stevens is a fantastics school in a great location and consistently ranks highly for both quality of teaching and
student outcomes.
In terms of the work I do, the majority of my research is related to my teaching activities. As
such, I am always looking for good undergraduate students to work with me on
various projects. Feel free to come and see me in my office or send me an email
if you are interested in exploring a particular research opportunity with me.
Contact
Dr. Alexander De Rosa
Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken
NJ 07030
USA
T: +1 201 216 8052
F: +1 201 216 8315
Email: alexander.derosa@stevens.edu