Damiano Baccarella

Biography

2019-present
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2018-2019
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-Coupled Combustion
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2015-2018
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2013-2015
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame

2006-2013
Research Engineer, Aerothermodynamics Laboratory, Alta SpA, Pisa, Italy

Education

• PhD, 2018, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• MS, 2006, University of Pisa

Research

• Hypersonic aerothermodynamics
• Atmospheric re-entry
• High-speed propulsion systems
• High-enthalpy wind tunnels
• Plasma flow control
• Plasma assisted combustion
• Laser diagnostics

Professional Service

• Member, AIAA
• Reviewer for Journal of Propulsion and Power, and Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Awards and Recognitions

• 2020 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award 
• 2015-2018 MechSE Excellence Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Publications

• Baccarella, D., Lee, G., Liu, Q., Elliott, G., Freund, J., Lee, T. “Laser-Induced Plasma Ignition Experiments in a Direct-Connect Supersonic Combustor at Mach 3”, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019.
• Baccarella, D., Liu, Q., McGann, B., Lee, T. “Combustion Induced Choking and Unstart Initiation in a Circular Constant-Area Supersonic Flow”, AIAA Journal, Available online, 2019.
• Liu, Q., Baccarella, D., McGann, B., Lee, T. “Dual-Mode Operation and Transition in Axisymmetric Scramjets”, AIAA Journal, Available online, 2019.
• Liu, Q., Baccarella, D., McGann, B., Lee, T. “Cavity-Enhanced Combustion Stability in an Axisymmetric Scramjet Model”, AIAA Journal, Available online, 2019.
• Liu, Q., Baccarella, D., Landsberg, W., Veeraragavan A., and Lee, T., “Cavity flameholding in an optical axisymmetric scramjet in Mach 4.5 flows”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 3733-3740, 2018.
• Baccarella, D., Liu, Q., Lee, T., Hammack, S. and Do, H. “The supersonic combustion facility ACT-2”, AIAA SciTech Forum, Grapevine, Texas, 2017.
• Liu, Q., Baccarella, D., Hammack, S., Lee, T., Carter, C., D. and Do, H. “Influences of inlet geometry modification on scramjet flow and flame dynamics”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 1179-1186, 2017.
• Liu, Q., Baccarella, D., Hammack, S., Lee, T., Carter, C., D. and Do, H. “Influence of freestream turbulence on flame dynamics in a supersonic combustor”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 913-918, 2017.
• Im, S., Baccarella, D., McGann, B., Liu, Q., Wermer, L. and Do, H. “Unstart phenomena induced by mass addition and heat release”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 797, pp. 604-629, 2016.
• Baccarella, D., Liu, Q., Passaro, A., Lee, T. and Do, H. “Development and testing of the ACT-1 experimental facility for hypersonic combustion research”, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 4, 045902, 2016.