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Samantha A. Miller

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2017
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsPlasma and Flow Control in AerodynamicsLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

Publications

14

Citations

37

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Samantha A. Miller's research focuses on hypersonic flight, particularly how disturbances grow and cause transition from smooth (laminar) to chaotic (turbulent) airflow over vehicles traveling at very high speeds (around Mach 6 and above). Her work combines wind-tunnel experiments and computer simulations to study how surface features like grooves, porous materials, and coatings can control or delay this transition, which is important for managing heat and drag on hypersonic vehicles. She also uses flow-visualization techniques like schlieren imaging and data-driven analysis methods to characterize instabilities in these high-speed boundary layers.

Hypersonic boundary layer transitionFlow control using porous/grooved surfacesHigh-speed aerodynamics experiments and simulationsSchlieren flow visualizationInstability analysis in fluid flows

After a gap in the middle of the decade, publication output picked up notably starting in 2022 and has continued at a steady pace through 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication17181920212022: 6 publications6222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum×3
  • AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum×3
  • Physics of Fluids×1
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×1
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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