Young-Chang Cho
Graduate Student Research Assistant, PhD Candidate
Address: 2012 FXB, Phone: (734) 763-1305, e-mail: yccho@umich.edu 
Young-Chang Cho is currently a Ph.D candidate in aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan. He received a BS in 1999 in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a MS degree in 2001 in aerospace engineering from Seoul National University in Korea. He performed his military service as an academic instructor and wind tunnel management officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force from 2001 to 2004. His research interests range from numerical modeling and simulations to experimental techniques, especially in terms of flow control applications.
Specializations & Research Interests
Computational and modeling techniques for fluid dynamics
Adaptive flow control
Flow control device (DBD actuator, Bio-mimetic Vehicle Locomotion)
Surrogate model-based design and optimization
Flow measurement technique
Wind tunnel testing
Education
M.S.E. Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
B.S.E. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Positions Held at Michigan
Graduate Student Research Assistant, 2006-Present
Journals
- Jayaraman, B., Cho, Y., and Shyy, W., "Modeling of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator", Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 103, 053304, 2008.
Conferences
- Cho, Y., Fledderjohn, M., Holzel, M., Jayaraman, B., Santillo, M., Bernstein, D.S., and Shyy, W., "Adaptive flow control of low Reynolds number aerodynamics using a dielectric barrier discharge actuator", AIAA-2009-378, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 5-8, 2009.
- Cho, Y., Jayaraman, B., Viana, F.A.C., Haftka, R.T., and Shyy, W., "Surrogate Modeling for Characterizing the Performance of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator", AIAA paper 2008-1381, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, Jan 7-10, 2008.
- Jayaraman, B., Cho, Y. and Shyy, W., "Modeling of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator", 38th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, 25-28 June 2007, Miami, Florida, Paper No. AIAA-2007-4531.