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Andrea's Profile
Mechanical Engineering Agricultural and Biological Engineering (click here for the Department webpage) phone: 1 (765) 430-0081
Short Biography: Born on June, 2nd 1974, in 1999 Andrea Vacca earned his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Parma (Italy) and in 2005 his doctorate in Energy Systems from the University of Florence (Italy). For both degrees he presented theses in the field of Heat Transfer and Gas Turbine Blade Cooling Technology. Before joining Purdue University, Andrea Vacca was Assistant Professor in Fluid Machinery at the University of Parma (Italy), where he was lecturer of Testing Methods in Fluid Machinery and of Fluid Power Systems; at same University he was also teaching assistant of Fluid Machinery and Power Plants. Graduate Students
Visiting Graduate Researcher Email Guido; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS, MS: Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Origin: Italy February 2012-present Research Topics: Optimization of a hydraulic valves through DOE (Design of Experiments) methods.
Master Student Email Ram; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: BITS Pilani, India Origin: India September 2010-present Research Topics: External gear machines teeth profile optimization by means of DOE (Design of Experiments).
Master Student Email Tim; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: Calvin College, USA Origin: Michigan, USA August 2010-present Research Topics: Development of a noise emission model for external gear machine; Optimization of the external gear machines design for noise emission reduction.
PhD Student Email Sujan; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: BITS Pilani, India; MS: SUNY at Buffalo, USA Origin: India August 2010-present Research Topic: CFD simulation of flow in lubricating gaps of external gear machines; Study the effect of the flow in lubricating gaps on the performance and efficiency of the gear machines.
PhD Student Email Davide; phone: phone: (765) 448-1945 BS, MS: University of Parma Origin: Italy March 2010-present Research Topic: Oscillation damping in valve controlled hydraulic machines through adaptive control strategies; Proportional valves modeling.
Visiting Researchers
SURF program 2012 (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Email Roy; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: Purdue University, USA. Origin: Illinois, USA. May 2012-present Research Topics: Experimental study of hydraulic lifting machines to improve their stability and energy efficiency.
SURF program 2012 (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Email Ashwin; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: Purdue University, USA. Origin: India. February 2012-present Research Topics: Optimization of a priority valve.
Visiting Master's student from University of Parma, Italy Email Alessio; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: University of Parma, Italy. Origin: Italy March 2012-present Research Topics: Design and control of a test rig for automatic characterization of hydraulic components.
Visiting PhD Student from Beijing Institute of Technology, China Email Junjie; phone: (765) 448-1945 BS: Beijing Institute of Technology, China. Origin: China September 2011-present Research Topics: High pressure water hydraulic systems modeling and noise emission estimation.
Past Team Members
Visiting Master's student from Universidad Tecnologica de Queretaro, Mexico BS: Universidad Tecnologica de Queretaro, Mexico. Origin: Mexico January 2012- May 2012 Research Topics: Analysis of innovative sliding design on the performance of external gear machines.
Visiting Master's student from University of Parma, Italy BS: University of Parma, Italy. Origin: Italy August 2011-February 2012 Research Topics: Design and realization of a versatile test-rig for the characterization of hydraulic components and systems.
Visiting PhD from Graz University of Technology, Austria BS, MS: Graz University of Technology, Austria. Current PhD Student. Origin: Austria April 2011-September 2011 Research Topic: Design and optimization of internal gear ring pumps for automotive application.
2011 SURF Student* BS: Purdue University Origin: Illinois, USA Research Topics: Final development of a water-hydraulic test rig to be used as support for teaching activities. * "Top Research Talk" winner during the SURF Symposium 2011
2011 SURF Student BS: Purdue University Origin: TX, USA Research Topic: Modeling and testing of adaptive control to reduce oscillation in a hydraulic crane.
Master's Student from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden BS: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Origin: Sweden January 2011 - July 2011 Research Topic: CFD simulation of flow in lubricating gaps of external gear machines; Study how changes in gap modelling physics influence the simulation results.
Master's Student from University of Parma, Italy BS: University of Parma Origin: Italy October 2010 - March 2011 Research Topic: Water-hydraulic test rig design; Characterization of water-hydraulic components.
Visiting Researcher BS, MS: University of Parma Origin: Italy March 2010-November 2010 Research Topic: Optimization of hydraulic components design by means of DOE (Design of Experiments). Main case study: external gear pumps, spool valves.
Visiting Researcher BS, MS: University of Parma Origin: Italy March 2010-November 2010 Research Topic: Study of a hybrid solution for an articulated boom lift; Testing of innovative external gear pumps design by means of DOE (Design of Experiments).
2010 SURF Student* BS: Purdue University Origin: Indiana, USA Research Topic: Development of a water hydraulic test rig useful as support to teaching activities. * "Top Research Talk" winner during the SURF Symposium 2010
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Assistant Professor
Guido Francesco Ritelli 
Ram Sudarsan 
Timothy Opperwall 
Sujan Dhar
Davide Cristofori
Roy A Fisher
Ashwin Mathur 
Alessio Zanichelli 
Junjie Zhou 
Juan Pedro Gomez Virgilio 
Simone Tondelloni 
Wolfgang Schweiger
Nicholas W. Louis
Johan Magnusson 
Massimo Dall'Asta
Alessandro Vassena 
Giovanni Campanella 
Andrew O'Bannon 