• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, 2010
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2012
• Ph D, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2015

Journal Articles

Maria Rozman, Reid A Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2025, "A review of efficiency losses for a cooled turbine stage", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 41, (1), pp. 99-112

Connor J Wiese, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2025, "Introduction of axisymmetric grooves as a tip seal treatment for small-core turbines", Journal of Turbomachinery, 147, (6), pp. 061003

Connor J Wiese, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2025, "Optimization of tip seal grooves for aerodynamic and durability improvements of small-core gas turbines", Journal of Turbomachinery, 147, (6), pp. 061004

Kelsey E McCormack, Maria Rozman, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2025, "Geometric and flow characterization of additively manufactured turbine blades with drilled film cooling holes", Journal of Turbomachinery, 147, (4), pp. 041013

Nicholas L Gailey, Michael D Barringer, Reid A Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2025, "Integration of cooling holes into a turbine vane made using additive manufacturing", Journal of Turbomachinery, 147, (6), pp. 061010

Reid A Berdanier, Margaret R Nunn, Justin T Brumberg, Michael D Barringer, Scott Fishbone and Karen A Thole, 2025, "Evaluating thin-film thermocouple performance on additively manufactured turbine airfoils", Journal of Turbomachinery, 147, (7), pp. 071009

Reid A Berdanier, Leland M Tien and Karen A Thole, 2025, "A digital engineering analysis of an additively manufactured turbine vane", Journal of Turbomachinery, 147, (5), pp. 051008

Maria Rozman, Reid A Berdanier, Michael D Barringer and Karen A Thole, 2024, "Strategies for high-accuracy measurements of stage efficiency for a cooled turbine", Journal of Turbomachinery, 146, (10), pp. 101009

Kelsey E McCormack, Nicholas L Gailey, Reid A Berdanier, Michael D Barringer and Karen A Thole, 2024, "Quantifying part-to-part flow variations and cooling effectiveness in engine-run blades", Journal of Turbomachinery, 146, (1), pp. 011002

Brian F Knisely, Reid A Berdanier, Joel H Wagner, Karen A Thole, Allan N Arisi and Charles W Haldeman, 2023, "Effects of part-to-part flow variations on overall effectiveness and life of rotating turbine blades", Journal of Turbomachinery, 145, (6), pp. 061016

Reid Berdanier, 2023, "Calculating cooled turbine efficiency with weighted cooling flow distributions", Journal of Turbomachinery, 145, (6), pp. 061007

Eric T DeShong, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2023, "Predictive modeling of local film-cooling flow on a turbine rotor blade", Journal of Turbomachinery, 145, (4), pp. 041014

Maria Rozman, Eric T DeShong, Karen A Thole, Reid Berdanier and Christopher Robak, 2023, "Characterizing flow instabilities during transient events in the turbine rim seal cavity", Journal of Turbomachinery, 145, (3), pp. 031014

Iván Monge-Concepción, Reid Berdanier, Michael D Barringer and Karen A Thole, 2023, "Use of multiple tracer fases to quantify vane trailing edge flow into turbine rim seals", Journal of Turbomachinery, 145, (1), pp. 011006

Eric T DeShong, Benjamin Peters, Kamran Paynabar, Nagi Gebraeel, Karen A Thole and Reid Berdanier, 2022, "Applying infrared thermography as a method for on-line monitoring of turbine blade coolant flow", Journal of Turbomachinery, 144, (11), pp. 111009

Iván Monge-Concepción, Shawn Siroka, Reid Berdanier, Michael D Barringer, Karen A Thole and Christopher Robak, 2022, "Influence of vane trailing edge flow on the formation of cavity cells and rim sealing", Journal of Turbomachinery, 144, (6), pp. 061014

Shawn Siroka, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2022, "Design and processing of two-layer transient heat transfer gauges using impulse response methods", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 187, pp. 122511

Shawn Siroka, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2022, "Development of coated heat flux gauges for increased durability for fast responding measurements", Measurement Science and Technology, 33, (4), pp. 045104

Eric T DeShong, Shawn Siroka, Reid A Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2022, "Evaluating the influence of rotor-casing eccentricity on turbine efficiency including time-resolved flow field measurements", Journal of Turbomachinery, 144, (2), pp. 021012

Brian F Knisely, Reid A Berdanier, Karen A Thole, Charles W Haldeman, James R Markham, Joseph E Cosgrove, Andrew E Carlson and James J Scire, 2021, "Acquisition and processing considerations for infrared images of rotating turbine blades", Journal of Turbomachinery, 143, (4), pp. 041013

Reid A Berdanier, Eric T DeShong, Karen A Thole and Christopher Robak, 2021, "Evaluating the effects of transient purge flow on stator-rotor seal performance", Journal of Turbomachinery, 143, (2), pp. 021006

Shawn Siroka, Brian Foley, Reid Berdanier and Karen A Thole, 2021, "Application of 3-omega method for thin-film heat flux gauge calibration", Measurement Science and Technology, 32, (11), pp. 114001

Iván Monge-Concepción, Reid A Berdanier, Michael D Barringer, Karen A Thole and Christopher Robak, 2020, "Evaluating the effect of vane trailing edge flow on turbine rim sealing", Journal of Turbomachinery, 142, (8), pp. 081001

Shawn Siroka, Reid A Berdanier, Karen A Thole, Kam S Chana, Charles W Haldeman and Richard J Anthony, 2020, "Comparison of thin film heat flux gauge technologies emphasizing continuous-duration operation", Journal of Turbomachinery, 142, (9), pp. 091001

Reid A Berdanier, Iván Monge-Concepción, Brian F Knisely, Michael D Barringer, Karen A Thole and Eric A Grover, 2019, "Scaling sealing effectiveness in a stator-rotor cavity for differing blade spans", Journal of Turbomachinery, 141, (5), pp. 051007

Jeanne Methel, Natalie R Smith, Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2018, "Effects of circumferential nonuniformity in compressor flow fields including vane wake variability", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 34, (4), pp. 1080-1089

Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2018, "Demonstrating multistage compressor blockage calculations using pressure measurements for large tip clearances", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 34, (2), pp. 281-290

Reid A Berdanier, Natalie R Smith, Anna M Young and Nicole L Key, 2018, "Effects of tip clearance on stall inception in a multistage compressor", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 34, (2), pp. 308-317

Sayantan Bhattacharya, Reid A Berdanier, Pavlos P Vlachos and Nicole L Key, 2016, "A new particle image velocimetry technique for turbomachinery applications", Journal of Turbomachinery, 138, (12), pp. 124501

Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2016, "Experimental characterization of tip leakage flow trajectories in a multistage compressor", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 32, (4), pp. 1022-1032

Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2016, "The effects of tip leakage flow on the performance of multistage compressors used in small core engine applications", Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 138, (5), pp. 052605

Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2016, "A novel data reduction technique for single slanted hot wire measurements used to study incompressible compressor tip leakage flows", Experiments in Fluids, 57, (3), pp. 29

Natalie R Smith, Reid A Berdanier, John C Fabian and Nicole L Key, 2015, "Reconciling compressor performance differences with varying ambient inlet conditions", Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137, (12), pp. 122603

Reid A Berdanier, Natalie R Smith, John C Fabian and Nicole L Key, 2015, "Humidity effects on experimental compressor performance?corrected conditions for real gases", Journal of Turbomachinery, 137, (3), pp. 031011

Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2015, "Experimental investigation of factors influencing operating rotor tip clearance in multistage compressors", International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 2015, pp. 146272

Conference Proceedings

Maria Rozman, Margaret R Nunn, Michael D Barringer, Karen A Thole and Reid Berdanier, 2025, "A comparison of secondary kinetic energy definitions using time-resolved flow field measurements in a turbine", AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL

Reid Berdanier, Scott Fishbone, Karen A Thole, Jeffrey Brogan, Joseph V Mantese, Thomas J Martin, Anand Kulkarni, Ramesh Subramanian, Benjamin L Emerson and Timothy C Lieuwen, 2021, "Sensor integration on additively manufactured hot section components for wireless gas turbine prognostics", AIAA Propulsion & Energy Forum, Virtual, Online

Karen A Thole, Michael D Barringer, Reid Berdanier, Scott Fishbone, Joel H Wagner, Richard Dennis, James Black, Patcharin Burke, Doug Straub, Frank O'Neill, Curtis K Stimpson, Ardeshir Riahi, Andrew Aggarwala, Sean Bradshaw, Atul Kohli, Dominic Mongillo, Thomas Praisner, Jose Rodriguez, Michael Fox and Yong W Kim, 2021, "Defining a testbed for the U.S. turbine industry: the National Experimental Turbine (NExT)", AIAA Propulsion & Energy Forum, Virtual, Online

Natalie S Hoopes and Reid A Berdanier, 2020, "Consideration of simplified structural models for turbine vane modal analysis", ASME Turbo Expo, Virtual, Online

Alex Curtin, Reid A Berdanier, Robert Kunz and Michael L Jonson, 2019, "Evaluation of structural failure mechanisms in a high-speed unshrouded centrifugal compressor", ASME Turbo Expo, Phoenix, AZ

Reid A Berdanier and Nicole L Key, 2017, "Evaluating effects of rotor tip clearance on downstream stator performance in a multistage axial compressor", ISABE Conference, Manchester, UK

• July 2021 - June 2026, "Leading Advanced Turbine Research for Hybrid Electric Propulsion Systems," (Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

• November 2023 - April 2025, "Expanding Capabilities in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) for Heat Transfer and Aerodynamic Research," (Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy).

• October 2015 - December 2023, "Improving Turbine Efficiencies through Heat Transfer and Aerodynamic Research in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START)," (Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy).

• July 2019 - July 2023, "INTEGRATION OF SENSORS THROUGH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING LEADING TO INCREASED EFFICIENCIES OF GAS TURBINES FOR POWER GENERATION AND PROPULSION," (Sponsor: Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency).

• October 2017 - September 2020, "Real-Time Health Monitoring of Gas Turbine Components Using Online Learning and High-Dimensional Data," (Sponsor: Georgia Tech Research Corporation).

• July 2017 - March 2019, "DURIP: Addressing Turbine Durability Concerns Associated with Imposed Transient Propulsion Needs," (Sponsor: Office of Naval Research).

• May 2018 - September 2018, "Innovations for GT Efficiency Improvements," (Sponsor: Electric Power Research Institute).

• August 2017 - June 2018, "NAVY SBIR Phase II: Micro-Plasma Blade Monitoring Sensor Testing," (Sponsor: Innoveering, LLC).

• Fellow, ASME, April 2024

• Best Paper Award, ASME K-14 Heat Transfer Committee, 2023

• Dilip R. Ballal Early Career Engineer Award, ASME International Gas Turbine Institute, June 2020

• Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher, Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering, 2015

• Ward A. Lambert Teaching Fellowship, Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering, August 2014 - May 2015

• Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, August 2012 - July 2015

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