Research & Scholarly Activity

Professor Gosselin directs the Renewable Energy Laboratory (Engineering Building 141), which focuses on thermo-fluids research in the context of various renewable and sustainable energy technologies.

Research Interests

  • Combustion
  • Optical diagnostics
  • Turbulence
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Wind energy
  • Natural ventilation

Experimental Facilities

  • 1 open-loop wind tunnel, ELD, Inc. model 402(A) (test section 1’x1’x5’, 3-30 m/s)
  • 1 closed-loop wind tunnel, ELD, Inc. model 407(A) (test section 2’x2’x4’, 3-13 m/s)
  • 2 Dell T7810 workstations with Matlab, Fluent (Dual Intel Xeon Processor E5-2620, 16 GB DDR4 RAM)
  • 1 Vacuum/Inter Gas Oven (TMVacuum T/IG 800 Series)

Joining the Renewable Energy Laboratory

Unfortunately, no research assistant positions are available at this time.

Please note the SJSU does not have a Ph.D. program.

Room and Wind Tunnel Booking

The calendar below shows existing appointments to use E-141 and/or the wind tunnel. If you would like to use the facilities, please choose an available time and email me at kathryn.gosselin@sjsu.edu with your request. If you wish to use either of the wind tunnels, I will need to approve the equipment and method, and I'll conduct a short (~15 minute) training session at a mutually agreeable time. Please be advised that you must provide your own measurement devices (pitot tubes, force transducers, etc.) when using the wind tunnel.