Douglas Bohl

Biography

Doug is an avid biker outside of work. He is most at home on his mountain bike riding on the local trails and training for endurance races. In 2013 Doug competed in and finished the Leadville Trail 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race high in the mountains of Colorado. During the winter Doug’s interests switch to the sport of luge where he competes as a Masters athlete, currently acts as the president of the Adirondack Luge Club, and is a race official for the US Luge Association. Doug volunteers in the community as a member of the Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad (PVRS) and Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks (SARNAK). Doug and his wife Coreen have two sons, Bailey and Noah. Currently Doug is learning what it is like to be a parent, rather than teacher, of a college student.

Research Interest

"Dr. Bohl's research interests are in the development and application of new diagnostic techniques for measurement of fluid flows. His technical interests include: unsteady aerodynamics, vortex dynamics, multiphase flow fields, and the release and dispersion of volatile/hazardous chemicals. Development of Optical Diagnostic Tools: Diagnostic tools are critical for an experimentalist. The scope and complexity of the problems being investigated are ever increasing. It is, therefore, imperative that the tools used to study these problems also evolve. The development of optical diagnostic tools like Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Molecular Tagging Velocimetry (MTV) has revolutionized experimental fluid dynamics. These techniques allow for simultaneous measurements over a region in a flow field which in turn allows the experimentalist to observe instantaneous flow structures. Dr. Bohl's research involves the development and advancement of optical techniques for the measurement of fluid flows. He has been an integral part of the multidisciplinary team that developed a novel optical velocimetry technqiue know as Molecular Tagging Velocimetry, expanding the technique to include stereoscopic measurements and quantification of fluid temperature. "