Lesley Wright

Educational Background

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University – 2006
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University – 2003
B.S., Engineering with Professional Concentration in Mechanical Engineering – 2001

- Gas turbine cooling and heat transfer
- Convective cooling technology
- Heat transfer enhancement
- Heat transfer and fluid mechanics experimentation

Walker Outstanding Service Award (TAMU, MEEN) - 2023
College of Engineering and Computer Science Alumni Academy Inductee (Arkansas State University) - 2023
AIAA Associate Fellow - 2023
ASME Fellow - 2021
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award - 2015
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – North Texas Section, Young Engineer of the Year - 2015
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Journal of Heat Transfer – Outstanding Reviewer - 2013
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Abe M. Zarem Educator Award - 2012
American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) – Summer Faculty Fellowship - 2011

Han, J.C. and Wright, L.M., 2020, Experimental Methods in Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics, CRC Press, June 2020
Han, J.C. and Wright, L.M., 2022, Analytical Heat Transfer, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, June 202
Kulkarni, R.V. and Wright, L.M., 2023, “Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss Correlations for Leading Edge, Jet Impingement Using Racetrack-Shaped Jets With Filleted Edges,” ASME J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 145, Article 121801
Burdett, T.A., Yeh, M.F., and Wright, L.M., 2023, “Assessment of Binary Pressure Sensitive Paint (BPSP) for Film Cooling Effectiveness and Heat Transfer Coefficient Measurement for Leading Edge Film Cooling,” ASME J. Thermal Sciences and Engineering Applications, Vol. 15, Article 121006
Wang, H. and Wright, L.M., 2024, “TPIV Experimental Investigation of Film Coolant – to – Mainstream interaction from Shaped Cooling Holes with Various Inlet Geometries,” ASME J. Turbomachinery, Vol. 146, Article 051006