Jonathan W. Naughton

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Contact Information

307-766-6284naughton@uwyo.edu

EN 2072

Professional Headshot of Jonathan Naughton

Research Interests:

  • Experimental fluid dynamics and aerodynamics
  • Characterization of turbulent flows
  • Control of turbulence flows
  • Instrumentation
  • Wall shear stress measurement techniques in aerodynamic flows.
  • Wind Energy
  • Atmospheric inflow modeling
  • Blade aerodynamics

 

Teaching:

Undergraduate

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Hear transfer
  • Wind Energy

Graduate

  • Theoretical and Experimental Fluid Dynamics
  • Turbulence

 

Selected Publications:

[Harms et al.(2025)Harms, Nikoueeyan, and Naughton] Tanner D. Harms, Pourya Nikoueeyan, and Jonathan W. Naughton. Experimental evaluation of the cycle-to-cycle variations observed in dynamic stall. AIAA Journal, 63(12):5168–5179, December 2025. ISSN 1533-385X.doi: 10.2514/1.j065126.


[Bodini et al.(2025)Bodini, Moriarty, Letizia, Mann, Wharton, Deskos, Doubrawa, Fast, Hamilton, Herges, Kaul, N. Bodini, P. Moriarty, S. Letizia, J. Mann, S. Wharton, G. Deskos, P. Doubrawa, J. Fast, N. Hamilton, T. Herges, C. Kaul, C. Kelley, R. Krishnamurthy, L. Lavin, J. K. Lundquist, D. Maniaci, and J. Naughton. A perspective on lessons learned and future needs for wind energy field campaigns. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 17(3), May 2025. ISSN 1941-7012. doi: 10.1063/5.0252362.

 

[Mears et al.(2024)Mears, Nikoueeyan, Hind, Strike, Perry, Wimpenny, and Naughton] Lee J. Mears, Pourya Nikoueeyan, Michael D. Hind, John Strike, Marvin Perry, Benjamin Wimpenny, and Jonathan W. Naughton. Unsteady surface pressure characterization on launch vehicle in liftoff configuration. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61(5):1248–1257, September 2024. ISSN 1533-6794. doi: 10.2514/1.A36032.


[Schutz and Naughton(2024)] William M. Schutz and Jonathan W. Naughton. Laser-doppler anemometry measurements of turbulent swirling wakes. AIAA Journal, 62(3):966–978, March 2024. ISSN 1533-385X. doi: 10.2514/1.j062818.


[Veers et al.(2023)Veers, Bottasso, Manuel, Naughton, Pao, Paquette, Robertson, Robinson, Ananthan, Barlas, Bianchini, Paul Veers, Carlo L. Bottasso, Lance Manuel, Jonathan Naughton, Lucy Pao, Joshua Paquette, Amy Robertson, Michael Robinson, Shreyas Ananthan, Thanasis Barlas, Alessandro Bianchini, Henrik Bredmose, Sergio GonzΒ΄alez Horcas, Jonathan Keller, Helge Aagaard Madsen, James Manwell, Patrick Moriarty, Stephen Nolet, and Jennifer Rinker. Grand challenges in the design, manufacture, and operation of future wind turbine systems. Wind Energy Science, 8(7):1071–1131, jul 2023. doi: 10.5194/wes-8-1071-2023.


[Nikoueeyan and Naughton(2023)] Pourya Nikoueeyan and Jonathan W. Naughton. Analysis of the unsteady surface pressure distribution of a pitching airfoil using modal decomposition. Experiments in Fluids, 64(5), may 2023. doi: 10.1007/s00348-023-03644-5.


[Gardner et al.(2023)Gardner, Jones, Mulleners, Naughton, and Smith] Anthony D. Gardner, Anya R. Jones, Karen Mulleners, Jonathan W. Naughton, and Marilyn J. Smith. Review of rotating wing dynamic stall: Experiments and flow control. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 137:100887, feb 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2023.100887.


[Baldwin et al.(2022)Baldwin, Mears, Alvi, Kumar, and Naughton] Andrew Baldwin, Lee J. Mears, Farrukh S. Alvi, Rajan Kumar, and Jonathan W. Naughton. Effect of swept shockwave boundary-layer interaction strength on surface skin friction. AIAA Journal, pages 1–15, dec 2022. doi: 10.2514/1.J062111.


[Holmes and Naughton(2022)] Marlin J. Holmes and Jonathan W. Naughton. The impact of swirl and wake strength on turbulent axisymmetric wake evolution. Physics of Fluids, 34(9):095101, sep 2022. doi: 10.1063/5.0094593.


[Gao et al.(2022)Gao, Ching, Ewing, and Naughton] N. Gao, C.Y. Ching, D. Ewing, and J.W. Naughton. Comparison of the mean skin friction with the heat transfer and the flow development in turbulent planar wall-attaching jet flows. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 94:108923, apr 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2021.108923.


[Hassanzadeh et al.(2022)Hassanzadeh, Naughton, LoTufo, and Hangan] A. Hassanzadeh, J. Naughton, J. LoTufo, and H. Hangan. Instrumentation development and testing of a wind turbine blade for sub-scale wake studies. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 14(1):013302, jan 2022. doi: 10.1063/5.0042011.


[Ramasamy et al.(2021)Ramasamy, Sanayei, Wilson, Martin, Harms, Nikoueeyan, and Naughton] Manikandan Ramasamy, Armaun Sanayei, Jacob S Wilson, Preston B Martin, Tanner Harms, Pourya Nikoueeyan, and Jonathan Naughton. Reducing uncertainty in dynamic stall measurements through data-driven clustering of cycle-to-cycle variations. Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 66(1):1–17, jan 2021. doi: 10.4050/JAHS.66.012003.


[Baldwin et al.(2019)Baldwin, Mears, Arora, Kumar, Alvi, and Naughton] Andrew Baldwin, L. J. Mears, N. Arora, R. Kumar, F. S. Alvi, and J. W. Naughton. Skin friction measurements using oil film interferometry in a 3-d supersonic flowfield. AIAA Journal, 57:1373–1382, 2019. doi: 10.2514/1.J057388.


[Lee et al.(2019)Lee, Nonomura, Asai, and Naughton] T. Lee, T. Nonomura, K. Asai, and J. W. Naughton. Validation and uncertainty analysis of global luminescent oil-film skin-friction field measurement. Measurement Science and Technology, oct 2019. doi: 10.1088/1361- 6501/ab512a. URL .


[Veers et al.(2019)Veers, Dykes, Lantz, Barth, Bottasso, Carlson, Clifton, Green, Green, Holttinen, Laird, Lehtomaki, P. Veers, K. Dykes, E. Lantz, S. Barth, C. L. Bottasso, O. Carlson, A. Clifton, J. Green, P. Green, H. Holttinen, D. Laird, V. Lehtomaki, J. K. Lundquist, J. Manwell, M. Marquis, C. Meneveau, P. Moriarty, X. Munduate, M. Muskulus, J. Naughton, L. Pao, J. Paquette, J. Peinke, A. Robertson, J. Sanz Rodrigo, A.-M. Sempreviva, J. C. Smith, A. Tuohy, and R. Wiser. Grand challenges in the science of wind energy. Science, 366(6464):eaau2027, oct 2019. doi: 10.1126/science.aau2027.


[Nikoueeyan and Naughton(2018)] P. Nikoueeyan and J. W. Naughton. A photogrammetric approach for masking particle image velocimetry images around moving bodies. Measurement Science and Technology, 29(10):105203, 2018. doi: 10.1088/1361-6501/aad9c8.


[Doddipatla et al.(2017)Doddipatla, Hangan, Durgesh, and Naughton] L. Doddipatla, H. Hangan, V. Durgesh, and J. Naughton. Wake dynamics resulting from trailing edge spanwise sinusoidal perturbation. AIAA Journal, 55(6):1833–1851, 2017. doi: 10.2514/1.J055048.


[Disotell et al.(2016)Disotell, Nikoueeyan, Naughton, and Gregory] K.J. Disotell, P. Nikoueeyan, J.W. Naughton, and J.W. Gregory. Global surface pressure measurements of static and dynamic stall on a wind turbine airfoil at low reynolds number. Experiments in Fluids, 57(5):82, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s00348-016-2175-z.


[Li et al.(2016)Li, Nikoueeyan, Yang, and Naughton] N. Li, M. J. Balas P. Nikoueeyan, H. Yang, and J. W. Naughton. Stall flutter control of a smart blade section undergoing asymmetric limit oscillations. Shock and Vibration, 2016, 2016. doi: 10.1155/2016/5096128. Article ID 5096128.


[Rai et al.(2016)Rai, Gopalan, and Naughton] R. Rai, H. Gopalan, and J. W. Naughton. Effects of spatial and temporal resolution of the turbulence incflow on wind turbine performance estimation. Wind Energy, 19:1341–1354, 2016. doi: 10.1002/we.1888.


[Amili et al.(2016)Amili, Hind, Naughton, and Soria] O. Amili, M. D. Hind, J. W. Naughton, and J. Soria. Evaluation of a film-based wall shear stress measurement technique in a turbulent channel flow. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 70:437–442, January 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.09.027.


[Gao et al.(2014)Gao, Ching, Ewing, and Naughton] N. Gao, C.Y. Ching, D. Ewing, and J.W. Naughton. Flow and heat transfer measurements in a planar offset attaching jet with a coflowing wall jet. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 78:721–731, November 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.07.008.


[Mehdi et al.(2014)Mehdi, Johansson, White, and Naughton] Faraz Mehdi, T. Gunnar Johansson, Christopher M. White, and Jonathan W. Naughton. On determining wall shear stress in spatially developing two-dimensional wall-bounded flows. Experiment in Fluids, 55(1):1656, January 2014. doi: 10.1007/s00348-013-1656-6.


[Naughton and Hind(2013)] J.W. Naughton and M.D. Hind. Multi-image oil-film interferometry skin friction measurements. Measurement Science and Technology, 24(12), 2013. doi: 10.1088/0957-0233/24/12/124003.


[Semaan and Naughton(2013)] R. Semaan and J. W. Naughton. Three-component laser-Doppleranemometry measurements in turbulent swirling jets. AIAA Journal, 51(9):2098–2113, September 2013. doi: 10.2514/1.J051783.


[Durgesh et al.(2013)Durgesh, Naughton, and Whitmore] V. Durgesh, J. W. Naughton, and S. A. Whitmore. Experimental investigation of base-drag reduction via boundary-layer modification. AIAA Journal, 51(2):416 – 425, Feb 2013. doi: 10.2514/1.J051825.


[Zhang et al.(2012)Zhang, Armstrong, Lindberg, and Naughton] X. Zhang, W. D. Armstrong, W. R. Lindberg, and J. W. Naughton. Experimental validation of a dynamic resonant wall shear stress sensor. Experiments in Fluids, 53:1107 – 1121, 2012. doi: 10.1007/s00348-012- 1347-8.


[Akommah et al.(2011)Akommah, Hangan, and Naughton] A. Akommah, H. Hangan, and J. Naughton. Very high Reynolds number boundary layers over 3D sparse roughness and obstacles: the mean flow. Experiments in Fluids, 51(3):743–752, 2011. doi: 10.1007/s00348-011-1086-2.


[Singh et al.(2011)Singh, Naughton, Yamashita, Nagai, and Asai] M. Singh, J. W. Naughton, T. Yamashita, H. Nagai, and K. Asai. Surface pressure and flow field behind an oscillating fence submerged in a turbulent boundary layer. Experiments in Fluids, 50(3):701–714, 2011. doi: 10.1007/s00348-010-0977-y.


[Durgesh and Naughton(2010)] V. Durgesh and J. W. Naughton. Multi-time-delay LSE-POD complementary approach applied to unsteady high Reynolds number near wake flow. Experiments in Fluids, 49:571–583, 2010. doi: DOI 10.1007/s00348-010-0821-4.


[Durgesh et al.(2010)Durgesh, Semaan, and Naughton] V. Durgesh, R. Semaan, and J. W. Naughton. Revealing unsteady flow structure from flow visualization images. European Physical Journal: Special Topics, 182:35–50, 2010. doi: 10.1140/epjst/e2010-01224-1.


[El-Gammal et al.(2010)El-Gammal, Naughton, and Hangan] M. El-Gammal, J. W. Naughton, and H. Hangan. Drag force balance of a blunt and divergent trailing-edge airfoil. Journal of Aircraft, 47(1):345–347, January 2010. doi: 10.2514/1.46308.


[Zhang et al.(2008a)Zhang, Naughton, and Lindberg] X. Zhang, J. W. Naughton, and W. R. Lindberg. 2-D and 3-D numerical modelling of a dynamics resonant shear stress sensor. Computers and Fluids, 38(2):340–346, 2008a. doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2008.04.007.


[Shiri et al.(2008)Shiri, George, and Naughton] A. F. Shiri, W. K. George, and J. W. Naughton. An experimental study of the far-field of incompressible swirling jets. AIAA Journal, 46(8): 2002–2009, August 2008. doi: 10.2514/1.32954.


[Zhang et al.(2008b)Zhang, Naughton, and Lindberg] X. Zhang, J. W. Naughton, and W. R. Lindberg. Working principle of a dynamic resonant wall shear stress sensor concept. Sensors, 8: 2707–2721, April 2008b. doi: 10.3390/s8042707.


[Naughton and Liu(2007)] J. W. Naughton and T. Liu. Photogrammetry in oil-film interferometry. AIAA Journal, 45(7):1620–1629, July 2007. doi: 10.2514/1.24634.


[Naughton et al.(2006)Naughton, Viken, and Greenblatt] J. W. Naughton, S. Viken, and D. Greenblatt. Skin friction measurements on the NASA hump model. AIAA Journal, 44(6):1255–1265, June 2006. doi: 10.2514/1.14192.


[Gilchrist and Naughton(2005)] R. T. Gilchrist and J. W. Naughton. An experimental study of incompressible jets with different initial swirl profiles: Mean results. AIAA Journal, 43(4): 741–751, April 2005. doi: 10.2514/1.3295.


[Lai et al.(2003)Lai, Naughton, and Lindberg] H. Lai, J. W. Naughton, and W. R. Lindberg. An experimental investigation of starting impinging jets. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 125(2), 275–282 2003. doi: 10.1115/1.1537255.


[Naughton and Sheplak(2002)] J. W. Naughton and M. Sheplak. Modern developments in shear stress measurement. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 38:515–570, August/October 2002. doi: 10.1016/s0376-0421(02)00031-3.


[Whitmore and Naughton(2002)] S. A. Whitmore and J. W. Naughton. Drag reduction on bluntbased vehicles using forebody surface roughness. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 39, 596–604 2002. doi: 10.2514/2.3849.


[Naughton et al.(1997)Naughton, III, and Settles] J. W. Naughton, L. N. Cattafesta III, and G. S. Settles. An experimental study of compressible turbulent mixing enhancement in swirling jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 330:271–305, 1997. doi: 10.1017/s0022112096003679.


[Naughton et al.(1993)Naughton, III, and Settles] J. W. Naughton, L. N. Cattafesta III, and G. S. Settles. Miniature, fast-response five-hole conical probe for supersonic flowfield measurements. AIAA Journal, 31(3), 453–458 1993. doi: 10.2514/3.11351.