Philip Graybill

Philip Graybill is a Senior Engineer at Vivodyne and a previous Biological Transport (BIOTRANS) Interdisciplinary Trainee & Fellow at Virginia Tech. Philip has also worked as a Research Fellow at Penn State University and an undergraduate researcher at Anderson Lab, Grove City College.

Philip's research interests include two-phase flow, computational fluid dynamics, and loss-of-coolant accidents in pressurized water reactors. Philip has conducted research rotations with three faculty, enrolled in special courses, and participated in extracurricular activities relevant to biological transport.

During their time at Penn State, Philip investigated the geometric effects of a vertical-downward elbow on two-phase flow during loss-of-coolant accidents in pressurized water reactors. Philip measured void fractions during air-water bubbly flow experiments and assessed flow simulated flow using single-phase computational fluid dynamics.

Philip Graybill's educational career began at Owen J. Roberts High School, where they were the Salutatorian. Philip then went on to Grove City College and earned their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Physics. Finally, they attended Virginia Tech and earned their Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering.