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APPENDIX I - C. FACULTY VITAE: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Erian A. Armanios, Ph.D.Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Cairo University, 1974.M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Cairo University, 1979.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1986-1991.Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1991-1997.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1997-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceTeaching Assistant, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 1974-1979.Assistant Lecturer, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 1979-1980.Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1980-1984.Research Engineer, Aerospace Engineering, 1985-1986.Consultant, Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, Texas, 1985-86Director, Georgia Space Grant Consortium, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991-presentConsultant, Allison Engine Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1995-96

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures"Rotational Displacement Apparatus with Ultra-low Torque and High Thrust Load Capability," Hooke, D. A. and Armanios, E. A., US Patent No. 5,661,247, Issued Date: 08/26/97 and US Patent No. 5,96,7017, 10/19/99.

"Apparatus and Method for Aerodynamic Blowing Control Using Smart Materials," Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E. A., US Patent No. 5,791,601, Issued Date: 08/11/98, and US Patent No. 6,142,425, Issued Date: 11/7/2000.

"Energy-Dissipating Composite Members with Progressive Failure," Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E. A., US Patent No. 6,136,406, Issued Date: 10/24/2000.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Makeev, A. and Armanios, E., “A Finite Displacement Model for Laminated Composite Strips with Extension-twist Coupling in the Presence of Delamination,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 65:685-693, 1998.

Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E., “The Influence of Coupling on the Free Vibration of Thin-Walled Closed-Section Beams,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 35(23): pp. 3105-3119. 1998.

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E., 1998. Influence of Curing Stresses on Extension-twist Coupling in Pre-twisted Composite Laminates, AIAA Journal, 36(9): pp. 1714-1720.

Lentz, W. K. and Armanios, E. A., “Optimum Coupling in Thin-walled, closed section Composite Beams,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, 11(3): pp. 81-89., 1998. Makeev, A. and Armanios, E., “Elasticity Solution for Torsional Rigidity of Pretwisted Laminated Composites Strips,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 125(10): pp.1147-1153, 1999.

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E., “A Simple Elasticity Solution for Predicting Interlaminar Stresses in Composite Flexbeams,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 44(2): 94-100, 1999.

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “An Iterative Method for Solving Elasticity Problems for Composite Laminates,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 67: 96-104, 2000.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., . “Influence of Damage on the Elastic Behavior of Composite Flexbeams.” American Helicopter Society 55th Annual Forum, Montreal, Canada, May, 1999.


Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A. “A Simple Model for the Analysis of Laminated Composites with and without Delamination.” 12th International Conference on Composite Materials, Paris, France, July, 1999.

Gregory, R. O., Armanios, E. A. and Schleisman, M. “Analysis and Testing of Extension-twist Coupled Composite Using Symmetric Configurations,” Presented at the 41st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, GA, April 3-6, 2000, AIAA –2000-1469

Coates, C.W. and Armanios, E.A., “Monotonic and Fatigue Response of Co-cured Composite Lap joints with Modified Interfaces,” The American Helicopter Society 56th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May, 2000.

Armanios, E.A., “Georgia Space Grant Consortium Overview,” Making Connections: Strengthening NASA Networks Conference, Columbus, Georgia, September, 2000.

Coates, C. and Armanios, E,. “Testing and Prediction of Co-Cured Composite Single Lap Joints with Modified Interfaces under Cyclic Loading,” 16th Annual American Society for Composites Technical Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, Sept., 2001.

Armanios, E. A., “Elastically Tailored Composites: Potential and Challenges.” ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Invited presentation, Symposium in Honor of Prof. G. J. Simitses, New York, New York, Nov., 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member, 1981-present.American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Member, 1986-present.ASTM Technical Committee D-30 on High Modulus Fibers and their Composites, Member, 1988-present.American Society for Composites, Member, 1986-present.American Helicopter Society (AHS), Member, 1991-present.AHS Structures and Materials Committee, Member, 1991-present.Morehouse College Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, Member, 1996-presentTrans Tech Publications Ltd., Key Engineering Materials series, Editor, 1989-present.International Science and Engineering Fair, NASA Awards Judge, 1998, 1999, 2001Editor-in-Chief, ASTM Journal of Composites Technology and Research, 2001-present

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002College Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1997-99.AE Flight Mechanics and Controls Search Committee, Member, 1998.Freshman Experience Program, Faculty Advisor, 1998-1999.AE Charitable Campaign, Faculty Coordinator, 1998-99.AE Post Tenure Review Committee, Chair, 1999AE Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2001.AE Structures and Materials Discipline Committee, Chair, 2001AE Solid Mechanics Search Committee, Chair, 2001.

Selected Honors and AwardsAIAA Faculty Advisor Award, 1988American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow 1989ASCE Outstanding Paper Award, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 1990.CETL/Amoco Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1990.SAIC Faculty Advisor Award 1990, 1995, 1997Georgia Tech Faculty Leadership Award, 1996Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Advisor Award, 1999, 2001.Georgia Tech Class of 1940-W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award, 1999.Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Teaching Excellence Faculty Award, 2000.


Olivier A. Bauchau, Ph.D.Professor of Aerospace Engineering.

DegreesIngenieur Civil Physicien, Engineering Physics, Universite de l'Etat a Liege (Belgium), July 1977.Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1978.Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Structural Dynamics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 1981.

Georgia Tech ExperienceProfessor, School of Aerospace Engineering, 1995-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, and Mechanics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, 1989-1995.Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, and Mechanics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, 1983-1989.Research Engineer at St. Gobain Recherches in Paris, France.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Bauchau O.A., “On the Modeling of Friction and Rolling in Flexible Multibody Systems,” Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 3., pp. 209-239, 1999.

Bauchau O.A., “On the Modeling of Prismatic Joints in Flexible Multibody Systems,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 181, pp. 87-105, 2000.

Bauchau O.A., “Analysis of Flexible Multibody Systems with Intermittent Contacts,” Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 4, pp. 23-54, 2000.

Bauchau O.A. and Bottasso C.L., “Contact Conditions for Cylindrical, Prismatic, and Screw Joints in Flexible Multibody Systems,” Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 5, pp. 251-278, 2001.

Bauchau O.A. and Nikishkov Y.G., “An Implicit Transition Matrix Approach to Stability Analysis of Flexible Multibody Systems,” Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 5, pp. 279-301, 2001.

Bauchau O.A., Bottasso C.L. and Nikishkov Y.G., “Modeling Rotorcraft Dynamics with Finite Element Multibody Procedures,” Mathematical and Computer Modeling, Vol. 33, pp. 1113-1137, 2001.

Bauchau O.A. and Nikishkov Y.G., “An Implicit Floquet Analysis for Rotorcraft Stability Evaluation,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 46, pp. 200-209, 2001.

Bauchau O.A., Rodriguez J., and Bottasso C.L., “Modeling of Unilateral Contact Conditions with Application to Aerospace Systems Involving Backlash, Freeplay and Friction,” Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 28, pp. 571-599, 2001.

Bauchau O.A. and Rodriguez J., “Modeling of Joints with Clearance in Flexible Multibody Systems,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 39, pp. 41-63, 2002.

Bauchau O.A. and Rodriguez J., “Simulation of Wheels in Nonlinear, Flexible Multibody Systems,” Multibody System Dynamics, to appear 2002.

Bauchau O.A., Bottasso C.L. and Trainelli L., “Robust Integration Schemes for Flexible Multibody Systems,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, to appear 2002.

Bottasso C.L., Bauchau O.A. and Choi J.Y., “An Energy Decaying Scheme for Nonlinear Dynamics of Shells,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, to appear 2002.


Bottasso C.L. and Bauchau O.A., “Multibody Modeling of Engage and Disengage Operations of Helicopter Rotors,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, to appear 2002.

Bauchau O.A., Choi J.Y. and Bottasso C.L., “On the Modeling of Shells in Multibody Dynamics,” Multibody Dynamics Systems, to appear 2002.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002 “Stability Analysis of Comprehensive Rotorcraft Models,” presented at the American Helicopter Society 56th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Virginia Beach VA, May 2-4, 2000.

“Numerical and Physical Stability Analysis of Flexible Multibody Systems,” invited presentation at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Computational Aspects of Nonlinear Structural Systems with Large Rigid Body Motions. Pultusk, Poland, Jul. 2-7, 2000.

“An Implicit Transition Matrix Approach to Stability Analysis of Flexible Multibody Systems,” presented at the 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chicago IL, Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2000.

“A Multibody Dynamics Approach to the Modeling of Wind Turbine,” presented at the General Purpose Aeroelastic Code Evaluation Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Wind Turbine Center, Boulder CO, Oct. 23-24, 2000.

“Multibody Modeling of Engage and Disengage Operations of Helicopter Rotors,” presented at the AHS Rotorcraft Dynamics and Aeromechanics Specialists' Meeting, Atlanta GA, Nov. 13-14, 2000.

“A Finite Element Based Tool for the Analysis of Nonlinear Flexible Multibody Systems,” presented at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicle Directorate, Kirtland AFB, NM, Mar. 5th, 2001.

“On the Modeling of Shells in Multibody Dynamics,” presented at the First MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, June 12-15, 2001.

“An Energy Decaying Scheme for Nonlinear Dynamics of Shells,” Keynote Lecture presented at the Second European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Cracow, Poland, June 26-29, 2001.

“Modeling of Joints with Clearance In Flexible Multibody Systems,” presented at the 18th Biennal Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Pittsburgh PA, Sep. 9-12, 2001.

“Dynamic Simulation of Cables and Membrane.” Keynote lecture at the Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Vienna, Austria, July 4-8, 2002.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Senior Member 1985 - present.American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Associate Member 1984 - present.American Helicopter Society, Member 1985 - present. Member: Dynamics Committee. (1996-1998, 2000-2002)European Mechanics Society, Member 1998 - present.Associate Editor: Journal of the American Helicopter Society.Advisory Board: Multibody System Dynamics. Member 2002-present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AE Committee on Post Tenure Review, 2002, Chair. AE Committee on Aeroelasticity and Dynamics, 1995-present; 2001-present, Chair. AE Faculty Honors Committee, 2000-present. AE Committee on Structural Mechanics & Material Behavior, 1995-present.

Selected Honors and AwardsPrix Auguste Sacre awarded by the Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, for the period 1994-2000. In recognition of his work in Structural Dynamics, and Rotors and Rotor Blade Dynamics.


Anthony J. CaliseProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Electrical Engineering, Villanova University, 1964.M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1968.

Georgia Tech ExperienceProfessor, Aerospace Engineering, 1986-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceDrexel University, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1984-1986Drexel University, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1977-1984Dynamics Research Corporation, Senior Analyst, 1969-1977Raytheon Missile Systems Division, Senior Engineering, 1968-1969Consultant, Guided Systems Technology, 1990-presentConsultant, McDonnell Douglas AerospaceConsultant, McDonnell Douglas AstronauticsConsultant, Coleman ResearchConsultant, General ElectricConsultant, Boeing HelicopterConsultant, NASA Ames Dryden Flight Research CenterConsultant, Naval-Air Systems CommandConsultant, General Research CorporationConsultant, Raytheon Missile Systems DivisionConsultant, Dynamics Research Corporation

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures“Neural Network Based Automatic Limit Prediction and Avoidance System and Method,” Calise, A., Prasad, J.V.R. and Horn, J., U.S. Patent Number 6,332,105 B1, Issued Date: 12/18/01.

"System and Method for Adaptive Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Processes," Calise, A., Kim, B.S., U.S. Patent Number 6,092,919, Issued Date: 07/25/00.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Rysdyk, R.T., Calise, A.J., “Adaptive Model Inversion Flight Control for Tilt-Rotor Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 22, No. 3, May-June, 1999, pp. 402-408.

McFarland, M.B., Calise, A.J., “Neural Networks and Adpative Nonlinear Control of Agile Antiair Missiles,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 23, No. 3, May-June, 2000.

Calise, A.J., Sharma, M. and Corban, J.E. “Adaptive Autopilot Design for Guided Munitions,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 23, No. 5, Sept.-Oct., 2000.

Hovakimyan, N., Rysdyk, R. and Calise, A.J., “Dynamic Neural Networks for Output Feedback Control,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Nov., 2000.

Horn, J.F., Calise, A.J. and Prasad, J.V.R., “Flight Envelope Cueing on a Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Using Neural Network Limit Prediction,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 46, No. 1, Jan., 2001.

Gath, P.F. and Calise, A.J., “Optimization of Launch Vehicle Ascent Trajectories with Path Constraints and Coast Arcs,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 296-304, Mar.-Apr. 2001.

Hovakimyan, N., Rysdyk, R. and Calise, A.J., “Dynamic Neural Networks for Output Feedback Control,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, pp. 23-39, Nov., 2001.


Calise, A.J., Hovakimyan, N. and Idan, M., “Adaptive Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems Using Neural Networks,” Automatica, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 1201-1211, Aug. 2001.

Calise, A.J., Lee, S. and Sharma, M., “Development of a Reconfigurable Flight Control Law for Tailless Aircraft,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 896-902 Sept.-Oct., 2001.

Hovakimyan, N., Rysdyk, R. and Calise, A.J., “Dynamic Neural Networks for Output Feedback Control,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, pp. 23-39, Nov., 2001.

Hovakimyan, N., Nardi, F., Calise, A.J. and Lee, H., “Adaptive Output Feedback Control of a Class of Non-linear Systems Using Neural Networks,” International Journal of Control, Vol. 74, No. 12, pp. 1161-1169, Dec., 2001.

Naidu, D.S. and Calise, A.J., “Singular Perturbations and Time Scales in Guidance and Control of Aerospace Systems: A Survey,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 1057-1078, Nov.-Dec., 2001.

Profession Service and Development ActivitiesAIAA, Fellow, 1979-presentIEEE , Member, 1964-presentAssociate Editor for IEEE Control Society Magazine, 1986-91Associate Editor for AIAA J. of Guidance, Control & Dynamics, 1987-90AIAA Philadelphia Section Council Officer, 1981-84AIAA Membership Chairman, 1982-84AIAA Fellow Grade Selection Committee, 1994AHS Student Chapter Advisor, 1980-84AIAA Student Chapter Advisor, 1980-84

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AE Flight Mechanics and Control Committee, Member, 2001 – present.AE System Design & Optimization Committee, Member, 2001 – present.AE Advisory Committee (elected), Member, 2001 – present.

Selected Honors and AwardsAviation Week Laurel for the year 2000.NASA Certificate of Recognition for Creative Development of a Technical Innovation, “A Study of Fixed Order Mixed Norm Designs for a Benchmark Problem in Structural Control,” Sept. 3, 1997.Fellow of AIAA, 1993AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, 1992USAF Systems Command Technical Achievement Award, 1973NSF Traineeship for Higher Education, 1964-67


James Insley CraigProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1966Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1969

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1968-1974Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1974-1980Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1980-presentDirector, College of Engineering CAE/CAD Laboratory, 1985-1997Co-Director, CALS Technology Center, 1990-1997Co-Director, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, 1992-present

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceEngineering Associate, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Santa Rita, NM, 1962, 1964Research Assistant, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1965-1968Consultant on solar energy thermal systems for architectural and engineering firms in the Southeast, 1976-1986Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co., Georgia Division, Marietta, GA, 1983-1988, 1995Science Applications International Corp., Atlanta, GA, 1992Consultant on Structural and Mechanical Systems Design and Failure Analysis for Firms in the Southeast, 1976-present

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Hale, M.A., Craig, J. I. and Peak, R. “On the Role of the Geometry Model in Engineering Design,” CATIA Solutions Magazine, pp. 40-42, May/June 1999.

Hale, M.A., Mavris, D. and Craig, J. I. “A Lean Server Approach to Enabling Collaboration Using Advanced Design Methods,” DAC-8596, Proceedings, 25th ASME Design Automation Conference (DETC99), Las Vegas, NV, Sept.12-15, 1999.

Towashiraporn, P, Park, J., Goodno, B.J. and Craig, J.I. “Passive Control Methods for Seismic Response Modification,” Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials. 4 (1): Jan.-Mar.. 2002.

Calise, A, Yang, B-J, and Craig, J.I. “Augmentation of an Existing Controller with an Adaptive Element,” Proceedings, IEEE American Control Conference, Session WP13-2, Anchorage, AK, May 8-10, 2002.

Calise, A., Yang, B-J. and Craig, J.I. “An Augmenting Adaptive Approach to Control of Flexible Structures,” Proceedings, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Controls Conference, Paper ACC02-IEEE-1331, Monterrey, CA, Aug. 5-8, 2002. Craig, J.I., Goodno, B.J., Towashiraporn, P. and Park, J. “Fragility Reduction Estimations for URM Buildings Using Response Modification,” Proceedings, 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering Research, Paper No. 805, London, Sept. 9-13, 2002.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Craig, J.I., Goodno, B.J., Towashiraporn, P. and Dogan, T. “Hazard Mitigation for Long Recurrence Interval Earthquakes Using Passive Response Modification in Architectural Cladding,” Invited Paper. A New Advance in Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Control of Structures, Z. (Fulin & B. F. Spencer, Jr., Editors) Seismological Press, Beijing, China, 1999, pp.180-187. Proceedings of the U.S.-China International Workshop on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Control of Structures, Guangzhou, China, May 6-8, 1999.

Craig, J.I., Goodno, B.J., Towashiraporn, P. and Losiriluk, T. “Ductile Cladding Systems for Seismic Design,” Proceedings, 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Paper 1675 (CDROM). Auckland, New Zealand, January 2000.


Craig, J.I., Goodno, B.J. and Towashiraporn, P. “Response Modification for Low-Rise Buildings,” Proceedings, KEERC-MAE Joint Seminar on Risk Mitigation for Regions of Moderate Seismicity. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pp. 117-129, August 5-8, 2001.

Weston, N., Craig, J.I. and Goodno, B.J. “Passive Control of Seismic Response Using Ductile Cladding Panels,” scheduled for 7th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, MA, July 21-25, 2002.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Society for Engineering Education, MemberAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Senior MemberEarthquake Engineering Research Institute, Member

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002ECE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Member, 1996-1998.College Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1999-2001.Institute Faculty Senate, Member, 2002-2004.

Selected Honors and AwardsSigma Gamma Tau, memberSigma Gamma Tau, Outstanding Teacher Award, 1969-70 Most Valued Professor in Aerospace Engineering, 1972-1973


D. Stefan DancilaAssistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesAeronautical Engineer, Polytechnic Institute Bucharest, Romania, 1986.M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992.Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1999-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperiencePostdoctoral Fellow, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 1998 – June 1999.Adjunct Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, January 1991-September 1991.Research Engineer and System Analyst, Research Institute for Automation (IPA), Bucharest, Romania, March 1987- September 1991.Aeronautical Engineer, Aeronautical Construction Enterprise (ICA Brasov), Brasov, Romania, November 1986-March 1987.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures“Apparatus and Method for Aerodynamic Blowing Control Using Smart Materials,” U.S. Patent No. 5,791,601 D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, Aug. 11, 1998.

“Energy Dissipating Composite Members with Progressive Failure,” U.S. Patent No. 6,136,406 D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, Oct. 24, 2000.

“Apparatus and Method for Aerodynamic Blowing Control Using Smart Materials,” U.S. Patent No. 6,142,425 D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, Nov. 7, 2000.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E. A., “Energy Dissipating Composite Members with Progressive Failure – Concept Development and Analytical Modeling,” AIAA Journal, accepted for publication.

Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E. A. and K.W. Lentz, “Free Vibration of Thin-Walled Closed Section Composite Beams with Optimum and Near-Optimum Coupling,” Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials and Structures, Ronald F. Gibson, ed., CRC Press, to be published in early 2002.

Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E. A. and W. K. Lentz, “Free Vibration of Thin-Walled, Closed-Section Composite Beams with Optimum and Near-Optimum Coupling,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol 12, pp. 2-12, 1999.

Carlson, R. L., Steadman, D. L., Dancila, D. S. and Kardomateas, G. A., “An Experimental Investigation of the Fatigue Growth of Small Corner Cracks in Aluminum 6061-T-651,” Journal of Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, pp. 403-409, 1998.

Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E. A., “The Influence of Coupling on the Free Vibration of Thin-Walled Composite Beams,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 35:23, pp. 3105-3119, August 1998.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Dancila, D.S. and Vasilescu, R., “Compact, Large Rotation, Coiled Piezoelectric Actuators – Experimental Validation,” International Conference on Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices, Edinburgh, UK, December 12-14, 2001.

Dancila, D.S., “Pressure Pulse Tolerant Inflatable Space Structures,” Inflatable Space Structures Forum, 41st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conference, Atlanta, April 3-6, 2000.


Kim, B., Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E.A., “ Extension-twist Coupled Composite Members with Tailored Stiffness,” presented at the American Helicopter Society 56th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2-4, 2000.

Dancila,. D.S. and Armanios, E.A., “Large Displacement Piezoelectric Actuator Configurations,” Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME, Anaheim, California, November 15-20 1998.

Dancila,. D.S. and Armanios, E.A., “Crew/Payload Crash Protection by Using Energy-Dissipating Tensile Composite Members with Progressive Failure,” American Helicopter Society National Technical Specialists’ Meeting On Rotorcraft Crashworthiness, Phoenix, Arizona, September 14-16, 1998.

Dancila, D. S., Kim, I. and Armanios, E. A. “Efficient Implementation of Extension-Twist Coupling for Rotorcraft Applications,” AHS Technical Specialists Meeting, Affordable Composite Structures, Bridgeport, Connecticut, October 7-8, 1998.

Dancila, D. S., and Armanios, E. A. “Dynamic Response of Energy-Dissipating Tensile Component Members under Impact Loading,” ASC 13th Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 21-23, 1998.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Committee D30 on Composite Materials of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Member.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member. American Helicopter Society, Member. American Society for Testing and Materials, Member. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AE Graduate Committee, Member, Fall 2000 – to date. AE Undergraduate Education Enhancement Committee, Member, June 2000- to date.AE Structures Discipline Committee, Member, Fall 2000 – to date.Ad-Hoc Institute Faculty Committee on Commercialization and Intellectual Property Rights, Member, Summer-Fall 2000.

Selected Honors and AwardsVertical Flight Foundation Scholarship, American Helicopter Society, Washington, D.C., June 1996.Distinguished Contribution Diploma at the 1996 B. F. Goodrich National Collegiate Invention Competition, Akron, Ohio, September 1996.ASTM D30 Best Student Paper Presentation Award, Denver, Colorado, May 1995.Luther S. Long III Memorial Award in Engineering Sciences and Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1995.Travel Award, Soros Foundation for an Open Society, Bucharest, Romania, August 1991.


Wassim M. HaddadProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 1983.M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 1984.Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 1987.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssociate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1994-1998.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1998-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceAssociate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, 1993-1994.Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, 1988-1993.Consultant Engineer, Harris Corporation, Government Aerospace Systems Division, Controls Analysis and Synthesis Group, Melbourne, Florida, 1987-1994.Control Systems Researcher, Space Research Institute, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, 1989-1990.Visiting Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1992-August 1992, June 1993-August 1993, July 1995-August 1995.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Haddad, W.M., Chellaboina, V. and Kablar, N.A., “Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems Part I: Stability and Dissipativity,” Int. J. Contr., Vol. 74, pp. 1631-1658, 2001.

Haddad, W.M., Chellaboina, V. and N.A. Kablar, “Nonlinear Impulsive Dynamical Systems Part II: Stability of Feedback Interconnections and Optimality,” Int. J. Contr., Vol. 74, pp. 1659-1677, 2001.

Haddad, W.M. and Chellaboina, V., “Dissipativity Theory and Stability of Feedback Interconnections for Hybrid Dynamical Systems,” J. Math. Prob. Engin., Vol. 7, pp. 299-355, 2001.

Haddad, W.M. and Hayakawa, T., “Direct Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Uncertain Systems with Exogenous Disturbances,” Int. J. Adapt. Control and Signal Process., Vol. 16, pp. 151-172, 2002.

Leonessa, A., Haddad, W.M. and Chellaboina, V., “Hierarchical Nonlinear Switching Control Design with Applications to Propulsion Systems,” Springer-Verlag, London, 2000.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Haddad, W.M., Chellaboina, V. and Kablar, N.A., “Active Control of Combustion Instabilities via Hybrid Resetting Controllers,” presented at the IEEE Med. Conf. Contr. Autom., Patras, Greece, July 2000.

Haddad, W.M. and Hayakawa, T., “Direct Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Uncertain Systems with Bounded Energy L2 Disturbances,” presented at the IEEE Conf. Dec. Contr., Sydney, Australia, December 2000.

Roup, R., Bernstein, D.S., Nersesov, G.S., Haddad, W.M., and Chellaboina, V., “Limit Cycle Analysis of the Verge and Foliot Clock Escapement using Impulsive Differential Equations and Poincaré Maps,” presented at the Amer. Contr. Conf., Arlington, VA, June 2001.

Haddad, W.M., Chellaboina, V. and August, E., “Stability and Dissipativity Theory for Nonnegative Dynamical Systems: A Thermodynamic Framework for Biological and Physiological Systems,” presented at the IEEE Conf. Dec. Contr., Orlando, FL, December 2001.


Chellaboina, V., Haddad, W.M., “Teaching Time-Varying Stability Theory using Autonomous Partial Stability Theory,” presented at the IEEE Conf. Dec. Contr., Orlando, FL, December 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Tau Beta Pi.Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Senior Member, 1987-present.International Journal of Hybrid Systems, Associate Editor, 2001-present.National Science Foundation, Control, Networks, and Computational Intelligence, Panelist, 2001.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002College Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2000-2002.Flight Dynamics and Control Committee, Member, 1994-present.

Selected Honors and AwardsTau Beta Pi Honor Society.National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1991.Outstanding Research Scholar of the Year Award, Florida Institute of Technology, 1992-1993.Outstanding Research and Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 1993.Technical Paper Research Award, Southeastern Section, ASEE, 1993, for the paper, “Controller Design with Regional Outstanding Research Scholar of the Year Award, Florida Institute of Technology, 1992-1993.National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellow Award, in recognition for demonstrated excellence and continued promise both in scientific and engineering research and in teaching future generations of students to extend and apply human knowledge, The President of the United States of America, The White House, 1993.Recognition for outstanding contributions to joint university and industry programs, Florida Institute of Technology and Harris Corporation, 1993.Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award for outstanding record of publication of papers describing results of scholarly research conducted at Georgia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997-1998.


Sathyanarayana V. HanagudProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

Degrees

B.S., Civil Engineering, University Of Mysore, India, 1953.DIISc (AE), Equivalent to M.S, Indian Institute of Science, 1955.Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1963.

Georgia Tech Experience

Visiting Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, 1970-1974.Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, 1974-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience

Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1953-1958.Research Assistant, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1958-1963.Research Staff, Stanford Research Institute, Menlopark, California, 1963-1970.Visiting Lecturer, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, 1964-1970.Founder and Consultant, Failure Analysis Associates, Menlopark, California, 1966-1974.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures

“System for Enhancing the Sound Quality of an Acoustic Instrument,” Steven F. Griffin, Chance C. McColl, Sathya V. Hanagud, U.S. Patent Number 6,320,113 B1, Issued Date: 11/20/01.

Variable Camber control of Airfoils, U.S. Patent No. 5,150, 864 (with R. Roglin), 19.

Offset Piezoceramic Stack Actuators (OPSA), (with M. Bayon de Noyer and S. Griffin), (Patent Application Pending). Piezoelectric Stack Energy Storage-Based Stack Hybrid Actuators, (with M. Bayon de Noyer and P. Roberts), ( Patent application Pending).

Selected Publications: 1998-2002

Hanagud, S.V., Lu, X. and Lestari, W., “Nonlinear Vibrations of Delaminarted Beams,” Journal of Vibration and Control, pp. 803-831, 2001.

Hanagud, S.V., “Smart Structures,” McGraw-Hill Year Book of Science and Technology, pp. 306-308, 2002.

Hanagud, S.V. and Lestari , W., “Damage Detection Using A Single Mode Based Methods,” 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, WA, 2001

Hanagud, S.V., Noyer, B., Henderson, D. and Nagaraja , K. S., “Buffet Alleviation in High Performance Twin Tail Aircraft,” to be published in AIAA Journal April 2002.

Hanagud, S.V., “Nonlinear Vibrations of Buckled Beams: Some Exact Solutions,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 38, pp. 4741-4757, 2001.

Hanagud, S.V., Lu, X. and Roberts, P., “Model Based Simulation of The Active Damping of a Cantilever Plate and Resdistribution of Stresses,” AIAA, SDM Conference, 2000.

Hanagud, S.V., Lu, X. and Roberts, P., “Active Feedback Control of Buffet Induced Vibrations,” AIAA, SDM Conference, 2001.

Hanagud, S.V., “Smart Structures Technology and Control of Buffet Induced Vibrations,” 27th European Rotorcraft Forum, 2001.

Hanagud, S.V., “Active Control of Buffet Induced Vibrations in a Helicopter,” 26th European Rotorcraft Forum, 2000.


Hanagud, S.V., and Lu, X., “On Irreversible Thermodynamic Models of Crystalline Solids under Stress Induced Phase Transitions,” Int. J. Solids Struct, (2001).

Hanagud, S.V. and Lu, X., “Irreversible Thermodynamics Modeling of Crystalline Solids with Deterministic Dislocation Dynamics,” J. Non-equil. Therm, (2001).

Hanagud, S.V. and Lu, X., “Extended Thermodynamic Model for Piezoelectric Ceramics,” Collect Tech Pap AIAA/ ASME/ ASCE/ AHS Struct Struct Dyn Mater, Vol. 2, pp.1306-1316, 2001.

Hanagud, S.V. and Lu, X., “Modified Extended Thermodynamic Model for Material Damping,” ASME Aerosp Div Publ AD, Vol. 59, pp. 403-410, 1999.

Hanagud, S.V., Luo, H., “PVDF Film Sensor and its Applications in Damage Detection”, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 12, No.1, pp. 23-30, 1999.

Hanagud, S.V., Noyer, M. B., Luo, H., Nagaraja, K.S. and Henderson, D., “Tail Buffet Alleviation of High Performance Twin Tail Aircraft using Piezo-Stack Actuators,” AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS, Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, AIAA-99-1320, 1999.

Hanagud, S.V. and Luo, H., “On the Dynamics of Vibration Absorbers with Motion-limiting Stops,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 65 (1998), pp. 223-233.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002“Active Structural Control for a Smart Violin,” International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chicago, 2001.

“Health Monitoring of Structures By using Structural Dynamic Response,” First work shop on Health Monitoring of Structures, Stanford University, 1998.

International Workshop on Health Monitoring of Structures, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1999.

“Smart Structures Technology and Active Control of Buffet Induced Vibrations in Helicopter,” 27th European Rotorcraft Forum, Moscow, 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow, 1970-present. American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Member, 1972-present. American Helicopter Society, Member, 1982-present

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002 Ph. D. Thesis Advisory Committees Post Tenure Review Committee

Selected Honors and Awards Four AIAA (IASc.) awards (1959-1960) at Stanford University. Invited Sectional Lecturer at the U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics (1964). Sigma Gamma Tau Most Valuable Teacher Award, Georgia Tech (1974). Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Award for Innovative Structural Design of a crashworthy design of an automobile (1980). Georgia Tech Faculty Research Award in the Category of Ph.D. Thesis Advisors (1989). Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1992). The development of “Smart Acoustic Guitar” and citations in News magazines, and news papers including the “Wall Street Journal” (1996). External examining committees for Ph.D. thesis in Australia, Canada and India. Award of a MURI on Multi Functional Materials, 2002.


Dewey H. HodgesProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1969.M.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University, 1970.Ph.D., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University, 1973.

Georgia Tech ExperienceProfessor, Aerospace Engineering, 1986 – present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceSpecialized Code Development for Control Design Applications, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mar. – Sept. 1998.Technical Enhancements and Revisions to 2GCHAS Element and Assemble-Solve Theories. Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, July 1996 – Aug. 2000.Robinson R-22 Inflight Breakups. FAA, Aug. 1994 – Jan. 1996.Optimal Guidance and Control for Air Defense Missiles. LTV Aerospace and Defense, Missiles Division, Mar.– Dec. 1992.Correction of NASTRAN Bar Element Geometric Stiffness Formulation. GRW, Inc., Oct. 1990 – Jan. 1991.Research Scientist, Rotorcraft Dynamics Division, Aeroflight dynamics Directorate, U.S. Army Aviation Research and Technology Activity (AVSCOM), 1970 – 1986 (1973-1977 as active duty Army officer)Lecturer, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1980 – 1986. Guest Research Scientist, DFVLR Institute of Structural Mechanics, Braunschweig, West Germany, 1984.

Selected Patents and Invention DisclosuresU.S. Patent 3,999,886, “Hingeless Helicopter Rotor with Improved Stability,” R. A. Ormiston, W. G. Bousman, and D. A. Peters, issued: Dec. 28, 1976.

U.S. Patent 5,435,503, “Real Time Missile Guidance System,” M. G. Johnson, Jr., and G. T. Haskins, issued: July 25, 1995.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Smith, M. J., Hodges, D. H. and Cesnik, C. E. S., “Evaluation of Computational Algorithms Suitable for Fluid-Structure Interactions,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 282 – 294, Mar.-Apr. 2000.

Smith, M. J., Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D.H., “Evaluation of Some Data Transfer Algorithms for Noncontiguous Meshes,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 52 – 58, Apr. 2000.

Popescu, B., Hodges, D. H. and Cesnik, C. E. S., “Obliqueness Effects in Asymptotic Cross-Sectional Analysis of Composite Beams,” Computers and Structures, Vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 533 – 543, 2000.

Estep, D. J., Hodges, D. H. and Warner, M. S., “Computational Error Estimation and Adaptive Error Control for a Finite Element Solution of Launch Vehicle Trajectory Optimization Problems,” SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 1609 – 1631 (electronic), 1999/2000.

Volovoi, V. V. and Hodges, D.H., “Theory of Anisotropic Thin-Walled Beams,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 453 – 459, Sept. 2000.

Volovoi, V. V., Hodges, D.H., Cesnik, C. E. S. and Popescu, B., “Assessment of Beam Modeling Methods for Rotor Blade Applications,” Mathematical and Computer Modeling, Vol. 33, no. 10-11, pp. 1099 – 1112, 2001.

Estep, D. J., Hodges, D. H., and Warner, M. S., “Solution of a Launch Vehicle Trajectory Problem by an Adaptive Finite Element Method,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 190, no. 35-36, pp. 4677 – 4690, June 2001.


Patil, M.J., Hodges, D. H. and Cesnik, C. E. S., “Limit Cycle Oscillations in High-Aspect-Ratio Wings,” Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 107 – 132, Jan. 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Soykasap, Ö. and Hodges, D. H., “Aeroelastic Optimization of a Composite Tilt Rotor,” Proceedings of the 39th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, California, AIAA Paper 98-1919, pp. 1803 – 1812, April 20 – 23, 1998.

Volovoi, V. V., Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C.E. S. and Popescu, B., “Assessment of Beam Modeling Methods for Rotor Blade Applications,” Proceedings of the 55th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, May 25 – 27, 1999.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H. and Cesnik, C. E. S., “Characterizing the Effects of Geometrical Nonlinearities on Aeroelastic Behavior of High-Aspect-Ratio Wings,” Proceedings of the International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 22 – 25, 1999, pp. 501 – 510.

Patil, M. J., Lee, D. and Hodges, D. H., “Multi-Flexible-Body Dynamic Analysis of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines,” Proceedings of the ASME Wind Energy Symposium, Reno, Nevada, Paper 2001-0064, pp. 389 – 399, January 8 – 11, 2001.

Hodges, D. H., Patil, M. J., and Chae, S., “Effect of Thrust on Bending-Torsion Flutter of Wings,” Proceedings of the 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Seattle, Washington, AIAA Paper 2001-1656, April 16 – 19, 2001.

Yu, W., Hodges, D.H. and Volovoi, V. V., “Asymptotic Construction of Reissner-like Models for Composite Plates with Accurate Strain Recovery,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, Paper No. IMECE2001/AD-23766, Nov. 11 – 16, 2001.

Lee, D., and Hodges, D. H., “A Framework for Dynamic and Aeroelastic Analysis of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines,” Proceedings of the ASME Wind Energy Symposium, Reno, Nevada, January 14 – 17, 2002, Paper 2002-0044, 223 – 236.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); Member: American Helicopter Society (AHS)American Academy of Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Editorial Board, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 1996 – presentASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, Elastic Stability Technical Committee, 1999 – present; Chairman, 2001 – presentAssociate Editor, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2001 – presentDynamics Committee, American Helicopter Society, 1988 – 1991; 1997 – 2000Christian Faculty Leadership Network, Christian Leadership Ministries, 2000 – present

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Aerospace Engineering Honors Program Committee, 2001 – present. Aerospace Engineering Faculty Honors Committee, Chairman 2000 – present. Aerospace Engineering Advisory Committee (elected), 1995 – present; Chairman 1995 – 2000. Aerospace Engineering Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 1991 – 2000. Chairman, 1995 – 2000. Christian Faculty Forum, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996 – present; vice president, 1998 – 2000; program chairman, 2001 – present.

Selected Honors and AwardsScience Applications International Corporation Technical Paper Award, 1998Fellow: The World Innovation Foundation (admitted Oct. 12, 2001)Member: Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma


Jechiel I. JagodaProfessor, Associate Chair for Graduate Programs & Research

DegreesB.Sc, Physics, Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London, 1971Ph.D. Combined Physics, Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London, 1976

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1979-1985Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1985-1993Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1993-1996Professor & Associate Chair for Graduate Programs and Research 1995-present

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceResearch Engineer, Technical University of Munch, Germany, 1979Research Fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France, 1976-1979Research Assistant, Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, England 1971-1976Research Intern, Messerschmidt, Bolkow-Blohm, Munich, Germany, 1969Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Waste Conversion Systems of Georgia, Inc., Atlanta, GA, BIC CorporationHeery Energy Consultants, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Global Consultants, Inc., Alexandria, VAArnell, Golden and Gregory Attorney’s, Atlanta, GA,Long, Weinberg and Wheeler Attorney’s, Atlanta, GA

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Jagoda, J.I., Sujith, R. I., Waldherr, G. A. and Zinn, B.T., “A Theoretical Investigation of the Behavior of Droplets in Axial Acoustic Fields ,”Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 286-294, July 1999.

Jagoda, J.I., Sujith, R. I., Waldherr, G. A. and Zinn, B.T., “Experimental Investigation of the Evaporation of Droplets in Axial Acoustic Fields,” R. Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 278-285, March-April 2000.

Jagoda, J.I., Allen, M.A., Glezer, A, Zinn, B.T., Neumeier, Y., and Seitzman, J.M., “Active Control of Combustion Process,” NATO/RTO Meeting on Active Control Technology for Enhanced Performance Operational Capabilities of Military Aircraft, Land Vehicles and Sea Vehicles, Braunschweig, Germany, May 8-12, 2000.

Jagoda, J.I., Matta, L.M., and Zinn, B. T., “Burning Solid Waste in Acoustically Excited, High Reynolds Number Flows,” The 28th International Symposium on Combustion, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 30- August 4, 2000.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Jagoda, J.I., Kan, T., Matta, L., and Zinn, B.T., “The Combustion of Solids in an Acoustic Field,” AIAA 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 12-15, 1998.

Jagoda, J.I., Disseau, M., Menon, S. and Lal, M., “The Effect of Gravity on Turbulent, Premixed Flame Propagation,” AIAA 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 12-15, 1998.

Jagoda, J.I., Aung, K., Liang, S. and Seitzman, J., “Measurements of Spray Properties and Mixing in a Simulated Combustor,” AIAA 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 12-15, 1998.

Jagoda, J.I., Kan, T., and. Matta, L.M., “Combustion of Solid Waste in a Pulse Incinerator,” 27th International Symposium on Combustion, Boulder, CO, Aug. 2-7, 1998.

Jagoda, J.I., Chen, Y., Liang, S., Aung,, K., and Glezer, A.,.”Enhanced Mixing in a Simulated Combustor Using Synthetic Jet Actuators,” AIAA 37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 11-14, 1999.


Jagoda, J.I., Kann, T., Matta, L.M., and. Zinn, B.T., “Burning Solid Waste in Acoustically Excited, High Reynolds Number Flows,” 28th International Symposium on Combustion, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 30- Aug. 4, 2000.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Royal College of Science, AssociateImperial College, MemberThe Convocation, University of London, Member, The Combustion Institute, MemberAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MemberSigma Xi, Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter, Member

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Took the lead in development, design and construction of a $8,000,000, state of the art Combustion Laboratory on the Georgia Tech campus which is unique among universities in the country if not around the world.During his tenure in this position the graduate program grew by nearly 50% while its quality improved. In fact, it rose in the U.S. News and World Report rankings from number five to number three.

Selected Honors and AwardsHonors B. Sc.Diploma of Membership of the Imperial CollegeSigma Xi Junior Faculty Research Award, 1985School of Aerospace Engineering, Most Valuable


M.W.M. JenkinsLecturer School of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesChartered Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Great Britain, 1958Higher National Certificate, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Gloucester College of Technology, England, 1953

Georgia Tech ExperienceLecturer, Aerospace Engineering, 1988-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceEngineering Program Manager, Lockheed-Georgia Company, Marietta, 1966-1988.Assistant Chief Aerodynamics Engineer, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (VTOL Systems Division), New Jersey, 1963-1966.Theoretical Studies Engineer, S. Smith and Sons, Ltd., England, 1962-1963.Aerodynamics Engineer, Gloster Aircraft Co. Ltd., England, 1948-1961.Consultant, Lockheed-Georgia Co., Marietta, Georgia. 1988-Present.Red Team Leader, Accident Investigation, Lockheed Corp., 1975.Consultant on Sailplane Safety, Phil Corbell (AE 68)-Arizona, 2000.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures“Sideforce Control for Airplanes,” October 1975, U.S. Patent No. 3,912,202. M.W.M. Jenkins.“Flight Control Mechanism for Airplanes,” January 1981, U.S. Patent No. 4,247,063. M.W.M. Jenkins.“Voice Command Air Vehicle Control System,” February 1988, U.S. Patent No. 4,725,956. M.W.M. Jenkins.Numerous Disclosures.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002 Jenkins, M.W.M, “Aerospace Design and Performance” section in a new publication called Mark’sStandard Handbook for Aeronautical Engineers,1st Edition, McGraw – Hill for publication in October2002.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Royal Aeronautical Society (Great Britain), (Member since 1951).Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain), (Member since 1951).American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (Member since 1969).National Sigma Gamma Tau Awards Committee, 1991.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002 EEUC Co-Chairman 1995 – Present.Advisor for Ga. Tech Section. 1991 – Present.UG AE Academic Advisory Committee 2002.AE School System Design and Optimization Discipline Committee, 1998- Present.Chairman, AE Student Advisory Committee, December 1992 to Present.

Selected Honors and AwardsFellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (Great Britain), 1999 (Member since 1951).Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain), 2001 (Member since 1951).Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997 (Member since 1969).Order of Omega, 1998.Most Valuable Professor ( Award) 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (joint) and 2000.


John Robert Olds II, P.E. (Georgia)Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1987.M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1988.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1993.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1995-2001.Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 2001-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceVisiting Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, 1993-1995.Industry: General Dynamics Space Systems Div., Huntsville AL, 1988-1990.Consultant for SAIC, 1999-2000. Consultant for Spaceworks Engineering, Inc., 2000-present.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Charania, A. and Olds, J., “A Unified Economic View of Space Solar Power (SSP),” IAA-00- R.1.06, 51st International Astronautical Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 2-6, 2000.

Olds, J., Way, D., Charania, A., Budianto, I. and Marcus, L., “In-Space Deployment Options for Large Space Solar Power Satellites,” IAA-00-R.2.02, 51st International Astronautical Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 2-6, 2000.

Olds, J., McCormick, D., Charania, A. and Marcus, L., “Space Tourism: Making it Work for Fun and Profit,” IAA-00-IAA.1.3.05, 51st International Astronautical Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 2-6, 2000.

Cowart, K.and Olds, J., “TCAT - A Tool For Automated Thermal Protection System Design,” AIAA 2000-5265, AIAA Space 2000 Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, Sept.19-21, 2000.

Bradford, J., Olds, J., Bechtel, R., Cormier, T. and Messitt, D., “Exploration of the Design Space for the ABLV-GT SSTO Reusable Launch Vehicle,” AIAA 2000-5136, AIAA Space 2000 Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, Sept. 19-21, 2000.

Cormier, T., Scott, A., Ledsinger, L., McCormick, D., Way, D. and Olds, J., “Comparison of Collaborative Optimization to Conventional Design Techniques for a Conceptual RLV,” AIAA 2000-4885, 8th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Long Beach, CA, Sept. 6-8, 2000.

Ledsinger, L. and Olds, J., “Optimized Solutions for the Kistler K- 1 Branching Trajectory Using MDO Techniques,” AIAA 2000-4884, 8th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Long Beach, CA, September 6-8, 2000.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Senior Member, 1984-present.National Space Society, Member, 1999-present.American Society of Engineering Educators, Member, 2000-present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AE Undergraduate Enrollment Enhancement Committee, 1999-present.


Selected Honors and AwardsBP/Amoco Jr. Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1999.National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1987-1988; 1990-1992.Tau Beta Pi, 1985.Sigma Gamma Tau, 1985. Phi Kappa Phi, 1985.


Eric N. JohnsonLockheed Martin Assistant Professor of Avionics Integration, School of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, University of Washington, 1991.M.S., Aeronautics Engineering, The George Washington University, Joint Institute for the Advancement of Flight Sciences, at the NASA Langley Research Center, 1993.S.M., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000.

Georgia Tech ExperienceGraduate Research Assistant, 1999-2000.Lockheed Martin Assistant Professor of Avionics Integration, School of Aerospace Engineering, 2001-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceData reduction crew lead, University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory, Kirsten Wind Tunnel, Seattle, Washington, 1990-1991.Graduate Research Assistant, The George Washington University, Joint Institute for the Advancement of Flight Sciences, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1991-1993.Graduate Research Assistant, MIT Aeronautical Systems Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994.Senior Member of the Technical Staff, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995-1997.Senior Engineer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Advanced Design, Marietta, Georgia, 1997-2000.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures“Adaptive Control System Having Hedge Unit and Related Apparatus and Method,” E. Johnson, A. Calise, U.S. Patent Filed (provisional application no. 60/199,615), 2000.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Johnson, E.N., and Kannan, S., “Adaptive Flight Control for an Autonomous Unmanned Helicopter,” Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2002.

Johnson, E.N, Calise, A.J, and Corban, J.E., “ Reusable Launch Vehicle Adaptive Guidance And Control Using Neural Networks,” Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2001.

Johnson, E.N, Fontaine, S., and Kahn, A., 2001, Minimum Complexity Uninhabited Air Vehicle Guidance And Flight Control System, Proceedings of the 20th Digital Avionics Systems Conference.

Christophersen, H., Hart, M., Dhingra, M., Guily, R., Johnson, E.N., and Kahn, A., “ Development of an Autonomous Aerial Reconnaissance System at Georgia Tech,” Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Unmanned Systems Symposium & Exhibition 2001.

Johnson, E.N., and Calise, A.J., 2001, Neural Network Adaptive Control of Systems with Input Saturation, Proceedings of the American Control Conference.

Johnson, E.N, Calise, A.J, Rysdyk, R.T., and El-Shirbiny, H.A., “Feedback Linearization with Neural Network Augmentation Applied to X-33 Attitude Control,” Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member, 1990-present.Institute of Navigation, Member, 2002-present.American Society of Engineering Education, 2002-present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Georgia Tech Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) Teaching Fellow: Project to revise undergraduate controls laboratory course with real-time simulation based lab exercises, 2001-2002.


Manohar P. Kamat, Professor (Georgia)Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Civil Engineering, University of Poona, 1961.D.C.T., Postgraduate Diploma in Concrete Technology, University of Leeds, 1965.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969.Ph.D., Engineering Science & Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1972.

Georgia Tech ExperienceProfessor, Engineering Science & Mechanics, 1985-1986.

Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1987-Present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceDesign Engineer, Consulting Engineering firms in India, England and Holland, 1961 -1966.Aircraft Structures Engineer, Lockheed - Georgia Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1966 -1971.Assist. Prof. & Researcher, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, Virginia, 1972-1976.Consultant, Ensco, Inc., Springfield, Virginia, 1974-1980.Associate Prof., Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, Virginia, 1976 – 1982.Consultant, Systems Technology Laboratories, Arlington, Virginia, 1980-1981.Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, Virginia, 1982 – 1985.Consultant, Northrop Aircraft Corp., Los Angeles, California, 1985-1988.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Mistkidis, E.S. and G.E. Stavrouladis “Nonconvex Optimization in Mechanics: Algorithms, Heuristics and Engineering Applications by FEM,” Kluwer, Netherlands (Reviewed by Kamat, M.P., and Gao, D.Y.) Applied Mechanics Reviews, pp. B58, June 1999.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002None.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Editor, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, 1992 –2001.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow.American Society of Civil Engineers, Member.

Selected Honors and AwardsSigma Gamma Tau 2001 Aerospace Professor of the Year Award, April 2001.

2001 Outstanding Service Award, Aerospace Division, ASCE.


George A. KardomateasProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesDiploma, Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 1981.M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982.Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1989-1992.Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1997.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1997-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceSenior Research Engineer, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1985-1989.Teaching Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981-1982.Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-1985.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Huang H. and Kardomateas G.A.. “Buckling of Composite Beam-Plates with Multiple Central Delaminations,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 35 No. 13, pp. 1355-1362, 1998.

Cho H., Kardomateas G.A. and Valle C.S., “Elastodynamic Solution for the Thermal Shock Stresses in an Orthotropic Thick Cylindrical Shell,” Journal of Applied Mechanics (ASME). Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 184-193, 1998.

Carlson R.L., Steadman D.L., Dancila D.S. and Kardomateas G.A.,. “An Experimental Investigation of the Fatigue Growth of Small Corner Cracks in Aluminum 6061-T651,”. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, pp. 403-409, 1998.

Kardomateas G.A. and Carlson R.L., “Predicting the Effects of Load Ratio on the Fatigue Crack Growth Rate and the Fatigue Threshold,” Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, pp. 411-423, 1998.

Kim Y.S., Kardomateas G.A. and Zureick A., “Buckling of Thick Orthotropic Cylindrical Shells Under Torsion,”. Journal of Applied Mechanics (ASME). Vol. 66, pp. 41-50, 1999.

Ferrie C.H., Sheinman I. and Kardomateas G.A., “The Effect of Transverse Shear on the Postbuckling and Growth Characteristics of Delaminations in Composites,” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (ASME). Vol. 121, pp. 406-412, 1999.

Huang H. and Kardomateas G.A., “Single-Edge and Double-Edge Cracks in a Fully Anisotropic Strip,” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (ASME), Vol. 121, pp. 422-429, 1999.

Kardomateas. G.A., “Effect of Normal Strains in Buckling of Thick Orthotropic Shells,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering (ASCE), Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 85-91, 2000.

La Saponara, V. and Kardomateas, G.A., “A Statistical Study of Data from Fatigue Tests on Delaminated Cross-Ply Graphite/Epoxy,” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (ASME), Vol. 122 No. 4, pp. 409-419, 2000.

Huang H. and Kardomateas G.A., “ Stress Intensity Factors for a Mixed Mode Center Crack in an Anisotropic Strip,” International Journal of Fracture. Vol. 108, pp. 367-381, 2001.

Cho, H. and Kardomateas, G.A., “Thermal Shock due to Heat Convection at a Bounding Surface in a Thick Orthotropic Cylindrical Shell,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 38, pp. 2769-2788, 2001.

Kardomateas G.A., “Elasticity Solutions for a Sandwich Orthotropic Cylindrical Shell Under External Pressure, Internal Pressure and Axial Force,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 39, No.4, pp. 713-719, 2001.


Huang H. and Kardomateas, G.A., “Mixed-Mode Stress Intensity Factors for Cracks Located at or Parallel the Interface in Bi-material Half Planes” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 38, pp. 3719-3734, 2001.

La Saponara, V. and Kardomateas, G.A., “Crack Branching in Layered Composites: An Experimental Study,” Composite Structures, Vol. 53, pp.333-344, 2001.

Li, R., Frostig, Y. and Kardomateas, G.A., “Nonlinear High-Order Response of Imperfect Sandwich Beams With Delaminated Faces,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1782-1787, 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Huang H. and Kardomateas G.A., “ Mixed-Mode Stress Intensity Factors for Composite Plates with Single Delamination Under Compression,” SES'98, 35th Annual Technical Meeting, Society of Engineering Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (Proceedings edited by Hussein M. Zbib), Sept. 27-30, 1998.

Li R., Frostig Y. and Kardomateas G.A., “Buckling and Postbuckling of Sandwich Beams with Delaminated Faces Based on Higher Order Core Theory,” presented at the ME’99 the 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, and published in AD-Vol. 58, Advances in Aerospace Materials and Structures, edited by G. Newaz, pp. 1-9, Nov. 14-19, 1999.

Kardomateas G.A. and Huang H., “An Asymptotic Solution for the Response of Face-Sheet Delaminations/Debonds Under Compression,” presented at the ME'00, the 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov. 5-10, 2000, Orlando, Florida and published in ASME AD-Vol. 62/AMD-Vol. 245, Mechanics of Sandwich Structures, (edited by Y.D.S. Rajapakse, G.A. Kardomateas and V. Birman) pp. 133-142, 2000.

Kardomateas G.A. and Simitses G.J., Buckling of Sandwich Wide Columns. 42th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC SDM Conference, Seattle, WA, paper no. AIAA-2001-1393, Apr. 16-19, 2001.

Kardomateas, G.A,. Three-Dimensional Elasticity Solution for the Buckling of Sandwich Columns. ME’01, the 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, New York, NY, Nov. 11-16, 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME, 1988-present.Associate Fellow (since 1994), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA (Member 1985-94)Member, American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM, 1985-present.Member, American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, 1988-present.Contributing Editor, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, 2001-presentMember of the Structures and Materials Committee of the Aerospace Division of the ASME, 1996-presentVice-Chairman (elected), Composites Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 1998-2000Chairman (elected), Composites Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2000-present

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Member, AE Undergraduate Curriculum Sub-Committee on Structures, 1989-present AE Faculty Honors Committe, 92-presentChair, AE Structural Mechanics & Material Behavior Discipline Committee, 9/92 - 2001Materials Council 1/1995-present.Honors Program Committee, since 9/00College of Engineering Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998-2000

Selected Honors and AwardsContributing Editor, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, since 2001Fellow, ASME (since 1998)Chairman (elected), Composites Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, since 2000


Narayanan M. KomerathProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1978M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1982.

Georgia Tech ExperienceGraduate Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, 1978-1982Post Doctoral Fellow, Aerospace Engineering, 1982-1983Research Engineer II, Aerospace Engineering, 1983-1985Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1985-1990Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1990-1994Director, Jon Harper Wind Tunnel, School of Aerospace Engineering, 1990 - presentProfessor, Aerospace Engineering, 1994-present

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceConsultant, Lockheed-Georgia Company, Marietta, GA., November 1985 - Dec. 1987.Technical Advisor, Global Consultants, Inc., Alexandria, VA, Feb. '92 - 95. Consultant, Southwire, Inc., Carrolton, GA, March '92 - 94. Consultant, NCR Corp, Duluth, GA, April - July 1992.Consultant, Law Engineering, Atlanta, GA, July '92. Consultant, Thompson-Leeds, Inc., New York, 1992. Area: Aerodynamics.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures"Spatial Cross-Correlation Velocimeter". Komerath, N.M., and Fawcett, P.A., U.S. Patent No. 5,249,238, Sept. 1993."Wind-Driven Dynamic Manipulator". Magill, J.C. and Komerath, N.M.,. U.S. Patent 5,345,818, September 1994.“Stagnation Point Vortex Controller”. Komerath, N.M., Darden, L.A., Peterson, K.G., Magill, J.C.,. U.S. Patent 5,794,887, August 1998

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Affes, H., Xioa, Z., Conlisk, A.T., Kim, J.M. and Komerath, N.M., “Model for Tip Vortex-Airframe Interaction part 3: Viscous Flow on Airframe,” AIAA Journal, Vol.36, No. 3, pp. 409-415, Mar. 1998..

Caradonna, F., Henley, E., Silva, M., Huang, S., Komerath, N.M., Reddy, U., Mahalingam, R., Funk, R., Wong, O., Ames, R., Darden, L., Villareal, L. and Gregory, J., “Performance Measurements and Wake Characteristics of a Model Rotor in Axial Flight,” AHS Journal, Oct. 1999.

Komerath, N.M., Smith, M.J.and Bodo, B., “Learning Across Disciplines: Aerospace Digital Library,” Session 2793, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2000.

Komerath, N.M., “Design Centered Introduction: 3-Year ExperienceWith the Gateway to the Aerospace Digital Library,” Session 2225, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2000.

Komerath, N.M., “Knowledge Management Techniques in Experimental Projectsz,” Session 1426, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.

Smith, M.J., and Komerath, N.M., Aerospace Engineering: Integrator for Cross-Disciplinary Learning,” Session 3202, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.

Komerath, N.M., “Undergraduate Research Participation in the Experimental Aerodynamics Grou,” Session 2526, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.

Ames, R.G., Wong, O. and Komerath, N.M., “On the Flowfield and Forces Generated by a Flapping Rectangular Wing at Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics of Fixed and Flapping Wings,” AIAA Progress in the Aerospace Sciences Series, 2001


Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Matos, C. A., Mahalingam, R., Ottinger, G., Klapper, J., Funk, R. B., and Komerath, N.M., “Wind Tunnel Measurements of Parafoil Geometry Aerodynamics,” AIAA Paper 98-0606, 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting , January 1998, Reno, NV.

Wanis, S., Akovenko, J., Cofer,T., Ames, R.G. and Komerath, N.M., “Acoustic Shaping in Microgravity,”.AIAA Paper 98-1065, 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1998.

Komerath, N.M., “Design-Centered Freshman Introduction to Aerospace Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, Session 1202, Seattle, WA, June 1998.

Komerath, N.M., “Experiments on Rotary Wing Flows,” Invited Paper, International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 1999.

Ames, R.G., Wong, O. and Komerath, N.M., “Flowfield Characteristics of a Rectangular Wing Flapping at High Frequency and Low Reynolds Number,” Proceedings of the AHS Aeromechanics Specialists Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2000. Ames, R.G., “Prophanger Performance Analysis for UAV Missions” (2000) Proceedings of the AHS Aeromechanics Specialists Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2000.

Komerath, N.M., Matos, C.A. and Reddy, U.C., “Flowfield Issues Related to Tiltrotors,” Proceedings of the AHS Specialists Meeting on Tiltrotor Aircraft Design, Arlington, Texas, March 2001.

Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., Pearson, J. and Ames, R.G., “Performance Analysis of a Wing With Multiple Winglets,” AIAA Paper 01-2407 Applied Aerodynamics Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 2001.

Komerath, N.M. and Ganesh, A.B., (2001) “Electromagnetic Construction of a 1km-Radius Radiation Shield in Orbit High Frontier,” Proceedings of Space Manufacturing 13.. Meeting of The Space Society, Inc., Princeton, NJ, May 2001

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Associate Fellow. Sigma Xi, The Research Society, Member, 1980 – present. American Society for Engineering Education, 1993- present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002College of Engg. Committee on Enhancing the Undergraduate Student Experience, 2000-2001COE Task Force on the Freshman Mentoring Program, Summer 2001 GIT Task Force on the Global Learning Center, Fall 2001 – Winter 2002.Institute RPT Committee, 2000-2001.

Director, NSF FAST (Financial Aid for Success in Technology) Program at GIT, Oct.2001– present.

Selected Honors and AwardsNSF: Leadership in Laboratory Development Award, 1993Sigma Xi Research Award - Advisor an Outstanding PhD thesis at Georgia Tech, June 1993.Georgia Tech Faculty Research Leadership Award- Development of Graduate Research Assistants, June 1993.Sigma Xi Georgia Tech Faculty Best Paper Award, 1994.Sigma Xi Research Award - Advisor of an Outstanding PhD thesis at Georgia Tech, June 1994.Georgia Tech Outstanding PhD Advisor Award for 1992-1997, May 1997. Sigma Xi Research Award - Advisor of an Outstanding PhD thesis at Georgia Tech, May 1998.


Timothy C. LieuwenAssistant Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesPh.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997B.S. in Engineering, Calvin College, 1995

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, 1999-present

Selected Publications Subrahmanyam, P., Sujith, R.I. and Lieuwen, T., “A Family of Exact Transient Solutions for Acoustic Wave Propagation in Inhomogeneous, Non-Uniform Area Ducts,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 240 No. 4, 2001, pp. 705-715.

Lieuwen, T., “Theoretical Investigation of Unsteady Flow Interactions With a Premixed Planar Flame,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 435, pp. 289-303, 2001.

Lieuwen T. and Rajaram, R., “Acoustic Radiation from Premixed Flames Subjected to Convected Flow Disturbances,” AIAA Paper #2002-0480, presented at the 40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 2002.

Lee, D.H. and Lieuwen, T., “Acoustic Nearfield Characteristics of a Premixed Flame in a Longitudinal Acoustic Field,” ASME Paper #2001-GT-0040, presented at the ASME-IGTI Turbo Expo 2001.

Selected Presentations“Analysis of Acoustic Wave Transmission through Turbulent, Premixed Flames,” presented at the 18th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Seattle, WA, 2001.

“Coherent Acoustic Wave Scattering by Turbulent, Premixed Flames,” presented at the 2nd Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of the Combustion Institute, Oakland, CA, March, 2001.

“Investigation of the Statistical Characteristics of Pressure Oscillations in an Unstable Gas Turbine Combustor,” presented at the 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member 1998-presentAmerica Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member 1995-presentAcoustical Society of America, Member 1999-presentThe Combustion Institute, Member 1998-present “Supersonic Combustion” session co-organizer in 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Jan. 2001, Reno, NV. “Combustion Dynamics” session co-organizer and co-chair in ASME-IGTI Turbo Expo, June 2001, New Orleans, LA.

Institutional Service and Development ActivitiesAE Propulsion and Combustion committeeAE Lab Facilities committee

Honors and AwardsGordon Oates Air Breathing Propulsion Award, 1999NSF CAREER Award, 2001


Robert G. LoewyProfessor & William R. T. Oakes Chair of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.A.E., Aerospace Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1947.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, 1962.

Georgia Tech ExperienceProfessor and Chair, Aerospace Engineering, 1993-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceInstitute Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, 1978-1993Director Rotorcraft Technology Center, RPI, Troy, NY, 1982-1993Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, RPI, Troy, NY, 1974-1978Dean, College of Engineering & Applied Science, U. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1967-1974Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Sciences, U. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1966-1974Director, Space Science Center, U. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1966-1970Chief Scientist, U.S. Air Force (on leave from U. of Rochester), 1965-1966Associate Prof. of Mechanical & Aerospace Sciences, U. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1962-1965Chief Technical Engineer, Vertol Division, Boeing Co., Phil, PA, 1958-1962Chief Dynamics Engineer, Vertol Aircraft Corp., 1955-1958Staff Ass’t to Head, Aeromechanics Dept., Cornell Aeronautical Lab, Ithaca, NY, 1952-1955Staff Stress Engineer, Piasecki Helicopter Corp., 1952-1953Assoc. Research Engineer, Cornell Aeronautical Lab, Ithaca, NY, 1949-1952Senior Vibrations Engineer, Glenn L. Martin Co.2

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures “All Electric Rotorcraft Hub and Upper Control Arrangement,” GT ID#2446, Feb. 13, 2001.

“Low Airspeed Measuring Device,” GT ID #2634, March 14, 2002.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Loewy, R.G., Atluri, S. and Kim, T, “Modeling of Microcrack Damaged Composite Plates Undergoing Nonlinear Bimodular Flutter Oscillations,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3, 1998.

Loewy, R.,G. and N. Bhutani, “Combined Finite Element-Transfer Matrix Method,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 226, No.5, pp. 1048-1052, 1999.

Loewy, R, G., “Aircraft Avionics,” Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences and Technology, Third Edition, Vol.1, Academic Press, pp. 319-336, 2002.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Loewy, R.G., “Avionics: A ‘New’ Senior Partner in Aeronautics” Dryden Lecture in Research, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, and published in the AIAA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 11, pp. 1337-1354, Nov. 1999.

Loewy, R.G., “Aerospace Prospects at the Start of the 21st Century,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the 18th Hemke Lecture, Troy, NY, Apr. 2000.

Loewy, R.G., “An Alternative Air Transport System,” University of Michigan, International Workshop on Aeroelasticity of Rotorcraft Systems, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Helicopter SocietyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2 Now Lockheed-Martin Co.


American Society for Engineering Education

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Visiting Committee, M.I.T. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1997 to present)NASA Rotor craft Subcommittee, Aero-Space Technology Advisory Committee, 8/97 to presentNational Research Council, Air Force Science and Technology Bd., 5/96 to presentNational Research Council , ad hoc Comm. on Small Aircraft Transportation System, 4/00 to present

Selected Honors and AwardsDistinguished Public Service Medal, NASA, (1983)Exceptional Civilian Service Awards, U.S. Air Force (1966, 1975 and 1985)Lawrence A. Sperry Award of the AIAA (1958)Spirit of St. Louis Medal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1996)American Helicopter Society Honorary Fellow (‘66), Nikolsky Memorial Lecturer (‘84)AIAA, Honorary Fellow (1992), Dryden Research Lecturer ('99)(AAAS) American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (1981)Member, National Academy of Engineering Member, Sigma XiMember, Sigma Gamma TauMember, Tau Beta Pi


Dimitri N. Mavris, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Aerospace EngineeringBoeing Chair in Advanced Aerospace Systems Analysis

DegreesB.S., 1984, Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerospace EngineeringM.S., 1985, Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerospace EngineeringPh.D., 1988, Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerospace Engineering

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssociate Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, (2001-Present)Boeing Chair in Advanced Aerospace Systems Analysis, Georgia Institute of Technology, (2000-Present)Director, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1998 to Present)Assistant Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1996 to 2001)Visiting Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1995 to 1996)Associate Director & Manager, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1992 - 1998)Research Engineer II, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1992 to 1995)Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1989 to 1992)

Selected Publications: 1999-2002Bandte, O., Mavris, D.N. and DeLaurentis, D.A., “Viable Designs Through a Joint Probabilistic Estimation Technique,” SAE Transactions, Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 108, Section I, 1999-01-5623, pp. 1365-1377, 1999.

Hale, M. A., D. N. Mavris, and D. L. Carter, “The Implementation of a Conceptual Aerospace Systems Design and Analysis Toolkit,” SAE Transactions, Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 108, Section I, 1999-01-5639, pp. 1414-1420, 1999.

Roth, B.A. and Mavris, D.N., “Technology Evaluation via Loss Management Models Formulated in Terms of Vehicle Weight,” Weight Engineering, the Journal of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers , Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 53-77, Fall, 2000.

Koch, P., Mavris, D.N. and Mistree, F., “Multilevel, Partitioned Response Surfaces for Modeling Complex Systems,” Journal of Aircraft, Volume 38, No. 5, pp. 875-881, May 2000.

Mavris, D.N. and DeLaurentis, D.A, “A Probabilistic Approach for Examining Aircraft Concept Feasibility and Viability,” Aircraft Design- An International Journal, Pergamon Press, Elseveir Science, Oxford, UK, Vol. 3/2, pp.79-101, Sept 2000.

Mavris, D.N. and McDonald, R.A., “Formulation, Realization, and Demonstration of a Process to Generate Aerodynamic Meta-Models for Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle Design,” SAE 1999 Transactions, Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 109, Section 1, pp. 1138-1147, Sept 2001.

Mavris, D.N., Hollingsworth, P.M. and Willing, S.S., “A Method for Concept Exploration, Design, and Selection of Hypersonic Vehicles,” SAE 2000 Transactions, Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 109, Section 1, pp. 1148-1160, Sept. 2001.

Graham, M. and Mavris, D.N., “Implementation of Parametric Analysis to the Aerodynamic Design of a Hypersonic Strike Fighter,” SAE 2000 Transactions, Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 109, Section 1, pp. 1161-1168, Sept. 2001.

Roth, B.A. and Mavris, D.N., “A Comparison of Thermodynamic Loss Models Suitable for Gas Turbine Propulsion,” J. of Propulsion and Power, Vol 17, No. 2, pp. 324-332, Mar-Apr 2001.

Zink, P.S., Mavris, D.N., and Raveh, D.E., “Maneuver Trim Optimization Techniques for Active Aeroelastic Wings,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1139-1146, November-December 2001.


Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Deputy Director, AIAA Aircraft Technology Integration and Operations Group. Responsible for Aircraft Design, MDO, VSTOL, Lighter than Air, General Aviation TCs.Chair of the AIAA Aircraft Design Technical Committee, 2000-2002. Member since 1995.Member of the AIAA Missile Sciences Technical Committee, 1999 to present.Member of AIAA’s Air Transportation and Operation Technology Committee, 1996 to present.Active participant member of AIAA, ASME, SAE, ASQC, SCEA, ISPA, and SAWE.Chair for a session on Affordability at the AIAA/SAE 3rd World Aviation Congress, 1998.Chair for a session on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization at the AIAA/SAE 4th World Aviation Congress, 1999.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Advisor to winning Student Design Team for the 1999 AIAA Graduate Missile Design Competition.Advisor to winning student design team for the 2000 AIAA Graduate Missile Design Competition.Advisor to 1st place student design team for the 2001 AIAA Graduate Missile Design Competition.Advisor to 1999 Design to Build to Fly undergraduate design competition.Advisor to 2000 Design to Build to Fly undergraduate design competition.Advisor to 2001 Design to Build to Fly undergraduate design competition.Advisor to winning 2000 AIAA Graduate Team Aircraft Design Competition.Advisor to winning 2000 AIAA Graduate Team Aircraft Design Competition.Advisor to second place 2000 AIAA Individual Undergraduate Aircraft Design Competition.Advisor to the second place student design team for the 2001 AIAA Graduate Aircraft Design Competition.Member of the Graduate Committee for the School of Aerospace Engineering actively involved with the recruitment of prospective students.Member of the Design Committee for the School of Aerospace Engineering.

Selected Honors and Awards2001 AIAA 1st Prize Graduate Missile Design Competition.2001 AIAA 2nd Prize Aircraft Design Competition.Guest Speaker at the 2001 Defense Manufacturing Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada2000 AIAA 1st Prize Graduate Missile Design Competition.Recipient of Best Paper of the 59th International Conference on Mass Properties Engineering by SAWE, St. Louis, MO, June 5-7, 2000, "Technology Evaluation via Loss Management Models Formulated in Terms of Vehicle Weight.”2000 Boeing Chair for Advanced Aerospace Systems Analysis. This Boeing sponsored chair was created to advance the state-of-the-art of aerospace systems analysis and design.2000 Ralph T. Teetor Education Award. The Ralph R. Teetor Educational Fund’s major program is focused on young engineering educators. Its objective is to provide an engineering atmosphere in which these teachers can meet and exchange views with practicing engineers.1999 Georgia Tech Faculty Leadership for the Development of Graduate Research Assistants Award.1999 AIAA 1st prize Graduate Missile Design Competition.1998 A. D. Welliver Faculty Summer Fellowship, Boeing sponsored fellowship awarded to university faculty members who are motivated to improve teaching, acquire a better understanding of the practice of engineering in industry, and champion curricula development. One of fourteen selected from faculty in the U.S. and abroad.


Suresh MenonProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB. Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1976.M. Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1978.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, 1984.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssociate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1996.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1997-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceSenior Scientist, Quest Integrated, Inc., Applied Physics Division, Kent, Washington, 1988-92.Research Scientist, Flow Industries, Inc., Applied Physics Division, Kent, Washington, 1984-88.Research Assistant, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Maryland, 1980-83.Visiting Fellow, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, 1980.Research Assistant, University of Maryland, Institute of Physical Science and Technology, Maryland, 1978-79Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Kanpur, India, 1976-78SAIC International, Inc., NJ, 1993.Reaction Engineering., Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 1996.

M Technologies, Inc., Horsham, PA, 1999.Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc., Dublin, PA, 1999.

Livermore Software and Technology Corporation, Inc., Livermore, CA, 2000. Micro-Coating Technologies, Inc., Chamblee, GA, 2000-present.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002 Menon, S. and Lal, M., “On the Dynamics and Instability of Bubbles formed during Underwater Explosions,” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science Journal, Vol. 16, pp. 305-321, 1998.

Goldin, G. and Menon, S., “A Comparison of Scalar Pdf Turbulent Combustion Models,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 113, pp. 441-457, 1998.

Menon, S. and Wu, J., “Effects of Micro- and Macro-Scale Turbulent Mixing On the Chemical Processes in Engine Exhaust Plumes,” J. of Applied Meteorology, Vol. 37, pp. 639-654, 1998.

Arunajatesan, S. and Menon, S., “An Engineering Model for Designing Compact Toxic Waste Incinerators,” Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 139, pp. 293-323, 1998.

Kim, W.-W. and Menon, S., “A New Incompressible Solver for Large-Eddy Simulations,” International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 31, pp. 983-1017, 1999.

Kim, W.-W., Menon, S. and Mongia, H. C., “Large-Eddy Simulation of a Gas Turbine Combustor Flow,” Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 143, pp. 25-62, 1999.

Chakravarthy, V. K. and Menon, S., “Subgrid Modeling of Turbulent Premixed Flames in the Flamelet Regime,”Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Vol. 5, pp. 23-45, 2000.

Menon, S., “Subgrid Combustion Modeling for Large-Eddy Simulations,” International Journal of Engine Research,Vol. 1, pp. 209-227, 2000.

Sankaran, V. and Menon, S., “The Structure of Premixed Flames in the Thin-Reaction-Zones Regime,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 28, pp. 123-129, 2000.

Chakravarthy, V. K. and Menon, S., “Linear-Eddy Simulations of Schmidt and Reynolds Number Scaling of Scalar Mixing,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 13, pp. 488-499, 2001.


Menon, S. and Wang, H., “Fuel-Air Mixing Enhancement using Synthetic Microjets,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 39, 2001.

Wu, J. and Menon, S., “Aerosol Dynamics in the Near-Field Engine Exhaust Plumes.” Journal of Applied Meteorology, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp.795-809, 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002 “Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Combustion in Waste Incinerators,” 4th SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications,

Jacksonville, FL, May 7-9, 1998.

“Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Reacting Flows,” Engineering Res. Center, Mississippi State Univ., Nov. 1998.

“Large-Eddy Simulations of Multi-Phase Flows,” Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, December 8, 1998.

“Control of Fuel-Air Mixing using MEMS-based Synthetic Jets,” 5th SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications, Atlanta, GA, May 12-15, 1999.

“Physical Constraint for Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Combustion,” Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, September 20, 1999

“Subgrid Combustion Modeling for Reacting LES,” Los Alamos National Laboratory, December 4th 1999.

“Role of LES in Gas Turbine Combustion Simulations,” Specialist Panel Presentation, ASME Turbo Expo, Munich, Germany, May 10, 2000.

“Subgrid Combustion Modeling for Large-Eddy Simulations of Single and Two-Phase Flows,” Plenary Presentation, EUROMECH Colloquium 412 on LES of Complex Transitional and Turbulent Flows, Munich, October 5th, 2000.

“Simulation of Multiphase Flows: Current Trends and Future Directions,” Fellow’s Lecture, Pratt & Whitney, 2001. “Large-Eddy Simulations of Spray Flames,” Plenary Talk, 2001 International Combustion Symposium on Towards Efficient Zero Emission Combustion, Kauai, Hawaii, September 9-12, 2001.

“Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in Gas Turbine Engines,” Plenary talk, Parallel CFD 2002, Kansai Science City, Kyoto, Japan, May 19-22, 2002.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Member, American Physical Society, 1989-presentMember, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1980-1994.Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1994-2000Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001-presentMember, The Combustion Institute, 1992-presentMember, Sigma Xi, 1983-presentMember, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994-presentProgram Chairman, Propellant and Combustion, 32nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference,1996.Member, Gas-Flame Panel, NASA Microgravity Combustion Program, 1995Program Committee, 27th Symposium (International) on Combustion, 1998Member, National Research Council Committee to Perform a Technical Assessment Focused on Logistics Support Requirements for Future Army Combat Systems (AANLOG Committee), 1997-1999

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Faculty Advisor, AIAA Student Chapter, Georgia Tech., 1994-1995Faculty Advisor, Hybrid Rocket Motor Development, Georgia Tech., 1994-1996Member, Faculty Honors Committee, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1999Member, Fluid Dynamics and Propulsion Committees, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-presentMember, Undergraduate Honors Committee, Aerospace Engineering, 2001-present.


J.V.R. PrasadProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1974.M.S., Aeronautical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,1982.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1983.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1985.

Georgia Tech ExperienceResearch Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, 1982 – 1985.Post-Doctoral Fellow, Aerospace Engineering, 1985 – 1986.Research Engineer II, Aerospace Engineering, 1987.Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1987 – 1993.Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1993-1998.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1998-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceDesign Trainee, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, India, 1974 – 1975.Aeronautical Engineer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, India, 1975 – 1980.Deputy Design Engineer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, India, 1980 – 1982.Consultant, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company, 1985, 1990.Consultant, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company, 1986.Consultant, Lockheed-Georgia Aircraft Company, 1987.Consultant, Autokinetics, Ltd., Atlanta, GA, 1988.Consultant, NAS, Inc., Huntsville, AL, 1989.Consultant, SCI, Huntsville, AL, 1990.Consultant, Guided Systems Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1991-1992.Consultant, Grumman Aerospace, 1992.Consultant, US Army Aviation Systems Command, St. Louis, MO, 1993. .

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures “Surge Avoidance Control System,” Prasad, J.V.R., Neumeier, Y., Krichene, A., Invention Disclosure (GTRC ID 2404), November, 2000 (Applied for US Patent, February 21, 2002).

“Axial Compressor Stall Margin Measure,” Prasad, J.V.R., Neumeier, Y., Markopoulos, N., Krichene, A., Yeung, C-H., and Schirel, S., Invention Disclosure (GTRC ID 2484), May 1 , 2001.

“Axial Compressor Stall Measure Using Wavelet Analysis,” Prasad, J.V.R., Neumeier, Y., Dhingra, M., Yeung, C-H., and Schirel, S., Invention Disclosure (GTRC ID 2483), May 1 , 2001.

“Method and Apparatus for Continuous Prediction, Monitoring and Control of Compressor Health via Detection of Precursors to Rotating Stall and Surge,” Bharadwaj, S., Venkateswaran, N., Yeung, C-H., Schirle, S., Prasad, J.V.R., U.S. Patent applied, Aug. 3, 2001.

“Method and Algorithms for Neural Network Based Automatic Limit Prediction and Avoidance,” Calise, A.J., Prasad, J.V.R., Horn, J., US Patent No. US 6332105, Issue Date: 12/18/2001.

Selected Publications: 1998 – 2002Markopoulos, N., Neumeier, Y., Prasad, J.V.R. and Zinn, B.T. “Linear Versus Quadratic Amplitude Feedback in Active Control of Compressor Rotating Stall,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1164-1173.

Itoga, N., Nagashima, T., Yoshizawa, Y. and Prasad, J.V.R. 2000. Numerical Method for Predicting IGE Hover Performance of a Lifting Rotor. Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 141, pp. 122-129, 2000.

Horn, J., Calise, A.J. and Prasad, J.V.R., Development of Envelope Protection Systems for Rotorcraft, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 23 – 31, 2001.


Krothapalli, K., Prasad, J.V.R. and Peters, D.A., Rotorcraft Inflow Modeling For Maneuvering Flight, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 129 – 139, 2001.

Wills, L., Kannan, S., Sander, S., Gules, M., Heck, B., Prasad, J.V.R., Schrage, D.P. and Vachtsevanos, G., An Open Software Infrastructure for Reconfigurable Control Systems, IEEE Control System Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 49-64, 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Prasad, J.V.R., Calise, A.J., Pei, Y. and Corban, J.E., “Adaptive Nonlinear Controller Synthesis and Flight Test Evaluation on an Unmanned Helicopter,” IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Hawaii, August 1999.

Prasad, J.V.R., Neumeier, Y. and Krichene, A., “Active Control of Compressor Surge using a Real Time Observer,” NATO Symposium on Active Control Technology for Enhanced Performance Operational Capabilities of Military Aircraft, Land Vehicles and Sea Vehicles, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2000.

Prasad, J.V.R., Calise, A.J., Hajra, S. and Shanthakumaran, P., “Neural Net Based Adaptive Nonlinear Control of a Turboshaft Engine,” 57th AHS Forum, Washington, DC, May 2001.

Prasad, J.V.R., Zhao, J. and Peters, D.A., “Modeling of Rotor Dynamic Wake Distortion during Maneuvering Flight,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 2001.

Yavrucuk, I., Prasad, J.V.R. and Calise, A.J., “Adaptive Limit Detection and Avoidance for Carefree Maneuvering,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Helicopter Society, Member, 1987 - present.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member (1988-’92), Senior member (1992-’99), Associate Fellow, 1989 – present.Editorial Board for the International Journal of Mathematical Modeling of Systems, Member, 1994-present.AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee, Member, 1998-2001.AHS International Technical Specialists' Meeting on Advanced Rotorcraft Technology and Disaster Relief,Gifu City, Japan, Co-Technical Chair, 1998.AIAA Atmospheric Conference, Portland, OR, Session Chair, 1999.AIAA 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Session Chair, 2000.AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Technical Chair, 2001

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AE Academic Advisory Council, Member, 2000 – present.AE Flight Mechanics and Control Committee, Chair, 2001 – present.AE Advisory Committee (elected), Chair, 2001 – present.AE Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Member, 2001 – present.College Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Member, 2001 – 2003.

Selected Honors and AwardsSigma-Xi Junior Faculty Research Award, 1992.Sigma-Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Advisor Award, 1992."1990-91 Faculty of the Year" award by the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Government, 1991.Lilly Teaching Fellowship Award, 1992.Co-Advisor of the student that has won the AHS Lichten Award, 1998.Best Paper of the Session at the 19th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2000.Best Paper of the Session at the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, 2001.


Stephen M. Ruffin Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Degrees B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1985.M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987.Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1993.


Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceResearch Engineer, Princeton Electric Propulsion Laboratory, 1985.Aerospace Engineer, NASA Lewis Research Center, 1986.Aerospace Engiener, NASA Ames Research Center, 1987-1993.Barron, Inc., Design and analysis of jet educators, 1995-1996.Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000-2001.Diamond Power Inc., Analysis and testing of soot blower nozzles, 1999-2002.

Selected Patents and Invention DisclosuresPatent: Ruffin, S.M., “Leading Edge Channel for Enhancement of Lift/Drag Ratio and Reduction of Sonic Boom,” Submitted: April, 1997, APPROVED: January, 2002.

Patent application: Ruffin, S.M., Venkatapathy, E., “Leading Edge Channel for Enhancement of Lift/Drag Ratio and Reduction of Sonic Boom and Directional Control,” Submitted: July, 1998.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Ruffin, S.M., Gupta, A. and Marshall, D., “Supersonic Channel-Airfoils for Reduced Drag,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 480-486, Mar., 2000.

Gupta, A., Ruffin, S.M., “Optimal Artificially Blunted Leading Edge (ABLE) Airfoils for Hypersonic Performance Enhancement,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 499-506, July-Aug., 1999.

Gupta, A., Ruffin, S.M., Newfield, M., and Yates, L, “Aerothermodynamic Performance Enhancement and Design of Blunted Sphere-Cones using the ABLE Concept,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 37, No. 2, Mar.-Apr. 2000.

Gupta, A., Ruffin, S.M. and Newfield, M., “Aerothermodynamic Performance Enhancement and Design of Blunted Sphere-Cones using the ABLE Concept,” AIAA Paper 99-0897, January, 1999.

Gupta, A. and Ruffin, S.M., “Investigation of Artificially Blunted Leading Edge Geometries with Curved Channels for High Speed Drag Reduction,” AIAA Paper 2000-0901, January, 2000.

Tam, T., Ruffin, S., Gage, P., Bogdanoff, D., Yates, Y., Morgenstern, J., “Sonic Boom Testing of Artificially Blunted Leading Edge (ABLE) Concepts in the NASA Ames Aeroballistic Range,” AIAA Paper 2000-1011, January, 2000.

Gupta, A., Ruffin, S.M., “Application of the Artificially Blunted Leading Edge Concept for Directional Control of High Speed Vehicles,” AIAA Paper 2000-2598, June, 2000.

Chen, L, and Ruffin, S.M., “Evaluation of Multi-Element Airfoils for Dynamic Stall Mitigation,” AHS Aeromechanics Specialists Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November, 2000.

Marshall, D., Aftosmis, M.J., and Ruffin, S.M., “Study of Parallelization Enhancements for Cartesian Grid Solver,” International Conf. on Parallel CFD, May, 2002.


Tu, Shuangzhang, Ruffin, S.M., “Solution Adaptive, Unstructured Cartesian-Grid Methodology for Chemically Reacting Flows,” AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conf., June, 2002.

Tu, Shuangzhang, Ruffin, S.M., “Calculation of Nonequilibrium Flows Using a Solution Adaptive, Unstructured Cartesian-Grid Methodology,” AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, June, 2002.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Ruffin, S.M., “Investigation of Artificially Blunted Leading Edge Geometries with Curved Channels for High Speed Drag Reduction,” AIAA 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV January 13, 2000.

Ruffin, S.M., “High Speed Aerothermodynamic Performance Enhancement Using Artificially Blunted Leading Edges,” MIT, January 24, 2000.

Ruffin, S.M., “Sonic Boom Fundamentals,” MIT, March 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1989-presentReviewer, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 1991-present

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Member, Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Discipline Committee, 1993-present.Member, Undergraduate Enrollment Enhancement Committee, 1995-present.Member (Elected), AE Advisory Committee, 1995-present.Workshop Coordinator, Univ. System of Ga. Leadership Development and Minority Recruitment Conference, 1997, 1998, 1999.

Selected Honors and Awards:Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering (GEM) Fellowship, 1984-1987.Nominee, Black Engineer of the Year - U.S. Black Engineer Magazine, 1991.NASA Superior Performance Award, 1992.NASA National Aerospace Plane CFD Validation Team Award, 1992.NASA Historically Black Colleges & Universities Research Center Team Award, 1992.NASA College Recruitment Award, 1993.AIAA Best Thermophysics Paper Award, 1993.CETL/Amoco Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1997.Meritor Inc. Faculty Excellence Award, 2000.


Narayanamoorthy Sankar (Georgia) Regents’ Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Degrees B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1973.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1977.

Georgia Tech ExperienceSenior Research Engineer, Aerospace Engineering, 1982-1985.Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1985-1992.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1996.Regents' Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1996-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperiencePostdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1977-1979.Scientist Associate, Lockheed Georgia Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1979-1982.Consultant, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1982-present.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures“Blade Vortex Interaction Noise Reduction Techniques for a Rotorcraft,” Patent No. 5,588,800, 1977.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Berezin, C. R. and Sankar, L. N., “Improvements to a Tightly Coupled Viscous-Inviscid Procedure for 3-D Unsteady Transonic Flow,” Computers and Fluids, Vol. 27, No. 5-6, pp. 689-694, 1998.

Stein, A., Niazi, S. and Sankar, L. N., “Computational Analysis of Surge and Separation Control in Centrifugal Compressors,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 65-71.

Vermeersch, S., Weed, R., Sankar, L. N. and Rai, P., “Towards Cost-Effective Aeroelastic Analysis on Advanced Parallel Computing Systems,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, July-August 1999, Vol. 36, o. 4, pp. 710-715. Mello, O. and Sankar, L. N., “Computation of Unsteady Transonic Flow over a Fighter Wing Using a Zonal Navier-Stokes/Full Potential Method,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 29, pp. 575-585, 1999. Wang, G., Sankar, L. N., and Tadghighi, H., “Prediction of Rotorcraft Noise with a Low Dispersion Finite Volume Scheme,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 395-401 Mar. 2000.

Xu, Guanpeng, and Sankar, L. N., “Computational Study of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines," ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 1, pp. 35-39, Feb. 2000.

Stein, A., Niazi, S., and Sankar, L. N., “Computational Analysis of the Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control Using Air Injection,” J. Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 513-520, May-June 2001.

Liu, Z., Russell, J. W., Sankar, L. N., and Hassan, A., “A Study of Rotor Tip Vortex Structure Alteration Techniques,” J. Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 473-477, May-June 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Helicopter Society.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.


Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Member, Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1999-present.Chair, Institute Study-Abroad Program Sub-Committee, 2001-present.Member, College of Engineering Regents' Professor Nomination Committee, 1999-present.AE Undergraduate Program Coordinator, 1997-present.Chair, AE Academic Council, 1997-present.

Selected Honors and AwardsGeorgia Tech Award for Development of Graduate Research Assistants, 1997.


Daniel Patrick Schrage Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Genereal Engineering, USMA, West Point, NY, 1967.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1974.M.A., Business Administration, Webster University, 1975.D.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis, MO), 1978.

Georgia Tech Experience Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1984-present.Director, CERT, 1986-present.Co-Director, ASDL, 1992 – present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience Director for Advanced Systems, U.S. Army Aviation Systems Cmd., 1982 – 1984.Chief, Struc. & Aeromechanics, U.S. Army Aviation Systems Cmd., 1978 – 1982.Acting Scientific Advisor, U.S. Army Combined Arms Ctr., 1983 (6 mos).Vibration and Dynamics Engr., U.S. Army Aviation Systems Cmd., 1974 – 1978.U.S. Army Aviator, Engineer and Field Artillery Officer U.S. Army Active Duty 1967 – 1978.Air Force Studies Board: Review of Air Force Research Programs, Member, 1992-1995.NASA Goals Sub-Committee, ASTAC, Member, 1999-present.NASA/FAA Aviation Safety Program Executive Committee, Member, 1999-present.FAA Oversight Board for the Certification Process Study, Member, 2001-present.Army Science Board, Member, 1987-1994; 2002-present.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Marx, W.J., Mavris, D.N. and Schrage, D.P., “A Knowledge-Based System Integrated with Numerical Analysis Tools for Aircraft Life Cycle Design,” AIEDAM, Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Vol. 12 (3), Summer 1998.

Marx, W.J., Mavris, D.N. and Schrage, D.P., “Cost/Time Analysis for Theoretical Aircraft Production,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 35, (4), July-August 1998.

Schrage, D.P., “Low Speed Agility and Maneuverability Design Considerations for V/STOL Aircraft,” International Powered Lift Conference 2000, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2000, Washington, D.C.

Wills, L. and Schrage, D.P., et al, “An Open Software Infrastructure for Reconfigurable Control Systems,” IEEE Control Systems Magazine, June 2001.

Sinha, A.K., Schrage, D.P., et al, “Integrated Decision Support Systems for Mid-Life Upgrade of Maritime Helicopters, Stage 1A and 1B”, Proceedings of the AHS 57th Annual Forum, Washington, D.C., May 9-11, 2001.

Sarathy, S, Schrage, D.P., et al, “Developing an Integrated Interactive Simulation Environment for Software Enabled Control,” Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, Society for Computer Simulations, Seattle, Washington, April 21-24, 2001.

Schrage, D.P., et al, “Conceptual Evaluation of Advanced Rotorcraft Design Concepts To Meet Emerging Military and Commercial Requirements,” AHS Specialists Meeting on Tiltrotor/Runway Independent Aircraft Technology & Applications, Arlington, Texas, Mar. 20-22, 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Schrage, D.P., “A Probalistic Approach to Aircraft System Design,” Keynote Speaker at the 12 th JSASS International Sessions in the 36th Aircraft Symposium, Yokusuko, Japan, Oct. 12-14, 1998.


Schrage, D.P., “Simultaneous Requirements, Concepts, and Technologies Trade-offs Using Robust Design Sensitivity Analysis,” Keynote Speaker at the Symposium On Requirements, International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Hampton, Virginia, Mar. 14, 2000.

Schrage, D.P., “Integrated Product/Process Development Through Robust Design Simulation,” Keynote Speaker at The Huntsville Simulation Conference HSC 2000: Simulation in the New Millennium: The Practice and the Effect, Huntsville, Alabama, Oct. 4-5, 2000.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Helicopter Society, 1974-present.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1976-present.American Society for Engineering Education, 1995-present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Reappointment, Promotion andTenure Committee, School of AE, 1998-present.Chair, System Design and Optimization Committee, School of AE, 1998-present.Chair, Faculty Search in Design Committee, School of AE, 1995-present.

Selected Honors and AwardsAIAA Fellow, 2001.AHS Nikolsky Lecturer, 1999.AHS Fellow, 1998.Georgia Tech Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award, 1990.Georgia Tech Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development, 1988.Georgia Tech Outstanding Teacher, 1980-1981.Various Military Decorations 1969-1977.AIAA Young Professional Engineer Award, St. Louis Chapter, 1976.


Jerry M. SeitzmanAssociate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas (Austin), 1982.M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1983.Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1991.


Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceResearch Assistant, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1983-1991.Partner, Cogent Software, Menlo Park, California, 1988-1993.Research Scientist, MetroLaser, Inc., Irvine, California, 1991-1992.Physical Sciences Research Associate, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1991-1994.Consultant, McDermott Incorporated, Barberton, Ohio, 1995. Consultant, Board of Regents, State of Louisiana, 1995. Expert Witness, Newton, Smith, Durden, Kaufold, Rice and Tribble, 1998.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Seitzman, J.M., Wainner,R.T. and Yang, P., “Soot Velocity Measurements by Particle Vaporization Velocimetry,” Optics Letters 24, pp. 1632-1634, 1999.

Wainner, R.T. and Seitzman, J.M., “Soot Measurements in a Simulated Engine Exhaust using Laser-Induced Incandescence,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 6, pp. 738-743, 1999.

Seitzman, J.M. and Scully, B. T., “Broadband Infrared Absorption Sensor for High Pressure Combustor Control,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, pp. 994-1001, 2000.

Sigman, R.K., Dokhan, A., Lillard, R. P., Price, E. W. and Seitzman, J. M., “Size Distribution of Residual Oxide in Aluminized Propellants,” Proceedings of the 37th JANNAF Combustion Meeting, 2000.

Morrell, R. Seitzman, J. M., Wilensky, M., Lee, J., Lubarsky, E. and Zinn, B.T., “Interpretation Of Optical Flame Emissions For Sensors In Liquid-Fueled Combustors,” paper AIAA-2001-0787, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, Jan. 8-11, 2001.

Ritchie, B. D. and Seitzman, J. M., “Simultaneous Droplet Size and Mixture Fraction Using Acetone PLIF,” paper 2002-0826, 40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 14-17, 2002.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Seitzman, J. M., Wainner, R. T. and Tamma, R., “Diagnostics and Sensors for Turbine Engines,” Laser Applications to Chemical and Environmental Analysis Topical Meeting of the Optical Society of America (invited), Orlando, Florida, March 9-11, 1998.

Seitzman, J. M.,“Laser-Induced Incandescence for Soot Measurements in Combustion and Exhaust Flows,” presented at the 1999 Gordon Research Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Combustion (invited), Lucca, Italy, June 20-25, 1999.

Seitzman, J.M., “Solid Rocket Propellant Research at Georgia Tech,” at the Solid Rocket Propulsion Workshop of the AIAA 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting (invited), Reno, NV, January 10-13, 2000.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Senior Member, 1991-present;National Meetings Chair, Aerodynamic Measurements Technology Technical Committee, 1998-1999;Special Editor, AIAA Journal, 1998-1999.Optical Society of America, Member, 1991-present;Program committee and Session Organizer, Annual Meeting, Optical Society of America, 1998.


The Combustion Institute, Member, 1994-present;Symposium Paper Committee; 1990-present.American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Associate Member, 1991-present.NASA Review Panel, Microgravity Combustion Science, Gaseous Flames: Instabilities and Turbulence, 1998.DoD, SERDP Peer Review Panel, 2000.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Institute Sigma Xi Thesis Award Committee, 1998.Institute Academic Senate, 1998, 2000-2002.College of Engineering Strategic Plan Retreat, 1999.Adviser, Undergraduate GT-NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, 1998-present.Member, School of AE, Combustion and Propulsion Discipline Committee, 1994-present.Member, School of AE Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Discipline Committee, 1994-present.Member, School of AE Undergraduate Enrollment Enhancement Committee, 1995-present.Member, School of AE Curriculum/Semester Conversion Committee, 1996-1998.Member, School of AE Lab Coordinators Committee, 1997-present.Member, School of AE Graduate Recruitment Task Force, 1998-1999.Member, School of AE Facilities Committee, 1998-present.Chair, School of AE Combustion and Propulsion Discipline Committee, 2000-present.Member, School of AE Academic Council, 2000-present.Member, School of AE Graduate Committee, 2000-present.Member (elected), School of AE Advisory Committee, 2000-present.

Selected Honors and AwardsTau Beta Pi, 1975.Pi Tau Sigma, 1976.IBM Graduate Fellow, 1988.NSF CAREER Award, 1995.School of Aerospace Engineering Most Valuable Faculty Award, 1999.


Marilyn J. Smith Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1982.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994.

Georgia Tech ExperienceResearch Engineer II, Aerospace Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute, 1990-1994.Senior Research Engineer, Aerospace Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute, 1994-1997.Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1997-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceMember Technical Staff III, McDonnell-Douglas Helicopter Company, Mesa, Arizona, 1988-1990Associate Scientist, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1985-1988Senior Flight Test Engineer, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1982-1985Cooperative Student, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1979-1981Cooperative Student, NASA - Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1978-1979Consultant, Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Systems Group, Marietta, Georgia, 1999

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Yang, Z., Sankar, L. N., Smith, M. J., and Bauchau, O., “Recent Improvements to a Hybrid Method for Rotors in Forward Flight,” accepted to the AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Feb. 2002.

Smith, M. J., “A Building-Block Approach to Dynamics,” accepted for the Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2002.

Smith, M. J., and Komerath, N. M., “Aerospace Engineering: Integrator for Cross-Disciplinary Learning,” Session 3202, Paper 0450, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2001.

Smith, M. J., and Komerath, N. M., “The Virtual Laboratory: Technology Enhancement for Engineering Education,” Session 2602, Paper 0444, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2001.

Lewis, A. P., and Smith, M. J., “Euler/Navier-Stokes Aeroelastic Analysis for Shell Structures,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, No. 4, Nov-Dec 2000.

Smith, M. J., Cesnick, C. E. S., and Hodges, D. H., “An Evaluation Of Computational Algorithms Suitable For Fluid-Structure Interactions,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, No. 2, Mar-Apr 2000.

Smith, M. J., Hodges, D. H. and Cesnick, C. E. S., “An Evaluation Of Algorithms Suitable For Data Transfer Between Noncontiguous Meshes,” ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, April 2000.

Smith, M. J. and Komerath, N., “Learning More From Class Time: Technology Enhancement in the Classroom," Session 3202, Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2000.

Komerath, N., Smith, M. J., Bodo, B., “Learning Across Disciplines: Aerospace Digital Library,” Session 2793, Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2000.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Smith, M. J., Li, Y. and Loewy, R. G., “Development of Unsteady Aerodynamic Prediction Techniques for High-Solidity Fans,” accepted for the 57th AHS Forum, May 2001.


Smith, M. J., Patil, M. J. and Hodges, D. H., “CFD-Based Analysis of Nonlinear Aeroelastic Behavior of High-Aspect Ratio Wings,” accepted for the 2001 AIAA SDM Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 2001.

Laurita, M. J., Smith, M. J. and Bauchau, O. A., “Aeroelastic Considerations for CSD-CFD Couplings,” AHS Aeromechanics Specialists Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 2000.

Yang, Z., Smith, M. J., Bauchau, O. A. and Sankar, L. N., “A Hybrid Analysis for Rotors in Forward Flight,” AHS Aeromechanics Specialists Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 2000.

Mauermann, T. and Smith, M. J., “Numerical Simulation of Tail Buffet Sources on an F-15-like Wing,” AIAA-2000-2339, AIAA Summer Computational Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Denver, Co., June 2000.

Smith, M. J. and Huttsell, L. J., “Computational Evaluation Of Semispan Straked Delta Wing Flowfields Conducive To LCO,” AIAA-99-1212, 44th AIAA SDM Conference, St. Louis, MO, April 1999.

Smith, M. J., Bailey, R. and Deltete, M., “A Comparison of Turbulence Models for Aeroelastic Applications,” AIAA-99-3158, AIAA Summer Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Virginia Beach, VA, June 1999.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Associate Member AIAA Fluid Dynamics TC 1994 - 1998Member AHS Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee 1998-2000Program Chair, AHS Specialist Mtg, Atlanta, GA, 2000 American Helicopter Society (AHS), Member, 1989-presentAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Assoc. Fellow, 1977-presentAmerican Society for Engineering Education, Member, 2001-present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002High Performance Computing Working Group- 1997-1998Dean's Task Force on Women; 1998AE Graduate Student Task Force, 1998Search Committee for Director of CETL; 1999.Advisory Board for Women in Science and Technology (WST) Dorm; 2000Freshman Mentor Program, Mentor, 2001AE Undergraduate Enrollment Enhancement Committee, member, 1997-presentCo-op Advisory Council Member, 2002

Selected Honors and AwardsPhi Eta Sigma, ~1978Sigma Gamma Tau, ~1980Omicron Delta Kappa, ~1981Phi Kappa Phi, ~1981Tau Beta Pi, ~1980Society of Women Engineers Atlanta Chapter, Outstanding Cooperative Student, 1981)Society of Women Engineers Atlanta Chapter, Outstanding Senior Engineering Student, 1982. GIT Women's Leadership Conference: Outstanding Faculty Member, 1999.Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999


Panagiotis TsiotrasProfessor of Aerospace Engineering

DegreesB.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University, Athens, Greece, 1986.M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1987.M.S., Mathematics, Purdue University, 1992.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University, 1993.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssociate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1998-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceEngineer, SYDKRAFT AB, Malmoe, Sweden, 1985.Graduate Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1986-1987.Software Engineer, Hellenic Air Force General Command, Athens, Greece, 1987-1988.Research Associate, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1989.

Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1989-1991.Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1989-1993.Post-Doctoral Fellow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana , 1993-1994.Associate Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1994-1998.Visiting Research Fellow, INRIA, Rocquencourt, France, Nov. 2000.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures“Control of Magnetic Bearing-Supported Rotors,” R. Bartlett, P. Tsiotras and P. Allaire, U.S. Patent No. 6,267,876 B1, Issued Date: July 31, 2001.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Luo, J., and Tsiotras, P., “Exponentially Convergent Control Laws for Nonholonomic Systems in Power Form,” Systems & Control Letters, Vol. 35, pp. 87-95, 1998.

Tsiotras, P. Further Passivity Results for the Attitude Control Problem, IEEE Transactions on Automatic ControlVol. 43, No.11, pp. 1597-1600, 1998.

Krstic, M. and Tsiotras, P., Inverse Optimal Stabilization of a Rigid Spacecraft, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 1042-1049, 1999.

Shen, H. and Tsiotras, P., “Time-Optimal Control of Axi-symmetric Spacecraft with Two Controls,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 682-694., 1999.

Tsiotras, P. and Luo, J., “Control of Underactuated Spacecraft with Bounded Inputs,” Automatica, Vol. 36 No. 8, pp. 1153-1169, 1999.

Luo, J. and Tsiotras, P., “Control Design for Chained-Form Systems with Bounded Inputs,” Systems & Control Letters, Vol. 29, pp. 123-131, 2000.

Tsiotras, P. and Doumtchenko, V., “Control of Spacecraft Subject to Actuator Failures: State-of-the-Art and Open Problems,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 48, No.2, pp. 337-358, 2000.

Tsiotras, P., Shen, H. and Hall, C., “Satellite Attitude Control and Power Tracking with Momentum Wheels,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 24, No.1, pp. 23-34, 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002Tsiotras, P., and Luo, J., “Stabilization and Tracking of Underactuated Axisymmetric Spacecraft with Bounded Control.” 4th IFAC Nonlinear Control Systems Design Symposium (NOLCOS '98). (invited) Twente, Netherlands.


Tsiotras, P., “Modelling and Control of Attitude Motion of Rigid Bodies using Two Controls,” (invited) University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 1998.

Tsiotras, P., “Recent Results on the Analysis and Control of the Attitude Motion,” (invited) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, Oct. 1998.

Tsiotras, P., “Feasible Trajectory Generation for Underactuated Spacecraft Using Differential Flatness,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, Girdwood, Alaska, August 1999.

Tsiotras, P. March 2000, “Control of Spacecraft Subject to Actuator Failures: State-of-the-Art andOpen Problems,” (invited) University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

Tsiotras, P. and Doumtchenko, V., “Control of Spacecraft Subject to Actuator Failures: State-of-the-Art and Open Problems,” R. H. Battin Astrodynamics Symposium, (invited) Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, March 2000.

Tsiotras, P., “Stability Analysis of LTI and LPV Time-Delayed Systems,” (invited ). INRIA, Rocquencourt, France, November 2000.

Tsiotras, P., “Zero- and Low-Bias Nonlinear Control of Active Magnetic Bearings,” (invited) ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002American Society for Engineering Education, Member, 1997-present.American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member, 1996-present.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow, 1989-presentSociety of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Member, 1993-1997.Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Member, 1990-present.Society of Professional Engineers of Greece, Member, 1987-present.ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Committee, Automotive Transportation Panel, Member, 1999-present.MAG'97 Magnetic Bearings and Dry Gas Seals Conference and Exhibition, Organizing committee member, 1996-19976th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings, International steering committee member, 1997-1998AIAA Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamic, Associate Editor, 1999-present.Dynamics and Control, Associate Editor, 2000-present.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AE FMC Honors Curriculum Committee, Member, 1998-present.AE FMC Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committee, Member, 1998-present.AE Undergraduate Education Enhancement Committee, Member, 2000-present.AE Laboratory Facilities Committee, Member, 2000-present.AE Student Honors Program Committee, Member, 2001-present.AE Andrew and David Lewis Endowed Chair Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2000-2002.

Selected Honors and AwardsTau Beta Pi, 1991.NATO Research Fellowship, 1989-1992.Outstanding International Community Student Award, Purdue Student Government, 1992.Phi Kappa Phi, 1993.Sigma Gamma Tau, 1994.NSF CAREER Award, 1996.Sigma Xi, President and Visitors' Award for Excellence in Research, 1996.Best paper list, AIAA Paper 96-3791, GNC Conference, San Diego, 1996.Tibetts Award for Outstanding Research, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 1999.Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2002.


P.K. YeungAssociate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Degrees B.Sc(Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, 1980.M.Phil., Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, 1984.PhD., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1989.

Georgia Tech Experience Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1998. Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1998-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience Aircraft Performance Engineer, Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong, 1980-1984. Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, 1984-1988. Research Associate, Queen's University, Canada, 1989. Research Associate, Pennsylvania State University, 1989-1992. Short-Term Visiting Scientist, ICASE, NASA Langley Research Center, 1994, 1995, 1996. Research Visitor, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Australia, 1996, 1997, 1998.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002 Borgas, M.S. and Yeung, P.K., “Conditional fluid particle accelerations in turbulence,” Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 11 pp.69-93, 1998. Yeung, P.K., “Correlation and conditional statistics in differential diffusion: scalars with uniform mean gradients,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 10, pp.2621-2635, 1998. Yeung, P.K. and Zhou, Y., “Numerical study of rotating turbulence with external forcing,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 10, pp. 2895-2909, 1998. Vedula, P. and Yeung, P.K., “Similarity scaling of acceleration and pressure statistics in numerical simulations of turbulence,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 11, pp. 1208-1220, 1998. Yeung, P.K., Sykes, M.C. and Vedula, P., “Direct numerical simulation of differential diffusion with Schmidt numbers up to 4.0,” Physics of Fluids. Vol, 12, pp. 1601-1604, 2000. Sawford, B.L. and Yeung. P.K , “ Eulerian acceleration statistics as a discriminator between Lagrangian stochastic models in uniform shear flow,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 12, pp. 2033-2045, 2000. Yeung, P.K., “Lagrangian characteristics of turbulence and scalar transport in direct numerical simulations,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 427, pp. 241-274, 2001. Vedula, P., Yeung, P.K. and Fox, R.O., “Dynamics of scalar dissipation in isotropic turbulence: a numerical and modeling study,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 433. pp. 29-60, 2001.

Tsinober, A., Vedula, P. and Yeung, P.K., “Random Taylor hypothesis and the behavior of local and convective accelerations in isotropic turbulence,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 13, pp. 1974-1984, 2001. Sawford, B.L. and Yeung. P.K., “Lagrangian statistics in uniform shear flow: DNS and Lagrangian stochastic models,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 13, pp. 2627-2634, 2001. Yeung, P.K., “Lagrangian investigations of turbulence,” Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 34, pp. 115-142, (invited) 2001.

Selected Presentations: 1998-2002

Yeung, P.K., “Multi-scalar mixing and Lagrangian approaches,” Second Mount Verita Colloquium on Fundamental Problematic Issues in Turbulence , Ascona, Switzerland, March 1998.


Yeung, P.K., “Direct numerical simulations for the Lagrangian description of turbulence,” DNS Mini-symposium, Program on Hydrodynamic Turbulence, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara. [see http://online.itp.ucsb.edu/online/hydrot00/si-dns.html], March 2000. Yeung, P.K. and Fox, R.O., “Lagrangian characteristics of turbulent mixing: non-premixed passive scalars,” Eighth European Turbulence Conference, Barcelona, Spain, June 2000. Rothschild, B.J., Lanerolle, L.W.J. and Yeung P.K., “Modulation of ocean productivity by small-scale turbulent flo,.” International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Conference, Oslo, Norway, Sept. 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002 Reviewer for: AIAA Journal; Combustion Science and Technology; Flow, Turbulence and Combustion; Journal of Fluid Mechanics; Journal of Fluids Engineering; Journal of Physical Oceanography; Physical Review E; Physical Review Letters; Physics of Fluids; Army Research Office; Hong Kong Research Grants Council; Israel Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (including panels); Petroleum Research Fund; U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation.Member of: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; American Physical Society; (Task Force on Physicists with Disabilities, 2000-present); American Society for Engineering Education; American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002 AE Assessment Reports Coordinator, 1999-present.AE Departmental Seminar Coordinator, 1996-2000.College Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998-2000.

Selected Honors and Awards Author of first-prize paper, IBM Supercomputing Competition, engineering division, 1989.Sigma Xi, 1989.

http://online.itp.ucsb.edu/online/hydrot00/si-dns.html


Ben T. ZinnDavid S. Lewis, Jr., Chair of Aerospace Engineering and Regents’ ProfessorJoint appointment – The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

DegreesB.S., Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 1961.M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1962.M.A., Aerospace Engineering and M. Sci., Princeton University, 1963.Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering and M. Sci., Princeton University, 1965.

Georgia Tech ExperienceAssistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1965-1967.Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1967-1970.Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1970-1973.Regents’ Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1973- Present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting ExperienceConsultant, Lockheed Georgia Research LaboratoriesConsultant, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CaliforniaConsultant, NATO's Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, 1971Consultant, Aerojet Solid Propulsion Company, Sacramento, California, 1975Consultant, Brazilian Space Research Institute, San Jose dos Campos, BrazilConsultant, Physical Dynamics, La Jolla, CaliforniaConsultant, Aetna Casualty & Surety Insurance CompanyConsultant, Rockwell, Huntsville, ALConsultant, CHAM, Huntsville, ALConsultant, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Orlando, FLConsultant, Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FLConsultant, Sonotech, Atlanta, GA

Selected Patents and Invention DisclosuresUnited States Patent No. 5,719,791, “Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Real Time Identification and Control of Modes of Oscillations,” Feb. 17, 1998 co-inventor: Yedidia Neumeier, Atlanta, GA.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002Lieuwen, T., Neumeier, Y. and Zinn, B.T., “Determination of Unsteady Heat Release Distribution in Unstable Combustor from Acoustic Pressure Measurements,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 15, pp. 613-16, Aug. 1999.

Lieuwen, T. and Zinn, B.T., “The Application of Multipole Expansions to Unsteady Combustion Problems,” Journal of Sound and Vibrations, Vol. 235, No. 3, pp. 405-414, 2000.

Zinn, B. T., “A Theoretical Investigation Enhancement of Mass Transfer from a Packed Bed Using Acoustic Oscillations," The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 78, No. 6, pp. 1145-1150, Dec. 2000.

R. I. Sujith, G. A. Waldherr, J. I. Jagoda, and B. Zinn, “Experimental Investigation of the Evaporation of Droplets in Axial Acoustic Fields,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 278-285, March-April 2000.

T. Lieuwen, H. Torres, C. Johnson and B. Zinn, “A Mechanism of Combustion Instability in Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustors,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 123, Jan. 2001.

A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, O. Israeli, E. Lubarsky, and B. Zinn, “Internally Mixed Liquid Injector for Active Control of Atomization Process,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 17. No. 4, July-August 2001.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002“Application of Rayleigh’s Criterion in Active Control of Combustion Instabilities,” invited seminar given at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 8, 1998.


“Combustion Instabilities in Low NOx Gas Turbines and Their Active Control,” AGARD/NATO Research & Technology Agency’s Symposium on Gas Turbine Engine Combustion, Emissions and Alternative Fuels, Lisbon, Portugal, October 12-16, 1998.

“Active Control of Combustion Instabilities in Low NOx Gas Turbines,” Presentation (Poster) at DOE’s Advanced Turbine Systems Annual Program Review, Washington, DC, November 2-4, 1998.

“Application of Rayleigh’s Criterion i Active Control of Combustion Instabilities,” Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 22-24, 1999.

“Intelligent Combustion Systems: Needs and Potential Approaches,” Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 22-24, 1999.

“Active Control of Combustion Instabilities,” Lean Combustion Technology and its Control Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, November 5-9, 2000.

“Army Research Office MURi (Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative) on Intelligent Turbine Engines,"” Presented at MITE Workshop, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec. 4, 2001.

“Active Control of Combustion Instabilities Using Fuel Injection Rate Modulation,” 2nd Symposium on Smart Control of Turbulence, Tokyo, Japan, March 4-6, 2001.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002AIAA, Fellow, ASME, Fellow, 1996-presentNational Academy of Engineering, MemberAIAA Editorial Board, AIAA book series on Progress in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member, 2000.AIAA Pendray Awards Committee, Chair, 2001National Academy of Engineering Aerospace Engineering Peer Committee, Member 1999-2002.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002Academic Advisory Council, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Chair, 1997-1998.Chair, Propulsion and Combustion Discipline Committee, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Chair, 1997-1998.

Selected Honors and AwardsAIAA Propellants and Combustion Award, 1996Georgia Institute of Technology Faculty Research Award, 1997Member, National Academy of Engineering,AIAA Pendray Aerospace Literature Award, 2000Honorary Professor, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000

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