Faculty Interests
Faculty interests
Faculty
Ashraf Bastawros bastaw
iastate.edu
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Brown University, 1997). Experimental micro-mechanics; micromechanics of fracture and plasticity of crystalline solids; reliability of thin films and coatings; thermomechanical properties of cellular materials; biomaterial systems.
Dale E. Chimenti chimentiiastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., Cornell University, 1974). Elastic wave propagation; waves in anisotropic materials; air-coupled ultrasonics; ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of composites.
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1987). Composite materials; ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of structures; experimental stress analysis; smart structures.
Paul Durbin durbiniastate.edu
Martin C. Jishke Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1979). Fluid mechanics (physics of turbulence, turbulence modeling), heat transfer, turbines.
Fred L. Haan, Jr haaniastate.edu
Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Notre Dame University, 2000).
Experimental aerodynamics, unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity, discrete vortex simulation, wind engineering, tornado/microburst-induced wind loads
James Hilliard hilliardiastate.edu
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1980). Dynamics.
Richard Hindman hindmaniastate.edu
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1980). Computational fluid dynamics; potential unsteady rotational flows; grid generation; web-based instruction.
David K. Holger holgeriastate.edu
Associate Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974). University administration; acoustics; noise control.
Stephen D. Holland sdh4iastate.edu
Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Cornell, 2002). Thermography, Ultrasonics, Nondestructive Evaluation.
Wei Hong whongiastate.edu
Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Harvard University, 2006). Solid Mechanics; evolution of microstructures in materials; mechanics of soft materials; biomechanics; modeling and simulation.
Hui Hu huhuiiastate.edu
Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1996 and The University of Tokyo, 2001). Fundamentals of fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena; turbulent mixing and mixing control/enhancement; active and passive control of vortex flow; jet propulsion, exhaust ejector/mixer system, micro-flows, bio-flows; advanced optical diagnostic techniques for fluid flow and heat transfer sensing; digital signal and image processing techniques.
Valery I. Levitas email
Professor (Ph.D., Institute for Superhard materials, Kiev, USSR, 1982, M.S., Kiev Polytechnic Institute, 1978) and the holder of the Schaefer 2050 Challenge Professorship. Phase transformations, amorphization, materials and temperature.
Ping Lu pluiastate.eduProfessor (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1988). Aerospace guidance; on-board algorithms for trajectory/mission planning; nonlinear control theory and applications; flight control; optimal control.
Thomas J. McDaniel tjmiastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1968). Fabrication and testing of composite materials; finite element and transfer matrix structural analysis methods; dynamics of aircraft and large space structures.
Ambar K. Mitra akmitraiastate.edu
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, 1979). Boundary element method; inverse problems; computational mechanics; numerical modeling of manufacturing processes.
R. Ganesh Rajagopalan rajagopaiastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1984). Computational fluid dynamics; numerical simulation of flow through rotors; aerodynamics of helicopters, propellers, tilt-rotors, and gas turbine engines; rotor body interference and wind energy conversion systems.
Alric P. Rothmayer rothiastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1985). Fluid mechanics; computational fluid mechanics; asymptotic methods; unsteady two and three-dimensional viscous flows; stability of laminar flows; icing physics; heat transfer.
Thomas J. Rudolphi rudolphiiastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1977). Boundary element methods; computational solid mechanics; analytical fracture mechanics.
Partha P. Sarkar ppsarkariastate.edu
Professor and Wilson Chair (Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1992). Wind engineering; wind-tunnel and full-scale testing of engineering structures; aerodynamics of bridges and buildings; structural dynamics; system identification applications; multimedia-based course development.
Lester Schmerr Jr. lschmerriastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970). Ultrasonics; nondestructive evaluation; stress waves; artificial intelligence.
Peter Sherman shermanpiastate.edu
Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1984). Systems theory, statistical signal processing and time series, with recent applications to machine health, brain wave analysis, climate change, quantum computing, and IC wafer scratching.
Tom I-P. Shih tomshihiastate.edu
Professor & Chair (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1981). Fluid mechanics; heat transfer; computational fluid dynamics, error estimation and uncertainties in CFD solutions; shock-wave/boundary-layer interactions with bleed; particle-laden flows; aerodynamics of iced airfoils and wings; aerodynamics and cooling of turbine components; thermoelectric power generation.
Leroy D. Sturges sturgesiastate.edu
Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1977). Rheology and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics.
R. Bruce Thompson rbthompsiastate.edu
Distinguished Professor and Director of Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971). Nondestructive evaluation; ultrasonics; flaw detection and characterization; materials characterization; measurement models; probability of detection.
Z. J. Wang zjwiastate.edu
Professor (Ph.D., Glasgow University, 1990). Computational fluid dynamics, computational aeroacoustics, computational electromagnetics; geometry modeling and grid generation; parallel computing.
Loren W. Zachary zachiastate.edu
Assistant Dean and Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1976). Experimental stress analysis.
Lecturers
Lecturer (M.S., Iowa State University). Solid and fluid mechanics.
Senior Lecturer (M.S., Iowa State University). Fluid mechanics, numerical methods.
Joe Schaefer jschaefriastate.edu
Lecturer (Ph.D., Cornell University).
Courtesy Appointments
Abhijit Chandra achandraiastate.edu
Courtesy Appointment/Professor ME (Ph.D., Cornell University, 1983). Mechanics of manufacturing processes; nano-scale surface modification; boundary element method.
Atul Kelkar akelkariastate.edu
Courtesy Appointment/Associate Professor ME (Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 1993). Control theory, robust and nonlinear control, flexible multibody dynamics and control, control of aerospace systems, acoustic noise control, vibration control, predictive control, integrated design via multi-objective optimization, robotics, and neural networks.
James H. Oliver oliveriastate.edu
Courtesy Appointment/Professor, ME (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1986). CAD, virtual engineering.
Costas Soukoulis soukoulisameslab.gov
Courtesy Appointment/Distinguished Professor, Physics and Astronomy (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1978). Develop theoretical understanding of properties of disordered systems, with emphasis on electron and photon localization, photonic crystals, random lasers, left-handed materials, random magnetic systems, nonlinear systems, and amorphous semiconductors.
Courtesy Appointment/Professor, Atmospheric Science (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1986). Hydrometereology, regional climate modeling and simulation, shelterbelt.
Visiting Faculty
Vance Coffman c/o: tomshihiastate.edu
Honorary Distinguished Professor/retired CEO and Chairman of Lockheed Martin (Ph.D., Stanford, 1974). Vision and leadership in education and research.
Adjunct, Affiliate, Collaborating Faculty
S. Bulent Biner binerameslab.gov
Adjunct Associate Professor/Ames Lab (Ph.D., Aston University, England, 1981). Computational material science.
William J. Byrd wbyrdiastate.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor/Director of NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium (Ph.D., Kennedy Western University, 1999). Spacecraft systems, scientific ballooning.
Frank R. Chavez frank.chavezkirtland.af.mil
Collaborating Assistant Professor/Kirkland AFB (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 2000). Linear/nonlinear control theory and applications; guidance, navigation, and control concepts applied to aircraft, spacecraft and automotive systems; space mission analysis and design applied to satellite constellation control and operations.
Hudong Chen hudongexa.com
Affiliate Professor/VP and Chief Scientist, Exa Corp. (Ph.D., Dartmouth, 1986). Computational fluid dynamics and methods; lattice gas/Boltzmann methods for complex fluids; statistical physics and kinetic theory; theoretical turbulence and modeling.
Adjunct Associate Professor/Director of CIRAS (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1989). Wing design; industrial ventilation; bio-based products.
Timothy A. Gray zorgoniastate.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor/CNDE (Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1981). Nondestructive evaluation.
Guowei He hgwlnm.imech.ac.cn
Affiliate Professor/Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ph.D., Northwestern Polytechnic University, 1991). PDF methods for mixing and chemical reacting turbulent flows; LES of aeroacoustics; high-performance computing; computational fluid dynamics.
Adjunct Professor/CNDE (Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1971). Nondestructive evaluation; ultrasonics; composite materials; inspection of aging aircraft.
Alison FIateau aflateauiastate.edu
Collaborating Professor/Professor, University of Maryland (Ph.D., University of Utah). Smart materials, structures, small smart systems, aerodynamics, health monitoring of structures.
Ronald A. Roberts rrobertscnde.iastate.edu
Adjunct Associate Professor/CNDE (Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1984). Wave propagation and experimental ultrasonics.
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