Advanced Materials Systems
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Ashraf Bastawros Wilson Engineering Professor Associate Chair for Research Courtesy Appointment to the Departments of Material Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Associate, Ames Lab Phone: 515-294-3039 Office: 2347 Howe Hall bastaw@iastate.edu |
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Leonard Bond Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Director, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Interim Director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology (IPRT) Phone: 515-294-6337 Office: 2361 Howe Hall bondlj@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Mechanics of soft and flexible materials and structures under combined external fields; Surface evolution under stress, electrochemical, and plasma fields; Mechanics of interfaces and layered structures. | Research Interests: Ultrasonics applied to nondestructive evaluation (NDE); Advanced diagnostics and prognostics, to estimate safe service life, applied to aerospace and energy systems. | |||||
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Vinay Dayal Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Associate, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-0720 Office: 2351 Howe Hall vdayal@iastate.edu |
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Stephen Holland Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Associate, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-8659 Office: 2331 Howe Hall sdh4@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Non-contact and non-invasive methods of flaw detection in composites; NDE of wind turbine blades made of composites; Composite aerospace structures: design and analysis. | Research Interests: Vibrothermographic nondestructive testing; Location of leaks in spacecraft; Finding flaws – cracks in metals, delaminations in composites through heat signatures. | |||||
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Wei Hong Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-8850 Office: 2239 Howe Hall whong@iastate.edu |
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Valery Levitas Schafer 2050 Challenge Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Courtesy Appointment to the Department of Material Science and Engineering Phone: 515-294-9691 Office: 2351 Howe Hall vlevitas@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Mechanics and physics of soft materials; Multi-physics modeling and simulation; Smart materials and structures; Fracture, deformation, and mass transportation; Biomechanics. | Research Interests: Stress- and strain-induced phase transformations and chemical reactions; Theoretical and computational nano- and micromechanics; Mutliphysics theory and modeling. | |||||
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Aerodynamics, Combustion and Aero-Structural Interaction
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Paul Durbin Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-7234 Office: 2237 Howe Hall durbin@iastate.edu |
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Hui Hu Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-0094 Office: 2251 Howe Hall huhui@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Turbulence and fluid dynamics of transition; Analytical models, theory, computer simulations of complex flows. | Research Interests: Advanced flow diagnostics and instrumentation.; Aircraft icing physics and anti-/de- icing technology; Bio-inspired aerodynamics and unsteady vortex flows and control; Wind energy and wind turbine aeromechanics. | |||||
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Valery Levitas Schafer 2050 Challenge Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Courtesy Appointment to the Department of Material Science and Engineering Phone: 515-294-9691 Office: 2351 Howe Hall vlevitas@iastate.edu |
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Ganesh Rajagopalan Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-6796 Office: 2233 Howe Hall rajagopa@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Stress- and strain-induced phase transformations and chemical reactions; Theoretical and computational nano- and micromechanics; Mutliphysics theory and modeling. | Research Interests: Computational fluid dynamics; Simulation of flow through rotors; Aerodynamics of helicopters and wind turbines; Wind energy conversion systems. | |||||
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Jonathan Regele Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-1614 Office: 2249 Howe Hall jregele@iastate.edu |
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Alric Rothmayer Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-8851 Office: 2235 Howe Hall roth@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Detonations and detonation initiation; Shock wave interactions with dense particle clouds; Numerical modeling of non-unity Lewis number combustion. | Research Interests: Aircraft and wind turbine icing; Aerodynamic flow control; Aircraft propulsion. | |||||
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Partha Sarkar Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Director of WiST Laboratory Courtesy Appointment to the Department of Civil Engineering Phone: 515-294-0719 Office: 2343 Howe Hall ppsarkar@iastate.edu |
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Anupam Sharma Assistant Professor and Walter W. Wilson Faculty Fellow Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-2884 Office: 2341 Howe Hall sharma@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Wind Engineering/Wind Energy ; Wind tunnel simulations of ABL and unconventional winds (e.g. tornado, microburst) for wind loads; Aeroelasticity (flutter) of civil and aero structures; Aerodynamic/dynamic loads and response of wind turbines. | Research Interests: Aero acoustics: turbo machinery fan noise; Wind turbine aerodynamics and aero acoustics; High performance computing. | |||||
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Thomas Ward III Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-3925 Office: 2324 Howe Hall thomasw@iastate.edu |
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Richard Wlezien Professor and Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair in Aerospace Engineering PEGASAS ISU Site Director Phone: 515-294-1200 Office: 1200A Howe Hall wlezien@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Microfluidics for heat and mass transport; Micro scale devices for heat transfer; Electronic flapping devices; Potential flow in porous media; Multiphase/granular flow. | Research Interests: Flow transition physics for high speed aircraft; Active flow control; Experimental aeroacoustics. | |||||
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Aviation Biofuels
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Jonathan Regele Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-1614 Office: 2249 Howe Hall jregele@iastate.edu |
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Thomas Ward III Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-3925 Office: 2324 Howe Hall thomasw@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Detonations and detonation initiation; Shock wave interactions with dense particle clouds; Numerical modeling of non-unity Lewis number combustion. | Research Interests: Microfluidics for heat and mass transport; Micro scale devices for heat transfer; Electronic flapping devices; Potential flow in porous media; Multiphase/granular flow. | |||||
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Complex Systems and Optimization
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Christina Bloebaum Dennis and Rebecca Muilenburg Professor of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-4766 Office: 1620F Howe Hall bloebaum@iastate.edu |
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Ran Dai Black and Veatch Faculty Fellow Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-2956 Office: 2337 Howe Hall dairan@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) for complex aerospace systems; Visual design steering for trade-space exploration; Incorporation of decision and game theory for complex design. | Research Interests: Guidance, navigation and control; Nonlinear and optimal control; Networked dynamic systems (including for UAVs); Unit commitment and load management of energy systems. | |||||
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Thomas Gielda Professor of Practice Aerospace Engineering Department Phone: 515-294-4393 Office: 2326 Howe Hall tgielda@iastate.edu |
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Leifur Leifsson Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-6549 Office: 2331 Howe Hall leifur@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Surrogate-based modeling and optimization; Multidisciplinary design optimization; Aerodynamic shape optimization | ||||||
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Peng Wei Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-8215 Office: 2315 Howe Hall pwei@iastate.edu |
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Kristin Y. Rozier Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-6956 Office: 2335 Howe Hall kyrozier@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Control, optimization, statistical machine learning, and artificial intelligence for air transportation systems and aviation systems. | Research Interests: Formal methods, safety-critical systems, biomedical privacy, secure protocols, model checking, property-based design, model-based design, automated reasoning, runtime monitoring | |||||
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Guidance, Controls, and Astrodynamics
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Ran Dai Black and Veatch Faculty FellowAssistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-2956 Office: 2337 Howe Hall dairan@iastate.edu |
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Bong Wie Vance D. Coffman Faculty Chair Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Director, Asteroid Deflection Research Center Phone: 515-294-3124 Office: 2355 Howe Hall bongwie@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Guidance, navigation and control; Nonlinear and optimal control; Networked dynamic systems (including for UAVs); Unit commitment and load management of energy systems. | Research Interests: Guidance, navigation, and control; Attitude dynamics and control of spacecraft; GN&C technologies for asteroid deflection/disruption; Planetary defense technology flight validation mission development & design. | |||||
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Peter Sherman Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-0091 Office: 2339 Howe Hall shermanp@iastate.edu |
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Peng Wei Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-8215 Office: 2315 Howe Hall pwei@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Estimation theory; Random processes; Dynamical systems; UAV Surveillance and Guidance. | Research Interests: Control, optimization, statistical machine learning, and artificial intelligence for air transportation systems and aviation systems. | |||||
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Kristin Y. Rozier Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Phone: 515-294-6956 Office: 2335 Howe Hall kyrozier@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Formal methods, safety-critical systems, biomedical privacy, secure protocols, model checking, property-based design, model-based design, automated reasoning, runtime monitoring | ||||||
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Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation
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Leonard Bond Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Director, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Interim Director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology (IPRT) Phone: 515-294-6337 Office: 2361 Howe Hall bondlj@iastate.edu |
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Dale Chimenti Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Associate, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-5853 Office: 2345 Howe Hall chimenti@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Ultrasonics applied to nondestructive evaluation (NDE); Advanced diagnostics and prognostics, to estimate safe service life, applied to aerospace and energy systems. | Research Interests: Ultrasonic study of the propagation of elastic waves in anisotropic, layered advanced materials; Experimental measurements of guided elastic waves in highly inhomogeneous layered composites. | |||||
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Thomas Chiou Associate Scientist, Adjunct Associate Professor Phone: 515-294-0299 Office: 2361 Howe Hall |
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Vinay Dayal Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Associate, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-0720 Office: 2351 Howe Hall vdayal@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Non-contact and non-invasive methods of flaw detection in composites; NDE of wind turbine blades made of composites; Composite aerospace structures: design and analysis. | ||||||
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Timothy Gray Adjunct Assistant Professor Scientist, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-7743 Office: 127 ASC II |
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Stephen Holland Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Associate, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-8659 Office: 2331 Howe Hall sdh4@iastate.edu |
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| Research Interests: Vibrothermographic nondestructive testing; Location of leaks in spacecraft; Finding flaws – cracks in metals, delaminations in composites through heat signatures. | ||||||
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Norbert Meyendorf Associate Professor Phone: 515-294-5642 Office: 2361 Howe Hall |
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Ronald Roberts Adjunct Associate Professor Senior Scientist, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation Phone: 515-294-9743 Office: 131 ASC 11 |
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