Fall 2007Vol. 78, Issue 1

Engineering for the 21st CenturyUC Aerospace

Department Recieves Second Eminent Scholar Award from Ohio Board of Regents

Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut recently announced the University of Cincinnati Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics received an Ohio Eminent Scholar Award this year in the area of Reliability and Service Life Management for Advanced Propulsion and Power Systems. This is one of only two Ohio Eminent Scholar Awards to be designated for 2007 by the Board of Regents in the state.

This eminent scholar position will complement the current department strengths in aeropropulsion, turbomachinery, combustion and aeroacoustics research. It will also expand existing life management research activities in the areas of advanced erosion and corrosion protection under extreme operational conditions and environmentally-assisted degradation mechanisms, manufacturing quality control, nondestructive inspection, and real-time in situ engine health monitoring.

With this award, the Department will have the distinction of having two Ohio Eminent Scholars. Dr. Miklos Sajben, our first Eminent Scholar, joined the Department in 1993. After his retirement in 1999, Dr. Ephraim Gutmark assumed his current Ohio Eminent Scholar position in 2000.

Individual HighlightsFrom the Department Head

Faculty News

Alumni News

Student News

Alumni News & Views

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Left to right: Provost Tony Perzigian, Cynthia Barryman-Fink, Professor Tom Mantei, Department Head Awatef Hamed, Chancellor Fingerhut, Professor Bill Heineman, UC President Zimpher, VP of Research Sandra Degen, Associate Dean Gerner

Brian Rowe

Much has happened since our last newsletter. Earlier this year we were saddened by the passing of Brian Rowe, Chairman Emeritus of GE Aircraft Engines. Brian Rowe was held in high regard at the College of Engineering, not only for his outstanding professional achievements, but for his commitment to education and steadfast support of the College, the AE program, and our students.

On the brighter side, our two new faculty, Professors Cohen and Turner are already busy coordinating student develoment through the Integrated Aerospace Engineering and Senior Design classes. When you read their profiles in this newsletter, I think you will agree with me that their engineering practice experience will add enrichment to our student education.

As many of you know the Department launched a five-year, two-degree program, called ACCEND (ACCelerated ENgineering Degree) in 2003. The ACCEND program provides an opportunity for motivated students to make a significant difference earlier in their careers through a combination of asynchronous distance learning during co-op quarters with traditional on-campus education, laboratory and project-based learning experience to condense the BS and MS or MBA into a five-year program. I am pleased

to report that 20 of this year’s freshman class are enrolled in ACCEND, with 20 additional ACCEND sophomores, pre-juniors, juniors. We are impressed by the high academic standards, excellence, and drive of these students.

Our alumni support and engagement continues in several avenues. Tom Byar visited campus this spring when he established the Knowlson and Irene Byar Endowed Scholarship Fund for undergraduate aerospace students. During his Cincinnati visit, Tom toured the Department research labs and sampled the Cincinnati culinary offerings. Our annual reception at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences meeting in Reno was a great success. Many alumni and friends had the chance to meet with the faculty and several undergraduate and graduate students who presented papers at the conference. Some alumni were joined by their families like Dr. Yong Du Jun, who came with his wife, Mi-Yeon, and their two sons, Paul and John. We look forward to seeing many of you at the next reception Monday night January 7, 2008.

Our Advisory Board met on April 2, 2007 to review the Department strategic plans, as well as, educational and research activities. In addition, the Board members evaluated the Senior Design Team presentations. This year the Engine Design group was the Department’s thirteenth team to win in the twelve years UC has competed since 1988.

Finally, we are very proud to have won one of only two Eminent Scholar Awards from the Ohio Board of Regents in 2007. We are looking forward to having two Ohio Eminent Scholars in the Department, and welcome suggestions and nominations from our alumni, and industrial and government partners.

A Few Words from the Department Head

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Faculty Profile: Dr. Mark G. TurnerMark Turner is now an Associate Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at UC. Mark had been a research professor in the department for the past 6 years. Before that, he worked at General Electric Aircraft Engines in Cincinnati, Ohio for over 20 years. His work includes developing CFD methods for use in turbomachinery design and providing technical leadership in the further development of the Multistage CFD tools. He worked with a team at NASA and GE to produce the first 3D simulation of an entire Turbofan engine (the GE90) at takeoff conditions. Mark is currently working with AVETeC, GE Aerospace, NASA Glenn Research Center and the Propulsion Directorate at AFRL on time accurate simulations of compressors and turbines, combustor-turbine coupling, visualization, and full engine simulation efforts. In addition, Mark has interests in turbomachinery design as well as high performance computing.

Professor Turner is an alumnus of the department, having completed his Master’s at UC in Aerospace Engineering in 1986. He earned his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT in 1990.

Mark has published over 30 papers in conference proceedings and refereed journals. He holds two US Patents, is a Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio, and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He is an active member of the Turbomachinery Committee and Education Committee of the IGTI.

Dr. Cohen came to the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics in September 2007 and is its newest associate professor specializing in Dynamics and Control. He will teach undergraduate classes in integrated aircraft engineering and controls and graduate classes in intelligent control. With his graduate teaching and research assistants, he is planning to develop an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Lab, with a focus on intelligent systems, for civilian applications such as fighting Wildland fires. He is currently advising one graduate student.

Prior to joining the department, Dr. Cohen was a research contractor at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, where he developed low dimensional modeling and control computational tools for feedback flow control of bluff bodies. This research effort was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. His research experience includes fifteen years in the research and development of UAV platforms and technologies.

Dr. Cohen is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) and an active member of the Intelligent Systems Technical Committee. His engineering career spans over 22 years during which he has published twenty journal papers as well as over eighty other publications. Dr. Cohen received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 1985, 1991 and 1999 respectively.

Faculty Profile: Dr. Kelly Cohen

Dr. Awatef HamedDepartment Head

Aerospace Department Advisory Board From left to right: Dr. Tom Wakeman, Belcan Corporation; Dr. Edward M.

Kraft, AEDC; Dr. John Benek, AFRL/WPAFB; Mr. Dick Johnson, Gulfstream Aerospace; Dr. Don Paul, AFRL/WPAFB; Mr. Tim Kinne, General Electric

Aviation; Dr. Eric T. Baumgartner, T.J. Mull College of Engineering; Dr. Ronnie Miller, NDE & Engineering Services; Dr. Alan Garscadden, AFRL/WPAFB; and

Dr. Carol Russo, NASA Ames Research Center.

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2007 College Distinguished Alumni Includes Two from AerospaceThe College of Engineering celebrated its annual Distinguished Alumni Award banquet in the Continental Ballroom of the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza on April 26th, 2007. Distinguished alumni recipients are chosen based on their exemplary achievements in engineering, business, public service, education or professional activities. The individual engineering departments bestow the award on their alumni/ae based on meritorious achievement, recognized stature, and conspicuous success in the imaginative blending of engineering education with highly productive endeavors in industry, professional activities, and public service. The 2007 recipients included two aerospace engineering alumni—Tim Kinne and D.R. Reddy.

Tim graduated cum laude and received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1974. He received a MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1977. Tim began his career with General Electric in 1974 as a Design Engineer working on aircraft engine structural components. He honed his engineering design skills with a variety of components. He soon progressed into Team Leadership positions based on his developing leadership skills. He was promoted to a management position at a relatively early point in his career. As his team’s successes mounted, Tim was promoted to manage larger design teams. As his Program Management and Leadership skills advanced he was promoted to the position of Master Black Belt, the highest rank in the General Electric Six Sigma Quality Program. Following this assignment, Tim was promoted to the Department Manager position. His strategic vision combined with his personal management style have enabled his department to achieve world class status.

Dr. D. R. Reddy received his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara (S.V.) University, Andhra Pradesh, India (1971); Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1974); and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati (1983). Dr. Reddy joined NASA GRC in 1991, as Chief of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Branch. In 1998, he became Chief of the On-Board Propulsion Branch, where his responsibilities included development and transfer of advanced on-board spacecraft propulsion technologies for future NASA missions and other government and commercial spacecraft applications. In 2002, he was appointed to his current position as a member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service. Prior to joining NASA, he worked for Sverdrup Technology Inc., Allison Gas Turbine Division, GM Corp. (currently part of Rolls Royce), University of Cincinnati, and Defense Research & Development Laboratory (India). Dr. Reddy currently serves as Chief of the Aeropropulsion Division at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), Cleveland, OH. There he is responsible for leading research and developing technology in the area of propulsion for aero and space applications. He also leads partnerships with internal and external organizations, plans new initiatives and ensures technical capabilities in strategic areas consistent with the Center’s roles and mission. Dr. Reddy has 35 technical publications; is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

(AIAA); a member of AIAA’s Air Breathing Propulsion technical committee; a member of ASME’s Turbomachinery Technical Committee; and a member of the JANNAF (Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force interagency propulsion committee) Executive Committee.

John Lueke Retires After 40 Years Of Exemplary ServiceThe Air Force recently presented John Lueke (BS AE ‘70) with its Outstanding Civilian Service Award. The award was in recognition for his work with the United States Air Force (USAF), Fan and Compressor Branch, Turbine Engine Division, Propulsion Directorate (AFRL/PRTF), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), from 1967 to 2007.

John Lueke began his career in the Turbine Engine Division as a co-op student demonstrating his capabilities such that he was hired full time after graduating from the University of Cincinnati. Throughout his career he was placed in positions of high responsibility culminating in taking the Branch Chief position for the Fan &

Compressor branch. His involvement and contributions in the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) program resulted in doubling the thrust to weight ratio of modern turbine engines. John has served on numerous panels and working groups to solve problems in the F110, Pegasus failures and Global Hawk AE3005H Engines.

Faculty NewsProfessor Asif Syed and his students were partners in Hexcel Corporation’s development of the Acousti-CapTM

technology for which they received the composites industry’s highly esteemed JEC Innovation Award. The product, developed for acoustically absorptive liner material, was developed for use in the inlet and exhaust ducts of commercial aircraft engines.

Jeff Kastner joined the department as a Research Assistant Professor on July 1, 2007. He was awarded his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University in 2007 for his research on high speed jet noise. He graduated with a BS in ME in 1999 and went on to receive his MS from the same institution in 2002 for his work on development of actuators for control of high speed flows. Jeff will work with Dr. Gutmark in the Gas Dynamics and propulsion Laboratory on aeroacoustics, fluid dynamics and combustion research.

During winter and spring quaters of 2007 Dr. Sheng Wan was a visiting professor in the Department. He taught dual level courses on Analytical Dynamics and Space Craft Dynamics, and an undergraduate course on Flight Mechanics. Dr. Wan’s expertise is in the field of Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Controls, Guidance and Navigation. He worked at General Electric Company in Erie, PA before coming to UC in January.

Dr. Dong-Jin Cha, from Hanbat National University in Korea, is currently a visiting Professor in the Department. He is working with Prof Gutmark on thermoacoustic instability of gas turbines engines. In Korea, Prof. Cha taught Fluid Mechanics and thermo-fluids courses and conducted research on combustion instabilities of commercial dry low NOx (DLN) gas turbines operated at the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

On February 5th, 2007, Mr. Barry Eccleston, President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus North America, gave a seminar entitled “An Overview of Future Challenges in Commercial Aviation” in the Lindner Center Auditorium. The presentation addressed future challenges in commercial aviation and advanced technology development for meeting the increasing demand for high performance, low noise, and affordable and safe aviation for projected transportation needs. Dean Montemagno, Professor Hamed and several aerospace engineering faculty and students were in the audience as well as engineers from General Electric, AFRL and Belcan.

Barry Eccleston Speaks at UC

Tim Kinne

D.R. Reddy

Dr. Bill Borger, Propulsion Director, recognizing John Lueke

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Tom Byar, a 1959 graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a BS in aerospace engineering, has established the Knowlson and Irene Byar Endowed Scholarship Fund for undergraduate aerospace students in recognition of his deceased parents.

Knowlson, Tom’s father, was a design engineer at the American Tool Works Company. Irene, his mother, was a graduate of Bethesda Nursing School. Byar made the gift, he says, because “I had some assets that were appreciating and I wanted them to be meaningful. A need-based scholarship fund for undergraduates seemed like a good way for that money to be used.”

Byar, who retired 12 years ago, worked on aircraft external structural loads during a 36 year career at the North American Aircraft Division of Rockwell International (now Boeing) in California. Among the notable projects he was involved in were the B1 and B70 bomber program, the Apollo program, and the X31 fighter program for enhanced maneuverability.

Byar, whose first co-op assignment was with Cessna in Wichita, Kansas, was quite a model aircraft buff, participating in the 1956, 1957 and 1958 national model aircraft competitions. In 1956 he set a national record for speed in the 160 mph class.

A graduate of Hughes High School and Hartwell Elementary School, Byar returned to Cincinnati and visited UC earlier this year. He was pleased to see that Professor Widen Tabakoff, who came to UC in Byar’s senior year, was still active in performing sponsored research. Said Byar, “Dr. Tabakoff came here in 1959 to teach propulsion and 48 years later, he is still here.”

Aerospace Department Head Awatef Hamed praised the gift from Byar, saying, “This is a gift that will make a difference in the lives of our students. On behalf of the students and faculty of the department, we are grateful for what Tom Byar has done to provide support for undergraduate aerospace engineers.”

Aerospace Graduate Tom Byar Establishes Scholarship Fund for Undergraduates

Tom Byar and Dr. Hamed

Alumnu Profile: Betty J. Fulford DooleyUpdate: Betty J. Fulford Dooley, BS AE ‘50By Michael J. Dooley, BSIM (CoB) ‘50

Five or six years ago Betty and I wandered through Baldwin Hall until we found her class picture, the aeronautical engineering class of 1950, maybe 20 students. Betty was the only woman in the class and may be the first UC female Aero. Her bio may be of interest to your 21st century engineering coeds.

Betty was a BWOC at UC. She was Mortar Board, President of Theta Phi Alpha, honorary member of Tau Beta Pi, and active in a host of other organizations. She was also a varsity basketball player. When she graduated in 1950 she went to Seattle with Boeing. Only Boeing and Lockeed were hiring aero grads right before the start of the Korean War.

I followed her to Washington State and convinced her to marry me. In 1951 the Army called me back to active duty. Betty suffered a hiatus of 23 years in her engineering career. During that time she raised three children and earned an MBA. When we returned to Redstone Arsenal in 1974 she was looking for a job. She worked for 15 years for NASA contractors responsible for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters. Almost all that time was spent as a first line supervisor of younger engineers who did not have her work ethic.

One of my friends who is a Georgia Tech grad told me he sat next to a female student for a whole year in 1956 and never said a word to her. Why? He thought admitting women to Georgia Tech cheapened the men’s degrees. I was happy to embarrass him by telling him my wife would like to hear that.

In the 1980’s, while Betty was still in the workforce, she became the premier runner of her age in the state of Alabama. At one time she had over 50 state records in distances from one mile to the half marathon. She has run 10 marathons.

In the 1980’s I called Tau Beta Pi Hq and asked if they had come out of the dark ages, and what was it with Betty’s “Women’s Badge.” The staffer (a female) informed me that they had indeed emerged and that Betty could now become a full fledged member. She also informed me that there were many men at the general membership meeting who were adamantly opposed to “letting women in.”

I have had a number of female Alabama graduates working for me and found most of them more mature than their male counterparts.

Betty stopped setting road racing records at age 78 when she had a stroke on 27 May 2006. She has severe aphasia. She has had PT, OT and speech therapy for about sixteen months now.

Honors

The following eight UC alumni were among those selected by the 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow Grade Committee: Brent F. Beacher, General Electric Aviation—MS ‘72. PhD AE ‘83

Keith E. Blodgett, General Electric Aviation—BS ‘87, MS ‘90 and PhD ‘95

Rolf R. Hetico, General Electric Aviation—BS ‘81, MS ‘85

Fred H. Krause, General Electric Aviation—BS ‘74

John Lafferty, AEDC—BS ‘87

R. Kevin Rowe, General Electric Aviation—BS ‘75, MS ‘82 Dr. James E. Wade, University of Cincinnati—BS ‘58

The 2007 Associate Fellows were honored at the AIAA Associate Fellows Dinner on January 8, 2007, in conjunction with the 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit at Reno, Nevada.

Dr. James E. Wade

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Two years of hard work by the senior spacecraft design class culminated in the completion of BEARSat—UC’s first in-house manufactured spacecraft. Under the direction of Professors Trevor Williams and Albert Bosse, from 2005 to 2007, approximately 35 students designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested a nanosatellite for the U.S. Air Force University Nanosatellite Program 4. The students developed many novel components and experiments, including the Phase Change Material Reservoir, Thermal Switch, Reaction Wheel, Solar Concentrator, and Electronic Radiation Susceptibility Testbed.

The team wishes to thank the following organizations for their support: ATK Space Systems (PSI Operations), Blue Chip Tool, C&R Technologies, CTL Aerospace, D. B. Roberts Company, Gerlach Machine & Tool, Naval Research Laboratory, Quartus Engineering, University of Maryland Physics Department Machine Shop and Woodrow Corporation.

BEARSat: A Satellite Designed and Constructed by Students

AsE Class of ’77 Holds 30th ReunionThe Aerospace Engineering Class of ’77 held its 30th reunion at UC on June 8-10. 11 out of the 14 class members attended and renewed old friendships while reveling in the fond memories of UC in the seventies.

It was fairly easy to locate the members of the class. Thanks to several members who had each kept up with one or two classmates over the years, and to the large contingent who are employed by Wright Patterson AFB, all the members of the class were located and contacted in only a few days, with a little additional help from the UC Alumni Office.

The weekend began on Friday with a cocktail reception at the Embassy Suites, Blue Ash, followed by dinner at LaRosa’s pizza, a favorite hangout of the class. On Saturday, Merrianne Cardes, a campus guide with the Government Relations and Communications Department, gave the class and their guests a wonderful and informative tour of the campus, highlighting the large number of significant changes that have occurred over the past 30 years since the class left campus. Curt Fox, an Aerospace Research Associate, then showed the group around the engineering building, citing some of the current projects that were ongoing in the Aerospace Department. Lunch followed at Skyline, as no UC reunion would be complete without a Five Way and a Coney. A leisurely boat cruise up and down the Ohio River completed the afternoon’s activities. The class and their guests later attended a wonderful buffet dinner at Mike Fink’s Riverboat Restaurant. Sunday’s activities capped off the weekend with a Reds baseball game against the Cleveland Indians followed by dinner at The Montgomery Boathouse Inn. Before saying a final goodbye, a small group made an unplanned visit to Graeter’s for an ice cream treat.

The ’77 alumni were very impressed with the look of the UC campus today. Several of them commented on the upscale look of the facilities. “Its amazing…very impressive…a country club atmosphere.” One of the alumni said that it was “strangely familiar…a kaleidoscope of old and new.” All were especially impressed with the exercise facilities. The reunion attendees were grateful for the tour, made possible with the help of Susan Berman of the Engineering Development Office.

The grads also enjoyed the company of some faculty members who took the time to join in the reunion. Dr. Awatef Hamed, chairman of the Aerospace Engineering Dept. attended along with Dr. Widen Tabakoff, and Dr. Gary Slater. The class was pleased to discuss their career accomplishments with those who gave them their start.

The Class of ’77 came away from the reunion with renewed ties and promises to keep in touch. A great time was had by all, along with the hope that they can do it again in the future.

By Nancy Benko

UC Team Wins Second Place in AIAA Engine Design CompetitionThe University of Cincinnati Propulsion System design team won second place in the 2006-2007 AIAA National Engine Design Competition. The goal of the competition that is sponsored annually by the AIAA Airbreathing Propulsion Committee was to design the propulsion system for an uninhabited, limited life Mach 3 cruise vehicle that has an operational ceiling of 85,000 feet, a cruise Mach number of 3.00 and endurance at cruise Mach of at least five minutes. Air-launch included a maximum dynamic pressure of 150 pounds per square foot (psf ) and an altitude range from 5,000 to 40,000 feet. Another design constraint was that the flight system be storable for up to 20 years and operational without readiness maintenance for entry-into-service in 2015.

In addition to the certificates of recognition, the winning team receives a cash award of $1,500 from AIAA. The Faculty Advisor was John W. Livingston, the team was led by Elizabeth Sorrell and included Douglas Huseman, Andrew Vick, Jonathon Chatwood, Jason Booth, Brian Kodrich, and Paul Rothaar.

With support from the College of Engineering and the Ohio Space Grant Consortium, nine UC seniors traveled to Houston, Texas in Spring 2007 to conduct experiments aboard the NASA C-9 microgravity aircraft. Two UC proposals were chosen by the NASA Johnson Spaceflight Center for participation in the Microgravity University Student Flight Experience program. The MICRODUCTS (Micro-gravitational Investigation, Certification and Research Of Deployment Utilizing a Collapsible Tethered Subject) team tested their prototype tether deployment system, whereas the ONURIS (Optical Network for μ-gravity Rendezvous of Independent Systems) team flew a robot arm to test machine vision algorithms for autonomous capture of a free-floating object.

The lucky flyers included Andy Baylor, Josh Cory, Kellie Cozart, Adam Gerlach, Michael Kamp, Chris Meckstroth, Courtney Spriegel, Jenna Stahl, and Justin Templeton.

NASA Microgravity University Experiments

June 12, 1977: 1st row: Tom Black, Leo (Dave) Gomez, Rich Rolfes, Dave Glock. 2nd row: Steve McCormick, Bob Levo, Russ Claus, Don Benko, Bill Stange. 3rd row: Dave Humphreys, Tom Cressman, Steve Finch, Jim Newcomb.

(missing: Dave Turner)

June 9, 2007: 1st row: Tom Black, Leo (Dave) Gomez, Dr. Gary Slater. 2nd row: Dr. Steve McCormick, Bob Levo, Russ

Claus, Don Benko, Bill Stange. 3rd row: Dave Humphreys, Tom Cressman, Steve Finch, Jim Newcomb. (missing: Dave

Turner, Dave Glock, Rich Rolfes)

Paul Rothaar, Douglas Huseman, Brandon Kline and Elizabeth Sorrell

Jenna Stahl

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Graduate Student NewsElise Minda (MS student) was awarded a scholarship to attend the Electromagnetic Nondestructive Testing short course organized by the British Research Centre for Nondestructive Testing (RCNDT) at Imperial College in London, United Kingdom, in June, 2007.

PhD candidate Samir Tambe received the “Student intern/Co-Op Contribution Award” in recognition of his efforts during this summer at GE Global research.

Cincinnati was the host for the 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, from July 8-11, 2007. The event—”Advancing Propulsion Technologies and Celebrating Our Aerospace Heritage”—drew over 1400 attendees and featured over 700 papers and 25 special sessions, including a NASA Public Consultation on the National Aeronautics R&D Plan and an AFRL Student Design Challenge.

Among the scheduled events were an opening keynote, inaugural Brian H. Rowe Lecture by Joe Sutter; awards luncheon attended by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (photo); AIAA historic site dedication of Cincinnati Observatory; “Passport to the Future” teacher workshop; and Regional Leadership Conference.

Rebecca Shupe (PhD student) received the 2007 AIAA Gordon C. Oates Graduate Award for studies in air breathing propulsion at the conference awards luncheon (photo). Instituted in 1985 by the Air Breathing Propulsion Technical Committee, the award is for research endeavors in air breathing propulsion as part of graduate studies.

Several faculty and students participated in the conference as authors, panelists, and chairs of technical sessions. Professor Awatef Hamed was speaker in two technical panels: one on “Control, Monitoring and Analysis of Propulsion Systems” and a second on “Future of Federal Aeronautics Research”. In addition other faculty and students presented papers at the JPC: Peter Albrecht “Lean Blowout Control Using an Auxiliary Premixed Flame in a Swirl-Stabilized Combustor.” Nicholas Caldwell “Pulse Detonation Engine Research.” Yongqiang Fu “Experimental Investigation of Swirling Air Flows in a Multipoint LDI Combustor.” Rodrigo Villalva Gomez “Development of a High Pressure Combustion Simulator to Study Combustion Instability Control Methods and Strategies.” Prof. San-Mou Jeng “Characteristics of the Swirling Flow Generated by a Counterrotating Swirler” and “Experimental Study on Coherent Structures of a Counter-rotating Multi-Swirler Cup.” Mike List “High Fidelity Modeling of Blade Row Interaction in a Transonic Compressor,” and “High Resolution, Parallel Visualization of Turbomachinery Flowfields.” Mihai Mihaescu “Modeling of the Flow and Acoustical Field due to a Single Jet with Chevrons.” Olaf Rask “Jet Aircraft Propulsion Noise Reduction Research.” Samir B. Tambe “Spray Properties of Liquid Jets Injected Transversely into a Shear Layer.” Prof. Mark Turner “Applications of a Turbomachinery Design Tool for Compressors and Turbines.”

Cincinnati Hosts AIAA Joint Propulsion ConferenceStudent Research & Scholarship AwardsAlex Maag (class of 2008) spent the summer and spring quarters of 2007 working at University of Genoa, Savona, Italy in Prof. Carlo Cravero’s Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory on research supported by PRAI (Programma Regionale di Azioni Innovative), DIMSET (Dipartimento Sistemi Energeticie Transporti), and Piaggo Aero. His research included grid generation for a ‘Formula 1 car’, and design and analysis of a liquid lead coolant pump for future European nuclear reactors. His six month intellectual, globetrotting and gastronomic adventure provided Alex with an unforgettable experience and lasting friendships.

Scott Mindel (class of 2009) is from the first group of ACCEND students. He was awarded a NATO Summer Fellowship at the Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Brussels, Belgium. Scott worked in their Plasmatron

ICP wind tunnel simulating hypersonic re-entry conditions. Scott had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with scholars from other countries. Weekends and holidays provided an excellent opportunity to travel around Europe. Nick Heeb (class of 2008) worked as a research coop in Berlin where he performed measurements on a combustor during summer of 2007. Nick’s work is part of Prof. Gutmark’s joint project with Technical University of Berlin, Germany on clean combustion. Joshua France (class of 2008) spent six months in Munich, Germany at Kayser. There he conducted research on infrared camera sensing of fiber optic embedded and carbon fiber composite. He traveled to Zurich, Switzerland to represent Kayser in demonstrating this capability to Orelikon Space.

Undergraduate research included three students who completed their freshman year and who received summer internship awards as sophomores: Michael Knadler and Timothy McKnight (from NASA Glenn Research Center) and from OAI, Cory Peters (class of 2011).

Five UC Aero students received OSGC scholarships. Eric Miller (Class of 2007); Robert Knapke (Class of 2008); Ashley Verhoff (Class of 2009); Marshall Galbraith (BS 2006); and Michael List (BS 2006).

Christopher Hummer: Engineer of the QuarterChristopher Hummer, a senior in aerospace engineering, received the “Engineering Directorate: Engineer of the Quarter” award from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) on October 18, 2007. This is the second time that Christopher has won the award which is typically reserved for engineers working at the base. Christopher’s first award in 2006 resulted in savings of thousands of dollars by eliminating the need for extensive flight testing and windtunnel experiments.

Christopher returned for his final double-block co-op at WPAFB in spring 2007 in the Aeronautical Systems Center-Engineering Directorate-Flight Technology Branch. His supervisor, Dr. Ojars Skujins, assigned Christopher a very important analysis for the testing group at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Specifically, the issue was

with the Airborne Icing Tanker(AIT) which is an airborne refueling tanker modified to spray a water-air mixture through an array of nozzles at the end of the boom to simulate in flight icing on aircraft. Three array configurations had been used and all had exhibited specific issues in flight from large instabilities to ice accretion on the arrays.

Christopher went to work modeling the arrays and completed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. The results of this analysis allowed him to identify the most likely contributors to the problems with the arrays and identify other potential deficiencies in the designs. His success enabled the engineers at Edwards Air Force Base to refine their design and Christopher briefed his results to the entire engineering directorate.

Rebecca Shupe, flanked by Dr. John Blanton and Dr. Paul Neilsen

Scott Mindel in front of the plasmatron at VKI

Governor Strickland and Professor Hamed

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Appointments & PromotionsBassam Abu-Nabah, (PhD ‘07) joined General Electric Aviation in Evendale to work on eddy current nondestructive testing techniques.

Dave Brown, (BS ‘05) is now at Gulfstream in Savannah

Carolyn (Eglet) Goettke, (BS, ‘05) is working at GE Aviation in the CF 34 control Systems

Luke Graham, (BS ‘06) was promoted to Engineer 2 at Gulfstream, where he works on new product development

Josiah Hauck, (BS ‘06) recently became the lead of Rollback Engineering at Gulfstream

Irene Ibrahim, (MSc. ‘06) is at AeroSystems Engineering in St Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Yong-Du Jun, (MS ‘91 PhD ‘96) is spending two years as a Visiting Professor at the University of Nevada

Dr. Rangnath A. Kotwal (PhD ‘79) is now Propulsion Marketing and Production Manager at Honeywell International

Dr. Greg Laskowski, (MS ‘97) GE Global Research Schenectady

John A. McCullough, (BS ’89) was promoted Chief of the Spaceflight Training Management Office in the Mission Operations Directorate of NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Previously, John was a Flight Director and in charge of International Space Station operations.

Aditya Saraf, (PhD 2007) joined Sensis Corporation in Campbell, California.

Alex Sullivan, (BS ‘05) now leads two groups at Gulfstream: Electrical Component Installation & Flight Deck & Furnishings

MilestonesDr. Debashis Basu (PhD ‘05) and Sudipa SahaRoy (MSc ‘02 Biochemistry Calcutta Univ.) were married on Nov. 30, ‘06

Nicholas Caldwell, (BS ’03) and Megan Evans (BS Interior Design ’05) were married on September 29.

Dr. Kaushid Das (PhD ‘05) and Paromita Syam (MS ‘06 Computer Science Calcutta Univ.) were married on Nov. 28, ‘06

Mike (BS ‘05) and Holley Holbrook had a baby, Nole Charles on the 15th of September

John Lewis (BS ‘05) is getting married on the 29th of December, to Kai Osborne (BA Management ‘06 Georgia Tech)

Mat Urbanik (BS ‘05) and Jessica Kugas (BS ChemE 2005) were married on Oct. 13, ‘07. Mat is working at NASIC in Dayton

Jon (BS ‘05) and Nicole Vandenbemden had a baby, Jon Peyton, in September

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