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An outstanding career of leadership in the research and development
of propulsion and energy conversion technology, featuring a balance
of experience in business, government, and education. |
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Experience |
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1996-present |
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Professor Emeritus
Department of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Chairman of several standing aircraft engine technical committees,
including the F-22, the Joint Strike Fighter, and Propulsion Product
Group Manager Executive Independent Review Teams. Member of several
national technical review committees, including the Aeronautics
and Space Engineering Board of the National Academy of Engineering
and the DoD ODDR&E Technical Area Review and Assessment Team. Director
of airbreathing propulsion short courses presented for the USAF,
the USN, the NASA Glenn Research Center, and on behalf of the AIAA.
Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge Whittle Laboratory
during January-June 1998. The first civilian Professor Emeritus
of the USAF Academy.
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1993-1996 |
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Professor
Department of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
The first full professor contracted in the new faculty civilianization
program. Responsible for teaching upper level courses in airbreathing
propulsion and expanding opportunities for related research. Member
of the Faculty Personnel Council and the Faculty Forum.
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1989-1993 |
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Distinguished Visiting Professor
Department of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Responsible for teaching upper level courses in aircraft design
and hypersonic flight, and principal author of the successful AIAA
Education Series textbook Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion.
Directing the expansion of activities associated with aircraft jet
propulsion into such areas as research and sponsored short courses.
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1988-1989 |
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Visiting Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Davis, CA
Responsible for teaching the propulsion track in the combined aeronautical/mechanical
engineering curriculum, including courses in advanced thermodynamics,
gas turbine power cycles, and aircraft engine design. Managed the
development of a new department Industrial Affiliates Program.
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1988-1989 |
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Aerospace Propulsion Specialist
Roseville, CA
Consultant for the National AeroSpace Plane Joint Program Office
and the Aerojet TechSystems Company. Course director and/or lecturer
for AIAA and ASME, and such universities as UCLA and UTSI.
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1985-1988 |
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Vice President/Director
Aerojet General Corporation
Sacramento, CA
Directed the establishment of the new Aerojet Propulsion Research
Institute, a world-class, visionary, company sponsored organization
dedicated to the pursuit of a broad spectrum of breakthrough propulsion
technologies for the 10 to 30 year future.
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1983-1985 |
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Distinguished Visiting Professor
Department of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Taught the fundamentals and design principles of airbreathing engines
and co-authored the popular AIAA Education Series textbook Aircraft
Engine Design. Supported the successful advocacy of a general curriculum
revision and a major expansion and modernization of the Department
of Aeronautics Laboratory.
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1978-1983 |
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Manager
General Electric Aircraft Engine Group
Cincinnati, OH
Directed all advanced technology work in the areas of rotating
machinery, combustion, engine controls, acoustics, and engine installations.
Responsible for significant progress in the computer-aided design
of compressors and turbines, understanding of stagnation stall,
digital electronic controls, reduction of engine noise, and the
improvement of nacelle design and integration. Also served as head
of technology and operational planning for the Vice President of
Engineering.
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1975-1978 |
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Chief Scientist
Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center
Arnold Air Force Station, TN
Principal assistant and advisor to the Center Commander on scientific
and technical matters. Contributed to the solution of many facility
problems, participated in the first serious competition for the
Center support contract, and a key figure in all advocacy activities
leading to Congressional approval for construction of the Aeropropulsion
Systems Test Facility (ASTF), the most advanced aircraft engine
ground test facility in the free world.
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1971-1975 |
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Chief Scientist
Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Principal assistant and advisor to the Laboratory Commander on
scientific and technical matters, and director of the in-house research
program. Contributed to basic research, exploratory and advanced
development of airbreathing, electric, and exotic propulsion, fuels
and lubricants, and aerospace power. Created an innovative team
to attack basic problems of the airborne high-power laser program.
Headed the investigation of many engine failures, leading to a new,
usage-based, durability-centered, production development process
and much more reliable aircraft engines.
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1966-1971 |
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Head of Turbine Technology
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
East Hartford, CT
Directed all aerodynamic and heat transfer research and development
as well as component testing for aircraft gas turbines. Introduced
modern computational methods for compressible potential flows, boundary
layers, and axi-symmetric flows. This made it possible to confidently
design "controlled-vortex" turbines, which produce more power per
stage at high efficiency and have become the standard of industry.
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1962-1966 |
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Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T.
Cambridge, MA
Taught on both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and carried
out research on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and gas dynamics. Scientific
assistant for the J.A. Shercliff/National Committee for Fluid Mechanics
Films movie "Magnetohydrodynamics," and the Stanley Kubrick/MGM
movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." Authored one of the most fundamental
and frequently cited papers in its field, "Thrust Augmentation."
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Education |
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1956 |
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The Cooper Union (BSME) |
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1957 |
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California Institute of Technology (MSME) |
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1958 |
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Braunschweig Technische Hochschule, FRG |
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1962 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhDME) |
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Honors and Awards |
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1999 |
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Summerfield Book Award for the best book recently published by the
AIAA, with D.T. Pratt, for the textbook Hypersonic Airbreathing
Propulsion |
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1996 |
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Outstanding Career Civilian Service Award |
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1996 |
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Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award in recognition of distinguished
performance as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board |
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1995 |
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U.S. Air Force Academy Nominee for the Wright Brothers Memorial
Trophy |
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1990 |
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Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) |
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1989 |
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Magnar Ronning Teaching Award as the outstanding teacher in the
UC Davis College of Engineering |
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1988 |
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AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award for outstanding contributions
to the advancement of jet engine technology |
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1988 |
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AIAA Sacramento Section Distinguished Service Award |
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1987 |
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Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award in recognition of distinguished
performance as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board |
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1985 |
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Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) |
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1984 |
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Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
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1974 |
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Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award in recognition of superior
performance as Chief Scientist of the Aero Propulsion Laboratory |
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1968 |
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ASME Gas Turbine Power Award for the outstanding gas turbine technical
paper of the previous year, "Compound-Compressible Nozzle Flow," written
with A. Bernstein and C. Hevenor. |
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1960 |
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Ford Foundation Fellowship, M.I.T. |
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1957 |
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Fulbright Exchange Grant to the Braunschweig Technische Hochschule,
FRG |
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1956 |
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Howard Hughes Master of Science Fellowship, C.I.T. |
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