Aerospace Engineering Department faculty actively collaborate with internationally and domestically recognized aerospace industry partners. Faculty research promotes innovation and transformation within the discipline. Faculty serve in collaborative and advisory roles supporting numerous student-led research projects, including those supporting NASA programs.
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Submissions from 2004
Some Systemic Issues in the Development of the Aerospace Industry Technical Workforce of the Future, John H. McMasters and Russell M. Cummings
High Resolution Turbulence Treatment of F/A-18 Tail Buffet, Scott A. Morton, Russell M. Cummings, and Denis B. Kholodar
Submissions from 2003
Fifty Years of Hypersonics: Where We've Been, Where We're Going, John J. Bertin and Russell M. Cummings
A Multifaceted Approach to the AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition, Russell M. Cummings and Aaron R. Byerley
Computational Challenges in High Angle of Attack Flow Prediction, Russell M. Cummings, James R. Forsythe, Scott A. Morton, and Kyle D. Squires
Computational Simulation and PIV Measurements of the Laminar Vortical Flowfield for a Delta Wing at High Angle of Attack, Russell M. Cummings, Scott A. Morton, and Stefan G. Siegel
DES Grid Resolution Issues for Vortical Flows on a Delta Wing and an F-18C, Scott A. Morton, Mathew B. Steenman, Russell M. Cummings, and James R. Forsythe
Multidisciplinary Applications of Detached-Eddy Simulation to Separated Flows at High Reynolds Numbers, Scott A. Morton, Matt Steenman, Russell M. Cummings, James R. Forsythe, Kenneth E. Wurtzler, Kyle D. Squires, Shawn H. Woodson, and Phillippe R. Spalart
Submissions from 2002
A Method for Thermodynamic Work Potential Analysis of Aircraft Engines, Robert McDonald
Submissions from 2001
The Study of Empirical Methodology To Observe Damping Characteristics of Various Laminate Composite Plates, Faysal A. Kolkailah, Eltahry Elghandour, Taikha Oh, and Jason Bolosan
Effects of Filament Reinforced Plexiglass Pressure Vessel on Failure Analysis, Faysal A. Kolkailah, Eltahry Elghandour, and Luis J. Valenzuela
The Demise of Aerospace, Part 2. We Doubt It., John H. McMasters and Russell M. Cummings
Submissions from 2000
Formulation, Realization, and Demonstration of a Process to Generate Aerodynamic Metamodels for Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle Design, Robert McDonald and D.N. Mavris
Supersonic Channel Airfoils for Reduced Drag, Stephen M. Ruffin, Anurag Gupta, and David D. Marshall
Submissions from 1999
Location effects of passive damping material in cross-ply laminates on natural frequency and mode shape, E. I. Elghandour and F. A. Kolkailah
Sensors Location Effect on the Dynamic Behaviour of the Composite Structure with Flaw Detection, Eltahry Elghandour, Faysal Kolkailah, and Abdel- Hamid I. Mourad
Mixed Mode Stable Crack Extensions Through Stiffened Specimens, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad, Eltahry Elghandour, and Faysal A. Kolkailah
Submissions from 1998
Navier-Stokes Analysis of Lift-Enhancing Tabs on Multi-Element Airfoils, Paul G. Carrannanto, Bruce L. Storms, James C. Ross, and Russell M. Cummings
Numerical Investigation of an Airfoil with a Gurney Flap, Cory S. Jang, James C. Ross, and Russell M. Cummings
Submissions from 1997
Determination of Drag From Three-Dimensional Viscous and Inviscid Flowfield Computations, David L. Hunt, Russell M. Cummings, and M. B. Giles
Submissions from 1996
Integrating Multidisciplinary Design in an Undergraduate Curriculum, Russell M. Cummings and H. Jo Anne Freeman
Analysis of the Elements of Drag in Three-Dimensional Viscous and Inviscid Flows, Russell M. Cummings, M. B. Giles, and G. N. Shrinivas
Submissions from 1995
Supersonic, Turbulent Flow Computation and Drag Optimization for Axisymmetric Afterbodies, Russell M. Cummings, H. T. Yang, and Y. H. Oh
Submissions from 1994
Computational Analysis of Forebody Tangential Slot Blowing, Ken Gee, Roxana M. Agosta-Greenman, Yehia M. Rizk, Lewis B. Schiff, and Russell M. Cummings
Numerical Design of Advanced Multi-Element Airfoils, Donovan L. Mathias and Russell M. Cummings