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Faculty Involved in the PSU VLRCOE
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FACULTY
EXPERTISE
Manufacturing, Performance, Evaluation, Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
Dr. Ken Brentner
Deputy Director of VLRCOE, Administration
Aeroacoustics, CFD, High Performance Computing
Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Flow Visualization
Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Acoustics
Manufacturing, Advanced Composites
Dr. Earl Duque
Intelligent Light
CFD, Rotor Aerodynamics
Optimal Structural Design, Engineering Systems Design

Dr. Farhan Gandhi
Deputy Director of VLRCOE, Educational Programs

Rotorcraft Dynamics, Smart Structures
Structural Acoustics
Dr. Joe Horn
Associate Director of VLRCOE
Rotorcraft Flight Controls, Handling Qualities, Simulation
Acquisition, Maintenance, DOD/NAVAIR Liaison
Noise Control, Acoustics, Fluid/Structural Interactions, Design of Quiet Structures
Dr. Nikhil Koratkar
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nanostructures, Micro-flight-vehicles
Composite Structures, Ballistic Protection
CFD, Multi-phase Flow, Gearbox and Propulsion System Flow Simulation
Structural Dynamics, Damping, Smart Structures
Aeroacoustics, CFD, High Performance Computing
Gear Noise, Vibration
Aerodynamics, Airfoil Design
Flight Sciences, Rotorcraft VSTOL Aerodynamics
Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Aeroacoustics
Smart Structures, Structural Dynamics
Aeroacoustics, CFD
Computational fluid dynamics, overset grids and solvers

Dr. Robert Parker
Ohio State University

Applied Mechanics, Dynamics and Controls
Active Controls, Structural Dynamics
Dr. R. Ganesh Rajagopalan
Iowa State University
Computational fluid dynamics, Aerodynamics of helicopters
Control System, Damage Detection
Automated Reasoning, Hybrid Neural Networks, Data Fusion for Complex Systems
Ultrasonic Inspection, Icing
Dr. Edward Smith
Director of VLRCOE
Rotorcraft Dynamics and Aeromechanics, Composite Structures, Elastomeric Materials, Active Vibration Control
Dr. Kon-Well Wang
Associate Director of VLRCOE
Active Structural Control, Structural Dynamics, Smart Structures

 

   
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