|
STUDENT |
ADVISOR
|
DEGREE |
RESEARCH |
|
Dr.
Camci |
PhD |
Aerodynamics
of Tip Losses in Ducted Rotors |
| |
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
SMA/Honeycomb
Crashworthy Structures |
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Morphing
Rotors |
| |
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Tiltrotor
Aeromechanical Stability |
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS |
Swashplateless
Rotors |
| |
Dr.
Bakis |
MS |
Grid-Stiffened
Composite Rotor Blades |
| |
Dr.
Horn |
PhD |
Flight
Dynamics Modeling, Simulation, & Control of Rotorcraft
with Multiple Vehicle Interactions |
| |
Dr.
Maughmer |
MS |
Airfoil
Aerodynamics |
|
Dr.
Smith |
MS |
Crashworthy
Payload Restraint Mechanisms |
| |
Dr.
Smith |
MS |
Rotor
Active Control via Trailing Edge Flaps |
| |
Dr.
Brentner |
MS |
Wind
turbine aeroaosutics |
| |
Dr.
Horn |
PhD |
Intelligent
Control and Coordination of Multiple UAVs |
| |
Dr.
Horn |
PhD |
Control
of a Small Quad-Rotor UAV |
| |
Dr.
Brentner |
PhD |
Maneuver
and High-Speed Rotor Noise Analysis |
| |
Dr.
Long |
PhD |
CFD
Simulation of Gearbox Windage Losses |
| |
Dr.
Long |
MS |
CFD
Simulation of Ducted Rotors |
| |
Dr.
Wang
|
PhD |
Driveshaft
Dynamics |
| |
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Morphing
Twist Rotors |
| |
Dr.
Bakis |
MS |
Flexible
Composite Driveshafts |
| Karachun,
Kateryna |
Dr.
Morris |
MS |
Aeroacosutics/CFD |
| |
Dr.
Maughmer |
PhD |
Rotor/Airfoil
Aerodynamics |
| |
Dr.
Bakis
Dr. Smith |
MS |
Crashworthy
Payload Restraints and Airframes |
| |
Dr.
McLaughlin
|
PhD |
NA |
| |
Dr.
Brentner |
PhD |
Rotor Aeroacoustics |
| |
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS
|
Morphing
Twist Rotors |
| |
Dr.
Brentner |
PhD |
Component-Based
Prediction of Landing Gear Noise
|
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Individual
Blade Controls for Blade Vortex Interaction Reduction |
|
|
Dr.
Maughmer |
PhD |
Alternative
Fuel Rotorcraft Design |
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS |
Composite
Structures |
|
|
Dr.
Lesieutre
Dr. Smith
|
PhD |
Fluidlastic
Dampers and Vibration Control |
|
|
Dr.
Smith
|
PhD |
Low
and High Velocity Blade Impact Protection |
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS |
Morphing
Rotors |
|
|
Dr.
Brentner |
MS |
Rotorcraft
Aeroacoustics |
|
|
Dr.
Rahn
Dr. Smith |
MS |
Active
Control of Helicopter Gust Response |
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS |
Morphing
Rotors |
|
|
Dr.
McLaughlin |
MS |
Experimental
Aerodynamics of Ducted Rotors |
|
|
Dr.
Smith
|
PhD |
Grid-Stiffened
Composite Rotor Blades for Heavy Lift Applications |
|
|
Dr.
Maughmer |
MS |
Miniature
Trailing Edge Effectors for Rotor Blades |
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Morphing
Blades |
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Tiltrotor
Aeromechanical Stability |
|
|
Dr.
Rose
Dr. Smith
|
PhD |
Ulrasonic
Nonthermal Anti-Icing for Rotor Blades |
|
|
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS |
Variable
Diameter Rotor Blades |
|
Qi,
Xue (Kevin) |
Dr.
Rose |
PhD |
Guided
Waves for Rotor Blade SHM |
|
|
Dr.
Mark |
PhD |
Vibration/Noise
Minimization of Gears |
|
|
Dr.
Maughmer
|
MS |
Miniature
Trailing Edge Effectors for Rotor Blades |
| |
Dr.
Gandhi |
PhD |
Morphing
Structures |
| |
Dr.
Smith
|
PhD |
Variable
Speed Transmission Systems |
| |
Dr.
Conlon |
MS |
Structural
Health Monitoring via Structural Intensity |
| |
Dr.
Wang
Dr. Smith
|
PhD |
Rotor
Blade Damage Detection via Nonlinear Dynamics |
| |
Dr.
Camci |
PhD |
Rotor
Blade Erosion Simulation and Control |
| |
Dr.
Smith
|
MS |
Flexible
Composite Driveshafts |
| |
Dr.
Horn |
MS |
Shipboard
Helicopter Flight Simulation |
| |
Dr.
Gandhi |
MS |
Variable
Speed Rotor Performance |
| |
Dr.
Lesieutre |
PhD |
Design
of An Active Gurney Flap for Rotorcraft Applications |
| |
Dr.
Horn |
MS |
Flight
Mechanics or Ducted Fan Air Vehicles |
| |
Dr.
Horn |
MS |
Rotorcraft
Flight Controls |
| |
Dr.
Brentner |
MS |
Ducted
Fan Aeroacoustics |
| |
Dr.
Rose |
PhD |
Ulrasonic
Anti-icing of Composite Rotor Blades |
PSU
VLRCOE Research Associates
(click on a student
to email them)
| NAME |
RESEARCH |
DATES |
EMPLOYMENT |
| |
Rotor dynamics, loads control |
2007
- Present |
Penn State University |
|
Dr. Kim, Jun-Sik |
Rotor dynamics, drive system dynamics, active controls |
2006
- Present |
Penn State University |
| |
Rotor
Dynamics, Optimization, and Smart Structures
|
2001 - Present |
Penn State University |
Dr. Szefi, Joseph |
Vibration
and Noise Control |
2003-2005 |
President
of Invercon, LLC |
|
Rotor
Aeromechanics and Applied Aerodynamics |
2005-2007 |
Sikorsky
Aircraft |
PSU
VLRCOE PhD Alumni
| STUDENT |
RESEARCH |
DATE
|
EMPLOYMENT |
| Alpman,
Emre |
Reynolds
Stress Modeling of Separated Turbulent Flows over Helicopters |
2006
PhD |
|
| |
Semi-Active
Control of Helicopter Vibration using Controllable Stiffness
and Damping Devices |
2002
PhD |
National
Institute for Aeronautics, Langley Research Center |
| |
Active
Constrained Layered Damping for Helicopter Stability Augmentation |
2000
PhD |
Lord
Corporation |
| |
Helicopter
Rotor Aeroelastic Analysis Using a Refined Elastomeric
Damper Model |
2000
PhD |
US
Army, Huntsville |
Byers,
Lynn |
Helicopter
Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber
and Coriolis Coupling |
2006
PhD |
Faculty,
US Military Academy |
| |
Induced
Shear Piezoelectric Actuators for Smart Rotor Blades |
2001
PhD |
US
Army, Fort Eustis |
Chen,
Hsuan-Nien |
Rotor
Noise in Maneuvering Flight |
2006
PhD |
|
| Cheng,
Rui |
Long-Range
Wind Turbine Noise Ropagation by the Parabolic Equation
Method |
2007
PhD |
|
| |
Robust-Adaptive
Active Vibration control of Alloy and Flexible Matrix
Composite Rotorcraft Drivelines via Magnetic Bearings:
Theory and Experiment
|
2005
PhD |
Assistant
Professor at University of Tennessee |
| |
Elastically
Tailored Composite Rotor Blades for Stall Alleviation
and Vibration Reduction |
2000
PhD |
US
Army, Langley |
| |
Modeling
of Strina, Temperature, and Frequency-Dependent Properties
of Elastomeric Damper and Bearing Materials |
1995
PhD |
FEV
Motorentechnik GmbH |
| |
Unsteady
Analysis of Bluff Bodies Using the Nonlinear Disturbance
Equations |
2001
PhD |
US
Army, West Point |
| |
Active
and Passive Techniques for Tiltrotor Aeroelastic Stability
Augmentation |
2005
PhD |
Boeing
Rotorcraft |
| |
Optimal
Actuator Placement & Active Structure Design for Control
of Helicopter Airframe Vibrations |
2002
PhD |
Bell
Helicopter |
| |
The
Aero Mechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors |
2001
PhD |
Lord
Corporation, NC |
| |
Rotor
Blade Lag Damping Using Embedded Chordwise Absorbers |
2001
PhD |
Advanced
Rotorcraft Technologies |
| |
Analysis
and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors
During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations |
2001
PhD |
US
Army, Huntsville |
|
Design
and Analysis of Rotor Systems with Multiple Trailing Edge
Flaps and Resonant Actuators |
2005
PhD |
|
| |
Simulation
and Control of a Helicopter Operating in a Ship Airwake |
2005
PhD |
Advanced
Rotorcraft Technologies |
| |
Analysis
and Synthesis of Highly Flexible Helicopter Drivelines
with Flexible Matrix Composite Shafting |
2005
PhD |
Sikorsky
Aircraft |
| |
Real-Time
Visualization of Aerospace Simulations Using Computational
Steering and Beowulf Clusters
|
2002
PhD |
Intel |
| |
Sound
Radiation from Ducted Fans using Computational Aeroacoustics
on Parallel Computers |
1995
PhD |
Professor
at Middle East Technical University |
| Sahani,
Nilesh |
Envelope
Protection Systems for Piloted and Unmanned Rotorcraft |
2005
PhD |
|
| |
Helicopter
Vibration Reduction Using Steady Fixed-System Auxiliary
Moments and Forces |
2002
PhD |
US
Army VTC, LaRC |
Sezer-Uzol,
Nilay |
Unsteady Flow Simulations Around Complex Geometries Using
Stationary or Rotating Unstructured Grids |
2006
PhD |
|
| Shan,
Ying |
Flexible
Matrix Composites: Dynamic Characterization, Modeling,
and Potential for Driveshaft Applications |
2006
PhD |
|
| |
Numerical
Simulations of Blast-Impact Problems Using the Direct
Simulation Monte Carlo Method |
2004
PhD |
General
Electric |
|
Sharp, Steve |
An
Investigation of Optimal Power Absorption as a Noise Control
Technique |
2001
PhD |
Ingersoll-Rand
Davidson, NC |
| |
Parallel
Methods for the Computation of Unsteady Separated Flows
Around Complex Geometries |
2002
PhD |
BMW |
| |
Active
Interrogation of Helicopter Main Rotor Faults Using Trailing
Edge Flap Actuation |
2001
PhD |
Boeing,
Philadelphia |
| |
Helicopter
Gearbox Isolation Using Periodically Layered Fluid Isolators |
2003
PhD |
Research
Associate at PSU |
| |
Analysis
of Helicopter Blade-Vortex Interaction Noise With Application
To Adaptive-Passive & Active Alleviation Methods |
2002
PhD |
Agusta
Aerospace, Philadelphia |
| |
Active-Passive
Hybrid Optimization of Rotor Blades With Trailing Edge
Flaps |
2001
PhD |
Research
Associate at PSU |
PSU
VLRCOE MS Alumni
| STUDENT |
RESEARCH |
DATE
|
EMPLOYMENT |
|
Thermomechanical
Properties of Shape Memory Polymers |
2007
MS |
PhD
Student at PSU |
|
Anderson,
William |
Miniature
Trailing-Edge Effectors for Rotorcraft Applications |
2002
MS |
NA |
|
|
Helicopter
Vibration Reduction Using Cyclic Variations in Blade Root
Stiffnees |
1998
MS |
National
Institute for Aeronautics, Langley Research Center |
|
|
Material
Characterization and Aeroelastic Analysis for Helicopters
with Elastomeric Dampers |
1995
MS |
Westland,
Robinson, Teledyne Ryan |
|
|
Formulation
and Validation of a Thermomechanical Model for Elastomeric
Materials |
1996
MS |
US
Army, Huntsville |
|
Bres,
Guillaume |
Modeling
the Noise of Arbitrary Maneuvering Rotorcraft: Analysis
and Implementation of the PSU-WOPWOP Noise Prediction
Code |
2002
MS |
CalTech |
|
|
Damage
Mitigating Control of Rotorcraft |
2003
MS |
PhD
Student at PSU |
|
|
Experimental
and Analytical Investigation of the Thermomechanical Behavior
of Elastomeric Materials |
1997
MS |
PhD
Student at PSU |
|
|
Refined
Structural Modeling of Thick-walled, Closed Section Composite
Rotor Blades |
1997
MS |
US
Army, Fort Eustis |
|
|
Use
of Pseudoelastic Shape Memory Alloy Wires for Passive
Damping Augmentation of a Vibrating Beam |
1999
MS |
Groen
Bothers Aviation |
|
|
Computational
Analysis of a Prototype Martian Rotorcraft Experiment |
2002
MS |
Lockheed-Martin,
Texas |
|
|
The
Development of Experimental Teaching Facilities for Rotorcraft
Aerodynamics and Dynamics
|
2003
MS |
Bell
Helicopters |
|
Dhall,
Tarun |
Development
and Implementation of Pressure Sensitive Paint for Aerodynamic
Measurements |
2006
MS |
|
|
|
Development
and Evaluation of a Surface Acoustic Intensity Probe |
1998
MS |
UTRC |
|
Essert,
Jean-Philippe |
A
Numerical Study of Vorticity Confinement |
2002
MS |
NA |
|
|
Finite
Element Modeling of Open Section Composite Beams with
Warping Restraint Effects |
1996
MS |
US
Army, Langley |
|
|
Flight
Control Optimization on a Fully Compounded Helicopter
with Redundant Control Effectors |
2005
MS |
PhD
Student at PSU |
|
|
Aeroelastic
Analysis of Transient Blade Dynamics During Shipboard
Engage/Disengage Operations |
1995
MS |
US
Navy, Patuxent River |
| |
A
Subresonant Method for Measuring Material Damping in Low-Frequency
Uniaxial Vibration |
1992
MS |
FEV
Motorentechnik GmbH, Detroit |
|
|
Finite
Element Modeling of Infinite Domain Acoustics Problems |
1992
MS |
US
Army, West Point |
| |
Use
of Aeroelastic Couplings for Alleviation of Helicopter
Aeromechanical instability |
1999
MS |
Boeing
Rotorcraft |
| |
Frequency-Agile
Piezoceramic Transducers Obtained Through Application
of In-plane Loads |
1998
MS |
NextGen
Aeronautics |
|
The
Effect of Blade Flexibility on Rotorcraft Acoustics |
2005
MS |
PhD
Student at PSU |
|
|
Time
Synchronous Averaging for Rotorcraft Transmission Diagnostics |
2004
MS |
Applied
Research Lab at PSU |
|
A
State Estimation System for a Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle |
2004
MS |
PhD
Student at Ohio State University |
|
|
Unsteady
Turbulent Separated Flow Simulations Using Unstructured
Grids |
2004
MS |
Adapco
Corp |
|
|
Implementation
of a Stereoscopic PIV in Rotating Machinery Including
Helicopter Rotor Flows |
2004
MS |
GE
Power Systems |
|
|
An
Experimental and Theoretical Correlation of an Analysis
for Helicopter Rotor Blade and Droop Stop Impacts |
1997
MS |
US
Army, Huntsville |
|
|
Miniature
Trailing-Edge Effectors for Rotorcraft Applications |
2004
MS |
PhD
Student at PSU |
|
|
Actively
Enhanced Periodically Layered Isolator for Helicopter
Gearbox Isolation |
2005
MS |
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