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School of Aerospace Engineering

State of GT AE SchoolOctober 8, 2015

New faces, new energy.

AESAC BOARDRon Bessire: Vice President, Engineering and Technical OperationsLockheed Martin Aeronautics

Nick Lappos: Senior Technical Fellow, Sikorsky Aircraft Corportation

GT-AE STAFFVickie Brian: Assistant Director, Administrative Operations

Jinwoo Lee: Academic Program Coordinator

A Snapshot of GT-AE 2015

Enrollment 2015• Undergraduate: 936• Graduate: 508

ABETA fall 2014 visit by experts from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology confirmed the School’s status as an accredited engineering program until 2020.

Rankings: U.S. News & World Reports• College of Engineering: #6 in the nation • Undergraduate: #2 in the nation • Graduate: #5 in the nation

What is behind our claims of greatness?Faculty, Students, Curriculum, Research, and Alumni

AE Faculty: Depth and Breadth

• 40 academic faculty• 47 doctorate-level research faculty• 4 NAE members• AE faculty sit on the editorial boards of virtually every major professional journal,

including AIAA, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, JANNAF, and more…• 30% of our faculty hold named professorships or chairs

The hiring of Dr. E. Glenn Lightsey

has added depth to our presence in the fields of autonomy

and space flight. We are not the only

ones who’ve noticed. Lightsey

was named an AIAA Fellow earlier this

year.

AE Faculty: Depth and Breadth

• Prof. Dimitri Mavris: Named a Regents Professor and selected as the new Langley Distinguished Professor in Advanced Aerospace Systems Architecture;

• Prof. Brian German: Named Associate Langley Professor and selected for 2015 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium;

• Prof. Stephen Ruffin: Awarded a $500,000 NASA grant to advance STEM outreach through the Space Grant Consortium;

• Prof. Dewey Hodges: AHS Nikolsky Lecturer and chosen to receive ASME Spirit of St. Louis Medal.

AE Students: Surpassing Expectations

• Tiffany Davis: Brought the President of the United States to Georgia Tech –and got a job offer at Boeing – all before she graduated from GTAE!

• Imon Chakraborty: Recipient of the AIAA Best Paper Award for “A Requirements-driven Methodology for Integrating Subsystem Architecture Sizing and Analysis into the Conceptual Aircraft Design Phase”;

• Shelby Bottoms: Sigma Gamma Tau’s 2015 Outstanding Undergraduate of the Year for the Southeast Region;

• Timothy Murphy: Recipient of a $102,000 National Defense Science and Engineering Scholarship.

AE Students: Surpassing Expectations

• Tom Neuman: Winner of NASA's 2014-15 University Design Challenge: All-electric Aviation Vehicle competition;

• Daniel Prosser: Along with his faculty mentor, Marilyn Smith took home the Best Paper award for two papers presented at the 71st AHS Forum;

• Doctoral students, Joachim Hodara and Daniel Magree each won a “Best Paper” award for collaborative work in aerodynamics and UAVs respectively;

• Nuno Ricardo Salguerio Filipe, ‘14, and Vrishank Raghav, ‘14: Winners of the 2015 Sigma Xi Outstanding PhD Awards for best dissertations;

• Brown Bag Lunch This weekly research seminar series gave students an opportunity to present their research before audiences that totaled more than 2,000 mentors and peers.

An Emphasis on Mastery: The AE Curriculum

FIXED WINGA team of 35 undergraduate and graduate GT-AE students dominated rivals from 75 other teams in both the Micro and Advanced Class categories of the 2015 SAE Aero East competition in March (right).

The GT-AE team’s Buzz Killington UAV (left) took home the top prize for documentation and third place overall in the AIAA Design, Build Fly Competition, held in April 2015.

An Emphasis on Mastery: The AE Curriculum

SPACECRAFT

Under the direction of Profs. Dave Spencer and Marcus Holzinger, GT-AE students have been involved in two real-world space missions: the 2015 LightSail-A mission and the 2016 design and deployment of the RECONSO cubesat.

An Emphasis on Experience: The AE Curriculum

The newly designed GT-AE curriculum anticipates the importance of co-ops, internships, and other forms of outside-the-classroom learning, like studying abroad. Students who take advantage of these benefits do not have to “pay the price” by graduating out of sync.

75 students took advantage of Study Abroad opportunities over the summer and this fall. More than 130 students were involved in co-ops or internships.

AE Research: Making an Impact

• Prof. Evangelos Theodorou: Recently selected by the National Science Foundation to develop and lead “Learning, Perception and Control in Robots and Humans” – a workshop on computer vision, control, machine learning, and artificial intelligence;

• Profs. Tim Lieuwen and Wenting Sun: Selected by the DOE to receive more than $2 million in combined R&D grants for the development and demonstration of next-gen gas turbine technology. Lieuwen’s longtime commitment to research was also recognized by the AIAA which made him an AIAA Fellow;

• Prof. Massimo Ruzzene: As director of the Vibration and Wave Propagation Laboratory on integrated vehicle health monitoring is revolutionizing the way we maintain vehicles.


• Prof. Julian Rimoli: Selected for a highly competitive $500,000 NSF CAREER grant to support his research: “Modeling Materials across the Length Scales to Achieve Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties”;

• Prof. Krishan Ahuja: Brought together colleagues from GT-AE, GTRI, and Purdue University to execute a $7.8 million contract for the Air Force Space & Missile Center to develop design tools to better predict combustion stability in liquid rocket engines;

• Prof. J. V. R. Prasad: Research on real-time aircraft engine optimization conducted by Prasad and colleagues at Pratt & Whitney created a linear model capable of assessing actual vehicle conditions to optimize performance during flight. Their work earned a patent;

• Prof. Ben T. Zinn: In recognition of a lifetime of research accomplishments, Ben Zinn was named an Honorary Fellow of the AIAA.


Our investment in the new Maker Space will allow current and future GT-AE students to think outside the box – or manufacture a new box–when their research requires them to fabricate new prototypes.

Making GT-AE Shine: Our Alumni

With more than 6,000 alumni, there is abundant reason for GT-AE to be proud of our legacy. Over the past year, the following alumni were recognized by the College of Engineering for their life and career accomplishments.

• Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld: This former ROTC student went on to become the vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was inducted into the CoE Hall of Fame.

• Dr. Christopher Jones: Another former ROTC student, Chris Jones had a distinguished career in the Air Force and is now the corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Technical Service division. He was elected to the CoE Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.

• Dr. Ian Clark: This 2009 graduate is now the principal investigator for NASA's $200 million Low-density Supersonic Decelerator project. He received the CoE’s Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award for future leaders.

Looking Ahead:

Undergraduate education establishes the foundation-- Discipline (domain) knowledge-- Knowledge integration-- Communication & leadership

Graduate education and research ignite the future-- Knowledge creation -- Technology implementation

Service reaches out the world-- Public services at various levels-- Source of inspiration

Lots of opportunities …

12 months of GT-AE (2013)

AE School Honors and Awards 2014 (56 for Students, Staff, and Faculty)1. Prof. Vigor Yang is elected to NAE 2. Ph.D. student Kevin Jacobson receives AHS Lichten Award for Southern Region.3. Team RECONSO (Prof’s Marcus Holzinger & David Spencer, PI’s) given US Air Force Office of Scientific Research approval to launch satellite they designed.4. Prof. Brian Gunter receives JPL Fellowship.5. Prof. Ben T. Zinn named AIAA Honorary Fellow.6. Prof. Tim Lieuwen named AIAA Fellow.7. Prof. E. Glenn Lightsey named AIAA Fellow.8. “Robust Modal Filtering and Control of the X-56A Model with Simulated Fiber Optic Sensor Failures”, a paper co-authored by AE Prof. Dimitri Mavris, former ASDL student Dr. Peter Suh and NASA researcher Alexander Chin chosen as best

Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Paper of 2014 by the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference.9. Prof. David Spencer elected to American Astronautical Society Board.10. Prof. J.V.R Prasad, Ph.D. student Gi-Yun Chung and Pratt & Whitney colleagues Manuj Dhingra and Richard Meisner awarded patent for their joint research on real-time aircraft engine optimization.11. Prof. Julian Rimoli chosen to receive CETL’s Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.12. Undergraduate student Sara Miller one of five women, nationally, chosen for the 2014 Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarships.13. Prof. Marilyn Smith and graduating senior Veronica Foreman named “Women of Distinction” at GT’s 2014 Women’s Leadership Conference.14. Prof. JVR Prasad named Associate Director of GT’s Vertical Lift Center of Excellence.15. ASDL grad student Youngchul Park wins award from Hyundai Motors Annual Global Top Talent Forum.16. ASDL collaboration with Boeing and three other universities wins Learning in Practice Award from Learning Officer magazine and ASEE Excellence in Engineering Education Collaboration Award.17. Prof. Bobby Braun selected by CalTech for Moore Distinguished Scholar Program.18. Undergraduate Joshua Carnes selected for NASA Aeronautics Scholarship.19. Undergraduate Tiffany Davis selected by Boeing for its Engineering Accelerated Hiring Initiative.20. Prof. Bobby Braun appointed to chair for NAE Frontiers of Engineering Program.21. Assistant Prof. Julian Rimoli named to Goizueta Junior Professorship.22. Prof. Mark Costello named to the David S. Lewis Professorship for Autonomy.23. Three AE graduate students named NASA Space Technology Fellows.24. Prof. Dimitri Mavris named Regents Professor.25. Prof. Bobby Braun named editor of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.26. AE teams win first in graduate division, and second and third in the undergrad division at the 2014 AHS Student Design Competition.27. AE alumnus Nicholas Picon selected by Aviation Week for Twenty20s list.28. Prof. J.P. Clarke and alumnus Dr. Clayton Tino awarded two patents for algorithm developed to improve precision of aircraft arrival time computations and reduce aircraft fuel consumption.29. Prof. Mitchell Walker selected to participate in NAE’s 20th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium.30. Prof. Bobby Braun member of NRC technical committee that produced “Pathways to Exploration”, a report highlighting challenges of human exploration of space. 31. Prof. Vigor Yang receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force (JANNAF) Interagency Propulsion Committee.32. Prof. Amy Pritchett chair of NRC committee that issued the report, “Transportation Research Board Special Report 314: Federal Aviation Administration’s Approach for Determining Future Air Traffic Controller Staffer Needs”.33. Prof. J.P. Clarke co-author of NRC review of the future of UAV’s.34. Graduate student Alek Gavrilovski wins PEGASUS Outstanding Student Researcher Award by the FAA.35. Prof. Massimo Ruzzene will serve as a temporary program director for the National Science Foundation May 2014-June 2015.36. Prof. J.V.R. Prasad named AHS Technical Fellow.37. Prof. Lakshmi Sankar wins AHS Howard Hughes Award.38. Four AE students awarded Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships.39. Prof. Vigor Yang award ASME’s Worcester Reed Warner Medal.40. The Georgia State Legislature issued an official proclamation commending AE alumnus Mauricio J. Guadamuz.41. Prof. Dewey Hodges named ASME Fellow.42. Prof’s Brian Gunter, David Spencer & Panagiotis Tsiotras selected to work with NASA researchers during summer 2014 at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, CA.43. Prof. Dimitri Mavris named to direct AIAA’s Aircraft and Atmospheric Systems Group.44. Teams of AE & ME students place 1st, 2nd & 3rd in SAE International Design competition.45. AE senior Amanda Grubb receives Sigma Gamma Tau’s Undergraduate Award.46. Research faculty member Hernando Jimenez elected chairman of the AIAA’s Aircraft Design Technical Committee.47. Prof. Lakshmi Sankar wins AHS Howard Hughes Award.48. Eight AE undergraduates awarded scholarships from Women in Engineering.49. Prof. Panagiotis Tsiotras selected by School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University to receive the 2014 Outstanding Aerospace Engineer (OAE) award.50. Veronica Foreman named COE’s 2015 Outstanding Aerospace Undergraduate Researcher Award.51. AE doctoral student Natalie Schloeder named winner in Tech Talks competition.52. Four AE students win scholarships from the Vertical Flight Foundation (VFF) of the American Helicopter Society (AHS).53. Prof. Amy Pritchett chosen for CETL’s 2014 Curriculum Innovation Award.54. Prof. Stephen Ruffin named Chair of NASA’s National Council of Space Grant Directors.55. “Velocity and Flame Wrinkling Characteristics of a Transversely Forced, Bluff-Body Stabilized Flame, Part I: Experiments and Data Analysis”, co-authored by Prof. Tim Lieuwen and research engineers Benjamin Emerson and Vishal Acharya one

of the Top Most 10 Read articles in fluid mechanics for 2013.


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• Commenced in 1917 as US Army School of Military Aeronautics • Established in 1930 under sponsorship of the Guggenheim Foundation• 936 undergraduate and 508 graduate students in AY 2015• 42 academic faculty, 55 research faculty, 15 post-doc fellows• 30 administrative and technical staff• $30M sponsored research and $14M general fund in AY 2015


Student Enrollment & Demographics (September 14, 2015)

• 1444 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.– 230 women (16%)– 69 African-American (~5%)– 112 Hispanic (~8%)

• Breakdown– 292 of the students are pursuing a PhD (20%)– 209 are pursuing MS (~15%)– 7 special graduate students– 936 undergraduate students (~65%) – 45% Georgia residents– 52 Distance Learning students (~10% of graduate student population)– 17 undergraduates at GT Lorraine


Incoming Students (Summer + Fall 2015)

• 335 in Summer + Fall 2015

• Graduate Students (111)– 39 in PhD program– 69 MS students– 3 special graduate students

• Undergraduates (224)– 144 freshman, 48 sophomores, 27 juniors, 5 seniors

• Includes 17 internationals; 38 women 17%– 28 of these 224 are Transfer Students


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State support for FY 2015: $13,452,405


The Agenda

Infrastructure Enhancement • Workforce – faculty and staff• Buildings, laboratories, and offices• Operation – administrative and academic• Guiding rules and bylaws• Cultures

Strategic Moves• Relevance to aerospace today• Contribution to aerospace tomorrow


Undergraduate Education

• Curriculum Reform (transition completed in 2016)-- discipline (domain) knowledge -- integration of knowledge -- communications and leadershipThink out of the box, or make a new box

• Study abroad, internship, co-op• Advising


Every single faculty hire is a strategic move! • Selection based on absolute scale• Presentation of faculty themselves• Representation of us

Challenge: identification and recruitment of faculty talents capable of developing and implementing GT aerospace visions

Faculty Hires

Three (3) new hires this year.


Faculty Discipline Groups

Aeroelasticity &Structural Dynamics

(11)

Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics

(9)

System Design &Optimization (12)Flight Mechanics &

Controls (10)

Propulsion & Combustion

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Aerospace Dept. at Georgia Tech.

Structural Mechanics& Materials (9)

(~# Faculty)


Guiding Rules and Culture

• Establish faculty/staff task force to develop guiding rules or bylaws for every major operation- reappointment, promotion & tenure- teaching assignment- IT management, communications, etc.

• Promote and reward teaching & education

• Advocate scholarship

• Support societal leadership


Buildings, Laboratories, Offices

• Instructional Laboratories – integrated learning - structures (P&W sponsored)- controls (GT internal)- fluids (GT internal)- future labs? high recurring costs – 5 GTA’s per lab

• Design Laboratories- air vehicles (fixed & rot. wing), spacecraft

• Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping Facilities & AE Maker Space

• Research Laboratories• Offices


GT School of Aerospace Engineering

Combustion & EP Laboratories

Montgomery Knight

Weber SST

Guggenheim

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Thrust in Coming Year

Education - APR review- implementation of new U/G curriculum- graduate program assessment & enhancement- laboratory facilities & leaning environments- student advising & mentoring

Research & Service- core competence - new opportunities aligned with strategic directions

Governance- restructuring of faculty discipline groups

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