Degrees
B. Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1976.
M. Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1978.
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, 1984.
Georgia Tech Experience
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1996.
Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1997-present.
Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience: 2002-2007
Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc., Dublin, PA, 1999, 2005-present.
Micro-Coating Technologies, Inc., Chamblee, GA, 2000-2002.
General Electric Aircraft Engine Company, 2007
BMW, Munich, 2003-2004
Exa Corporation, 2003-2004
Selected Publications: 2002-2007
Sankaran, V. and Menon, S., “LES of Spray Combustion in Swirling Flows,” Journal of Turbulence, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2002.
Stone, C. and Menon, S., “Adaptive Swirl Control of Combustion Dynamics in Gas Turbine Combustors,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 29, pp. 155-160, 2002.
Sone, K. and Menon, S., “Effect of Subgrid Modeling on the In-Cylinder Unsteady Process in a Direct Injection Engine,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 125, pp. 435-443, April 2003.
Sankaran, V. and Menon, S., “Subgrid Combustion Modeling of 3-D Premixed Flames in the Thin-Reaction-Zone Regime,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 30, pp. 575-582, 2004.
Fureby, C., Alin, N., Wikstrom, N., Menon, S., Svanstedt, N., and Persson, L., “On Large Eddy Simulation of High Reynolds Number Wall Bounded Flows,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 457-469, 2004.
Sankaran, V. and Menon, S., “LES of Scalar Mixing in Supersonic Shear Layers,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 30, pp. 2835-2842, 2004.
Menon, S. and Soo, J.-H., “Simulation of Three-Dimensional Synthetic and Free Jets using Large-Eddy Lattice Boltzmann Method,” Journal of Turbulence, Vol. 5, 32-47, 2004.
Menon, S., “Acoustic-Vortex-Flame Interactions in Gas Turbine Combustors,” in Combustion Instabilities in Gas Turbine Engines: Operational Experience, Fundamental Mechanisms, and Modeling, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 210 (Eds. T. Lieuwen and V. Yang), pp. 277-314, 2005.
McDonald, B. A. and Menon, S., “Direct Numerical Simulation of Solid Propellant Combustion in Cross-Flow,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 460-469, 2005.
Eggenspieler, G. and Menon, S., “Combustion and Emission Modeling near Lean Blow-Out In Gas Turbine Engines,” Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 281-297, 2005.
Menon, S. and Patel, N., “Subgrid Combustion Modeling for LES of Spray Combustion in Large-Scale Combustors,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 709--723, 2006.
Kemenov, K. and Menon, S., “Explicit Small-Scale Velocity Simulation for High Reynolds Number Turbulent Flows,” Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 220, No. 1, pp. 290-311, 2006.
Kemenov, K. and Menon, S., “Explicit Small-Scale Velocity Simulation for High Reynolds Number Turbulent Flows. II: Non-Homogeneous Flows” Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 222, pp. 673-701, 2007.
El-Asrag, H. and Menon, S. "Large Eddy Simulation of Bluff-Body Stabilized Swirling Non-Premixed Flames", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 31, pp. 1747-1754, 2007.
Patel, N., Kirtas, M., Sankaran, V., and Menon, S., “Simulation of Spray Combustion in a Lean Direct Injection Combustor,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 31, pp. 2327-2334, 2007.
El-Asrag, H., Menon, S, Lu, T. and C.-K. Law, “Simulation of Soot Formation in turbulent Flame,” Combustion and Flame, Vol., 150, No. 1-2, pp. 108-126, 2007.
Patel, N. and Menon, S., “Structure of Flow Separation and Reattachment Behind an Axisymmetric Hill,” Journal of Turbulence , Vol. 8:1, pp. 1-24, 2007.
Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 2002-2007
“Simulation of Combustion Dynamics in Gas Turbine Engines,” Plenary talk, Parallel CFD 2002, Kansai Science City,
Kyoto, Japan, May 19-22, 2002.
“Two-Level Simulation of High-Re Turbulent Flows, Technical University Munich, May 20, 2003.
“Large-Eddy Simulation of Unsteady Flow in the Intake System of a BMW IC Engine, BMW, Munich, May 22, 2003.
“Progress Toward a LES Design-Level Simulation Tool”, Plenary Talk, DoD HPC User Conference, Seattle, WA, June
10 2003.
“A Hierarchical Simulation Methodology for Turbulent Reacting Flows,” 7th US National Congress
in Applied Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM, July 28-30, 2003.
“Large-Eddy Simulation of Two-Phase Combustion in Gas Turbine and Rocket Motors,” NASA MSFC Fluid
Workshop, April 14, 2004.
“Large-Eddy Simulation of Multi-Phase Combustion under Realistic Conditions,” Johns Hopkins Univ, April 7, 2006.
“A Multi-Scale Simulation Methodology for Turbulent Combustion,” Swedish Defense Research
Agency (FOI), Stockholm, November 6, 2006.
“Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Premixed Combustion in Gas Turbine Combustors,” Solar Turbine, San Diego,
CA, December 7, 2006.
Gungor, A., Rocha, M. and Menon, S., “Hybrid Two Level and Large-Eddy Simulation of Wall Bounded Shear Flows,”
Advances in Turbulence XI, Proceeding of the 11th European Turbulence Conference, Porto, Portugal, pp. 322-325, 2007.
Menon, S., “A Multi-Scale Simulation Methodology for Turbulent Combustion,” Proceedings of the
Third European Combustion Meeting, ECM2007, Chania, Crete, April 11-13, 2007.
Miki, K., Schulz, J. and Menon, S., “Large-Eddy Simulation of Supersonic Plasma Flow over a Backward Facing Step,”
Proceedings of the Fifth Turbulent Shear Flow Phenomenon (TSFP-5), Munich, Germany, August 2007.
Professional Service and Development Activities: 2002-2007
Member, American Physical Society, 1989-present
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001-present
Member, The Combustion Institute, 1992-present
Member, Sigma Xi, 1983-present
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994-present
Program Committee, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 2000-present
Member, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Research Council Panel on AFOSR Program in
Propulsion, 2001-2004.
Member/Co-Chair, AFOSR Review Panel, National Research Council, 2003
Member, DOE Panel to Review ASCI Center, University of Utah, 2003-2005
External Reviewer for DOE, DOD (ARO, ONR, AFOSR), NSF, NASA grant proposals, States of Kentucky, Louisiana,
California Energy related proposals
Book Reviewer for McGraw Hill, Gordon and Breech, Edwards, Cambridge University Press publishers
Institutional Service and Development Activities: 2002-2007
Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Aerospace Engineering, 2004-present
Member, Fluid Dynamics and Propulsion Committees, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-present
Member, Undergraduate Honors Committee, Aerospace Engineering, 2001-2004
Advisory Board for Computational Science and Engineering Department, College of Computing, 2005-present
Adjunct Faculty, GVU Center, College of Computing, 1996-present
Member, High Performance Computing Task Force, Georgia Tech, 2005-present
Member, Blue Skies Committee, Georgia Tech, 2002
Developed new courses in Turbulent Combustion (AE 6412), Multi-Phase Combustion (AE 6414), Short Courses in
Introduction to Turbulence (Pratt & Whitney, 2002), LES of Turbulent Combustion (Greece, 2004)
PhD Committees for Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering, School of
Mathematics PhD students 1992-present
William T. Mikolowsky, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice, Aerospace Engineering
Degrees
BS, Aeronautical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; 1968
MS, Aeronautical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; 1970
PhD, Aerodynamics / Applied Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology; 1972
MS, Management, Stanford University; 1982
Georgia Tech Experience
Visiting Associate Professor (Part Time), School of Aerospace Engineering, 2001-2006
Professor of the Practice, School of Aerospace Engineering, 2006-present
Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Marietta, GA, Dec 77 – Aug 06
Senior Manager, Air Mobility Systems Analysis, Reporting to
Director, Operational Effectiveness and Systems Analysis, Jul 00 – Aug 06
Chief Engineer, Technology Development, Reporting to VP Engineering, Feb 97 – Jul 00
C-130J Program Director, Reporting to VP Airlift Programs , Sep 88 - Feb 97
Director, Systems Requirements, Reporting to VP Advanced Programs, Sep 86 - Sep 88
ATF Chief Engineer, Reporting to VP ATF Program, Dec 85 - Sep 86
Director, Business Development, Reporting to VP Marketing, Jul 82 - Dec 85
Manager, Engineering Systems Analysis Division, Jul 80 - Jul 82
Manager, Operations Research Department, Apr 79 - Jul 80
Specialist Engineer Advanced Concepts Department , Dec 77 - Apr 79
The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, Jul 72 - Dec 77
National Security Policy Analyst ,Washington Office, Jul 74 - Dec 77.
Domestic Policy Analyst, Jul 72 - Jul 74
Lockheed-Georgia Company, Marietta, GA, Jan 64 - Jul 72
Senior Engineer, Aerodynamics, Mar 72 - Jul 72)
Associate Aircraft Engineer, Aerodynamics (Summer 1968);
Engineering Co-op Trainee, with assignments in fabrication, assembly, manufacturing, planning, industrial engineering, as well as engineering, Jan 64 - Aug 67)
Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures
Disclosure of Invention, “Aircraft Wing-Tip Detector System,” Lockheed-Georgia Co., 1981.
Selected Publications
“Combustion Instability in Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines: Parametric Study,” AIAA Student Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, October 1969.
“An Experimental Investigation of a Jet Issuing from a Wing in Crossflow,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 10, No. 10, October 1973 (senior author).
The Motor Vehicle Emissions and Coat Model (MOVEC): Model Description and
Illustrative Applications, The Rand Corporation, R-1364-SD, December 1973.
San Diego Clean Air Project: Summary Report, The Rand Corporation, R-1362-SD,
December 1973 (co-author).
Strategy Alternatives for Oxidant Control in the Los Angeles Air Quality Control Region,
The Rand Corporation, R-1368-EPA, December 1973.
A Tradeoff Model for Selecting and Evaluating Regional Air Quality Control Strategies,
The Rand Corporation, R-1367-SD, December 1973 (senior author).
The Regional Impacts of Near-Term Transportation Alternatives: A Case Study of Los
Angeles, The Rand Corporation, R-1524-SCAG, June 1974 (senior author).
The Effectiveness of Near-Term Tactics for Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled: A Case
Study of the Los Angeles Region, The Rand Corporation, P-5336, December 1974 (senior author), presented at the 1975 annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
The Potential of Liquid Hydrogen as Military Aircraft Fuel, The Rand Corporation,
P-5577, February 1976 (senior author), presented at the First World Hydrogen Energy Conference.
The Potential Role of Technology and Alternative Fuels in Alleviating Air Force Energy
Problems, The Rand Corporation, R-1829-PR, December 1976 (contributing author)
.
An Evaluation of Very Large Airplanes and Alternative Fuels, The Rand Corporation,
R-1889-AF, December 1976 (senior author).
A Decisionmaker’s Workbook for Estimating Minimum Aerial Tanker Requirements (U), The Rand Corporation, R-2226-AF, March 1978.
Advanced Civil Military Aircraft: Design Options Study, Lockheed-Georgia Company, LG80ER0006 – LG80ER0010, September 1980 (senior author).
A Short History of the C-130 Hercules, AIAA Paper 2003-2746, presented at the AIAA/ICAS International Air and Space Symposium: The Next 100 Years, 14-17 July 2003, Dayton, Ohio.
Professional Service and Development Activities
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow / Member, 1972-present.
Institutional Service and Development Activities
Selected Honors and Awards
Stephen M. Ruffin
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Degrees
B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1985.
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987.
Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1993.
Georgia Tech Experience
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1993-1999.
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1999-present.
Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience
Research Engineer, Princeton Electric Propulsion Laboratory, 1985.
Aerospace Engineer, NASA Lewis Research Center, 1986.
Aerospace Engiener, NASA Ames Research Center, 1987-1993.
Barron, Inc., Design and analysis of jet educators, 1995-1996.
Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000-2001.
Diamond Power Inc., Analysis and testing of soot blower nozzles, 1999-2002.
Sirius Technologies, Inc., Analysis of fuselage-mounted antenna, 2005-2007
Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures
Patent: Ruffin, S.M., “Leading Edge Channel for Enhancement of Lift/Drag Ratio and Reduction of Sonic Boom,” Submitted: April, 1997, AWARDED: October 15, 2002.
Software Disclosure, “Numerical Aerodynamics Simulation via CARTesian Grid Techniques: NASCART-GT,” February 11, 2003.
Selected Publications: 2004-2008
Ruffin, S.M., O’Brien, D.O., Smith, M.J., Hariharan, N., Lee, J.D., Sankar, L.N, “Comparison of Rotor-Airframe Interaction Predictions Utilizing Overset and Unstructured Grid Techniques AIAA Paper 2004-0046, Jan., 2004.
Marshall, D., and Ruffin, S.M., "A New Inviscid Wall Boundary Condition Treatment for Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Schemes,” AIAA Paper 2004-0583 Jan. 2004.
Marshall, D., and Ruffin, S.M., " An Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Scheme for Viscous Flows using a New Viscous Wall Boundary Condition Treatment,” AIAA Paper 2004-0581 Jan. 2004.
Duque, E., Sankar, L, Menon, S., Bauchau, O., Ruffin, S., Smith, M., Ahuja, K, Brentner, K, Long, L, Morris, P, Ghandi, F., “Revolutionary Physics-Based Design Tools for Quiet Helicopters” AIAA Paper 2006-1068 Jan. 2006.
Malo-Molina, F., Ruffin, S.M., “Analysis of an Innovative Inward Turning Inlet Using an Air-JP8 Combustion Mixture at Mach 7,” AIAA Paper 2006-3041 June 2006.
Lee, J.D., Ruffin, S.M., “Application of a Turbulent Viscous Cartesian-Grid Methodology to Flow Fields with Rotor-Fuselage Interaction,” AIAA Paper 2007-1280, Jan. 2007.
Lee, J.D., Ruffin, S.M., “Development of a Turbulent Wall-Function Based Viscous Cartesian-Grid Methodology,” AIAA Paper 2007-1326, Jan. 2007.
Tu, Shuangzhang, Ruffin, S.M., "Solution Adaptive, Unstructured Cartesian-Grid Methodology for Chemically Reacting Flows", Submitted to Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Feb., 2006.
Tu, Shuangzhang, Ruffin, S.M., "Calculation of Nonequilibrium Flows Using a Solution Adaptive, Unstructured Cartesian-Grid Methodology", Submitted to Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Feb. 2006.
Ruffin, S.M., “The Georgia Tech Recruitment and Retention Continuum,” Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, March, 2006.
Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 2004-2008
Ruffin, S.M., “Comparison of Rotor-Airframe Interaction Predictions Utilizing Overset and Unstructured Grid Techniques,” AIAA 42nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV January 5, 2004.
Ruffin, S.M., “Systematic Channeling into Sloan PhD Programs,” A.P. Sloan Foundation Conference, November 4, 2004.
Ruffin, S.M., “Development of an Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Methodology for Complex Geometry and Viscous Flow Analysis,” Air Force Research Lab, August 12, 2004.
Ruffin, S.M., “The Georgia Tech Recruitment and Retention Continuum,” American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, March, 2006.
Ruffin, S.M., “Analysis of an Innovative Inward Turning Inlet Using an Air-JP8 Combustion Mixture at Mach 7,” AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference June 2006.
Lee, J.D., Ruffin, S.M., “Application of a Turbulent Viscous Cartesian-Grid Methodology to Flow Fields with Rotor-Fuselage Interaction,” AIAA Paper 2007-1280, Jan. 2007.
Lee, J.D., Ruffin, S.M., “Development of a Turbulent Wall-Function Based Viscous Cartesian-Grid Methodology,” AIAA Paper 2007-1326, Jan. 2007.
Ruffin, S.M. “NASCART-GT: A Viscous Solution Adaptive Cartesian Grid Flow Solver,” Invited lecture and CFD Research Corporation, Feb., 2007.
Professional Service and Development Activities: 2004-2008
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1989-present
Reviewer, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 1991-present
Reviewer, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 1991-present
Panel Member, NAE Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, Aerodynamics and Acoustics Panel, 2005-2006.
Institutional Service and Development Activities: 2004-2008
Member, Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Discipline Committee, 1993-present.
Member, Undergraduate Enrollment Enhancement Committee, 1995-present.
AE Faculty Representative, Focus Program sponsored by Georgia Tech College of Engineering, 1994-Present
Member (Elected), Georgia Tech Honor Committee, 2003-present
Member, COE Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, 2003-present
Member, COE Dean’s Committee on Evaluation of Instruction (Peer Review of Teaching), 2003-2004
Member, COE Promotion, Reappointment and Tenure Committee, 2002-present
Seminar Director, AE Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series, 2005-present
Faculty Advisor, Sigma Gamma Tau
Faculty Advisor, AE Student Advisory Committee
Selected Honors and Awards:
Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering (GEM) Fellowship, 1984-1987.
Nominee, Black Engineer of the Year - U.S. Black Engineer Magazine, 1991.
NASA Superior Performance Award, 1992.
NASA National Aerospace Plane CFD Validation Team Award, 1992.
NASA Historically Black Colleges & Universities Research Center Team Award, 1992.
NASA College Recruitment Award, 1993.
AIAA Best Thermophysics Paper Award, 1993.
CETL/Amoco Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1997.
Meritor Inc. Faculty Excellence Award, 2000.
Ryan P. Russell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Degrees
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1999.
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2004.
Georgia Tech Experience
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 2007-present
Other Professional Positions
Teaching Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2003 - 2004.
Graduate Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1999 - 2004.
Mission Analysis Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 2004-2007.
Selected Publications
Russell, R. P., Ocampo, C. A., “Optimization of a Broad Class of Ephemeris Model Earth–Mars Cyclers,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2006, pp. 354-367.
McConaghy, T. T., Russell, R. P., Longuski, J. M., “Towards a Standard Nomenclature for Earth-Mars Cycler Trajectories,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 42, No. 4, 2005, pp. 694-698.
Russell, R. P., Ocampo, C. A., “Global Search for Idealized Free-Return Earth-Mars Cyclers,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2005, pp. 194-208.
Russell, R. P., Ocampo, C. A., “Geometric Analysis of Free-Return Trajectories Following a Gravity-Assisted Flyby,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2005, pp. 694-698.
Russell, R. P., Ocampo, C. A., “Systematic Method for Constructing Earth-Mars Cyclers Using Free-Return Trajectories,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2004, pp. 321-335.
Russell, R. P., Lam, T., “Designing Ephemeris Capture Trajectories at Europa using Unstable Periodic Orbits,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2007, pp. 482-491.
Lara, M., Russell, R. P., “On the Computation of a Science Orbit about Europa,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. Vol. 30, No. 1, 2007, pp. 259-263.
Russell, R. P., “Primer Vector Theory Applied to Global Low-Thrust Trade Studies,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2007, pp. 460-472.
Lara, M., Russell, R.P., Villac, B. “Classification of the Distant Stability Regions at Europa,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2007, pp. 409-418.
Russell, R. P., “Global Search for Planar and Three-dimensional Periodic Orbits Near Europa,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. Vol. 54, No. 2, 2006, pp. 199-226.
Russell, R. P., Lara, M., “Long-Life Lunar Repeat Ground Track Orbits,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 4, 2007, pp. 982-993.
Lara, M., Russell, R.P., Villac, B. “Fast estimation of stable regions in real models,” Meccanica, DOI 10.1007/s11012-007-9060-z
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