Selected Honors and Awards Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2002

Selected Honors and Awards

Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2002

Charles H. Kaman Award for Excellence in Research – The Catholic University of America, 2002

Regents’ Professor of Aerospace Engineering

B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1973.

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975.

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1977.

Senior Research Engineer, Aerospace Engineering, 1982-1985.

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1985-1992.

Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1992-1996.

Regents' Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1996-present.
Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1977-1979.

Scientist Associate, Lockheed Georgia Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1979-1982.

Consultant, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1982-present.

“Blade Vortex Interaction Noise Reduction Techniques for a Rotorcraft,” Patent No. 5,588,800, 1977.

1. 
   Stein, A., Niazi, S., and Sankar, L. N., "Computational Analysis of the Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control using Air Injection," J. Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 513-520, May-June 2001.
   
   
   
2. 
   Liu, Z., Russell, J. W., Sankar, L. N., and Hassan, A., "A Study of Rotor Tip Vortex Structure Alteration Techniques," J. Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 473-477, May-June 2001.
   

3. 
   Xu, G. and Sankar, L. N., “Application of a Viscous Flow methodology to NREL Phase VI Wind Turbine,” To appear in Journal of Wind Energy, 2002.
   

4. 
   Yang, Z., Sankar, L. N., Smith, M. J., and Sankar, O., “Recent Improvements to a Hybrid Method for Rotors in Forward Flight,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 804-812, September-October 2002.
   
   
   
5. 
   Sahin M., Sankar L., Chandrasekhara M.S. and Tung C., "Dynamic Stall Alleviation using a Deformable Leading Edge Concept - A numerical Study", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 40 (1), 2003, pp.77-85.
   
   
   
6. 
   Hariharan, N., and Sankar, L. N., "Unsteady Overset Simulation of Rotor-Airframe Interaction," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 40, No.4, July-Aug 2003, pp 662-675.
   
   
   
7. 
   Hariharan, N., and Sankar, L. N., "High-Order Essentially Non-oscillatory Schemes for Rotary-Wing Wake Computations," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp 258-267, March-April 2004.
   

8. 
   Tongchitpakdee, C, Benjanirat, S., Sankar, L., “Numerical Simulation of the Aerodynamics of Horizontal Axial Wind Turbines Under Yawed Flow Conditions,” Accepted for Publication, J. of Solar Energy, 2005.
   

9. 
   Liu, Y., Sankar, L., Ahuja, K., Englar, R., Gaeta, R., “Computational Evaluation of the Steady and Pulsed Jet Effects on the Performance of a Circulation Control Wing Section,” Accepted for Publication, AIAA Journal, 2005.
   

American Helicopter Society.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002

Member, Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1999-present.

Chair, Institute Study-Abroad Program Sub-Committee, 2001-present.

Member, College of Engineering Regents' Professor Nomination Committee, 1999-present.

AE Undergraduate Program Coordinator, 1997-present.

Chair, AE Academic Council, 1997-present.

Georgia Tech Award for Development of Graduate Research Assistants, 1997.

Professor of Aerospace Engineering

B.S., Genereal Engineering, USMA, West Point, NY, 1967.

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1974.

M.A., Business Administration, Webster University, 1975.

D.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis, MO), 1978.
Georgia Tech Experience

Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1984-present.

Director, CERT, 1986-present.

Co-Director, ASDL, 1992 – present.

Director for Advanced Systems, U.S. Army Aviation Systems Cmd., 1982 – 1984.

Chief, Struc. & Aeromechanics, U.S. Army Aviation Systems Cmd., 1978 – 1982.

Acting Scientific Advisor, U.S. Army Combined Arms Ctr., 1983 (6 mos).

Vibration and Dynamics Engr., U.S. Army Aviation Systems Cmd., 1974 – 1978.

U.S. Army Aviator, Engineer and Field Artillery Officer U.S. Army Active Duty 1967 – 1978.

Air Force Studies Board: Review of Air Force Research Programs, Member, 1992-1995.

NASA Goals Sub-Committee, ASTAC, Member, 1999-present.

NASA/FAA Aviation Safety Program Executive Committee, Member, 1999-present.

FAA Oversight Board for the Certification Process Study, Member, 2001-present.

Army Science Board, Member, 1987-1994; 2002-present.
Selected Publications: 1998-2002

Marx, W.J., Mavris, D.N. and Schrage, D.P., “A Knowledge-Based System Integrated with Numerical Analysis Tools for Aircraft Life Cycle Design,” AIEDAM, Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Vol. 12 (3), Summer 1998.

Schrage, D.P., “A Probalistic Approach to Aircraft System Design,” Keynote Speaker at the 12^th JSASS International Sessions in the 36^th Aircraft Symposium, Yokusuko, Japan, Oct. 12-14, 1998.

American Helicopter Society, 1974-present.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1976-present.

American Society for Engineering Education, 1995-present.

Reappointment, Promotion andTenure Committee, School of AE, 1998-present.

Chair, System Design and Optimization Committee, School of AE, 1998-present.

Chair, Faculty Search in Design Committee, School of AE, 1995-present.

AIAA Fellow, 2001.

AHS Nikolsky Lecturer, 1999.

AHS Fellow, 1998.

Georgia Tech Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award, 1990.

Georgia Tech Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development, 1988.

Georgia Tech Outstanding Teacher, 1980-1981.

Various Military Decorations 1969-1977.

AIAA Young Professional Engineer Award, St. Louis Chapter, 1976.

Jerry M. Seitzman

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering