First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Rodney,Bowersox,Ford I Professor and Head,"Dr. Rodney Bowersox is the Department Head and Ford I Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station TX. He is the founder and director of the Texas A&M University National Aerothermochemistry and Hypersonics Laboratory. His research focus is on theoretical and experimental hypersonic viscous flows (turbulent and transitional), non-equilibrium gas dynamics, turbulence modeling, laser diagnostics, high-speed aerodynamics, sonic boom, and scramjet flows. He also develops state-of-the-art research facilities; for example, he designed two facilities for the AFRL air vehicle and directed energy directorates. He has received research sponsorship from the AFOSR, AFRL, ARO, DoD, NASA, NSF, ONR, and private industry. Dr. Bowersox is a DoD Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, and the International Society of Airbreathing Propulsion. He is an Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor and Head,Aerospace Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n51694845
Elaine,Oran,Professor,,O`Donnell Foundation Chair VI and Professor,Aerospace Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9a3f5896
Jacques,Richard,"Instructional Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineer","Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, taught at Chicago State University, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Instructional Associate Professor @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using particle, spectral Maxwell/Boltzmann, and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying plasma turbulence and plasma jets. His research has also included fluid physics and electric propulsion using Lattice-Boltzmann methods, spectral element methods, Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (WENO), etc. He also studies engineering enculturation to better quantify and understand what in a classroom develops the engineering student into an engineer, building critical, computational and algorithmic thinking, with respect to cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual, nationality, socioeconomic diversity.
Past research includes modeling single and multi-species plasma flows through ion thruster optics and the discharge cathode assembly; computer simulations of blood flow interacting with blood vessels; modeling ocean-air interaction; reacting flow systems; modeling jet engine turbomachinery going unstable at NASA for 6 years (received NASA Performance Cash awards). Dr. Richard is involved in many outreach activities: e.g., tutoring, mentoring, directing related grants (e.g., a grant for an NSF REU site, engineering education). Dr, Richard is active in professional societies (American Physical Society (APS), American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), etc.), ASEE, ASME. Dr. Richard has authored or co-authored about 35 technical articles (about 30 of which are refereed publications). Dr. Richard teaches courses ranging from first-year introductory engineering design, fluid mechanics, to space plasma propulsion.",NSF REU Program Director||Aerospace Engineer||Member||Faculty affiliate||Instructional Associate Professor,Engineering Education Research Taskforce||Aerospace Engineering||Aerospace Engineering||College of Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb46813e7
Christopher,Limbach,Research Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on developing new laser sensing techniques and plasma-enabled devices for applications to high speed aerodynamics, combustion, remote sensing, and flow control. A particular focus area is on developing new and powerful laser-based spectroscopic techniques for harsh, high temperature environments containing non-equilibrium gases, liquid droplets and plasmas.",Research Assistant Professor,Aerospace Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc4eda0a9