EDUCATION

Ph.D. Iowa State University, Mechanical Engineering
2001
Dissertation: "An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Stator-Rotor Interactions in a Transonic Compressor"

M.S. Virginia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
1990
Thesis: "An Experimental Study of Exit Flow Patterns in a Multistage Compressor in Rotating Stall"

B.S. Brigham Young University, Mechanical Engineering
1988

EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, 2007 - present

Senior Aerospace Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Fan and Compressor Branch, 2006 – 2007

Aerospace Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Fan and Compressor Branch, 1994 – 2006

Aerospace Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Experimental Evaluation Branch, 1989 - 1994

HONORS AND AWARDS

DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office (HPCMPO) Challenge Project Award, 2009 – 2011

Department of the Air Force Award for Civilian Achievement, 2007

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow, 2007

AFRL Finalist and Propulsion Directorate Winner of Scientific/Technical Achievement Award (Individual), 2006

DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office (HPCMPO) Challenge Project Award, 2005 – 2007

AFRL nominee for Air Force Modeling and Simulation Award – Analysis Category, 2005

Turbine Engine Division nominee for Scientist of the Year, 2003

NASA Group Achievement Award, 2003

Dayton- Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium Best Turbomachinery Paper, 2002

Special Act or Service Award, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

Notable Achievement Award, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006

Turbine Engine Division nominee for Engineer of the Year, 1993.

INVITED PANEL AND COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

NASA Subsonic Fixed Wing Aerothermodynamics Technical Working Group, Member, May 2007 to present.

High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) User Advocacy Group (UAG), Air Force Representative, February 2006 to 2007.

High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) Technology Insertion 2007 Usability Team, Evaluator, August – October, 2006.

National Research Council Panel for the Review of Proposals for NASA’s Intelligent Propulsion System Foundation Technology Program, Panelist, August 2004.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and and IGTI Turbomachinery Committee, 1993 - Present
• Vanguard Chair, Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery, ASME TURBO EXPO 2008
• Vanguard Chair, Design Methods and CFD Modeling for Turbomachinery, ASME TURBO EXPO 2006, 2007

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2004 - Present
• Member, Gas Turbine Engine Technical Committee, 2008 - Present
• Member, Air Breathing Propulsion Technical Committee, 2004 - 2008
• Chair, AIAA Professional Member Education Committee (PMEC), 2008 - Present
• Professional Member Education Committee (PMEC) Liaison to the Technical Activities Committee (TAC), 2004 – 2007.