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AE-eNews
Vol. 1, Issue #4
August 2012
Fran and Eric Gebhardt, AE '90, Make Gift to AE
Fran and Eric Gebhardt, AE '90, have made a commitment to the School of Aerospace Engineering to support the Fran and Eric Gebhardt Distinguished Lecture series. The Gebhardt Lecture Series is intended to recognize leading experts worldwide who will share their prospects and visions on how to shape aerospace education and research in the future. The primary audience will be aerospace engineering faculty and graduate students in our School who work within and across a wide range of disciplinary areas including structures, controls, propulsion, fluid dynamics, design, and systems engineering.
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Patterned directional sensors for efficient monitoring of structural health
Aircrafts, railroads, bridges and pipelines are just a few examples of structures where cracks, corrosion, or damage due to impacts and similar events can lead to catastrophic failure. Automated early detection and localization of damage is the aim of Structural Health Monitoring. Professor Massimo Ruzzene from the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering and the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and other researchers, have developed a novel acoustic transducer which enables smart, directional scanning of structural components by means of guided waves, as described in this overview. The unique capabilities of the transducer rely on the unique patterning of the electrodes, which are defined by a spiral and in the wavenumber domain. This multidisciplinary research encompasses disparate fields, including wave theory, signal processing, and microfabrication techniques. For more information, contact Professor Massimo Ruzzene (ruzzene@gatech.edu, 404-894-3078), or visit http://www.ruzzene.gatech.edu/research/FSAT/index.html.
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Prof's Feron and Tsiotras Awarded Major Equipment Grants from DURIP
Prof's Eric Feron and Panagiotis Tsiortas received major research equipment grants from the 2012 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP awarded seven awards to Georgia Tech; AE got two of the seven awards that are for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment.
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Message from the Chair
Dear AE Community:
We hope you are enjoying our e-newsletter, AE-eNews ! It is our hope, through the vehicle of AE-eNews ! to communicate more frequently with you and inform you of all the exciting things taking place within our School. In turn, we would love for you to keep us posted on the important developments in your career and your field, and most importantly in your lives!
I encourage you to visit our web site to explore the information there about our academic and research programs, our faculty, and extended alumni family. Please also read about the highlights of our 2011-2012 academic year to learn about all that our students, staff, and faculty have achieved during the past year. If you have news you would like to share, please stay in touch with us by giving us your feedback. You just might see your news on our website.
With best wishes,
Vigor Yang
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Lift Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) 30th Anniversary CelebrationEvent Date:
Event Time:
October 16 & 17
For more information contact:
michelle.fields@ae.gatech.edu
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In Memorium AE Alumnus and Former Astronaut Alan Poindexter
The Georgia Tech community was saddened to learn of the passing of distinguished alumnus Captain Alan G. Poindexter in a tragic watercraft accident in Florida on July 1.
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In Memorium Professor William T. Mikolowsky
The AE School lost a great teacher and colleague with the passing of Professor William T. Mikolowsky on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. As the Professor of the Practice, he touched the lives of many generations of our undergraduate students through his capstone senior design sequence, Intro to AE, and vehicle performance classes. His lectures were peppered with inspiring examples from his distinguished career at Lockheed as the Chief Engineer for the C-130 J program.
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Prof. Bobby Braun and Former AE Prof. John Olds Announce Operation of Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC
Prof. Bobby Braun and former AE faculty John Olds announced the operation of Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC (TVA) (see http://tvaero.com) recently. This newly formed Georgia business, co-founded by Bobby and John, provides atmospheric reentry services to enhance safety and promote the utilization of outer space. TVA offers small Re-Entry Devices (RED) designed for unprecedented data collection during reentry breakup and for return of small payloads from space.
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Upcoming Events
Aug 29
AE Seminar – Dr. Charles Elachi
Director, Jet Propulsion Lab at CalTech
1:00pm, Location TBD
Aug 30
Seminar – Dr. Sukesh Roy
Senior Research Scientist & CEO of Spectral Energies, LLC
3:30-4:30pm, Montgomery Knight 317
Sept 6
Gebhardt Distinguished Lecture
“Why Do We Want a Space Program?”
Michael Griffin
King-McDonald Eminent Scholar, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and
Director of the Center for System Studies
University of Alabama in Huntsville
3:30pm, Guggenheim 442
http://www.ae.gatech.edu/node/1052
Sept 21
Family Weekend
AE Reception
3:00pm, Guggenheim 442
http://www.familyweekend.gatech.edu/
Oct 4-5
School of AE Advisory Council Meeting
Oct 16-17
Vertical Lift Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) 30 th Anniversary Celebration
Oct 17
AHS International Nikolsky Lecture
Dr. Gareth Padfield (retired)
University of Liverpool, and
Test Director from RAE Bedford
Location: Georgia Tech AE
Oct 25-27
Homecoming Weekend
http://www.gthomecoming.gatech.edu/
Nov 8
Gebhardt Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Al Romig
President
Skunk Works Advanced Development Programs
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
3:30pm, Guggenheim 442
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The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology