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Academic Interests and Expertise
  • Education 
    •   PhD   Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1988
    •   MS    Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1983
    •   BS     Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1981
  • Academic Appointments and Other Experiences:
    •  Director Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program                             2007-present
    •   Director NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium               2006-present
    •   Chair, WSU Aerospace Engineering Department                2004-present
    •   Senior Fellow, National Institute for Aviation Research    2002-present
    •   Professor, Aerospace Engineering, WSU                             2001
    •   Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, WSU          1994
    •   NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow at NASA LaRC        1990 & 91
    •   Consulting Analyst, Boeing Military Airplanes                   1989 (summer)
    •   Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, WSU          1988
Areas of Research Interest
  • Research Interests:
    •   Experimental Aerodynamics
    •   Wind Turbine and Rotor Aerodynamics
    •   Airfoil and Aircraft Design
Publications
  • Recent Publications:
  • Matheswaran, V., Miller, L.S., and Moriarty, P., “Retrofit Winglets for Wind Turbines,” AIAA SciTech conference, San Diego, CA, January 2019.
  • Ghoddoussi, A. and Miller, L.S., “A More Comprehensive Database for Low Reynolds Number Propeller Performance Validations,” 34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Washington, D.C., June 2016.
  • Ghoddoussi, A. and Miller, L.S., “A Preliminary Database for Low Reynolds Number Propeller Performance Validations,” AIAA-2015-4112, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Conference, Orlando, FL, July 2015.
  • Ghoddoussi, A. and Miller, L.S., “A Conceptual Study of Airfoil Performance Enhancements Using CFD,” AIAA AFM Meeting, August 2012.
  • Farrell, T. and Miller, L.S., “Development of a New Boundary Layer Control Technique for Automotive Wind Tunnel Testing”, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, Jan. 2006.
  • Merchant, M. and Miller, L.S., "Propeller Performance Measurement for Low Reynolds Number UAV Application" , AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, Jan. 2006. 
  • Schmidlin, T., Hammer, B., King, P., Miller, L.S., Thumann, G., and Wetherington, H., “Critical Wind Speeds to Upset Two Styles of Ambulances and a Large City Bus,” Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 3 Number 2, March/April 2005.

 

 

Professional Experience
  • Teaching Experience:
    • AE 124       Introduction to Aeronautics
    • AE 324       Foundations of Atmospheric Flight 
    • AE 424       Aerodynamic Theory 
    • AE 460       Selected Topic in Aircraft Design 
    • IE 480T       Product Realization 
    • AE 528        Aerospace Design I
    • AE 628        Aerospace Design II
    • AE 512        Aerodynamics Laboratory 
    • AE 703        Rotor Aerodynamics 
    • AE 712        Advanced Experimental Aerodynamics 
    • AE 911        Airfoil Design
Awards and Honors
  • Academic Honors and Awards:
    •  2006 AIAA Abe Zarem Distinguished Achievement in Aeronautics Faculty Award
    •  2004 AIAA Sustained Service Award
    •   2002 AIAA National Faculty Advisor Award
    •   2002 NASA AGATE Alliance Service Award
    •   2000 AIAA Region V Engineer of the Year
    •   2000 AIAA Associate Fellow
    •   1999 AIAA Distinguished Lecturer (12-years)
    •   1998 WSU Academy for Effective Teaching Distinguished Achievements in Teaching Award
    •   1995 Bombardier-Learjet Fellow (3-year appointment)
    •   1994 ASEE Dow Outstanding Young Educator
    •   1991 College of Engineering Dwayne and Velma Wallace Outstanding Educator
Areas of Service
  • Organization Offices & Dates Held:

    •  Chairman, AIAA Student Activities Committee (2003-2007)

    •  Chairman, AIAA Regional & National Student Conferences (1999-2003)

    •  Faculty Advisor, AIAA WSU Student Section (1989-2019)

Other Interests
  • Membership in Professional, Honorary, and Other Learned Societies:
    • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics -- AIAA (1981-present)