Education

1975: Ph.D. Aeronautical Sciences, Stanford University, USA

1969: M.S. Aeronautical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA

1968: B. Tech (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

1965: B.Sc. University of Allahabad, India

Employment History (including administrative positions)

2001- present: William Palm Professor of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

2001- present: Director, Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (WUSTL)

2002-present: Director, MO Statewide Aerospace Research and Education Center (AeREC)

2003-present: Director, Aerospace Engineering Program (WUSTL)

2005-2009: Director, Nanotechnology Minor in School of Engineering (WUSTL)

2007-present: Director, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Transportation Laboratory (WUSTL)

2011-present: Faculty Fellow, Institute of Public Health (WUSTL)

2011-present: Affiliate Faculty, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (WUSTL)

1996-2001: Executive Director, National Institute for Aviation Research and Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor, Wichita State University (WSU)

1994-1996: Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor and Chair, Aerospace Engineering (WSU)

1995-2001: Director, KS Statewide Aircraft Design & Manufacturing Research Center (ADMRC)

1997-2001: Director, FAA Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence

1999-2001: Director, Kansas/NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System (KSATS)

2000-2001: Director, FAA Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research (CEGAR)

1978-1994: Program Director and MDC Fellow, McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories

1976-1978: NRC Research Associate, NASA-Ames Research Center

1975-1976: Rao & Associates Inc., Palo Alto, CA

Awards/Special attainments (chronological order)

? ASEE Isadore T. Davis Award (2016)

? ASEE Archie Higdon Distinguished Mechanics Educator Award (2016)

? ASME Fluids Engineering Division 90th Anniversary Medal (2016)

? AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award (2015) – Highest Award bestowed by AIAA

? SAE Medal of Honor (2015) – Highest Award bestowed by SAE

? SAE Excellence in Engineering Education Award (2014)

? SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award (2013)

? SAE International Leadership Award (2013)

? ASEE Distinguished Service Award (2013)

? IET U.K Heaviside Medal for Contributions to Control Theory (2012)

? ASME Dedicated Service Award (2012)

? AIAA Thermophysics Award (2011)

? SAE John Connors Environmental Award (2011)

? ASME Edwin F. Church Medal (2011)

? Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Distinguished Alumnus Award (2011)

? SAE Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson Aerospace Vehicle Design & Development Award (2010)

? SAE Franklin Kolk Progress in Air Transportation Award (2010)

? AIAA/ASEE John Leland Atwood Award (2010)

? AIAA Lindbergh Award (2010)

? SAE McFarland Award (2010)

? WUSTL-SEAS Association of Graduate Engineering Student’s Big Fish Award (2010)

? AIAA/SAE William Littlewood Lecture Award (2009)

? James B. Eads Award of Academy of Science of St. Louis (2009)

? AIAA Aerodynamics Award (2008)

? Missouri academy of Science Outstanding Scientist Award (2008)

? Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Award (2006)

? ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2006)

? Missouri Academy of Science “Most Distinguished Scientist Award” (2003)

? AIAA Civic Service Award (2003)

? AIAA Sustained Technical Achievement Award (2002)

? ASME Fluids Engineering Award (2001)

? WSU President’s Award for Distinguished Service (1998)

? AIAA Engineer of the Year Award (1998)

? University of Kansas Irving Youngberg Research Award in Applied Sciences (1998)

? WSU Excellence in Research Award (1998)

? WSU College of Engineering Award for Continuing Education (1996)

? AIAA Distinguished Lecturer (1996-1999; 2011-2015)

? ASME Distinguished Lecturer (1994-1997)

? IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (1994 - 2015)

? ASEE Distinguished Lecturer (2010)

? ACM Distinguished Speaker (2011- )

? APS Distinguished Speaker of Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics (1995-2008)

? Many other awards from AIAA, ASME, IEEE, SAE and SME St. Louis and Wichita Sections

Fellowships in Professional Societies

HFRAeS: Honorary Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), U.K

FAAAS: Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)

FAPS: Fellow, American Physical Society (APS)

FIOP: Fellow, Institute of Physics (IOP), U.K

FAIAA: Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

FCSAA: International Fellow, Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA), China

FIEEE: Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

FASME: Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

FSME: Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

FSAE: Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

FASCE: Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

FAAM: Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics(AAM)

FASEE: Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

FIET: Fellow, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), U.K

FEI: Fellow, Energy Institute (EI), U.K

FMASc: Fellow, Missouri Academy of Science

FAScSTL: Fellow, Academy of Science of St. Louis

FNYAS: Fellow, New York Academy of Science

FKAS: Fellow, Kansas Academy of Science

FWIF: Fellow, World Innovation Foundation (WIF)

HFAIEM: Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Energetic Materials