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