Ryan Starkey Assistant Professor McAnally Faculty Fellow Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0429 Office: ECAE 115 Phone: 303-492-0871 Email: rstarkey@colorado.edu

Focus Area

Vehicle Systems

Education 

PhD,  Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, October 2000.

MS,  Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, August 1998.

BS, Mechanical Engineering (with Distinction), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 1996.

Professional Experience

2007 – Present, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

2004 – 2007, Associate Director, Space Vehicle Technology Institute (SVTI), University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2000 – 2007, Faculty Research Scientist, Center for Hypersonic Education and Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

1996 – 2000, Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Hypersonic Education and Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Awards (selected)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Lawrence Sperry Award for 2008.
Abe M. Zarem Award: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) award for Distinguished Achievement in Aeronautics (1999)
Graduate Fellowship: University of Maryland Minta Martin Fellowship (1999-2000)
McCarthy Award: International Conference of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) award finalist (1999)
Shell Canada Limited Presentation Competition: Runner-up (out of 42 students) for summer co-op student research project presentation, “Gas Gathering System Temperature Optimization” (1994)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Presentation Competition: Runner-up for Edmonton, Alberta branch annual competition for the presentation, “Wing Performance Improvements Through the Use of Winglets” (1994)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Heavy-Lift Aircraft Competition: First place for best aircraft design and analysis report (1994)
Dean's Research Award: University of Alberta (1993)
Centennial Award: Alberta Power Award finalist (1993)

Research Interests

Hypersonic flows, high speed propulsion, multidisciplinary analysis and design optimization, vehicle design, propulsion/airframe integration, computational chemistry, systems integration, parallel processing, and computational aerodynamics.

Publications (selected)

Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Analytical Off-Design Lift-to-Drag Ratio Analysis for Hypersonic Waveriders,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Volume 37, Number 5, September-October 2000, pages 684-691.

Starkey, R. P., “Investigation of Air-Breathing, Hypersonic Missile Configurations Within External Box Constraints,” UM-AERO 2000-18, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, October 2000.

Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Critical Design Issues for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Waverider Missiles,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Volume 38, Number 4, March 2001, pages 510-519.

O'Brien, T. F., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Quasi-One-Dimensional High-Speed Engine Model with Finite Rate Chemistry,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Volume 17, Number 6, November-December 2001, pages 1366-1374.

Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Sensitivity of Hydrocarbon Combustion Modeling for Hypersonic Missile Design,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Volume 18, Number 1, January-February 2003, pages 89-97.

Johnson, J., Starkey, R. P., Lewis, M. J., “Aerodynamic Stability of Re-Entry Heat Shield Shapes for a Crew Exploration Vehicle,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Volume 43, Number 4, July-August 2006, pages 721-730.

Colville, J. R., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Axisymmetric Inlet Design for Combined-Cycle Engines,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Volume 22, Number 5, September-October 2006, pages 1049-1058.

Armellin, R., Lavagna, M., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Aero-Gravity Assist Maneuvers: Coupled Trajectory and Vehicle Shape Optimization,” submitted to AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, October 2006.

Johnson, J., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Aerothermodynamic Optimization of Re-Entry Heat Shield Shapes for a Crew Exploration Vehicle,” accepted to AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, November 2006.

Clough, J. A., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Modeling and Optimization of Turbine-Based Combined Cycle Engine Performance,” submitted to AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2006.

Beksinski, E. D., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Characterization of Feasibility, Methods, and Requirements for Lunar Mission Abort Trajectories,” submitted to AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, January 2007.