Office Location: AERO 245
Focus Area
Structural & Materials Systems
Vehicle Systems
Education
Dr.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1980
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1976
Professional Experience
2015 - Present, Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
1999 - 2014, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
1994 - 1999, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
1986 - 1994, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
1985 - 1986, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
1984 - 1985 NASA Lewis Research Center
1982 - 1984, Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe
1980 - 1982, Department of Physics, University of Utah
Awards
Educator of the Year, AIAA Rocky Mountain Section (2011)
New Inventor of the Year, CU Technology Transfer Office (2010)
Professional Affiliations
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Associate Member, APS, ASME, ASM, TMS, MRS, VDI
Research Interests
Science and manufacture of high performance aerospace structural, electronic, and composite materials. Materials processing science (solidification physics, crystal growth) and energy sciences which merge fluid mechanics and heat transfer (convective flows) with materials science. In-situ planetary (Moon, Mars) resource utilization science and technology with related design and systems engineering. Alternative energy concepts, such as solar thermal energy, hydrogen energy, and photovoltaics for terrestrial, space, and planetary applications.