2013 - A Banner Year for Duke Aeroelasticity!

November 14, 2013

Durham, NC. November 15, 2013

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New Aeroelasticity Research Group Website

The Aeroelasticity Research Group is having an amazing 2013. In addition to launching an all new website, the group has forged new research efforts and received numerous awards. Included here are the highlights from this year.

New Research Efforts GUIde 5 (with Additional Industrial Members) - Turbomachinery Aeroelasticity Sikorsky - Helicopter Rotor Design Army ARO - Helicopter Aerodynamics GE Global Resarch Center - Low Pressure Turbine Flutter Simmetrix US Navy STTR - Blend Effects NSF - Energy Harvesting US/Israel Bilateral Foundation - Buffeting Awards

Joshua Waite

2013 National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship.

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Chad at the Polytecnic di Milano Wind Tunnel on his trip funded by the Sigma Xi travel grant

S. Chad Gibbs

Sigma Xi, Sally Hughes Schrader Travel Grant Best Presentation - Duke University MEMS Retreat 2012 NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship

Eli Giovanetti

2013 National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. 2013 AHS Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship Ben Goldman NASA Langley Aerospace Research Scholars Program

Fanny M. Besem

Sigma Xi Research Society Grant U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics Travel Award U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics Best Poster Award (poster link) Best Mechanical Engineering Poster Award - Duke University MEMS Retreat International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Student Scholarship

Stephen T. Clark

ASME Student Travel Award IGTI Student Scholarship