Teaching
Fall 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 -听ASEN 5131听Introduction听to Hypersonics
The purpose of this course is to introduce key elements of hypersonic vehicle design, including trajectories, surface heating, propulsion, and thermal protection systems. The course provides the necessary background on fluid dynamics and boundary layers, so students from a variety of disciplines are鈥痺elcome. The course also covers thermochemical nonequilibrium, turbulence, and experimental facilities. The course includes a mix of empirical techniques and computational analyses. This course is designed鈥痶o鈥痓e an accessible introduction鈥痶o鈥痟ypersonics without prerequisites. However, basic programming experience is required.听 听
Spring 2026 -听ASEN 4013 Foundations of Propulsion
The goal of this course is to build an understanding of the different types of aerospace propulsion systems (both airbreathing and rocket), their relative performance trade鈥恛ffs, and how they fit within the context of a vehicle 鈥渟ystem鈥. Specific emphasis is placed on fundamental cycle analyses, component and propulsion system level understanding, and challenges with propulsion integration. Students apply thermodynamics, aerodynamics/fluid mechanics, compressible and viscous gas flows, structural/thermal systems, physics and chemistry.
Spring 2024, 2023听-听ASEN 3713/3113听Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
This course follows ASEN 2702/2002 and covers the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, Power/Energy Cycles and Heat Transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation). The emphasis is on understanding the basic physical principles associated with these topics and developing the student's ability to solve numerical problems associated with them.听