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Coverstone, Walenczewski receive Pierce Awards

AE Prof. Victoria H. Coverstone and senior Sylvee Walenczewski have won the 2008 Stanley H. Pierce faculty and undergraduate awards, respectively, from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Flying the Crowded Skies
AE Grad Student Wins NASA Scholarship to Improve Air Transportation

Our current air transportation system has reached its capacity, says Heather Arneson, a graduate student working under Cedric Langbort, a professor of aerospace engineering and the Coordinated Sciences Laboratory.

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Dutton

J. Craig Dutton

Professor and Department Head

jcdutton@uiuc.edu		 Return to: Faculty
Office address Mailing Address Research Group

306F Talbot Lab
217-333-2651

 306 Talbot Lab
104 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Areas

Education:

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1975
  • B.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 1973.

Academic Positions:

  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Aug. 1980-Aug. 1984
  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Aug. 1984-Jan. 1985
  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan. 1985-Aug. 1991
  • Associate Professor, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (zero-time appointment), Sept. 1990-Aug. 1991
  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 1991-Sept. 2004
  • Professor, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Departmental Affiliate), Aug. 1991-Sept. 2004
  • W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998-2003
  • Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2000-Aug. 2003
  • Donald Biggar Willett Professor, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2004
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Sept. 2004-Sept. 2007
  • Professor and Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sept. 2007-date

Major Honors and Awards:

  • J. George H. Thompson Faculty Award for Teaching, Texas A&M University, 1981
  • Texas A&M University Student Engineers Council Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching, 1983
  • Texas A&M University Association of Former Students College-Level Distinguished Teaching Award, 1983
  • Ranked as excellent by his students for Spring 1985, Fall 1985, Spring 1986, Fall 1986, Spring 1987, Fall 1987, Spring 1988, Fall 1988, Spring 1989, Fall 1989, Spring 1990, Fall 1990, Spring 1991, Fall 1991, Fall 1994, Spring 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002. Listed the following semester in the UIUC Daily Illini "Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students"
  • Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1986
  • Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UIUC, 1988
  • Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Board, UIUC, 1989
  • AT&T Foundation Award, Illinois-Indiana Section, American Society for Engineering Education, 1989
  • Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Board, UIUC, 1992
  • American Society for Engineering Education Centennial Certificate, 1993
  • Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, UIUC, 1993
  • Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, UIUC, 1995, 1998
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994 Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990
  • NSF Trainee, 1973-1974
  • University of Illinois Fellow, 1975-1976
  • NSF Energy Trainee, 1976-1978
  • ARCO Oil and Gas Company Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for Research and Teaching, 1981
  • Exxon Faculty Assistance Award for Research, 1983
  • Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1983
  • W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UIUC, 1998-2003
  • Donald Biggar Willett Professor, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2003-2004
  • Oregon State University College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Engineers, 2004

Selected Publications:

  • Cannon, P. M., G. S. Elliott, and J. C. Dutton, "Time-Series Axisymmetric Base-Pressure Measurements with Simultaneous Near-Wake Planar Visualizations," presented at the 35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA Paper No. 2005-5285, June 2005.
  • Tillotson, B. J., E. Loth, and J. C. Dutton, "Experimental Study of a Mach 3 Bump Compression Flowfield," presented at the 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA Paper No. 2006-0011, Jan. 2006.
  • Pierce, A. J., T. Yajin, F. K. Lu, and J. C. Dutton, "Velocity Measurements of a Doorway Flow Induced by an Air Curtain," presented at the 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, AIAA Paper No. 2006-2929, June 2006.
  • Lu, F. K., V. A. Chauhan, A. J. Pierce, T. Yajin, and J. C. Dutton, "Numerical Modeling of Doorway Flow Induced by an Air Curtain," presented at the 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, AIAA Paper No. 2006-3144, June 2006.
  • Han, B., J. K. Jun, and J. C. Dutton, "Development of Quantum-Dot Mediated Cell Image Deformetry for Microscale Tissue Deformation Measurement," submitted to the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Nov. 2007.