Michael S. SeligAssociate Professorm-selig@uiuc.edu |
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| Office address | Mailing Address | Research Group |
|---|---|---|
| 305 Talbot Lab 217-244-5757 |
306 Talbot Lab 104 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 |
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group |
| Research Areas | ||
| Aerodynamics, Aerospace Systems Design, Aerospace Flight Simulation | ||
Education:
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1992.
- M.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1988.
- B.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1984.
Academic Positions:
- Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aerospace Engineering (100%), August 1998-present
- Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (0%), August 1998-March 1999
- Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (100%), August 1992-July 1998
- Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (0%), February 1993-July 1998
- Aerospace Engineer, Naval Air Rework Facility, Norfolk, VA, May 1984-July 1984, June 1985
- Graduate Research Assistant, Princeton University, 1984-1987
- Graduate Research Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987-1992
- Visiting Researcher, NASA Langley, Transonic Aerodynamics Branch, June 1989-Aug. 1989
- Visiting Researcher, NASA Langley, Experimental Flow Physics Branch, Oct. 1990
Major Honors and Awards:
- Department of Energy Summer Faculty Fellowship Award, June 1993-August 1993
- UIUC Campus Research Board Award, 1994
- Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering National Honor Society), inducted in 1999
- NASA "Revolutionize Aviation" Team Award, 2001
- American Wind Energy Association, Wind Energy Academic Award given "in recognition of exceptional contributions to the advancement of wind energy technology," 2002
- UIUC Incomplete List of Teachers Rated Excellent by Their Students: 2004
Selected Publications:
- Lyon, C.A., Broeren, A.P., Gigučre, P., Gopalarathnam, A., and Selig, M.S., Summary of Low-Speed Airfoil Data, Vol. 3, SoarTech Publications, Virginia Beach, VA, 1998, 418 pages.
- Gopalarathnam, A., Broughton, B.A., McGranahan, B.D., and Selig, M.S., “Design of Low Reynolds Number Airfoils with Trips,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 40, No. 4, 2003, pp. 768-775.
- Selig, M.S., “Low Reynolds Number Airfoil Design,” VKI Lecture Series - Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics on Aircraft including applications in Emerging UAV Technology, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) Lecture Series, RTO/AVT-VKI-104, November 2003.
- Selig, M.S. and McGranahan, “Wind Tunnel Aerodynamic Tests of Six Airfoils for Use on Small Wind Turbines,” NREL/SR-500-34515, Golden, CO, October 2004, 134 pages. Also published as Summary of Low Speed Airfoil Data, Vol 4.
- Selig, M.S. and McGranahan, B.D., “Wind Tunnel Aerodynamic Tests of Six Airfoils for Use on Small Wind Turbines,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 126, November 2004, pp. 986-1001.
- Broughton, B.A. and Selig, M.S., “A Hybrid Inverse Design Method for Non-Lifting Bodies in Incompressible Flow,” accepted for publication, AIAA Journal of Aircraft.
- Deters, R.W., Dimock, G.A. and Selig, M.S., “Icing Encounter Flight Simulator,” accepted for publication, AIAA Journal of Aircraft.

