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Selig

Michael S. Selig

Associate Professor

m-selig@uiuc.edu		 Return to: Faculty
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.