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Lambros Named ASME Fellow

Professor John Lambros makes the third AE faculty member this year to have achieved the status of Fellow within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Sixty Years and Going Strong

Emeritus Prof. Harry H. Hilton reached a remarkable milestone in September 2009 — his 60th continuous year at the University of Illinois.

College Honors Archambault

The university, college, and Department of Aerospace Engineering welcomed Colonel Lee J. Archambault, BS 82, MS 84 AE, a distinguished United States Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut, back to campus during the Foundation weekend Oct. 2-4.

AE undergrad wins National Student Role Model Award

AE undergraduate Joseph Gonzalez has been selected as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers’ National Student Role Model of the Year

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Research Labs

Energy Deposition Flow Control Lab

Faculty Researchers: Location: Phone: Website:
Professor G. S. Elliott
Professor N. G. Glumac
Room 2320
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
217-333-8136  

Description of Research:

Directed by G. S. Elliott and N. Glumac. This experimental laboratory has facilities to investigate the control of fluid dynamic phenomena using local energy deposition. The energy is provided from a focused pulsed laser beam which results in laser induced optical breakdown in the gas. The research focuses on using this "laser spark" to control several different flow phenomena such as shock waves and turbulence. The laboratory houses several lasers including a high repetition rate pulse burst laser and a supersonic wind tunnel facility. This research is currently funded by AFOSR.