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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

Supersonic Inlets Lab

Faculty Researchers: Location: Phone: Website:
Professor E. Loth Room B220D
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
217-244-5581  

Description of Research:

Directed by Professor E. Loth.  Shockwave boundary layer interaction in a supersonic wind tunnel is studied by both passive and active flow control techniques.  Diagnostics include laser doppler velocimetry, ultra-high-speed flow visualization (one million frames per second), passive and reactive Mie scattering, pressure sensitive paint, and digital image processing.