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Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mathematics
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Dr. Lyle N. Long

Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mathematics

The Pennsylvania State University                                                        

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Computational science and engineering, software engineering, unmanned air vehicles, neural networks, intelligent systems, high performance computing, and computational fluid dynamics.

EDUCATION

  • Doctor of Science, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1983. (Advisors: F. Farassat and Michael K. Myers)
  • Master of Science, Stanford University, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford, California, 1978. (Advisor: R. S. Shevell)
  • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Distinction, The University of Minnesota, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1976.

EXPERIENCE

  • Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1989 - present.
    • Distinguished Professor (2006 - present).
    • Professor of Aerospace Engineering (1998 - 2006). (Assoc. Prof. 1994-98, Asst. Prof. 1989-94)
    • Courtesty Appointments in other departments:
      • Professor of BioEngineering (2007 - present)
      • Professor of Mathematics (2006 - present)
      • Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (2001 - present)
      • Professor of Acoustics, (1999 - present)
    • Director and Founder, Graduate Minor Program in Computational Science (CSci) (2006 - present) ( www.csci.psu.edu )
    • First Director and Founder, Institute for Computational Science (ICS), Penn State Univ. (2004 - 2006)
    • Member, Applied Research Lab , Penn State Univ. (2005 . present)
    • Director, Institute for High Performance Computing Applications (1995 - 2004).
    • Director and Founder, Graduate Minor Program in High Performance Computing (1999 - 2006)
    • Administrative Director, Rotorcraft Center of Excellence (Army/NASA Funded) (1996 - 2005).
    • Helped raise more than $ 23 M in research funding
    • Written or co-authored more than 200 papers
  • Moore Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), 2007 - 2008.
  • Editor-in-Chief (and Founder), AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, Aug. 2002 . Jan. 2006. ( www.aiaa.org/jacic )
  • Visiting Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (Aug., 1999 . Aug. 2000).
  • Visiting Scientist, Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Summers of 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993).
  • Senior Research Scientist, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Kelly Johnson Research and Development Center, Valencia, California. (1985 - 1989).
  • Senior Aerodynamics Engineer, Lockheed California Company, Computational Aerodynamics Department, Burbank, California. (1983 - 1985)
  • Research Associate, Joint Institute for Advancement of Flight Sciences, NASA - Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (1979 - 1983)
  • Research Assistant, Stanford University, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford, California. (1977 - 1978)
  • Engineering Intern, Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota. (1974 - 1976)

HONORS

  • Moore Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), 2007-2008.
  • Fellow, American Physical Society (APS), 2007.
  • Distinguished Professor, Penn State University, 2006.
  • Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2005.
  • Best Paper Award, American Helicopter Society, for paper by Horn, Lee, Sezer-Uzol, and Long, 2003.
  • Best Paper Award, AIAA Propellants and Combustion Committee, for paper by Kaltz, Long, and Micci, 1997.
  • Outstanding Research Award, from Penn State Engineering Society, 1996.
  • Gordon Bell Prize from IEEE Computer Society for achieving highest performance on a parallel computer, 1993.
  • Elected to Penn State University Faculty Senate (1993-1997)
  • Award for "Exceptional personal commitment in advancing excellence of research and development," from Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, 1987.

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