HASSAN A. HASSAN
Professor

Education
Ph.D.,Univerity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1956
M.S., Univerity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1953
B.S., University of London, England, 1952

Research Interests
Hypersonic aerodynamics; Transition and turbulence modeling; High speed turbulent combustion; Atmospheric turbulence

Professional Experience
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, Sept. 1953-Feb. 1955, Research Associate

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, Sept. 1955-Aug. 1956, Instructor

University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1956-Aug. 1959, Senior Lecturer

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, Sept. 1959-June 1961, Associate Professor

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 1961-July 1962, Professor

Douglas Aircraft Company, Charlotte, N. C., June 1961-July 1961, Aerodynamics Engineer "A"

NASA, Langley Research Center, Langley Field, Virginia, June 1962-June 1962, Aerospace Technologist

North Carolina State University, July 1962-Present, Professor

Douglas Aircraft Company, Charlotte, N. C., Consultant (1962-64)

Kauman Nuclear, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Consultant (1963-64) Research Triangle Institute, Durham, N. C., Consultant (1964-65)

NASA, Langley Research Center, Langley Field, Virginia, Occasional Consultant (1961-present)

Defense Atomic Support Agency, Washington, D. C., Consultant (1970-71)

Forge Aerospace, Inc., Washington, D. C., Consultant (1973)

NASA Langley Research Center, Summers, 1979-1994

Honors
Fulbright Scholarship, 1952-53, to study at University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Sigma Xi Research Award, 1966

University of Illinois Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1974

ASEE Western Electric Fund Award, 1974

Pi Tau Sigma - ASME Charles Russ Richards Award, 1977

Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award, 1987

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, 1991

NASA Public Service Medal, 1992

R. J. Reynolds Co. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Extension, 1993

Professional Societies
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Associate Fellow)

American Physical Society

American Society for Engineering Education

American Society for Mechanical Engineering

Sigma Xi

Sigma Gamma Tau

Pi Tau Sigma

Phi Kappa Phi

Selected Publications
"Inflow Boundary Conditions for LES/RANS Simulations with Applications to Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interactions", X. Xiao, J. R. Edwards, H. A. Hassan, and R. A. Baurle, AIAA Paper 2003-0079, January 2003.

"Hybrid LES/RANS Simulation of a Mach 3 Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interaction", T. C. Fan, X. Xiao, J. R. Edwards, H. A. Hassan, and R. A. Baurle, AIAA Paper 2003-0080.

"Simulation of Transitional Flow Over an Elliptic Cone at Mach 8 using a One-Equation Transition/Turbulence Model", A. M. Malechuk, J. R. Edwards, and H. A. Hassan, AIAA Paper 2003-1132, January 2003

"Investigation of Flow Dependent Blending Functions in Hybrid LES/RANS Simulations", X. Xiao, J. R. Edwards, and H. A. Hassan, AIAA Paper 2003-3462, June 2003.

" Hybrid Simulation Approach for Cavity Flows: Blending, Algorithm, and Boundary
Treatment Issues", R. A. Baurle, C.-J. Tam, J. R. Edwards, and H. A. Hassan, AIAA Journal, Vol.41, No.8, 2003, pp.1463-1480

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