ROBERT T. NAGEL
Professor
Director of Graduate Programs

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1980
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1972
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1970

Research Interests
Experimental fluid mechanics, Aeroacoustics, Active noise control

Professional Experience
2004-present Associate Department Head,, North Carolina State University

2004-present Director of Graduate Programs, North Carolina State University

1991 - present Professor, North Carolina State University

1991 - Director, Center for Sound and Vibration, North Carolina State University

1983-1991 Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

1980-1983 Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

1977-1980 Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, Responsible for coordinating and teaching an upper division course in measurement techniques.

1972-1977 Analytical Engineer in the Noise Reduction Group at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Connecticut Operations. Responsible for formulating analytical models of: fan, turbine and core engine noise generation, propagation and radiation phenomena. and for developing prediction systems for these types of noise.

1970-1972 Part-time employee of the United States Naval Applied Science Laboratory. Responsible for a small project on rotor noise.

Honors
NASA Certificate of Recognition and award for the creative development of a technical innovation, Oct., 1994.

AIAA Student Section Faculty Advisor Award S.E. USA 1991

Sigma Xi

Sigma Gamma Tau

Tau Beta Pi

Phi Eta Sigma

Sigma Tau

Advised student on project leading to 1st Place in Southeast Regional and then 1st Place National Prize (Graduate division) in AIAA Student Paper Competition. 1993.

Advised student on project leading to 3rd Place in Southeast Regional AIAA Student Paper Competition. 1990.

Advised student on project leading to 1st Place in Southeast Regional AIAA Student Paper Competition. 1990.. This paper also won 1st Place in the 1990 AIAA Ground Test Student Paper Competition and was presented at the Ground Test Conference in Seattle, 1990.

Advised student on project leading to 3rd Place in Southeast Regional AIAA Student Paper Competition. 1985.

Advised student on project leading to 1st Place in Southeast Regional and then 1st Place National Prize in AIAA Student Paper Competition. 1982.

Professional Societies
AIAA Carolina Section, Chairman 1985 -- 1989, Secretary-Treasurer 1981-1984

Acoustical Society of America; Vice Chair, NC regional Section 1996- present; Chair, NC regional Section 1993; Vice Chair, NC regional Section 1990

Selected Publications
"Active Noise Control of an Unducted Model Propeller", AIAA Paper CEAS/AIAA-97-1639, 3rd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference; proceedings, pg. 441 - 447, May 12 - 14 1997, Atlanta, GA, with B. J. Ikelheimer.

"Active Noise Control of Multiple Acoustic Modes in a Circular Duct," AIAA Paper 96-1781, 2nd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference,(17th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conf.). May 6-8, 1996, State College, PA., with B. J. Ikelheimer.

Active Control of Far-Field Noise from a Ducted Propeller, with Dan Sutliff, AIAA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, 1995, pp. 231 - 236.

"Synthesis of Spinning Modes for Active Noise Control," AIAA Paper CEAS/AIAA-95-033, 1st Joint CEAS/AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference, (16th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference) Munich, Germany, June 12-15, 1995, with B. J. Ikelheimer.

"Active Control of Fan Noise" Acoustical Society of America Fall Regional Meeting, Blowing Rock, NC Oct. 29, 1993 with B. Ikelheimer