WILLIAM L. ROBERTS
Professor
Director of Applied Energy Research Laboratory

Education
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 1992
M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 1987
B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 1986

Research Interests
Experimental combustion, pollutants, emissions and soot morphology, optical diagnostic techniques for reacting flows

Professional Experience
North Carolina State University 07/94-present
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Raleigh, NC 27695

Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. 06/92-08/94.
Langley Program Office

University of Michigan 1989-1992.
Department of Aerospace Engineering

Environmental Management Sciences 1986-1991
Brighton, MI 48116

ANSER (Analytical Services) 1987-1989
Space Technology Division

Lockheed Missiles and Space Corp. Summer 1985
Missile Systems Division

Honors
Received University's nomination for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship, 1997

Nominated for best paper presented in a Propellants and Combustion sponsored session for the year 1997 for: Brown, M. S. and Roberts, W. L., "Single Point Thermometry in High Pressure, Sooting Combustion Environments," AIAA 97-3038, 33rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Seatle WA Jul. 97

Best paper presented in a Propellants and Combustion sponsored session for the year 1993 for: J. F. Driscoll, D. Sutkus, W. L. Roberts, M. Post, and L. P. Goss, "The Strain Exerted by a Vortex on a Flame - Determined from Velocity Field Images", AIAA-93-0362

Professional Societies
Combustion Institute

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Sigma Gamma Tau

Selected Publications
E. J. Welle, W. L. Roberts, C. D. Carter, and J. M. Donbar, "The Response of a Propane-Air Counter-flow Diffusion Flame Subjected to a Transient Flow Field" Combustion and Flame Vol. 135, pp. 285-297 (2003).

A. Kodal, K. A Watson, W. L. Roberts and K. M. Lyons, "Turbulence Filter and POD Analysis for Velocity Fields in Lifted CH4-Air Diffusion Flames," Flow, Turbulence and Combustion Vol. 70, pp. 21-41 (2003).

Y. Li, W. L. Roberts, M. S. Brown, and G. C. Herring, "Transient Grating Spectroscopy with Delayed Thermalization in Non-Combusting CO/Air Mixtures," Optics Communications Vol. 226, No. 1-6, pp. 255-258 (2003).

B. J. Boothe, A. J. Shih, J. Kong, and W. L. Roberts, "Goniometric Characteristics of Optical Fibers for Temperature Measurement in Diesel Engine Exhaust Filters," Measurement Science and Technology Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 563-572 (2003).

M. S. Brown, Y. Li, W. L. Roberts, and J. Gord, "Analysis of Transient Grating Signals for Reacting Flow Applications," Applied Optics Vol. 42, No.3 Jan 20 pp. 566-578 (2003).