Address: University of Southern California Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Los Angeles, California 90089-1191 Office: RRB 213 Tel. (213) 740-5367 Fax. (213) 740-7774 email: blackwelder@usc.edu

Academic rank: Professor

Education:

1970 Ph.D., Department of Mechanics, The Johns Hopkins University
1965 Aerospace Engineering, Technische Hochschule, Munich, Germany
1964 B.S., Aerospace Sciences, University of Colorado

USC Academic Positions:

1980-: Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
1975-80: Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
1970-75: Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Other Professional Positions:

2001: Visiting Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
1994: Senior Research Fellow, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University & NASA Ames
1991-93: Consultant, TetraTek, Inc., Camarillo, CA
1990-92: Consultant, Swerling, Manasse & Smith, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA
1983-84: Professeur Associe, Institut National Polytechnique and Visiting Scientist, Institut de Mecanique, Grenoble, France
1978-88: Consultant, Flow Research, Inc., Kent, Washington
1978-81: Consultant, Dynamics Technology, Inc., Torrance, California
1976-77: Guggenheim Fellow and Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Fluid Mechanics, Gõttingen, Germany
1976-77: Consultant, Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, Paris, France
1974-76: Consultant, AiResearch Manufacturing Corporation, Torrance, California
1972-78: Consultant, Hersh Acoustical Engineering, Chatsworth, California

Research Interests:

Experimental fluid mechanics, flight mechanics, aerodynamics, turbulence

Patents:

R. F. Blackwelder and M. Gad-el-Hak, ''Method and apparatus for reducing turbulent skin friction,'' U.S. patent no. 4,932,612, June 12, 1990.
R. F. Blackwelder, M. Gad-el-Hak, and R. A. Srnsky, ''Method and apparatus for controlling bound vortices in the vicinity of lifting surfaces,'' U.S. patent no. 4,697,769, October 6, 1987.
C. M. Dube, G. L. Donohue, and R. F. Blackwelder, ''Hydro resistance anemometer,'' U.S. patent no. 4,467,658, August 28, 1984.
R. F. Blackwelder, ''Vorticity probe utilizing strain measurements,'' U.S. patent no. 4,145,921, March 27, 1979.

Selected Publications:

R. F. Blackwelder and M. Page, ''UAV development at the University of Southern California: Design/build/fly as undergraduate projects,'' AIAA UAV Conference, AIAA-2002-3484, 2002.
M. Hammache, F. K. Browand, and R. F. Blackwelder, ''Whole field velocity measurements around an axisymmetric body with a Stratford-Smith pressure recovery,'' J. Fluid Mech. 461, pp. 1-24, 2002.
W.-P. Jeon and R. F. Blackwelder, ''Perturbations in the wall region using flush mounted piezoceramic actuators,'' Expts. in Fluids 28, pp. 485-496, 2000.
A. J. Anabtawi, R. F. Blackwelder, P. B. S. Lissaman, and R. H. Liebeck, ''An experimental study of vortex generators in boundary layer ingesting diffusers with a centerline offset,'' 35th AIAA/ASME Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA-99-2110, 1999.
P. Taniguchi, F. K. Browand, and R. F. Blackwelder, ''Boundary layer transition due to the entry of a small particle,'' in H. F. Fasel and W. S. Saric, Eds., IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition. Springer Verlag, 2000.
A. J. Anabtawi, R. H. Liebeck, P. B. S. Lissaman, and R. F. Blackwelder, ''An experimental study of the effect of offset on thick boundary layers flowing inside diffusing ducts,'' 14th AIAA CFD Conference, AIAA-99-3590, 1999.
A. J. Anabtawi, R. H. Liebeck, P. B. S. Lissaman, and R. F. Blackwelder, ''An experimental investigation of boundary layer ingestion in a diffusing s-duct with and without passive flow control,'' 37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-99-0739, 1999.
R. F. Blackwelder, ''An experimental model for near-wall structure,'' AIAA 29th Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA-98-2960, 1998.
A. J. Anabtawi, R. H. Liebeck, P. B. S. Lissaman, and R. F. Blackwelder, ''Experimental investigation of boundary layer ingesting diffusers of a semi-circular cross section,'' 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-98-0945, 1998.
R. Y. Myose and R. F. Blackwelder, ''Interaction of large three-dimensional eddies and small streamwise vortices,'' AIAA J. 36, pp. 1330-1332, 1998.
R. F. Blackwelder, D. Liu, and W.-P. Jeon, ''Velocity perturbations produced by oscillating delta wing actuators in the wall region,'' Exp. Thermal and Fluid Sci. 16, pp. 32-40, 1998.

Professional Societies:

American Physical Society, Fellow
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow
American Society for Engineering Education
Sigma Xi

Honors and Awards:

2008: USC Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduates
2005: Nominated for Teaching and Mentoring Award by the USC Parents Association
2001: Elected member of Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars
2000: AIAA Best Paper Award in Air Breathing Propulsion from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
1999: Invited Plenum Speaker at American Physical Society, Fluids Dynamics Division, New Orleans
1995: Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Engineering, USC
1992: USC Mortar Board Outstanding Teacher Award
1991: Excellence in Teaching Award, presented by School of Engineering, USC
1975: Faculty Service Award presented by the School of Engineering, USC

Courses Taught:

AME 261, Basic Flight Mechanics
AME 309, Fluid Dynamics
ENGR 395
AME 599
ASEN 2002 (U. of Colorado, during sabbatical leave)

Recent Professional Development Activities:

External Advisory Board for Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado.
Editorial Advisory Board of the Experiments in Fluids and the Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows.
Scientific Advisory Board for the International Conference on Near-Wall Turbulent Flows and other meetings
Chairman: Center for Turbulence Research (at Stanford University and NASA Ames) Review Committee 1998-2002.

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