Resume

• 2011

  Penn State University

  University Park

  PA

  Dr. Ed Smith earned his B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering at Penn State

  where he also worked as a George F. Wislicenus Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). Dr. Smith joined the Penn State Aerospace Engineering faculty in 1992 after earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland Center for Rotorcraft Education and Research. There

  Dr. Smith became engaged in research in helicopter dynamics and composite rotor blades. After returning to Penn State as an Assistant Professor

  Dr. Smith built an active research program in helicopter dynamics that lead the establishment of the Penn State Rotorcraft Center of Excellence

  funded by the newly formed National Rotorcraft Technology Center (NRTC)

  in 1995. This Center has been continuously funded since 1995

  at an increasing rate

  through a series of competitive renewal proposals in 2001

  and 2016—all led by Dr. Smith. Over the past 30 years in Aerospace Engineering

  he has become an internationally-recognized leader in the rotorcraft community.

  Professor of Aerospace Engineering

  Director:Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence

  J. Zhang

  and E.C. Smith

  \"Influence of Aeroelastically Tailored Wing Extensions and Winglets \non Whirl Flutter Stability\"\n\n\nAn aeroelastic stability model with coupled rotor

  pylon

  and wing with extension and \nwinglet

  has been developed and analyzed. The research is focused on the effect of wing \nextension and winglet on the tiltrotor stability. Composite tailoring of wings as well as \nwing extensions is investigated for its potential benefits for wing mode stability. The \nparametric study of winglets is conducted for their effectiveness on wing mode damping \nenhancement. The results indicate that wing extensions can significantly increase both \nwing beam mode and torsion mode damping; and their influence on wing chord mode is \nminimal. Tuning the beam-bending stiffness of the wing extensions further increases the \nwing flutter speed through damping exchanges between the wing beam and torsion modes. \nThe composite tailoring of wing and wing extension box beams has the potential to \nincrease both wing beam and chord mode stability margins with only little decrease of \ndamping of wing torsion mode. Parametric studies of winglets show that damping of wing \nmodes is sensitive to winglet geometric angles such as cant

  sweep and toe. \n

  Asian Rotorcraft Form international Technical Steering Comm.

• 2008.

  Leadership in Research including:

  •\tBoard Member

  American Helicopter Museum and Education Center.

  Helicopters

  •\tPublished 40 archival journal articles and 130 technical conference papers. S

  •\tDeveloped new courses in helicopter design

  helicopter dynamics

  and a popular

  •\t2013 Penn State President’s Award for Engagement with Students

  •\tUniversity Representative

  Technical Advisory Committee of the Vertical Lift C

  •\tNumerous awards

  including several best paper awards; AHS Bagnoud Award; AIAA

  •\t4 former students are tenured or tenure track; 2 additional graduate students

  •\tAdvised 20 PhD

  38 MS and 9 BS theses

  •\tTechnical Committee Member and Chairman for AHS and AIAA (including AHS Educat

  •\tActive research program with U.S. Army

  Navy

  NASA

  Boeing

  Sikorsky

  Bell Hel

  •\tAdvises the student chapter of the American Helicopter Society

  now the larges

  •\tTaught graduate and undergraduate courses including rotorcraft dynamics

  rotor

  •\tMember

  Augusta Westland Corp. Research Steering Committee (int’l rotorcraft c

  •\tElected Technical Fellow of the American Helicopter Society

  •\tFounding Director of Penn State Rotorcraft Center of Excellence/Vertical Lift

  Proposal Writing

  •\tServed as project advisor for numerous industry-sponsored design projects.

  Leadership in Teaching including:

  Smith

  Penn State University

  Penn State University

• 1988

  MS (1990)

  PhD (1992)

  Dissertation: Aeroelastic Response and Aeromechanical Stability of Helicopters with Elastically Coupled Composite Rotor Blades\n\n\n\t1990 Vertical Flight Foundation - Boeing Helicopters Scholarship\n\t1989 Vertical Flight Foundation - Kaman Corporation Scholarship\n\t1988 Vertical Flight Foundation - American Helicopter Society Scholarship\n\tMinta Martin Fellowship - University of Maryland College of Engineering\n\tRotorcraft Fellowship - University of Maryland Aerospace Engineering Department

  Aerospace Engineering

  American Helicopter Society

  University of Maryland College Park