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- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 1992
- Institution and Location
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- Major Discipline
  Aerospace Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- Year: 1990
- Institution and Location
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- Major Discipline
  Aerospace Engineering
- Degree: B.S.
- Year: 1988
- Institution and Location
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- Major Discipline
  Aerospace Engineering

Rodney Bowersox

Department Head; Professor; Holder, Ford Motor Co. Design Professorship I; Director, National Aerothermochemistry & Hypersonics Laboratory; Department of Aerospace Engineering

Department(s): Department of Aerospace Engineering
Campus: Texas A&M University

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Phone: 979-845-4184
E-mail: bowersox@tamu.edu

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Wind energy conversion technologies; Wind energy measurement, forecasting, and storage; Ocean energy conversion; Combustion

Research Summary

Professor Bowersox joined Texas A&M University in 2002, where he founded and co-directs the National Aerothermochemistry Laboratory. His research interests are in (1) transitional and turbulent flows with mechanical and thermochemical non-equilibrium using a theoretical, experimental and numerical approach, (2) development of advanced experimental methods including specialized facilities and high-energy laser based optical diagnostics, and (3) innovative flow control methods. Dr. Bowersox is a fellow of ASME and an associate fellow of AIAA. He is a US citizen. His sponsors include the AFOSR, AFRL, ARO, DARPA, NASA and private industry.

Professional Background

2013-Present	Department Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2012-2013	Interim Department Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
2009-2012	Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs & Infrastructure, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
2007-Present	Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
2005-Present	Founding Director, National Aerothermochemistry Laboratory, Texas A&M University
2002-2007	Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
2001-2001	Interim Department Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2000-2002	Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The University of Alabama
1997-2000	Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The University of Alabama
1993-1997	Assistant Professor, Air Force Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, WPAFB, OH

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