2022 VFS Nikolsky Lecture: Prof. Marilyn Smith

Prof. Marilyn J. Smith, Director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, delivered the 42nd Alexander A. Nikolsky Honorary Lecture, entitled, “Computational Vertical Lift Aeromechanics and Its Future in the Twenty-First Century.”
The prestigious Lectureship is awarded to “an individual who has a highly distinguished career in vertical flight aircraft research and development, and is skilled at communicating technical knowledge and experience.” She delivered the hour-long lecture at the Vertical Flight Society’s 78th Annual Forum & Technology Display on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Smith was nominated as an authority on computational aeromechanics with a specialty in rotorcraft applications. She is currently a full professor in Georgia Tech’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, where she leads the US Army/Navy/NASA VLRCOE and a NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI) on advanced air mobility (AAM). Her contributions include a sustained effort in computational and theoretical research in aerodynamics associated with highly separated and dynamic systems, primarily directed toward but not exclusively for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Her research focuses on complex problems where the physics are not well understood and/or when validation data for computational processes are scarce.
Smith will also created an archival manuscript, which VFS will publish as an authoritative peer-reviewed article in the "Journal of the AHS."
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