Dr. Christopher Roy

Dr. Christopher RoyPh.D., North Carolina State University
Associate Professor
330 Randolph Hall
(540) 231-0080
cjroy@vt.edu
http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~cjroy

Education

Ph.D., 1998, Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S., 1994, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S.E., 1992, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University

Professional History

  • 2007 - Present, Associate Professor, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, VA Tech.
  • 2003 - 2007, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
  • 1998 - 2003, Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Awards and Honors

  • Faculty Fellow Award, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech, April 2009
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, received in a ceremony at the White House, July 26, 2006
  • DOE Defense Programs Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award, 2005
  • Student Government Association Outstanding Faculty Member Award for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, April 2005
  • Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, March 2005
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for contributions in Aerothermodynamics, 2004
  • Nova Award for contributions to the Space Shuttle Columbia accident investigation team, Lockheed Martin, 2004
  • Employee Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to the B61 jet-fin interaction team, Sandia National Laboratories, March 2001

Professional Leadership

  • AIAA - Associate Fellow
  • AIAA Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee, Member 2003 - 2008
  • Technical Program Chair, 18th AIAA CFD Conference, Miami, FL, June 2007
  • Instructor for AIAA Professional Short Course: Verification and Validation in Scientific Computing

Research Interests

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Numerical solution to the Euler & Navier-Stokes equations

Verification and Validation

Assessing mathematical & physical correctness of simulations

Turbulence Modeling

Advanced modeling approaches to fluid turbulence

Combustion and Propulsion

Simulation of chemically reacting flows

Gas Dynamics / Nonequilibrium Flows: compressible flows

Compressible flows & thermochemistry simulation

Microscale Gas Flows

Modeling the flow of gases through microscale devices

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