William Grossmann

Adjunct

Professional History

• SAIC Services Inc., Director Business Development EMEA, Heidelberg, Germany, June 2005 to present
• SAIC Consulting, Vice President Technology and Chief Scientist, Heidelberg, Germany; London, UK, Nov 2002 to June 2005
• ALSTOM Power , Director, Business IT Alignment, Dec 2000 to Nov 2002
• Paris, France; ABB Kraftwerke AG, Chief Knowledge Officer, Director IT, Mannheim, Germany, Jun 2000 to Dec 2000
• Chief Information Officer, ABB Germany, Mannheim, Germany Jan 1998 to Jun 2000
• ABB Corporate Research Program Manager; Engineering Systems Integration, Heidelberg, Germany, Jun 1995 to May 1998
• SAIC Applied Physics Operation, Vice President and Chief Scientist, SAIC, McLean, VA, Jan 1987 to Jun 1996
• New York University, Research Professor and Associate Director Magnetofluiddynamics Division, New York, NY, Jan 1974 to Jan 1987
• New York University, Adjunct Professor of Applied Science, New York, NY, Sept 1985 to June 1990
• Max Planck Institut für Plasma Physik, Senior Scientist, Munich, Germany Sept 1969 to Jan 1974;
• City University of New York, Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, New York, NY, June 1967 to Sept 1969
• NASA Aerospace Technologist, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, June 1958 to Sept 1964

Professional Leadership

• Chairman P&B Committee, Richmond College, City University of New York, 1967-1969
• Alternate Fusion Power Concept Review Panel, appointed by US Department of Energy, 1977-1979
• US DOE Energy Research Advisory Board, sub-panel for energy research, appointed by US Secretary of Energy, 1979-1981
• Advisory Board of Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1983.1986
• Chairman Spring College on Plasma Physics, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1983-1987

Research Interests

Uncertainty Management in Engineering Analysis

Formal treatment of uncertainty (in design variables) leading to engineering systems level performance analysis for complex product and systems development allowing sharp estimates for decision making and confidence levels that aid in determining how sure we are about any design decision. The primary goal is to provide confidence profiles (given in terms of the probability of reaching a certain design target such as unit manufacturing cost of a system or any aspect of its life cycle performance including life cycle cost) on any performance and cost target at the earliest stages (concept exploration and preliminary design) of product development. 

Pulsed Detonation Engines (PDEs)

Early work on PDEs showed favorable performance attributes compared with other propulsion concepts such as efficiency, scalability, and simplicity. CFD has been used extensively to analyze the complex internal fluid-fuel mixing and has lead to useful operational scenarios. An engineering system level analysis of PDEs is required for, e.g., trade studies when comparing PDEs with conventional propulsion systems