Christopher John Roy

Associate Professor

Research Expertise

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Verification and Validation

Professional History

• 2007 - Present, Associate Professor, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia 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